[LOG4J2-1739] Add Builder to KafkaAppender and deprecate org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.mom.kafka.KafkaAppender.createAppender(Layout<? extends Serializable>, Filter, String, boolean, String, Property[], Configuration)

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.7
• Fix Version/s: 2.8
• Component/s: Appenders
• Assignee: Gary D. Gregory
• Reporter: Gary D. Gregory
• Created: 14/Dec/16 18:12
• Updated: 14/Dec/16 18:16
• Resolved: 14/Dec/16 18:16

Description

Add Builder to KafkaAppender and deprecate KafkaAppender.createAppender(Layout<? extends Serializable>, Filter, String, boolean, String, Property[], Configuration).

Issue Links

• is required by: LOG4J2-1733 Add SyncSend attribute to KafkaAppender (as in KafkaLog4jAppender)