[LOG4NET-83] Allow flushing into file every X milliseconds

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Open
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 1.2.10
• Fix Version/s: 1.2/2.0 Maintenance Release
• Component/s: Appenders
• Environment: All
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Tal G
• Created: 25/Jul/06 07:10
• Updated: 04/Apr/20 22:30

Description

In FileAppender you can specify either immediate flush on every message or not flushing at all.
Immediate flushing reduces performance in 10% - 20%, but when flushing is skipped, then it is likely that the last few log events will not be recorded on disk when the application exits.

I suggest adding a parameter that flushes to file every X millisecond. In this case you will gain most of the 10%-20% performance, and you will minimize the lost of logs when the application exits.