Jakarta Commons Logging provides a simple logging interface and thin wrappers for several logging systems. WebSphere Application Server supports Jakarta Commons Logging by providing a logger. The support does not change interfaces defined by Jakarta Commons Logging.
Before you begin
The WebSphere Application Server logger is a thin wrapper for the WebSphere Application Server logging facility. The logger name is com.ibm.websphere.commons.logging.WsJDK14Logger. The logger can handle logging objects defined by either of the following:A logging object is an object that holds logging entry information.
To better understand Jakarta Commons Logging, read Jakarta Commons and the specifications for Java Logging and for CBE. To better understand use of the WebSphere Application Server logger, read Jakarta Commons Logging.
Why and when to perform this task
The WebSphere Application Server provides the Jakarta Commons Logging binary distribution in its libraries directory. By default, WebSphere Application Server uses the Jakarta Commons Logging LogFactory implementation and Jdk14Logger.
For an application to use the WebSphere Application Server logger, the application must provide its own configuration for the logger. To configure an application to use the WebSphere Application Server logger, complete the steps that follow.
Steps for this task
Result
After the application starts, Jakarta Commons Logging routes the application's logging output to the WebSphere Application Server logger.Related tasks
Adding logging and tracing to your application
Related information
JSR
47: Logging API Specification
Jakarta
Commons
Specification: Common Base Event
Standardize messages with the Common Base Event model
Logging/Containers And Classloaders