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package org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout;

import java.nio.charset.Charset;
import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;

import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.Layout;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.Configuration;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.Node;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.Plugin;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.PluginBuilderFactory;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.jackson.XmlConstants;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util.KeyValuePair;

Appends a series of event elements as defined in the log4j.dtd.

Complete well-formed XML vs. fragment XML

If you configure complete="true", the appender outputs a well-formed XML document where the default namespace is the log4j namespace "http://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.0/events". By default, with complete="false", you should include the output as an external entity in a separate file to form a well-formed XML document.

If complete="false", the appender does not write the XML processing instruction and the root element.

Encoding

Appenders using this layout should have their charset set to UTF-8 or UTF-16, otherwise events containing non-ASCII characters could result in corrupted log files.

Pretty vs. compact XML

By default, the XML layout is not compact (compact = not "pretty") with compact="false", which means the appender uses end-of-line characters and indents lines to format the XML. If compact="true", then no end-of-line or indentation is used. Message content may contain, of course, end-of-lines.

Additional Fields

This property allows addition of custom fields into generated JSON. <XmlLayout><KeyValuePair key="foo" value="bar"/></XmlLayout> inserts <foo>bar</foo> directly into XML output. Supports Lookup expressions.

/** * Appends a series of {@code event} elements as defined in the <a href="log4j.dtd">log4j.dtd</a>. * * <h3>Complete well-formed XML vs. fragment XML</h3> * <p> * If you configure {@code complete="true"}, the appender outputs a well-formed XML document where the default namespace * is the log4j namespace {@value XmlConstants#XML_NAMESPACE}. By default, with {@code complete="false"}, you should * include the output as an <em>external entity</em> in a separate file to form a well-formed XML document. * </p> * <p> * If {@code complete="false"}, the appender does not write the XML processing instruction and the root element. * </p> * <h3>Encoding</h3> * <p> * Appenders using this layout should have their {@code charset} set to {@code UTF-8} or {@code UTF-16}, otherwise * events containing non-ASCII characters could result in corrupted log files. * </p> * <h3>Pretty vs. compact XML</h3> * <p> * By default, the XML layout is not compact (compact = not "pretty") with {@code compact="false"}, which means the * appender uses end-of-line characters and indents lines to format the XML. If {@code compact="true"}, then no * end-of-line or indentation is used. Message content may contain, of course, end-of-lines. * </p> * <h3>Additional Fields</h3> * <p> * This property allows addition of custom fields into generated JSON. * {@code <XmlLayout><KeyValuePair key="foo" value="bar"/></XmlLayout>} inserts {@code <foo>bar</foo>} directly * into XML output. Supports Lookup expressions. * </p> */
@Plugin(name = "XmlLayout", category = Node.CATEGORY, elementType = Layout.ELEMENT_TYPE, printObject = true) public final class XmlLayout extends AbstractJacksonLayout { private static final String ROOT_TAG = "Events"; public static class Builder<B extends Builder<B>> extends AbstractJacksonLayout.Builder<B> implements org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util.Builder<XmlLayout> { public Builder() { super(); setCharset(StandardCharsets.UTF_8); } @Override public XmlLayout build() { return new XmlLayout(getConfiguration(), isLocationInfo(), isProperties(), isComplete(), isCompact(), getCharset(), isIncludeStacktrace(), isStacktraceAsString(), isIncludeNullDelimiter(), getAdditionalFields()); } }
Deprecated:Use newBuilder() instead
/** * @deprecated Use {@link #newBuilder()} instead */
@Deprecated protected XmlLayout(final boolean locationInfo, final boolean properties, final boolean complete, final boolean compact, final Charset charset, final boolean includeStacktrace) { this(null, locationInfo, properties, complete, compact, charset, includeStacktrace, false, false, null); } private XmlLayout(final Configuration config, final boolean locationInfo, final boolean properties, final boolean complete, final boolean compact, final Charset charset, final boolean includeStacktrace, final boolean stacktraceAsString, final boolean includeNullDelimiter, final KeyValuePair[] additionalFields) { super(config, new JacksonFactory.XML(includeStacktrace, stacktraceAsString).newWriter( locationInfo, properties, compact), charset, compact, complete, false, null, null, includeNullDelimiter, additionalFields); }
Returns appropriate XML headers.
  1. XML processing instruction
  2. XML root element
Returns:a byte array containing the header.
/** * Returns appropriate XML headers. * <ol> * <li>XML processing instruction</li> * <li>XML root element</li> * </ol> * * @return a byte array containing the header. */
@Override public byte[] getHeader() { if (!complete) { return null; } final StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder(); buf.append("<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\""); buf.append(this.getCharset().name()); buf.append("\"?>"); buf.append(this.eol); // Make the log4j namespace the default namespace, no need to use more space with a namespace prefix. buf.append('<'); buf.append(ROOT_TAG); buf.append(" xmlns=\"" + XmlConstants.XML_NAMESPACE + "\">"); buf.append(this.eol); return buf.toString().getBytes(this.getCharset()); }
Returns appropriate XML footer.
Returns:a byte array containing the footer, closing the XML root element.
/** * Returns appropriate XML footer. * * @return a byte array containing the footer, closing the XML root element. */
@Override public byte[] getFooter() { if (!complete) { return null; } return getBytes("</" + ROOT_TAG + '>' + this.eol); }
Gets this XmlLayout's content format. Specified by:
  • Key: "dtd" Value: "log4j-events.dtd"
  • Key: "version" Value: "2.0"
Returns:Map of content format keys supporting XmlLayout
/** * Gets this XmlLayout's content format. Specified by: * <ul> * <li>Key: "dtd" Value: "log4j-events.dtd"</li> * <li>Key: "version" Value: "2.0"</li> * </ul> * * @return Map of content format keys supporting XmlLayout */
@Override public Map<String, String> getContentFormat() { final Map<String, String> result = new HashMap<>(); // result.put("dtd", "log4j-events.dtd"); result.put("xsd", "log4j-events.xsd"); result.put("version", "2.0"); return result; }
Returns:The content type.
/** * @return The content type. */
@Override public String getContentType() { return "text/xml; charset=" + this.getCharset(); }
Creates an XML Layout.
Params:
  • locationInfo – If "true", includes the location information in the generated XML.
  • properties – If "true", includes the thread context map in the generated XML.
  • complete – If "true", includes the XML header and footer, defaults to "false".
  • compact – If "true", does not use end-of-lines and indentation, defaults to "false".
  • charset – The character set to use, if null, uses "UTF-8".
  • includeStacktrace – If "true", includes the stacktrace of any Throwable in the generated XML, defaults to "true".
Returns:An XML Layout.
Deprecated:Use newBuilder() instead
/** * Creates an XML Layout. * * @param locationInfo If "true", includes the location information in the generated XML. * @param properties If "true", includes the thread context map in the generated XML. * @param complete If "true", includes the XML header and footer, defaults to "false". * @param compact If "true", does not use end-of-lines and indentation, defaults to "false". * @param charset The character set to use, if {@code null}, uses "UTF-8". * @param includeStacktrace * If "true", includes the stacktrace of any Throwable in the generated XML, defaults to "true". * @return An XML Layout. * * @deprecated Use {@link #newBuilder()} instead */
@Deprecated public static XmlLayout createLayout( final boolean locationInfo, final boolean properties, final boolean complete, final boolean compact, final Charset charset, final boolean includeStacktrace) { return new XmlLayout(null, locationInfo, properties, complete, compact, charset, includeStacktrace, false, false, null); } @PluginBuilderFactory public static <B extends Builder<B>> B newBuilder() { return new Builder<B>().asBuilder(); }
Creates an XML Layout using the default settings.
Returns:an XML Layout.
/** * Creates an XML Layout using the default settings. * * @return an XML Layout. */
public static XmlLayout createDefaultLayout() { return new XmlLayout(null, false, false, false, false, StandardCharsets.UTF_8, true, false, false, null); } }