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h1. Logging in Petals ESB

Petals uses the logger provided by the JDK.
The logger configuration file, named loggers.properties, is located in $PETALS_HOME/*conf* folder
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h2. Petals Logger Levels

Petals defines a specific level: MONIT.

MONIT level can be used by a log parser to monitor the exchange in Petals ESB.


The levels provided by Petals in descending order are:
* SEVERE (highest value)
* WARNING
* INFO
* CONFIG
* *MONIT*
* FINE
* FINER
* FINEST (lowest value)

##Petals level
Petals.level = FINEST

#Handler Configuration
java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler.level = FINEST
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Example of configuration to debug (Level FINEST) petals-bc-soap component:
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##Petals level
Petals.level = INFO #Log level for all petals services
Petals.Container.Components.petals-bc-soap.level = FINEST #Log level for petals-bc-soap component

#Handler Configuration
java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler.level = FINEST
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h2. Petals formatter

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Example of logging output with PetalsExtendedFormatter:
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2010/06/03 10:22:19,507 MONIT \[Petals.Container.Components.petals-bc-soap\] : This is a test message
invokedServiceName = 'ftpService'
source = '<test>test messsage</test>'
java.lang.RuntimeException: My error
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