scala - Play Framework: Logging time -

i've been using play framework many things, haven't come across in defining logging templates add timestamp log. services handle many requests/akka messages per minute, renders logging useless. example, use play logger bit this;

logger.error("could not fulfil request", someexception) 

which how documentation goes. documentation specify, possible define own logging headers like;

val exceptionlogger = logger("exception") // , exceptionlogger.error("while handling some/request", someexception) 

the log entries resulting above don't contain timestamp of sort;

[error] exception - while handling some/request ... 

there's no mention of time whatsoever. now, workaround (not prettiest) like;

def exceptionlogger = {     val dt = new datetime     logger(s"$dt exception") } 

which job, i'm not convinced. there better way format play's default logging behaviour?

play uses logback, can configure log format in conf/logback.xml.

the logs in log/application.log have date stamp default stdout not. add %date pattern in stdout appender.

  <appender name="stdout" class="ch.qos.logback.core.consoleappender">     <encoder>       <pattern>%date %coloredlevel %logger{15} - %message%n%xexception{10}</pattern>     </encoder>   </appender>