How to set specific logging for tests in Play Framework 2 ?

Specifying a different logging configuration is very simple.

Play Framework 2's default logging is logback. To set specific logging configurations for tests follow the steps below:

1. Just create a logback configuration file (eg test-logger.xml):

<configuration>

 <conversionRule conversionWord="coloredLevel" converterClass="play.api.Logger$ColoredLevel" />

 <appender name="FILE" class="ch.qos.logback.core.FileAppender">
 <file>${application.home}/logs/application.log</file>
 <encoder>
 <pattern>%date - [%level] - from %logger in %thread %n%message%n%xException%n</pattern>
 </encoder>
 </appender>

 <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
 <encoder>
 <pattern>%coloredLevel %logger{15} - %message%n%xException{5}</pattern>
 </encoder>
 </appender>

 <logger name="play" level="INFO" />
 <logger name="application" level="DEBUG" />

 <!-- Off these ones as they are annoying, and anyway we manage configuration ourself -->
 <logger name="com.avaje.ebean.config.PropertyMapLoader" level="OFF" />
 <logger name="com.avaje.ebeaninternal.server.core.XmlConfigLoader" level="OFF" />
 <logger name="com.avaje.ebeaninternal.server.lib.BackgroundThread" level="OFF" />
 <logger name="com.gargoylesoftware.htmlunit.javascript" level="OFF" />

 <root level="ERROR">
 <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
 <appender-ref ref="FILE" />
 </root>

</configuration>

2. Go to root project folder, open

   build.sbt

   file and add:

   
   javaOptions in Test +="-Dlogger.resource=test-logger.xml"
   
   

   Now whenever you run your tests, the logging configuration written in

   test-logger.xml

   will be read.