[FIXED] How to intercept SLF4J (with logback) logging via a JUnit test?

Issue

Is it possible to somehow intercept the logging (SLF4J + logback) and get an InputStream (or something else that is readable) via a JUnit test case...?

Solution

You can create a custom appender

public class TestAppender extends AppenderBase<LoggingEvent> {
    static List<LoggingEvent> events = new ArrayList<>();
    
    @Override
    protected void append(LoggingEvent e) {
        events.add(e);
    }
}

and configure logback-test.xml to use it. Now we can check logging events from our test:

@Test
public void test() {
    ...
    Assert.assertEquals(1, TestAppender.events.size());
    ...
}

NOTE: Use ILoggingEvent if you do not get any output - see the comment section for the reasoning.

Answered By - Evgeniy Dorofeev
Answer Checked By - Marie Seifert (JavaFixing Admin)