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[[example-logging-java-util-logging-native]]
=== Example: Logging with Java's java.util.logging via JavaUtilLog
It is possible to have the Jetty Server logging configured so that
`java.util.logging` controls the output of logging events produced by
Jetty.
This example demonstrates how to configuring Jetty for logging to
`java.util.logging` via Jetty's own JavaUtilLog implementation.
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[IMPORTANT]
While this is a valid setup, the Jetty project recommends always using the link:#example-logging-java-util-logging[slf4j to java.util.logging configuration] for memory and performance reasons.
This native implementation is very non-performant and is not guaranteed to exist in the future.
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A convenient replacement `logging` module has been created to bootstrap your `${jetty.base}` directory for logging with `java.util.logging`.
[source, screen, subs="{sub-order}"]
....
[mybase]$ mkdir modules
[mybase]$ cd modules
[modules]$ curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jetty-project/logging-modules/master/java.util.logging-native/logging.mod
% Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current
Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed
100 623 100 623 0 0 1879 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 1876
[modules]$ cd ..
[mybase]$ java -jar /opt/jetty-dist/start.jar --add-to-start=logging
INFO: logging initialised in ${jetty.base}/start.ini (appended)
MKDIR: ${jetty.base}/logs
DOWNLOAD: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jetty-project/logging-modules/master/java.util.logging-native/jetty-logging.xml to etc/jetty-logging.xml
DOWNLOAD: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jetty-project/logging-modules/master/java.util.logging-native/logging.properties to resources/logging.properties
DOWNLOAD: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jetty-project/logging-modules/master/java.util.logging-native/jetty-logging.properties to resources/jetty-logging.properties
INFO: resources initialised transitively
INFO: resources enabled in ${jetty.base}/${jetty.base}
[mybase]$ java -jar /opt/jetty-dist/start.jar
....
The replacement `logging.mod` performs a number of tasks.
. `mybase` is a `${jetty.base}` directory.
. The jetty-distribution is unpacked (and untouched) into `/opt/jetty-dist/` and becomes the `${jetty.home}` directory for this demonstration.
. The `curl` command downloads the replacement `logging.mod` and puts it into the `${jetty.base}/modules/` directory for use by `mybase` only.
. The `start.jar --add-to-start=logging` command performs a number of steps to make the logging module available to the `${jetty.base}`
configuration.
.. The `--module=logging` command is added to the `${jetty.base}/start.ini` configuration.
.. Required `${jetty.base}` directories are created: `${jetty.base}/logs` and `${jetty.base}/resources`.
.. Required configuration files are downloaded (if not present already): `jetty-logging.properties`, and `logging.properties`
* The configuration files are put in the `${jetty.base}/resources/` directory.
.. Required `java.util.logging` initialization commands are downloaded (if not present already): `jetty-logging.xml`.
* The xml file is put in the `${jetty.base}/etc/` directory.
At this point the Jetty `mybase` is configured so that the Jetty server itself will log using `java.util.logging`, using the `java.util.logging` configuration found in `mybase/resources/logging.properties`.
The server classpath can be verified by using the `start.jar --list-config` command.
In essence, Jetty is now configured to use `org.eclipse.jetty.util.log.JavaUtilLog`, which emit its own logging events to `java.util.logging`, making all Jetty and `java.util.logging` events emitted by the Jetty server go to `java.util.logging` for routing (to console, file, etc...).
If there any custom `java.util.logging` handlers to be used, put the implementation jar in the `${jetty.base}/lib/logging/` directory and reference them in the `${jetty.base}/resources/logging.properties` file.
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[NOTE]
`java.util.logging` is configured via the `${jetty.base}/resources/logging.properties` file during a valid startup of Jetty.
This means that if there is any startup errors that occur before `java.util.logging` is configured, they will likely be lost and/or not routed through your configuration.
Other logging frameworks are more reliable in that they always initialize and configure on first use, unlike `java.util.logging`.
* While it is possible to configure `java.util.logging` sooner, even at JVM startup, the example demonstrated here does not show this technique.
For more information consult the official `java.util.logging.LogManager` javadoc http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/util/logging/LogManager.html[documentation from Oracle].
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