log4J.properties

log4j is used for logging in the automation

log4j is used for logging the information to log files

Five main type of log statements

1)trace

2)debug

3)info

4)error

5)fatal

log.error -->Conditions like element not found or not clicked

log.debug/log.info -->On Selenium WebDriver actions like click(), sendKeys()

log.info -->On Successful actions like page load, other verifications 

log4j.xml file content

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<Configuration>

    <Properties>

        <Property name="basePath">./logs</Property>

    </Properties>

    <Appenders>

        <RollingFile name="File" fileName="${basePath}/app.log" filePattern="${basePath}/app-%d{yyyy-MM-dd-HHmmss}.log">

            <PatternLayout pattern="%d{HH:mm:ss.SSS} %-5level %c{2} -%msg%n"/>

            <Policies>

                <TimeBasedTriggeringPolicy interval="1" modulate="true"/>

                <SizeBasedTriggeringPolicy size="100 KB"/>

            </Policies>

        </RollingFile>

        <Console name="Console">

            <PatternLayout pattern="%d{HH:mm:ss.SSS} %-5level %c{1} -%msg%n"/>

        </Console>

    </Appenders>

    <Loggers>

        <Root level="trace">

            <AppenderRef ref="File"/>

        </Root>

        <!--<Logger name="com.hybridframework.overview" level="info" additivity="false">

            <AppenderRef ref="File"/>

        </Logger>-->

    </Loggers>

</Configuration>

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log4j.properties

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#Define root logger options

log4j.rootLogger=DEBUG, file, console

#Define rolling file appender

log4j.appender.file=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender

log4j.appender.file.File=selenium.log

log4j.appender.file.Append=false

log4j.appender.file.ImmediateFlush=true

log4j.appender.file.MaxFileSize=10MB

log4j.appender.file.MaxBackupIndex=1

log4j.appender.file.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout

log4j.appender.file.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} %-5p %c{1}:%L - %m%n

#Define console appender

log4j.appender.console=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender

#logrj.appender.console.Target=System.out

log4j.appender.console.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout

log4j.appender.console.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} %-5p %c{1}:%L - %m%n

#application logs

log4j.logger.devpinoyLogger=DEBUG,dest1

log4j.appender.dest1=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender

log4j.appender.dest1.maxFileSize=5000KB

log4j.appender.dest1.maxBackupIndex=3

log4j.appender.dest1.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout

log4j.appender.dest1.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} %-5p %c{1}:%L - %m%n

log4j.appender.dest1.File=application.log

log4j.appender.dest1.Append=false