log4j: abbreviate/shorten package names

Question

How would i abbreviate/shorten package names in log generated using log4j. i.e. instead of com.longpackage.anotherpackage.lastpackage.MyClass i want c.l.a.l.M

Answer 1

Artifactory uses Logback:

Projects known to rely on logback:

• [...]

• Artifactory

which has this nice feature called Conversion Word:

|Conversion specifier | Logger name                | Result                    |
|---------------------|:--------------------------:| -------------------------:|
|%logger              | mainPackage.sub.sample.Bar | mainPackage.sub.sample.Bar|
|%logger{0}           | mainPackage.sub.sample.Bar | Bar                       |
|%logger{5}           | mainPackage.sub.sample.Bar | m.s.s.Bar                 |
|%logger{10}          | mainPackage.sub.sample.Bar | m.s.s.Bar                 |
|%logger{15}          | mainPackage.sub.sample.Bar | m.s.sample.Bar            |
|%logger{16}          | mainPackage.sub.sample.Bar | m.sub.sample.Bar          |
|%logger{26}          | mainPackage.sub.sample.Bar | mainPackage.sub.sample.Bar|

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