and kafka too :) On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 2:21 PM, Joe Stein <joe.st...@stealth.ly> wrote:
> are you including > https://github.com/stealthly/scala-kafka/blob/master/build.gradle#L122 in > your project? > > ~ Joe Stein > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > http://www.stealth.ly > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 2:02 PM, Scott Chapman <sc...@woofplanet.com> > wrote: > >> 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! >> > > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > >> > >
