This project provides Log4j2 Plugin capable of rotating logs at the end of given time period (hour, day, etc).

See an exemplary log4j2.xml (src/main/resources/log4j2.xml) for how the plugin is used.

How it works:

1. FTimeBasedTriggeringPolicy is a copy-paste TimeBasedTriggeringPolicy policy that exposes RollingFileManager instance as well as checkRollover method
2. FTimeBasedTriggeringPolicy allows 0-length files to be rotated
3. FTimeBasedTriggeringPolicy instance registers itself in the LogRotateThread during initialization
4. Every few minutes LogRotateThread queries FTimeBasedTriggeringPolicy.checkRollover method which if needed will trigger log rotation

How-to:

1. Register FTimeBasedTriggeringPolicy in the tag
2. Start LogRotateThread
3. If using Routing, make sure to "pre-initialize" log appenders by calling LogRotateThread.initializeAppenders method

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0
http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0