[LOG4J2-3044] Add RepeatPatternConverter

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Implemented
• Affects Version/s: 2.14.1
• Fix Version/s: 2.15.0
• Component/s: Pattern Converters
• Assignee: Ralph Goers
• Reporter: Ralph Goers
• Created: 15/Mar/21 16:13
• Updated: 21/Mar/21 23:06
• Resolved: 15/Mar/21 19:29

Description

It is frequently desirable to add strings of repeating characters to a logging event to highlight it when viewing the log. To do this currently you have to manually type in the characters into the pattern which can make the pattern fairly long. This will add a pattern converter that can be specified as R{#}

{10}

, which is considerably easier for the user than having to include ########## especially if it appears twice in the message.