Apache Log4j Core Implementation provides the functional components of the logging system. Users are free to create their own plugins and include them in the logging configuration. Apache Log4j Core is a required module to use Apache Log4j.

Bytecode (Java 8) for Apache Log4j Core Implementation is provided in a separate JAR file like log4j-core-2.14.1.jar.

Source Code files for Apache Log4j API are provided in both binary packge like apache-log4j-2.14.1-bin.zip and source package like apache-log4j-2.14.1-src.zip. You can download them at Apache Log4j Website.

You can also browse Source Code files for Apache Log4j Core Implementation 2.14.1 below.

⏎ org/apache/logging/log4j/core/config/plugins/PluginFactory.java

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package org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins;

import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

/**
 * Identifies a Method as the factory to create the plugin. This annotation should only be used on a {@code static}
 * method, and its parameters should be annotated with the appropriate Plugin annotations.
 * <p>
 * There can only be one factory method per class.
 * </p>
 */
@Documented
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target(ElementType.METHOD)
public @interface PluginFactory {
    // empty
}

⏎ org/apache/logging/log4j/core/config/plugins/PluginFactory.java

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File name: log4j-core-2.14.1-sources.jar
File size: 1281358 bytes
Release date: 2021-03-06
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