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How to enable pretty logging of SOAP messages in JBoss 7

I have enabled SOAP logging by adding following in standalone.xml as described in Jboss Advanced User Guide: 

<system-properties>
  <property name="org.apache.cxf.logging.enabled" value="true"/>
</system-properties>

This configuration does not pretty print XML messages. I am sure that CXF supports pretty printing since there is a AbstractLoggingInterceptor.setPrettyLogging() method in the library.

How can I enable pretty printing of SOAP requests and responses in JBoss 7.

Solution

  • Using org.apache.cxf.logging.enabled property is the right way, it accepts value "pretty" for nicely formatted xml output

    <system-properties>
  <property name="org.apache.cxf.logging.enabled" value="pretty"/>
</system-properties>

    For details see https://github.com/apache/cxf/blob/master/core/src/main/java/org/apache/cxf/bus/extension/ExtensionManagerBus.java#L68-L72