[HADOOP-7705] Add a log4j back end that can push out JSON data, one per line

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.23.0, 0.24.0
• Fix Version/s: 0.23.0, 0.24.0
• Component/s: util
• Target Version/s: 0.24.0
• Assignee: Steve Loughran
• Reporter: Steve Loughran
• Created: 30/Sep/11 14:59
• Updated: 02/Aug/12 18:12
• Resolved: 14/Oct/11 10:54

Description

If we had a back end for Log4j that pushed out log events in single line JSON content, we'd have something that is fairly straightforward to machine parse. If: it may be harder to do than expected. Once working HADOOP-6244 could use it.