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Logback

A successor to log4j 1.x, built on a generic architecture with three modules: logback-core

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Logback is intended as a successor to the popular log4j project, picking up where log4j 1.x leaves off. Its architecture is quite generic so as to apply under different circumstances. At present time, logback is divided into three modules: logback-core, logback-classic and logback-access. The logback-core module lays the groundwork for the other two modules. The logback-classic module can be assimilated to a significantly improved version of log4j 1.x. Moreover, logback-classic natively implements the SLF4J API so that you can readily switch back and forth between logback and other logging frameworks such as log4j 1.x or java.util.logging (JUL). The logback-access module integrates with Servlet containers, such as Tomcat and Jetty, to provide HTTP-access log functionality. Note that you could easily build your own module on top of logback-core.

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