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Poor Logging Practice: Multiple Loggers
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Abstract
It is a poor logging practice to use multiple loggers rather than logging levels in a single class.
Description
Good logging practice dictates the use of a single logger that supports different logging levels for each class.
Examples
The following code errantly declares multiple loggers.
public class MyClass { private final static Logger good = Logger.getLogger(MyClass.class); private final static Logger bad = Logger.getLogger(MyClass.class); private final static Logger ugly = Logger.getLogger(MyClass.class); ... }