#Log4j Color
Enable log colorization for Log4j 1.2.x.
##Installation
Example with Maven:
<project>
...
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>fr.jcgay.log4j</groupId>
<artifactId>log4j-color</artifactId>
<version>1.0</version>
<scope>runtime</scope>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
...
</project>
##Configuration
Use appender fr.jcgay.log4j.color.appender.AnsiConsoleAppender under Windows to enable console ansi colorization (Using Jansi).
Use fr.jcgay.log4j.color.layout.ColorEnhancedPatternLayout to customize your layout with colors.
Current recognize pattern:
- #highlight() : Colorize text based on current log level (fatal/error in red, warning in yellow, info in bold).
Configuration example log4j.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE log4j:configuration SYSTEM "log4j.dtd">
<log4j:configuration xmlns:log4j="http://jakarta.apache.org/log4j/">
<appender name="console" class="fr.jcgay.log4j.color.appender.AnsiConsoleAppender">
<param name="Target" value="System.out"/>
<layout class="fr.jcgay.log4j.color.layout.ColorEnhancedPatternLayout">
<param name="ConversionPattern" value="#highlight(%-5p) %c{1} - %m%n"/>
</layout>
</appender>
<root>
<priority value ="trace" />
<appender-ref ref="console" />
</root>
</log4j:configuration>