The main thing I wanted regarding plugability of clients was to allow for
both java.net usage along with a more advanced client. It could be
simplified down to only allowing one non-java.net client library.

I don't want to have two HTTP plugins with different configurations and
other confusion just to support java.net and a dependency version.

On 4 May 2017 at 09:55, Mikael Ståldal <mikael.stal...@magine.com> wrote:

> I can see advantages in using Netty-http or similar to use async NIO,
> though those advantages will be a bit limited as long as we don't have a
> proper interface for async appenders (LOG4J2-1797
> <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1797>).
>
> But are there any significant advantages in using another synchronous HTTP
> client library?
>
> Given that an appender is a plugin by itself, I am a bit skeptical to
> adding another layer of pluggability unless there are are significant
> advantages with another library and we can share significant amount of code
> between different implementations.
>
> On Thu, May 4, 2017 at 4:42 PM, Matt Sicker <boa...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Thanks for starting this! My idea in mind when I wrote the ticket was to
> > make the actual client pluggable so that users could use
> HttpURLConnection
> > (no dependencies), Apache HttpClient, Netty-HTTP, etc.
> >
> > On 4 May 2017 at 07:49, <mi...@apache.org> wrote:
> >
> > > Repository: logging-log4j2
> > > Updated Branches:
> > >   refs/heads/LOG4J2-1442 [created] 0af515f3b
> > >
> > >
> > > LOG4J2-1442 Generic HTTP appender
> > >
> > >
> > > Project: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/logging-log4j2/repo
> > > Commit: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/logging-log4j2/
> > > commit/410f9d36
> > > Tree: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/logging-log4j2/tree/
> > 410f9d36
> > > Diff: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/logging-log4j2/diff/
> > 410f9d36
> > >
> > > Branch: refs/heads/LOG4J2-1442
> > > Commit: 410f9d360eabcdc6949c75973b786c9e2cec9c66
> > > Parents: 8852cd1
> > > Author: Mikael Ståldal <mikael.stal...@magine.com>
> > > Authored: Thu May 4 14:21:59 2017 +0200
> > > Committer: Mikael Ståldal <mikael.stal...@magine.com>
> > > Committed: Thu May 4 14:45:04 2017 +0200
> > >
> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > >  .../log4j/core/appender/HttpAppender.java       | 161
> > +++++++++++++++++++
> > >  .../log4j/core/appender/HttpManager.java        |  82 ++++++++++
> > >  .../log4j/core/appender/HttpAppenderTest.java   |  52 ++++++
> > >  .../src/test/resources/HttpAppenderTest.xml     |  43 +++++
> > >  src/changes/changes.xml                         |   3 +
> > >  src/site/site.xml                               |   1 +
> > >  src/site/xdoc/manual/appenders.xml              |  78 +++++++++
> > >  7 files changed, 420 insertions(+)
> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > >
> > >
> > > http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/logging-log4j2/blob/
> > > 410f9d36/log4j-core/src/main/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/
> > > core/appender/HttpAppender.java
> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > diff --git a/log4j-core/src/main/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/
> > appender/HttpAppender.java
> > > b/log4j-core/src/main/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/
> > > appender/HttpAppender.java
> > > new file mode 100644
> > > index 0000000..e0f1b27
> > > --- /dev/null
> > > +++ b/log4j-core/src/main/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/
> > > appender/HttpAppender.java
> > > @@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
> > > +/*
> > > + * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
> > > + * contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
> with
> > > + * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
> > > + * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache license, Version
> > 2.0
> > > + * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
> with
> > > + * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
> > > + *
> > > + *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
> > > + *
> > > + * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
> > > + * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
> > > + * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or
> > > implied.
> > > + * See the license for the specific language governing permissions and
> > > + * limitations under the license.
> > > + */
> > > +
> > > +package org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender;
> > > +
> > > +import java.io.IOException;
> > > +import java.io.Serializable;
> > > +import java.util.Objects;
> > > +import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
> > > +
> > > +import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.Appender;
> > > +import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.Filter;
> > > +import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.Layout;
> > > +import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LogEvent;
> > > +import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.Node;
> > > +import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.Property;
> > > +import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.Plugin;
> > > +import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.
> > > PluginBuilderAttribute;
> > > +import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.
> > PluginBuilderFactory;
> > > +import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.PluginElement;
> > > +import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.validation.
> > > constraints.Required;
> > > +
> > > +/**
> > > + * Sends log events over HTTP.
> > > + */
> > > +@Plugin(name = "Http", category = Node.CATEGORY, elementType =
> > > Appender.ELEMENT_TYPE, printObject = true)
> > > +public final class HttpAppender extends AbstractAppender {
> > > +
> > > +    /**
> > > +     * Builds HttpAppender instances.
> > > +     * @param <B> The type to build
> > > +     */
> > > +    public static class Builder<B extends Builder<B>> extends
> > > AbstractAppender.Builder<B>
> > > +            implements org.apache.logging.log4j.core.
> > util.Builder<HttpAppender>
> > > {
> > > +
> > > +        @PluginBuilderAttribute
> > > +        @Required(message = "No URL provided for HttpAppender")
> > > +        private String url;
> > > +
> > > +        @PluginBuilderAttribute
> > > +        private String method = "POST";
> > > +
> > > +        @PluginBuilderAttribute
> > > +        private int connectTimeoutMillis = 0;
> > > +
> > > +        @PluginBuilderAttribute
> > > +        private int readTimeoutMillis = 0;
> > > +
> > > +        @PluginElement("Headers")
> > > +        private Property[] headers;
> > > +
> > > +        @Override
> > > +        public HttpAppender build() {
> > > +            final HttpManager httpManager = new
> > > HttpManager(getConfiguration(), getConfiguration().getLoggerContext(),
> > > +                getName(), url, method, connectTimeoutMillis,
> > > readTimeoutMillis, headers);
> > > +            return new HttpAppender(getName(), getLayout(),
> getFilter(),
> > > isIgnoreExceptions(), httpManager);
> > > +        }
> > > +
> > > +        public String getUrl() {
> > > +            return url;
> > > +        }
> > > +
> > > +        public String getMethod() {
> > > +            return method;
> > > +        }
> > > +
> > > +        public int getConnectTimeoutMillis() {
> > > +            return connectTimeoutMillis;
> > > +        }
> > > +
> > > +        public int getReadTimeoutMillis() {
> > > +            return readTimeoutMillis;
> > > +        }
> > > +
> > > +        public Property[] getHeaders() {
> > > +            return headers;
> > > +        }
> > > +
> > > +        public B setUrl(final String url) {
> > > +            this.url = url;
> > > +            return asBuilder();
> > > +        }
> > > +
> > > +        public B setMethod(final String method) {
> > > +            this.method = method;
> > > +            return asBuilder();
> > > +        }
> > > +
> > > +        public B setConnectTimeoutMillis(int connectTimeoutMillis) {
> > > +            this.connectTimeoutMillis = connectTimeoutMillis;
> > > +            return asBuilder();
> > > +        }
> > > +
> > > +        public B setReadTimeoutMillis(int readTimeoutMillis) {
> > > +            this.readTimeoutMillis = readTimeoutMillis;
> > > +            return asBuilder();
> > > +        }
> > > +
> > > +        public B setHeaders(final Property[] headers) {
> > > +            this.headers = headers;
> > > +            return asBuilder();
> > > +        }
> > > +    }
> > > +
> > > +    /**
> > > +     * @return a builder for a HttpAppender.
> > > +     */
> > > +    @PluginBuilderFactory
> > > +    public static <B extends Builder<B>> B newBuilder() {
> > > +        return new Builder<B>().asBuilder();
> > > +    }
> > > +
> > > +    private final HttpManager manager;
> > > +
> > > +    private HttpAppender(final String name, final Layout<? extends
> > > Serializable> layout, final Filter filter,
> > > +                         final boolean ignoreExceptions, final
> > > HttpManager manager) {
> > > +        super(name, filter, layout, ignoreExceptions);
> > > +        Objects.requireNonNull(layout, "layout");
> > > +        this.manager = Objects.requireNonNull(manager, "manager");
> > > +    }
> > > +
> > > +    @Override
> > > +    public void append(final LogEvent event) {
> > > +        try {
> > > +            manager.send(getLayout(), event);
> > > +        } catch (final Exception e) {
> > > +            error("Unable to send HTTP in appender [" + getName() +
> "]",
> > > event, e);
> > > +        }
> > > +    }
> > > +
> > > +    @Override
> > > +    public boolean stop(final long timeout, final TimeUnit timeUnit) {
> > > +        setStopping();
> > > +        boolean stopped = super.stop(timeout, timeUnit, false);
> > > +        stopped &= manager.stop(timeout, timeUnit);
> > > +        setStopped();
> > > +        return stopped;
> > > +    }
> > > +
> > > +    @Override
> > > +    public String toString() {
> > > +        return "HttpAppender{" +
> > > +            "name=" + getName() +
> > > +            ", state=" + getState() +
> > > +            '}';
> > > +    }
> > > +}
> > >
> > > http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/logging-log4j2/blob/
> > > 410f9d36/log4j-core/src/main/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/
> > > core/appender/HttpManager.java
> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > diff --git a/log4j-core/src/main/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/
> > appender/HttpManager.java
> > > b/log4j-core/src/main/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/
> > > appender/HttpManager.java
> > > new file mode 100644
> > > index 0000000..8f69659
> > > --- /dev/null
> > > +++ b/log4j-core/src/main/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/
> > > appender/HttpManager.java
> > > @@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
> > > +/*
> > > + * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
> > > + * contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
> with
> > > + * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
> > > + * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache license, Version
> > 2.0
> > > + * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
> with
> > > + * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
> > > + *
> > > + *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
> > > + *
> > > + * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
> > > + * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
> > > + * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or
> > > implied.
> > > + * See the license for the specific language governing permissions and
> > > + * limitations under the license.
> > > + */
> > > +
> > > +package org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender;
> > > +
> > > +import java.io.IOException;
> > > +import java.io.OutputStream;
> > > +import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
> > > +import java.net.MalformedURLException;
> > > +import java.net.URL;
> > > +import java.util.Objects;
> > > +
> > > +import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.Layout;
> > > +import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LogEvent;
> > > +import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LoggerContext;
> > > +import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.Configuration;
> > > +import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.ConfigurationException;
> > > +import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.Property;
> > > +
> > > +public class HttpManager extends AbstractManager {
> > > +
> > > +    private final Configuration configuration;
> > > +    private final URL url;
> > > +    private final String method;
> > > +    private final int connectTimeoutMillis;
> > > +    private final int readTimeoutMillis;
> > > +    private final Property[] headers;
> > > +
> > > +    public HttpManager(final Configuration configuration,
> LoggerContext
> > > loggerContext, final String name,
> > > +                       final String url, final String method, final
> int
> > > connectTimeoutMillis, final int readTimeoutMillis,
> > > +                       final Property[] headers) {
> > > +        super(loggerContext, name);
> > > +        this.configuration = Objects.requireNonNull(configuration);
> > > +        try {
> > > +            this.url = new URL(url);
> > > +        } catch (MalformedURLException e) {
> > > +            throw new ConfigurationException(e);
> > > +        }
> > > +        this.method = Objects.requireNonNull(method, "method");
> > > +        this.connectTimeoutMillis = connectTimeoutMillis;
> > > +        this.readTimeoutMillis = readTimeoutMillis;
> > > +        this.headers = headers != null ? headers : new Property[0];
> > > +    }
> > > +
> > > +    public void send(final Layout<?> layout, final LogEvent event)
> > throws
> > > IOException {
> > > +        HttpURLConnection urlConnection = (HttpURLConnection)url.
> > > openConnection();
> > > +        urlConnection.setAllowUserInteraction(false);
> > > +        urlConnection.setDoOutput(true);
> > > +        urlConnection.setDoInput(true);
> > > +        urlConnection.setRequestMethod(method);
> > > +        if (connectTimeoutMillis > 0) urlConnection.
> setConnectTimeout(
> > > connectTimeoutMillis);
> > > +        if (readTimeoutMillis > 0) urlConnection.setReadTimeout(
> > > readTimeoutMillis);
> > > +        if (layout.getContentType() != null) urlConnection.
> > > setRequestProperty("Content-Type", layout.getContentType());
> > > +        for (Property header : headers) {
> > > +            urlConnection.setRequestProperty(
> > > +                header.getName(),
> > > +                header.isValueNeedsLookup() ? configuration.
> > > getStrSubstitutor().replace(event, header.getValue()) :
> > > header.getValue());
> > > +        }
> > > +        byte[] msg = layout.toByteArray(event);
> > > +        urlConnection.setFixedLengthStreamingMode(msg.length);
> > > +        urlConnection.connect();
> > > +        try (OutputStream os = urlConnection.getOutputStream()) {
> > > +            os.write(msg);
> > > +        }
> > > +        urlConnection.getInputStream().close();
> > > +    }
> > > +
> > > +}
> > >
> > > http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/logging-log4j2/blob/
> > > 410f9d36/log4j-core/src/test/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/
> > core/appender/
> > > HttpAppenderTest.java
> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > diff --git a/log4j-core/src/test/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/
> > appender/HttpAppenderTest.java
> > > b/log4j-core/src/test/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/
> > > appender/HttpAppenderTest.java
> > > new file mode 100644
> > > index 0000000..98120a1
> > > --- /dev/null
> > > +++ b/log4j-core/src/test/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/
> > > appender/HttpAppenderTest.java
> > > @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
> > > +package org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender;
> > > +
> > > +import org.apache.logging.log4j.Level;
> > > +import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.Appender;
> > > +import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.impl.Log4jLogEvent;
> > > +import org.apache.logging.log4j.junit.LoggerContextRule;
> > > +import org.apache.logging.log4j.message.SimpleMessage;
> > > +import org.junit.Rule;
> > > +import org.junit.Test;
> > > +
> > > +// TODO this test requires manual verification
> > > +public class HttpAppenderTest {
> > > +
> > > +    private static final String LOG_MESSAGE = "Hello, world!";
> > > +
> > > +    private static Log4jLogEvent createLogEvent() {
> > > +        return Log4jLogEvent.newBuilder()
> > > +            .setLoggerName(HttpAppenderTest.class.getName())
> > > +            .setLoggerFqcn(HttpAppenderTest.class.getName())
> > > +            .setLevel(Level.INFO)
> > > +            .setMessage(new SimpleMessage(LOG_MESSAGE))
> > > +            .build();
> > > +    }
> > > +
> > > +    @Rule
> > > +    public LoggerContextRule ctx = new LoggerContextRule("
> > > HttpAppenderTest.xml");
> > > +
> > > +    @Test
> > > +    public void testAppendSuccess() throws Exception {
> > > +        final Appender appender = ctx.getRequiredAppender("
> > HttpSuccess");
> > > +        appender.append(createLogEvent());
> > > +    }
> > > +
> > > +    @Test
> > > +    public void testAppendErrorIgnore() throws Exception {
> > > +        final Appender appender = ctx.getRequiredAppender("
> > > HttpErrorIgnore");
> > > +        appender.append(createLogEvent());
> > > +    }
> > > +
> > > +    @Test(expected = AppenderLoggingException.class)
> > > +    public void testAppendError() throws Exception {
> > > +        final Appender appender = ctx.getRequiredAppender("
> HttpError");
> > > +        appender.append(createLogEvent());
> > > +    }
> > > +
> > > +    @Test
> > > +    public void testAppendSubst() throws Exception {
> > > +        final Appender appender = ctx.getRequiredAppender("
> HttpSubst");
> > > +        appender.append(createLogEvent());
> > > +    }
> > > +
> > > +}
> > > \ No newline at end of file
> > >
> > > http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/logging-log4j2/blob/
> > > 410f9d36/log4j-core/src/test/resources/HttpAppenderTest.xml
> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > diff --git a/log4j-core/src/test/resources/HttpAppenderTest.xml
> > > b/log4j-core/src/test/resources/HttpAppenderTest.xml
> > > new file mode 100644
> > > index 0000000..30edaa0
> > > --- /dev/null
> > > +++ b/log4j-core/src/test/resources/HttpAppenderTest.xml
> > > @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
> > > +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> > > +<!--
> > > +  ~ Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
> > > +  ~ contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
> with
> > > +  ~ this work for additional information regarding copyright
> ownership.
> > > +  ~ The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache license,
> Version
> > > 2.0
> > > +  ~ (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
> with
> > > +  ~ the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
> > > +  ~
> > > +  ~      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
> > > +  ~
> > > +  ~ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
> software
> > > +  ~ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
> > > +  ~ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or
> > > implied.
> > > +  ~ See the license for the specific language governing permissions
> and
> > > +  ~ limitations under the license.
> > > +  -->
> > > +<Configuration name="HttpAppenderTest" status="WARN">
> > > +  <Appenders>
> > > +    <Http name="HttpSuccess" url="http://localhost:9200/test/log4j/";>
> > > +      <Property name="X-Test" value="header value" />
> > > +      <JsonLayout properties="true"/>
> > > +    </Http>
> > > +    <Http name="HttpErrorIgnore" url="http://localhost:9200/
> test/log4j/
> > "
> > > method="PUT">
> > > +      <JsonLayout properties="true"/>
> > > +    </Http>
> > > +    <Http name="HttpError" url="http://localhost:9200/test/log4j/";
> > > method="PUT" ignoreExceptions="false">
> > > +      <JsonLayout properties="true"/>
> > > +    </Http>
> > > +    <Http name="HttpSubst" url="http://localhost:9200/test/log4j/";>
> > > +      <Property name="X-Test" value="$${java:runtime}" />
> > > +      <JsonLayout properties="true"/>
> > > +    </Http>
> > > +  </Appenders>
> > > +  <Loggers>
> > > +    <Root level="info">
> > > +      <AppenderRef ref="HttpSuccess"/>
> > > +      <AppenderRef ref="HttpErrorIgnore"/>
> > > +      <AppenderRef ref="HttpError"/>
> > > +      <AppenderRef ref="HttpSubst"/>
> > > +    </Root>
> > > +  </Loggers>
> > > +</Configuration>
> > > \ No newline at end of file
> > >
> > > http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/logging-log4j2/blob/
> > > 410f9d36/src/changes/changes.xml
> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > diff --git a/src/changes/changes.xml b/src/changes/changes.xml
> > > index 379c21e..d0f8133 100644
> > > --- a/src/changes/changes.xml
> > > +++ b/src/changes/changes.xml
> > > @@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
> > >           - "remove" - Removed
> > >      -->
> > >      <release version="2.9.0" date="2017-MM-DD" description="GA Release
> > > 2.9.0">
> > > +      <action issue="LOG4J2-1442" dev="mikes" type="add">
> > > +        Generic HTTP appender.
> > > +      </action>
> > >        <action issue="LOG4J2-1854" dev="mikes" type="add"
> due-to="Xavier
> > > Jodoin">
> > >          Support null byte delimiter in GelfLayout.
> > >        </action>
> > >
> > > http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/logging-log4j2/blob/
> > > 410f9d36/src/site/site.xml
> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > diff --git a/src/site/site.xml b/src/site/site.xml
> > > index e380c82..aa161fe 100644
> > > --- a/src/site/site.xml
> > > +++ b/src/site/site.xml
> > > @@ -134,6 +134,7 @@
> > >          <item name="JDBC" href="/manual/appenders.html#
> JDBCAppender"/>
> > >          <item name="JMS" href="/manual/appenders.html#JMSAppender"/>
> > >          <item name="JPA" href="/manual/appenders.html#JPAAppender"/>
> > > +        <item name="HTTP" href="/manual/appenders.html#
> HttpAppender"/>
> > >          <item name="Kafka" href="/manual/appenders.html#
> > KafkaAppender"/>
> > >          <item name="Memory Mapped File" href="/manual/appenders.html#
> > > MemoryMappedFileAppender"/>
> > >          <item name="NoSQL" href="/manual/appenders.html#
> > NoSQLAppender"/>
> > >
> > > http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/logging-log4j2/blob/
> > > 410f9d36/src/site/xdoc/manual/appenders.xml
> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > diff --git a/src/site/xdoc/manual/appenders.xml
> b/src/site/xdoc/manual/
> > > appenders.xml
> > > index 28d9aa4..f7721df 100644
> > > --- a/src/site/xdoc/manual/appenders.xml
> > > +++ b/src/site/xdoc/manual/appenders.xml
> > > @@ -1538,6 +1538,84 @@ public class JpaLogEntity extends
> > > AbstractLogEventWrapperEntity {
> > >      ...
> > >  }]]></pre>
> > >          </subsection>
> > > +        <a name="HttpAppender"/>
> > > +        <subsection name="HttpAppender">
> > > +          <p>
> > > +            The HttpAppender sends log events over HTTP. A Layout must
> > be
> > > provided to format the LogEvent.
> > > +          </p>
> > > +          <p>
> > > +            Will set the <code>Content-Type</code> header according to
> > > the layout. Additional headers can be specified
> > > +            with embedded Property elements.
> > > +          </p>
> > > +          <table>
> > > +            <caption align="top">HttpAppender Parameters</caption>
> > > +            <tr>
> > > +              <th>Parameter Name</th>
> > > +              <th>Type</th>
> > > +              <th>Description</th>
> > > +            </tr>
> > > +            <tr>
> > > +              <td>name</td>
> > > +              <td>String</td>
> > > +              <td>The name of the Appender.</td>
> > > +            </tr>
> > > +            <tr>
> > > +              <td>filter</td>
> > > +              <td>Filter</td>
> > > +              <td>A Filter to determine if the event should be handled
> > by
> > > this Appender. More than one Filter
> > > +                may be used by using a CompositeFilter.</td>
> > > +            </tr>
> > > +            <tr>
> > > +              <td>layout</td>
> > > +              <td>Layout</td>
> > > +              <td>The Layout to use to format the LogEvent.</td>
> > > +            </tr>
> > > +            <tr>
> > > +              <td>url</td>
> > > +              <td>string</td>
> > > +              <td>The URL to use. The URL scheme must be "http" or
> > > "https".</td>
> > > +            </tr>
> > > +            <tr>
> > > +              <td>method</td>
> > > +              <td>string</td>
> > > +              <td>The HTTP method to use. Optional, default is
> > > "POST".</td>
> > > +            </tr>
> > > +            <tr>
> > > +              <td>connectTimeoutMillis</td>
> > > +              <td>integer</td>
> > > +              <td>The connect timeout in milliseconds. Optional,
> default
> > > is 0 (infinite timeout).</td>
> > > +            </tr>
> > > +            <tr>
> > > +              <td>readTimeoutMillis</td>
> > > +              <td>integer</td>
> > > +              <td>The socket read timeout in milliseconds. Optional,
> > > default is 0 (infinite timeout).</td>
> > > +            </tr>
> > > +            <tr>
> > > +              <td>headers</td>
> > > +              <td>Property[]</td>
> > > +              <td>Additional HTTP headers to use. The values support
> <a
> > > href="lookups.html">lookups</a></td>
> > > +            </tr>
> > > +            <tr>
> > > +              <td>ignoreExceptions</td>
> > > +              <td>boolean</td>
> > > +              <td>The default is <code>true</code>, causing exceptions
> > > encountered while appending events to be
> > > +                internally logged and then ignored. When set to
> > > <code>false</code> exceptions will be propagated to the
> > > +                caller, instead. You must set this to
> <code>false</code>
> > > when wrapping this Appender in a
> > > +                <a href="#FailoverAppender">
> FailoverAppender</a>.</td>
> > > +            </tr>
> > > +          </table>
> > > +          <p>
> > > +            Here is a sample HttpAppender configuration snippet:
> > > +          </p>
> > > +          <pre class="prettyprint linenums"><![CDATA[<?xml
> version="1.0"
> > > encoding="UTF-8"?>
> > > +  ...
> > > +  <Appenders>
> > > +    <Http name="Http" url="http://localhost:9200/test/log4j/";>
> > > +      <Property name="X-Java-Runtime" value="$${java:runtime}" />
> > > +      <JsonLayout properties="true"/>
> > > +    </Http>
> > > +  </Appenders>]]></pre>
> > > +        </subsection>
> > >          <a name="KafkaAppender"/>
> > >          <subsection name="KafkaAppender">
> > >            <p>
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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