Cannot format log messages in play framework scala - scala

Question

I cannot get log messages formatted correctly in play 2.2.1 scala.
I am using the standard application-logger.xml file in the conf directory, as described here: http://www.playframework.com/documentation/2.2.1/SettingsLogger
I also have commented out all logging specific settings in application.conf.
Yet, when trying to log something with this code from within one of my controllers:
import play.api.Logger
...
play.api.Logger.info("hello")
my logs in logs/application.log look like this:
2014-01-09 19:06:25,536 - [INFO] - from application in play-akka.actor.default-dispatcher-5
hello
So, apparently the formatting is ignored for my "hello" log entry.
I would have expected somthing like this:
2014-01-09 19:06:25,536 - [INFO] - from application in play-akka.actor.default-dispatcher-5
2014-01-09 19:06:25,536 - [INFO] - from application in play-akka.actor.default-dispatcher-5 hello
What am i missing?

Answer 1

If you're using the sample configuration from the documentation then it seems to me that it's outputting exactly what the pattern specifies.
%date - [%level] - from %logger in %thread %n%message%n%xException%n
The first bit:
%date - [%level] - from %logger in %thread
> 2014-01-09 19:06:25,536 - [INFO] - from application in play-akka.actor.default-dispatcher-5
Followed by a new line:
%n
Followed by the message, exception, and another new line:
%message%n%xException%n
> hello
>
To get what you're expecting you would need to repeat that first bit of the pattern between the first %n and %message.
%date - [%level] - from %logger in %thread %n%date - [%level] - from %logger in %thread %message%n%xException%n