[LOG4J2-2639] Allow log event to be created using the builder pattern.

• Type: Task
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 3.0.0
• Fix Version/s: 2.13.0
• Component/s: API
• Assignee: Ralph Goers
• Reporter: Ralph Goers
• Created: 22/Jun/19 06:19
• Updated: 13/Aug/19 15:26
• Resolved: 13/Aug/19 15:25

Description

In some cases it would be convenient to create log events using a builder pattern. One advantage of this approach is that it would allow the location information to be more easily provided.

Issue Links

• is duplicated by: LOG4J2-522 Split Logger interface in two with named level methods (info, warn, ...) in the subinterface.
• is related to: LOG4J2-2360 Expose StackTraceElement to public API
• is related to: LOG4J2-1449 Injectable location info
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #284