Apache Log4j 2 is an upgrade to Log4j that provides significant improvements over its predecessor, Log4j 1.x, and provides many of the improvements available in Logback while fixing some inherent problems in Logback's architecture.

Information

• Ticket MAGNOLIA-6794
• Spring framework implementation 
• Changes http://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/changes-report.html#a2.7
  • Latest version: 2.7 - 2016-10-02
• Frequently Asked Questions - https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.0/faq.html
• Migrating from Log4j 1.x - http://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/manual/migration.html
• Dependencies
  • Using Log4j in your Apache Maven build - http://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/maven-artifacts.html 
  • Log4j Runtime Dependencies -  https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.0/runtime-dependencies.html
  • Log4j 1.2 bridge - http://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/log4j-1.2-api/
• Configuration
  • Programmatic Configuration http://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/manual/customconfig.html
• Plugins - http://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/manual/plugins.html

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