Jackson layouts accept the following two parameters: String eol boolean includeNullDelimiter
Their purpose is simple: logEvent(event); writer.write(eol); if (includeNullDelimiter) { writer.write('\0'); } Isn't it possible to combine this into a single "String eol"? That is, <eol>\r\n\0</eol> Wouldn't this eliminate the need for the 2nd flag? I guess I cannot see the big picture. Any ideas?