Yea, when I try to set type to async (exactly like the example) I get: log4j:WARN No such property [producerType] in kafka.producer.KafkaLog4jAppender.
On Tue Feb 24 2015 at 1:35:54 PM Joe Stein <joe.st...@stealth.ly> wrote: > Here is sample log4j.properties > https://github.com/stealthly/scala-kafka/blob/master/src/tes > t/resources/log4j.properties#L54-L67 > > I _almost_ have always pulled the class > https://github.com/apache/kafka/blob/0.8.2/core/src/main/ > scala/kafka/producer/KafkaLog4jAppender.scala > internal > to private repo and changed it as things came up... e.g. setSource(), > setTags() blah blah... > > Paul Otto has an open source version > https://github.com/potto007/kafka-appender-layout that you could try out > too that he built to tackle some of the layout things. > > ~ Joe Stein > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > http://www.stealth.ly > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 4:42 PM, Alex Melville <amelvi...@g.hmc.edu> > wrote: > > > ^^ I would really appreciate this as well. It's unclear how to get log4j > > working with Kafka when you have no prior experience with log4j. > > > > On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 4:39 AM, Scott Chapman <sc...@woofplanet.com> > > wrote: > > > > > Thanks. But we're using log4j. I tried setting the type to async but it > > > generated a warning of no such field. Is there any real documentation > on > > > the log4j appender? > > > > > > On Mon Feb 23 2015 at 2:58:54 AM Steven Schlansker < > > > sschlans...@opentable.com> wrote: > > > > > > > We just configure our logback.xml to have two Appenders, an > > AsyncAppender > > > > -> KafkaAppender, and FileAppender (or ConsoleAppender as > appropriate). > > > > > > > > AsyncAppender removes more failure cases too, e.g. a health check > > hanging > > > > rather than returning rapidly could block you application. > > > > > > > > On Feb 22, 2015, at 11:26 PM, anthony musyoki < > > anthony.musy...@gmail.com > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Theres also another one here. > > > > > > > > > > https://github.com/danielwegener/logback-kafka-appender. > > > > > > > > > > It has a fallback appender which might address the issue of Kafka > > being > > > > > un-available. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 9:45 AM, Steven Schlansker < > > > > > sschlans...@opentable.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > >> Here’s my attempt at a Logback version, should be fairly easily > > > ported: > > > > >> > > > > >> https://github.com/opentable/otj-logging/blob/master/kafka/ > > > > src/main/java/com/opentable/logging/KafkaAppender.java > > > > >> > > > > >> On Feb 22, 2015, at 1:36 PM, Scott Chapman <sc...@woofplanet.com> > > > > wrote: > > > > >> > > > > >>> I am just starting to use it and could use a little guidance. I > was > > > > able > > > > >> to > > > > >>> get it working with 0.8.2 but am not clear on best practices for > > > using > > > > >> it. > > > > >>> > > > > >>> Anyway willing to help me out a bit? Got a few questions, like > how > > to > > > > >>> protect applications from when kafka is down or unreachable. > > > > >>> > > > > >>> It seems like a great idea for being able to get logs from > existing > > > > >>> applications to be collected by kafka. > > > > >>> > > > > >>> Thanks in advance! > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
