How do I integrate BIRT logging into application logging?

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I'm developing a web application using Spring Framework, Hibernate, and Wicket. I've integrated the BIRT runtime engine as the reporting component, but I have a problem with logging. Every other component in the application eventually delivers its log messages to log4j. I have a single log4j configuration file which allows me to adjust the detail of each component.

BIRT, however, wants me to call setLogConfig() with a directory name argument. The first problem is that this gives me yet another filesystem path to place in the application configuration, and the second problem is that I can't follow BIRT logs using the same tools that follow the rest of the application.

Does anybody have a solution to integrate BIRT logging into log4j, or some other application wide logging system?

leonardo12 · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-09 20:10:11Z

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The answer is quiet simple: yes.

BIRT uses the java util logging, but you can write a simple log handler redirecting to log4j. I could repeat it, but the solution is still offered in the BIRT-FAQ in Eclipse-Wiki

answered May 9, 2011 at 20:10

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Adrian Cox Over a year ago

I've just updated to BIRT 3.7, and I can confirm this works. I've added my logging config using this recipe in my main routine: LogManager.getLogManager().readConfiguration( MyRuntime.class.getResourceAsStream("loghandler.properties"))

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