Producer type isn't needed anymore with the new producer so in the the logger properties just leave that out in 0.8.2 and it should work.
On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 2:24 PM, Joe Stein <joe.st...@stealth.ly> wrote: > Interesting, looks like a breaking change from 0.8.1 > https://github.com/apache/kafka/blob/0.8.1/core/src/main/scala/kafka/producer/KafkaLog4jAppender.scala > to 0.8.2 > https://github.com/apache/kafka/blob/0.8.2/core/src/main/scala/kafka/producer/KafkaLog4jAppender.scala > > On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 2:21 PM, Joe Stein <joe.st...@stealth.ly> wrote: > >> 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! >>>> > > > > >> >>>> > > > > >> >>>> > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > >>>> > >>>> >>> >>> >> >
