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

import java.nio.charset.Charset;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.Layout;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LogEvent;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.Configuration;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.DefaultConfiguration;
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.PluginAttribute;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.PluginBuilderAttribute;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.PluginBuilderFactory;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.PluginConfiguration;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.PluginElement;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.PluginFactory;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.pattern.LogEventPatternConverter;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.pattern.PatternFormatter;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.pattern.PatternParser;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.pattern.RegexReplacement;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.util.PropertiesUtil;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.util.Strings;

A flexible layout configurable with pattern string.

The goal of this class is to format a LogEvent and return the results. The format of the result depends on the conversion pattern.

The conversion pattern is closely related to the conversion pattern of the printf function in C. A conversion pattern is composed of literal text and format control expressions called conversion specifiers.

See the Log4j Manual for details on the supported pattern converters.

/** * A flexible layout configurable with pattern string. * <p> * The goal of this class is to {@link org.apache.logging.log4j.core.Layout#toByteArray format} a {@link LogEvent} and * return the results. The format of the result depends on the <em>conversion pattern</em>. * </p> * <p> * The conversion pattern is closely related to the conversion pattern of the printf function in C. A conversion pattern * is composed of literal text and format control expressions called <em>conversion specifiers</em>. * </p> * <p> * See the Log4j Manual for details on the supported pattern converters. * </p> */
@Plugin(name = "PatternLayout", category = Node.CATEGORY, elementType = Layout.ELEMENT_TYPE, printObject = true) public final class PatternLayout extends AbstractStringLayout {
Default pattern string for log output. Currently set to the string "%m%n" which just prints the application supplied message.
/** * Default pattern string for log output. Currently set to the string <b>"%m%n"</b> which just prints the * application supplied message. */
public static final String DEFAULT_CONVERSION_PATTERN = "%m%n";
A conversion pattern equivalent to the TTCCLayout. Current value is %r [%t] %p %c %notEmpty{%x }- %m%n.
/** * A conversion pattern equivalent to the TTCCLayout. Current value is <b>%r [%t] %p %c %notEmpty{%x }- %m%n</b>. */
public static final String TTCC_CONVERSION_PATTERN = "%r [%t] %p %c %notEmpty{%x }- %m%n";
A simple pattern. Current value is %d [%t] %p %c - %m%n.
/** * A simple pattern. Current value is <b>%d [%t] %p %c - %m%n</b>. */
public static final String SIMPLE_CONVERSION_PATTERN = "%d [%t] %p %c - %m%n";
Key to identify pattern converters.
/** Key to identify pattern converters. */
public static final String KEY = "Converter";
Conversion pattern.
/** * Conversion pattern. */
private final String conversionPattern; private final PatternSelector patternSelector; private final Serializer eventSerializer;
Constructs a PatternLayout using the supplied conversion pattern.
Params:
  • config – The Configuration.
  • replace – The regular expression to match.
  • eventPattern – conversion pattern.
  • patternSelector – The PatternSelector.
  • charset – The character set.
  • alwaysWriteExceptions – Whether or not exceptions should always be handled in this pattern (if true, exceptions will be written even if the pattern does not specify so).
  • disableAnsi – If "true", do not output ANSI escape codes
  • noConsoleNoAnsi – If "true" (default) and System.console() is null, do not output ANSI escape codes
  • headerPattern – header conversion pattern.
  • footerPattern – footer conversion pattern.
/** * Constructs a PatternLayout using the supplied conversion pattern. * * @param config The Configuration. * @param replace The regular expression to match. * @param eventPattern conversion pattern. * @param patternSelector The PatternSelector. * @param charset The character set. * @param alwaysWriteExceptions Whether or not exceptions should always be handled in this pattern (if {@code true}, * exceptions will be written even if the pattern does not specify so). * @param disableAnsi * If {@code "true"}, do not output ANSI escape codes * @param noConsoleNoAnsi * If {@code "true"} (default) and {@link System#console()} is null, do not output ANSI escape codes * @param headerPattern header conversion pattern. * @param footerPattern footer conversion pattern. */
private PatternLayout(final Configuration config, final RegexReplacement replace, final String eventPattern, final PatternSelector patternSelector, final Charset charset, final boolean alwaysWriteExceptions, final boolean disableAnsi, final boolean noConsoleNoAnsi, final String headerPattern, final String footerPattern) { super(config, charset, newSerializerBuilder() .setConfiguration(config) .setReplace(replace) .setPatternSelector(patternSelector) .setAlwaysWriteExceptions(alwaysWriteExceptions) .setDisableAnsi(disableAnsi) .setNoConsoleNoAnsi(noConsoleNoAnsi) .setPattern(headerPattern) .build(), newSerializerBuilder() .setConfiguration(config) .setReplace(replace) .setPatternSelector(patternSelector) .setAlwaysWriteExceptions(alwaysWriteExceptions) .setDisableAnsi(disableAnsi) .setNoConsoleNoAnsi(noConsoleNoAnsi) .setPattern(footerPattern) .build()); this.conversionPattern = eventPattern; this.patternSelector = patternSelector; this.eventSerializer = newSerializerBuilder() .setConfiguration(config) .setReplace(replace) .setPatternSelector(patternSelector) .setAlwaysWriteExceptions(alwaysWriteExceptions) .setDisableAnsi(disableAnsi) .setNoConsoleNoAnsi(noConsoleNoAnsi) .setPattern(eventPattern) .setDefaultPattern(DEFAULT_CONVERSION_PATTERN) .build(); } public static SerializerBuilder newSerializerBuilder() { return new SerializerBuilder(); }
Deprecated, use newSerializerBuilder() instead.
Params:
  • configuration –
  • replace –
  • pattern –
  • defaultPattern –
  • patternSelector –
  • alwaysWriteExceptions –
  • noConsoleNoAnsi –
Returns:a new Serializer.
Deprecated:Use newSerializerBuilder() instead.
/** * Deprecated, use {@link #newSerializerBuilder()} instead. * * @param configuration * @param replace * @param pattern * @param defaultPattern * @param patternSelector * @param alwaysWriteExceptions * @param noConsoleNoAnsi * @return a new Serializer. * @deprecated Use {@link #newSerializerBuilder()} instead. */
@Deprecated public static Serializer createSerializer(final Configuration configuration, final RegexReplacement replace, final String pattern, final String defaultPattern, final PatternSelector patternSelector, final boolean alwaysWriteExceptions, final boolean noConsoleNoAnsi) { final SerializerBuilder builder = newSerializerBuilder(); builder.setAlwaysWriteExceptions(alwaysWriteExceptions); builder.setConfiguration(configuration); builder.setDefaultPattern(defaultPattern); builder.setNoConsoleNoAnsi(noConsoleNoAnsi); builder.setPattern(pattern); builder.setPatternSelector(patternSelector); builder.setReplace(replace); return builder.build(); }
Gets the conversion pattern.
Returns:the conversion pattern.
/** * Gets the conversion pattern. * * @return the conversion pattern. */
public String getConversionPattern() { return conversionPattern; }
Gets this PatternLayout's content format. Specified by:
  • Key: "structured" Value: "false"
  • Key: "formatType" Value: "conversion" (format uses the keywords supported by OptionConverter)
  • Key: "format" Value: provided "conversionPattern" param
Returns:Map of content format keys supporting PatternLayout
/** * Gets this PatternLayout's content format. Specified by: * <ul> * <li>Key: "structured" Value: "false"</li> * <li>Key: "formatType" Value: "conversion" (format uses the keywords supported by OptionConverter)</li> * <li>Key: "format" Value: provided "conversionPattern" param</li> * </ul> * * @return Map of content format keys supporting PatternLayout */
@Override public Map<String, String> getContentFormat() { final Map<String, String> result = new HashMap<>(); result.put("structured", "false"); result.put("formatType", "conversion"); result.put("format", conversionPattern); return result; }
Formats a logging event to a writer.
Params:
  • event – logging event to be formatted.
Returns:The event formatted as a String.
/** * Formats a logging event to a writer. * * @param event logging event to be formatted. * @return The event formatted as a String. */
@Override public String toSerializable(final LogEvent event) { return eventSerializer.toSerializable(event); } @Override public void encode(final LogEvent event, final ByteBufferDestination destination) { if (!(eventSerializer instanceof Serializer2)) { super.encode(event, destination); return; } final StringBuilder text = toText((Serializer2) eventSerializer, event, getStringBuilder()); final Encoder<StringBuilder> encoder = getStringBuilderEncoder(); encoder.encode(text, destination); trimToMaxSize(text); }
Creates a text representation of the specified log event and writes it into the specified StringBuilder.

Implementations are free to return a new StringBuilder if they can detect in advance that the specified StringBuilder is too small.

/** * Creates a text representation of the specified log event * and writes it into the specified StringBuilder. * <p> * Implementations are free to return a new StringBuilder if they can * detect in advance that the specified StringBuilder is too small. */
private StringBuilder toText(final Serializer2 serializer, final LogEvent event, final StringBuilder destination) { return serializer.toSerializable(event, destination); }
Creates a PatternParser.
Params:
  • config – The Configuration.
Returns:The PatternParser.
/** * Creates a PatternParser. * @param config The Configuration. * @return The PatternParser. */
public static PatternParser createPatternParser(final Configuration config) { if (config == null) { return new PatternParser(config, KEY, LogEventPatternConverter.class); } PatternParser parser = config.getComponent(KEY); if (parser == null) { parser = new PatternParser(config, KEY, LogEventPatternConverter.class); config.addComponent(KEY, parser); parser = config.getComponent(KEY); } return parser; } @Override public String toString() { return patternSelector == null ? conversionPattern : patternSelector.toString(); }
Creates a pattern layout.
Params:
  • pattern – The pattern. If not specified, defaults to DEFAULT_CONVERSION_PATTERN.
  • patternSelector – Allows different patterns to be used based on some selection criteria.
  • config – The Configuration. Some Converters require access to the Interpolator.
  • replace – A Regex replacement String.
  • charset – The character set. The platform default is used if not specified.
  • alwaysWriteExceptions – If "true" (default) exceptions are always written even if the pattern contains no exception tokens.
  • noConsoleNoAnsi – If "true" (default is false) and System.console() is null, do not output ANSI escape codes
  • headerPattern – The footer to place at the top of the document, once.
  • footerPattern – The footer to place at the bottom of the document, once.
Returns:The PatternLayout.
Deprecated:Use newBuilder() instead. This will be private in a future version.
/** * Creates a pattern layout. * * @param pattern * The pattern. If not specified, defaults to DEFAULT_CONVERSION_PATTERN. * @param patternSelector * Allows different patterns to be used based on some selection criteria. * @param config * The Configuration. Some Converters require access to the Interpolator. * @param replace * A Regex replacement String. * @param charset * The character set. The platform default is used if not specified. * @param alwaysWriteExceptions * If {@code "true"} (default) exceptions are always written even if the pattern contains no exception tokens. * @param noConsoleNoAnsi * If {@code "true"} (default is false) and {@link System#console()} is null, do not output ANSI escape codes * @param headerPattern * The footer to place at the top of the document, once. * @param footerPattern * The footer to place at the bottom of the document, once. * @return The PatternLayout. * @deprecated Use {@link #newBuilder()} instead. This will be private in a future version. */
@PluginFactory @Deprecated public static PatternLayout createLayout( @PluginAttribute(value = "pattern", defaultString = DEFAULT_CONVERSION_PATTERN) final String pattern, @PluginElement("PatternSelector") final PatternSelector patternSelector, @PluginConfiguration final Configuration config, @PluginElement("Replace") final RegexReplacement replace, // LOG4J2-783 use platform default by default, so do not specify defaultString for charset @PluginAttribute(value = "charset") final Charset charset, @PluginAttribute(value = "alwaysWriteExceptions", defaultBoolean = true) final boolean alwaysWriteExceptions, @PluginAttribute(value = "noConsoleNoAnsi") final boolean noConsoleNoAnsi, @PluginAttribute("header") final String headerPattern, @PluginAttribute("footer") final String footerPattern) { return newBuilder() .withPattern(pattern) .withPatternSelector(patternSelector) .withConfiguration(config) .withRegexReplacement(replace) .withCharset(charset) .withAlwaysWriteExceptions(alwaysWriteExceptions) .withNoConsoleNoAnsi(noConsoleNoAnsi) .withHeader(headerPattern) .withFooter(footerPattern) .build(); } private static class PatternSerializer implements Serializer, Serializer2 { private final PatternFormatter[] formatters; private final RegexReplacement replace; private PatternSerializer(final PatternFormatter[] formatters, final RegexReplacement replace) { super(); this.formatters = formatters; this.replace = replace; } @Override public String toSerializable(final LogEvent event) { final StringBuilder sb = getStringBuilder(); try { return toSerializable(event, sb).toString(); } finally { trimToMaxSize(sb); } } @Override public StringBuilder toSerializable(final LogEvent event, final StringBuilder buffer) { final int len = formatters.length; for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) { formatters[i].format(event, buffer); } if (replace != null) { // creates temporary objects String str = buffer.toString(); str = replace.format(str); buffer.setLength(0); buffer.append(str); } return buffer; } @Override public String toString() { final StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder(); builder.append(super.toString()); builder.append("[formatters="); builder.append(Arrays.toString(formatters)); builder.append(", replace="); builder.append(replace); builder.append("]"); return builder.toString(); } } public static class SerializerBuilder implements org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util.Builder<Serializer> { private Configuration configuration; private RegexReplacement replace; private String pattern; private String defaultPattern; private PatternSelector patternSelector; private boolean alwaysWriteExceptions; private boolean disableAnsi; private boolean noConsoleNoAnsi; @Override public Serializer build() { if (Strings.isEmpty(pattern) && Strings.isEmpty(defaultPattern)) { return null; } if (patternSelector == null) { try { final PatternParser parser = createPatternParser(configuration); final List<PatternFormatter> list = parser.parse(pattern == null ? defaultPattern : pattern, alwaysWriteExceptions, disableAnsi, noConsoleNoAnsi); final PatternFormatter[] formatters = list.toArray(new PatternFormatter[0]); return new PatternSerializer(formatters, replace); } catch (final RuntimeException ex) { throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot parse pattern '" + pattern + "'", ex); } } return new PatternSelectorSerializer(patternSelector, replace); } public SerializerBuilder setConfiguration(final Configuration configuration) { this.configuration = configuration; return this; } public SerializerBuilder setReplace(final RegexReplacement replace) { this.replace = replace; return this; } public SerializerBuilder setPattern(final String pattern) { this.pattern = pattern; return this; } public SerializerBuilder setDefaultPattern(final String defaultPattern) { this.defaultPattern = defaultPattern; return this; } public SerializerBuilder setPatternSelector(final PatternSelector patternSelector) { this.patternSelector = patternSelector; return this; } public SerializerBuilder setAlwaysWriteExceptions(final boolean alwaysWriteExceptions) { this.alwaysWriteExceptions = alwaysWriteExceptions; return this; } public SerializerBuilder setDisableAnsi(final boolean disableAnsi) { this.disableAnsi = disableAnsi; return this; } public SerializerBuilder setNoConsoleNoAnsi(final boolean noConsoleNoAnsi) { this.noConsoleNoAnsi = noConsoleNoAnsi; return this; } } private static class PatternSelectorSerializer implements Serializer, Serializer2 { private final PatternSelector patternSelector; private final RegexReplacement replace; private PatternSelectorSerializer(final PatternSelector patternSelector, final RegexReplacement replace) { super(); this.patternSelector = patternSelector; this.replace = replace; } @Override public String toSerializable(final LogEvent event) { final StringBuilder sb = getStringBuilder(); try { return toSerializable(event, sb).toString(); } finally { trimToMaxSize(sb); } } @Override public StringBuilder toSerializable(final LogEvent event, final StringBuilder buffer) { final PatternFormatter[] formatters = patternSelector.getFormatters(event); final int len = formatters.length; for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) { formatters[i].format(event, buffer); } if (replace != null) { // creates temporary objects String str = buffer.toString(); str = replace.format(str); buffer.setLength(0); buffer.append(str); } return buffer; } @Override public String toString() { final StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder(); builder.append(super.toString()); builder.append("[patternSelector="); builder.append(patternSelector); builder.append(", replace="); builder.append(replace); builder.append("]"); return builder.toString(); } }
Creates a PatternLayout using the default options. These options include using UTF-8, the default conversion pattern, exceptions being written, and with ANSI escape codes.
See Also:
Returns:the PatternLayout.
/** * Creates a PatternLayout using the default options. These options include using UTF-8, the default conversion * pattern, exceptions being written, and with ANSI escape codes. * * @return the PatternLayout. * @see #DEFAULT_CONVERSION_PATTERN Default conversion pattern */
public static PatternLayout createDefaultLayout() { return newBuilder().build(); }
Creates a PatternLayout using the default options and the given configuration. These options include using UTF-8, the default conversion pattern, exceptions being written, and with ANSI escape codes.
Params:
  • configuration – The Configuration.
See Also:
Returns:the PatternLayout.
/** * Creates a PatternLayout using the default options and the given configuration. These options include using UTF-8, * the default conversion pattern, exceptions being written, and with ANSI escape codes. * * @param configuration The Configuration. * * @return the PatternLayout. * @see #DEFAULT_CONVERSION_PATTERN Default conversion pattern */
public static PatternLayout createDefaultLayout(final Configuration configuration) { return newBuilder().withConfiguration(configuration).build(); }
Creates a builder for a custom PatternLayout.
Returns:a PatternLayout builder.
/** * Creates a builder for a custom PatternLayout. * * @return a PatternLayout builder. */
@PluginBuilderFactory public static Builder newBuilder() { return new Builder(); }
Custom PatternLayout builder. Use the builder factory method to create this.
/** * Custom PatternLayout builder. Use the {@link PatternLayout#newBuilder() builder factory method} to create this. */
public static class Builder implements org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util.Builder<PatternLayout> { @PluginBuilderAttribute private String pattern = PatternLayout.DEFAULT_CONVERSION_PATTERN; @PluginElement("PatternSelector") private PatternSelector patternSelector; @PluginConfiguration private Configuration configuration; @PluginElement("Replace") private RegexReplacement regexReplacement; // LOG4J2-783 use platform default by default @PluginBuilderAttribute private Charset charset = Charset.defaultCharset(); @PluginBuilderAttribute private boolean alwaysWriteExceptions = true; @PluginBuilderAttribute private boolean disableAnsi = !useAnsiEscapeCodes(); @PluginBuilderAttribute private boolean noConsoleNoAnsi; @PluginBuilderAttribute private String header; @PluginBuilderAttribute private String footer; private Builder() { } private boolean useAnsiEscapeCodes() { final PropertiesUtil propertiesUtil = PropertiesUtil.getProperties(); final boolean isPlatformSupportsAnsi = !propertiesUtil.isOsWindows(); final boolean isJansiRequested = !propertiesUtil.getBooleanProperty("log4j.skipJansi", true); return isPlatformSupportsAnsi || isJansiRequested; }
Params:
  • pattern – The pattern. If not specified, defaults to DEFAULT_CONVERSION_PATTERN.
/** * @param pattern * The pattern. If not specified, defaults to DEFAULT_CONVERSION_PATTERN. */
public Builder withPattern(final String pattern) { this.pattern = pattern; return this; }
Params:
  • patternSelector – Allows different patterns to be used based on some selection criteria.
/** * @param patternSelector * Allows different patterns to be used based on some selection criteria. */
public Builder withPatternSelector(final PatternSelector patternSelector) { this.patternSelector = patternSelector; return this; }
Params:
  • configuration – The Configuration. Some Converters require access to the Interpolator.
/** * @param configuration * The Configuration. Some Converters require access to the Interpolator. */
public Builder withConfiguration(final Configuration configuration) { this.configuration = configuration; return this; }
Params:
  • regexReplacement – A Regex replacement
/** * @param regexReplacement * A Regex replacement */
public Builder withRegexReplacement(final RegexReplacement regexReplacement) { this.regexReplacement = regexReplacement; return this; }
Params:
  • charset – The character set. The platform default is used if not specified.
/** * @param charset * The character set. The platform default is used if not specified. */
public Builder withCharset(final Charset charset) { // LOG4J2-783 if null, use platform default by default if (charset != null) { this.charset = charset; } return this; }
Params:
  • alwaysWriteExceptions – If "true" (default) exceptions are always written even if the pattern contains no exception tokens.
/** * @param alwaysWriteExceptions * If {@code "true"} (default) exceptions are always written even if the pattern contains no exception tokens. */
public Builder withAlwaysWriteExceptions(final boolean alwaysWriteExceptions) { this.alwaysWriteExceptions = alwaysWriteExceptions; return this; }
Params:
  • disableAnsi – If "true" (default is value of system property `log4j.skipJansi`, or `true` if undefined), do not output ANSI escape codes
/** * @param disableAnsi * If {@code "true"} (default is value of system property `log4j.skipJansi`, or `true` if undefined), * do not output ANSI escape codes */
public Builder withDisableAnsi(final boolean disableAnsi) { this.disableAnsi = disableAnsi; return this; }
Params:
  • noConsoleNoAnsi – If "true" (default is false) and System.console() is null, do not output ANSI escape codes
/** * @param noConsoleNoAnsi * If {@code "true"} (default is false) and {@link System#console()} is null, do not output ANSI escape codes */
public Builder withNoConsoleNoAnsi(final boolean noConsoleNoAnsi) { this.noConsoleNoAnsi = noConsoleNoAnsi; return this; }
Params:
  • header – The footer to place at the top of the document, once.
/** * @param header * The footer to place at the top of the document, once. */
public Builder withHeader(final String header) { this.header = header; return this; }
Params:
  • footer – The footer to place at the bottom of the document, once.
/** * @param footer * The footer to place at the bottom of the document, once. */
public Builder withFooter(final String footer) { this.footer = footer; return this; } @Override public PatternLayout build() { // fall back to DefaultConfiguration if (configuration == null) { configuration = new DefaultConfiguration(); } return new PatternLayout(configuration, regexReplacement, pattern, patternSelector, charset, alwaysWriteExceptions, disableAnsi, noConsoleNoAnsi, header, footer); } } public Serializer getEventSerializer() { return eventSerializer; } }