jLo is a logging framework written in Java. It has some uniqiue features compared to other existing frameworks. List of features:

• supports multiple log configurations
• offers loggers, channels, filters and pipes
• uses either a direct or asynchronous log processor (handle the logging in a separate thread
• compataible to commons-logging
• auto reload of the configuration if the file has changed
• simple XML structure to configure jLo
• supports filters to limit the output
• supprts the use of variables in the configuration
• supports the use of environment variables or java system properties
• comes with mock objects for handler and formatter to be integrated into JUnit testcases for example
• all testcases are included in the source distribution

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