CSSDK logging

1. Did you do a "make_toolkit" after updating/creating that log4j.xml?
2. What does your log4j.xml look like? Did you define your packages/appenders correctly?

Yes I ran the make_toolkit after I added/updated the log4j class.

The name of my java class is ironworks.xslt.XSLTCustomExtension

My log4j.xml looks as follows.

debug="true" threshold="debug">

For some reason this config file has not been read during make_toolkit.
I am not sure why ? As I said before this might be because this Java class is not a CGI or URL external task. Basically I wrote this class for preview/generate using XSLT.

But when you use just logger.error() or logger.warn() in my Java class without using my log4j.xml I am getting the messages in my servletd_out file.
So it looks like my log4j.xml is not being read and instead the system reads some other log4j.xml/log4j.properties file and in that file debug is disabled and warn and error are pointed to console.

But I am not able to find which log4j.xml/properties file is read during execution ?

Thanks & Regards,
Mohamed

Here is the log4 file attachment.

Thanks & Regards,
Mohamed

For customer_src toolkit, place it here and do a build: iw-home/local/config/lib/content_center/customer_src/etc/conf/customer/log4j.xml When you run make_toolkit, it will place the log4j.xml in the correct location under the content_center webapp.

What is the iw-home directory on your server? Is it at: /opt/iw-home?

Also, do you have /opt/iw-home/tmp directory on your server?

Also immediately after doing a make_toolkit, do you see your custom log file (probably 0 byte / empty file) under that tmp directory?

1) iwhome directory is /opt/iw-home
2) Yes. there is a directory /opt/iw-home/tmp
3) Yes. running make_toolkit creates zero byte file

After that bebug logs are not written to this file. That is the issue.

Thanks & Regards,
Mohamed

Your log4j.xml looks fine from what I can tell.

Lets go back to basics: how are you logging in Java class(es)?

Hi Mohamed,

Are you using xalan to generate output.could you please share the code

We are using XSLT pt for our templates.TS version is 6.7.2 SP1.
We are currently using urlgenerate , but this opens up a browser window so thinking of using xalan.could you please share the code.
We tried to use xalan, but it is giving some error

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Hi Mohamed,

Are you using xalan to generate output.could you please share the code

We are using XSLT pt for our templates.TS version is 6.7.2 SP1.
We are currently using urlgenerate , but this opens up a browser window so thinking of using xalan.could you please share the code.
We tried to use xalan, but it is giving some error

what error are you getting?

this is how you use xalan:
XalanTransform DCR XSLPT OutFileName

make sure you specify full path to your files.

Hi Chris,

I used the xalan command as you suggested.see the attached file.
In my XSLT pt, i m calling a java method to check whether it is a preview or generate command(isPreviewMode method).This method is a static method,does not need any parameter.
When I commenet the line to call java method, the xalan command works fine.
The XSLT works fine when i click on preview or generate through UI.
But the xalan process is failing because of a call to this method.Any idea how this can be resolved.

Hello Patel,
I am using the normal log4j API. The following is the statement which I am using to get the Logger object.

Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(StatusInvoker.class.getName());

The real problem is that my log4j.xml has not been read and instead some other log4j.xml is read during the execution of my program.

As I said earlier running make_toolkit creates the zero byte file. But during execution nothing is written to the file appender I specified in my log4j.xml.

So this means that my log4j.xml config setting has been overridden by some other log4j.xml.

I think that disecting the build.xml may reveal some idea.

Thanks & Regards,
Mohamed

Hello Garima,
Can you tell me what logic you are using to identify the preview vs generate page ? Also can you give me the xsl snippet which invokes the extension function ?

Thanks & Regards,
Mohamed

Hello Patel,
I am using the normal log4j API. The following is the statement which I am using to get the Logger object.

Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(StatusInvoker.class.getName());

The real problem is that my log4j.xml has not been read and instead some other log4j.xml is read during the execution of my program.

As I said earlier running make_toolkit creates the zero byte file. But during execution nothing is written to the file appender I specified in my log4j.xml.

So this means that my log4j.xml config setting has been overridden by some other log4j.xml.

I think that disecting the build.xml may reveal some idea.

Thanks & Regards,
Mohamed

I've never had a problem in configuring log4j.xml file. If you are familiar with it then it is pretty straight forward. If the zero-byte log file is created then that is a good start. Perhaps something is missing/invalid in your log4j.xml? Perhaps you have same package defined in multiple locations that is giving you unexpected behavior?

Hello Garima,
Can you tell me what logic you are using to identify the preview vs generate page ? Also can you give me the xsl snippet which invokes the extension function ?

Thanks & Regards,
Mohamed

hi,
Chk the example templates that comes with Teamsite,it contains an example of how to call java from XSLT PT,the sample java is present in customer_sample_src.the java file should be kept in customer_src.
In your java method
you need to write XSLTExtensionContext.getContext().getPreview()

This will return a boolean value.