On Mon, Dec 23, 2019 at 6:25 PM Ralph Goers <ralph.go...@dslextreme.com>
wrote:
> Thanks,
>
> What I was thinking was that I would just like a more flexible way to
> specify what should be included in the JSON. In its current form the JSON
> Layout just creates a serialized version of a LogEvent. I would prefer it
> if users could define the individual fields they want and what they should
> contain.
>
It seems like it would make sense to do the same for the XML and HTML
layouts.
Gary
> Ralph
>
>
> > On Dec 23, 2019, at 3:17 PM, Volkan Yazıcı <volkan.yaz...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > As the author of log4j2-logstash-layout[1], I would like to share some
> > thoughts on the plugin and its implications on Log4j 3.0 roadmap.
> >
> > - LogstashLayout is pretty stable in its feature set for the
> > last year. That is, the advantages (customization, etc.)
> > it offers over JsonLayout could very well be a guideline
> > for the next generation of JsonLayout.
> >
> > - The demand for LogstashLayout's (almost) garbage-free
> > nature in combination with the efficiency of initialization-time
> > compiled schema showed that people are willing to employ
> > logging in unanticipated domains. In particular, Nexia Home[2]
> > is leveraging[3] the plugin for distributed tracing. Hence,
> > performance matters, AFAIC.
> >
> > - Getting design right in terms of efficiency, can even yield
> > advantage over future competitors. See how LogstashLayout
> > beats the official Elastic Log4j 2.0 plugin for ECS[4].
> >
> > Ralph already delivers a tremendous amount of work for the project. If
> > he or anyone else shares the blueprints in their minds for the next
> > generation of {Xml/Json,Yaml}Layout, I would be more than happy to
> > volunteer for the discussion and, more importantly, implementation.
> >
> > Best.
> >
> > [1] https://github.com/vy/log4j2-logstash-layout
> > [2] https://www.nexiahome.com/
> > [3] https://github.com/vy/log4j2-logstash-layout/issues/17
> > [4] https://github.com/vy/log4j2-logstash-layout#performance
> >
> > On Mon, Dec 23, 2019 at 12:24 AM Ralph Goers <ralph.go...@dslextreme.com>
> wrote:
> >> I am not particularly happy with the JsonLayout at the
> >> moment as I think what it does is too limited. I’d like there
> >> to be a lot more flexibility as to what the resulting JSON
> >> should look like, not just dumping the log event.
> >
>
>
>
