Re: Log4j2 configuration format with best coverage

This deserves a really long answer that I should add to my blog site. I’ll post a shorter answer on stackoverflow.

Ralph

> On Oct 25, 2021, at 4:07 AM, Stamatis Zampetakis <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I posted the following question on stackoverflow a few days ago [1]. Any
> feedback is much appreciated.
> 
> Log4j2 currently supports 4 configuration formats: XML, JSON, YAML, and
> properties syntax. I couldn't find in the documentation if all the formats
> are exactly equivalent in terms of feature coverage.
> 
> Is it possible to use all features of Log4j2 in every format or are there
> certain formats that lack some expressiveness?
> 
> I vaguely remember in the past that I had some trouble setting up a feature
> in the property syntax while it was working in the XML syntax; it could be
> my lack of knowledge at the time instead of a missing feature but if
> somebody can provide a reference about equivalence or not it would be
> helpful.
> 
> Best,
> Stamatis
> 
> [1]
> https://stackoverflow.com/questions/69659109/log4j2-configuration-format-with-best-coverage