[LOG4J2-1706] TimeFilter should be usable as global filter or logger filter

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.7
• Fix Version/s: 2.8
• Component/s: Filters
• Assignee: Remko Popma
• Reporter: Remko Popma
• Created: 13/Nov/16 13:07
• Updated: 13/Nov/16 13:36
• Resolved: 13/Nov/16 13:36

Description

With the current implementation, TimeFilter will always return NEUTRAL unless configured on an Appender or an AppenderRef.

This ticket proposes to allow TimeFilter to be used as a global filter or as a logger filter.

When a LogEvent is not available, TimeFilter will filter on the current time, obtained from the log4j Clock (the system time by default).