junit - Logging level under maven surefire

Question

I'm unable to adjust java logging's logging level. I'm using maven surefire (mvn test), and trying to adjust from the default INFO to e.g. FINEST.

I have logging.properties file under src/test/resources/logging.properties

after compile, i see under target/test-classes, i see a logging.properties file with the intended config:

java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler.level=FINEST

javax.enterprise.system.container.ejb.level=FINE

...

however the console output from glassfish only have INFO / SEVERE level messages.

Where did I go wrong? or is this another pain in the butt thing with maven?

Answer 1

I tried setting java.util.logging.config.file in the MAVEN_OPTS environment variable, which does not work but finally got it working by putting that system property in the pom.xml (and of course creating an appropriate logging.properties in src/test/resources):

    <plugins>
      <plugin>
        <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
        <configuration>
           <systemProperties>
             <property> 
               <name>java.util.logging.config.file</name>
               <value>src/test/resources/logging.properties</value>
             </property>
           </systemProperties>
        </configuration>
      </plugin>
    </plugins>