I would recommend publishing com.github.sbabcock:logback-testng in Maven Central. See [1] Otherwise, an example logback.xml file with ReporterAppender would be useful. [1] http://central.sonatype.org/pages/ossrh-guide.html On 1/12/2017 19:06, Scott Babcock wrote:
Thanks for the reply. I've created a repository for the companion appender project at https://github.com/sbabcoc/logback-testng. I still need to create a README for this project, but it's in a usable state.
I'm a relative newcomer to open-source software development. Besides a README file, what other documentation should I include with this project? Also, should I produce official releases of the associated JAR file? If so, where can I find detailed descriptions of this process?
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I agree that with hindsight the inclusion of DBAppender in Logback might have been a mistake. If it were today, it probably would have not made the cut.
My offer to reference ReporterAppender from logback's web-site still stands.
On 1/12/2017 7:08, Scott Babcock wrote:
The set of appenders provided by the main Logback project includes implementations for nine vendor-specific database products. The target audience for each of these database appenders is significantly smaller than the target audience for the TestNG Reporter appender provided by this PR.
In a recent survey of dependency references in GitHub, the TestNG library comes in at #20 on the list of the top 100 most frequently used libraries. The only database flavor that comes close to this level of popularity is MySQL, which came in at #26. HSQL comes in at #54, and the remaining SQL flavors didn't make it onto the Top 100 list.
I can migrate the TestNG Reporter appender to a companion project without the need to duplicate core unit test classes, by adding a "test-jar" dependency to my Maven project. While this is functional, it's less than ideal, as it makes this appender more difficult for potential users to find.
Does any of these factors tip the balance in favor of incorporating this new appender into the main Logback project?
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Hi Scoot,
Thank you for posting your question on this list.
ReporterAppender is probably not useful enough for a wider audience. As such, I do not think it is advisable to incorporate it into logback proper.
Best regards,
-- Ceki
On 1/11/2017 21:29, Scott Babcock wrote:
Hi!
My PR #352 (https://github.com/qos-ch/logback/pull/352) was closed, <https://github.com/qos-ch/logback/pull/352>
Add appender for TestNG Reporter by sbabcoc · Pull Request #352 · qos-ch/logback <https://github.com/qos-ch/logback/pull/352> github.com This appender posts its output to the TestNG Reporter.
stating that it’s not generic enough. Given that TestNG is the most widely used Java testing framework in the world, how much more generic does a Logback logger need to be for it to be included in the mainline project?
The primary challenge with spinning this up as a separate project is that much of the basic building blocks for developing loggers and unit tests haven’t been defined or published in a form that facilitates extension and importation of these existing declarations. Consequently, it’s necessary to duplicate a significant volume of the implementation from the mainline project into the companion logger project. This is terribly inefficient and exposes the external project to the risk of breakage as revisions are applied to the mainline project that aren’t automatically picked up by the companion project.
Please advise.
Thanks!
= Scott Babcock =
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