Writing duplicate data when using Log4j in Jboss webservice

Question

I am using Log4j with Jboss EJB webservice. I am logging the application flow in the File.

This is the code I am using for logging

 FileAppender fileappender;

    File file = new File("jws_" + getCurrentDate("dd_MMM_yyyy") + ".log");

            Logger log = null;
    System.out.println(file.getAbsolutePath() );
    try
    {
        log = Logger.getLogger(ConnMan.class);
        fileappender = new FileAppender(new PatternLayout(),"f2cjws_" + getCurrentDate("dd_MMM_yyyy") + ".log");
        log.addAppender(fileappender);


                    if (!theLogLevel.equalsIgnoreCase("error"))
                    {
                        if ("yes".equalsIgnoreCase(getProperties().getProperty("log")))
                        {
                            log.debug(getCurrentDate("dd MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss 1")+" "+theError);
                        }
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        log.debug(getCurrentDate("dd MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss 1")+" "+theError);
                    }

    }
    catch (IOException e)
    {
        System.out.println("Logger failed due to "+e.getMessage());
    }
    catch(Exception e)
    {
        System.out.println("Logger failed due to "+e.getMessage());
    }

When I run the application, I am getting duplicate data in my file, i.e.., same data is written twice or thrice. The above code worked fine in webapplication deployed in tomcat.

So I feel I am missing something in related to JBoss.

This webservice now currently uses the log4j properties built in with the server. Can I know how to make it to use application's own properties file?

Please help me,

Thanks in advance,

Answer 1

You need to create your own log writer,

public final class LogWriter
{

    private static Logger appLogger = null;

    private static String className = LogWriter.class.getName() + ".";

    static
    {
        try
        {
            appLogger = Logger.getLogger("Demologer");
        }
        catch (Exception e)
        {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }

    public static void logDebug(String message)
    {
        appLogger.log(className, Level.DEBUG, LogWriter.getMessage(message), null);
    }


    public static void logInfo(String message)
    {
        appLogger.log(className, Level.INFO, LogWriter.getMessage(message), null);
    }

    public static void logError(String message)
    {
        appLogger.log(className, Level.ERROR, LogWriter.getMessage(message), null);
    }

    private static String getMessage(String message)
    {
        String retValue;

        Calendar cale = Calendar.getInstance();
        Date now = cale.getTime();

        //retValue=now.getDate()+"/"+(now.getMonth()+1)+"/"+(now.getYear()+1900)+"  "+now.getHours()+":"+now.getMinutes()+":"+now.getSeconds();
        retValue = now + "\n";

        now = null;
        cale = null;

        return retValue + message;
    }
}

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You can use this one as you need.