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How to Configure a Human-Readable Logging Format with Logback and Descriptive Logger

How to Configure a Human-Readable Logging Format with Logback and Descriptive Logger

In a previous Tip, I proposed to use a human-readable logging format so that we can quickly scan a log to find the information we need.

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Testing a Spring Boot REST API against a Consumer-Driven Contract with Pact

Testing a Spring Boot REST API against a Consumer-Driven Contract with Pact

Consumer-driven contract tests are a technique to test integration points between API providers and API consumers without the hassle of end-to-end tests (read it up in a recent blog post).

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Creating a Consumer-Driven Contract with Feign and Pact

Creating a Consumer-Driven Contract with Feign and Pact

Consumer-driven contract tests are a technique to test integration points between API providers and API consumers without the hassle of end-to-end tests (read it up in a recent blog post).

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Tip: Provide Contextual Information in Log Messages

Tip: Provide Contextual Information in Log Messages

Have you ever had a situation where you stared at en error message in a log and wondered “how the hell is this supposed to help me?

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Tip: Use a Human-Readable Logging Format

Tip: Use a Human-Readable Logging Format

Application logs are all about finding the right information in the least amount of time. Automated log servers may help us in finding and filtering log messages.

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Tip: Use Logging Levels Consistently

Tip: Use Logging Levels Consistently

When searching for a bug, or just trying to get a feel for an application, it helps a lot if we know which information we can expect to find in the logs.

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