How do I set the logging level for HikariCP?

Question

Currently, HikariCP is logging at level INFO and I want to set it to SEVERE. When I try to set the level on the parent logger (the only reference to logging I can find) it throws the error:

dataSource.getParentLogger().setLevel( Level.SEVERE );

The error:

Caused by: java.sql.SQLFeatureNotSupportedException
    at com.zaxxer.hikari.HikariDataSource.getParentLogger(HikariDataSource.java:176)

How do I properly set the logging level?

Answer 1

HikariCP uses slf4j under the hood. You will have to set the log level on your actual logger implementation (logback, log4j, JUL, ...).

Also, slf4j provides a very simple logger implementation slf4j-simple. Just add the dependency to your pom

<dependency>
    <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
    <artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
    <version>1.7.5</version>
</dependency>

You can then configure it using system properties, e.g.

java -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.log.com.zaxxer.hikari=error ...