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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 = FINEST

#Handler Configuration

##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

Petals provides two formatters: PetalsSimpleFormatter and PetalsExtendedFormatter.

PetalsSimpleFormatter uses the following pattern:
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PetalsExtendedFormatter is used to log message content (payload XML of SOAP or JBI Message), attachments name and properties.

The pattern of PetalsExtendedFormatter inherits from the pattern of PetalsSimpleFormatter.


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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