Allowed all logging to be viewed by the interface.

It is just much easier this way.

addonInter/build.gradle

@@ -62,4 +62,10 @@ artifacts {
         builtBy installDist
     }
     install(distTar)
-}
+}
+
+processResources {
+    filesMatching("**/log4j2.xml") {
+        expand(rootProject.properties)
+    }
+}

addonInter/src/main/java/edu/regis/universeplayer/QueueAppender.java

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package edu.regis.universeplayer.addon;
+package edu.regis.universeplayer;
 
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.*;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.AbstractAppender;
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.PluginBuilderFactory;
 import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.List;
-import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 /**
  * This appender will store all messages sent to it, for the interface link to
@@ -18,25 +17,25 @@ import java.util.stream.Collectors;
  * @author William Hubbard
  */
 @Plugin(
-        name = "Socket",
+        name = "Queue",
         category = Core.CATEGORY_NAME,
         elementType = Appender.ELEMENT_TYPE)
-public class SocketAppender extends AbstractAppender
+public class QueueAppender extends AbstractAppender
 {
     private static final LinkedList<LogEvent> events = new LinkedList<>();
 
     /**
-     * Builds FileAppender instances.
+     * Builds QueueAppender instances.
      *
      * @param <B> The type to build
      */
     public static class Builder<B extends Builder<B>> extends AbstractAppender.Builder<B>
-            implements org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util.Builder<SocketAppender>
+            implements org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util.Builder<QueueAppender>
     {
         @Override
-        public SocketAppender build()
+        public QueueAppender build()
         {
-            return new SocketAppender(getName(), getFilter(), getOrCreateLayout(), isIgnoreExceptions(), getPropertyArray());
+            return new QueueAppender(getName(), getFilter(), getOrCreateLayout(), isIgnoreExceptions(), getPropertyArray());
         }
     }
 
@@ -46,8 +45,8 @@ public class SocketAppender extends AbstractAppender
         return new Builder<B>().asBuilder();
     }
 
-    public SocketAppender(final String name, final Filter filter, final Layout<? extends Serializable> layout,
-                          final boolean ignoreExceptions, final Property[] properties)
+    public QueueAppender(final String name, final Filter filter, final Layout<? extends Serializable> layout,
+                         final boolean ignoreExceptions, final Property[] properties)
     {
         super(name, filter, layout, ignoreExceptions, properties);
     }

addonInter/src/main/java/edu/regis/universeplayer/addon/Main.java

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 package edu.regis.universeplayer.addon;
 
+import edu.regis.universeplayer.QueueAppender;
 import edu.regis.universeplayer.browserCommands.BrowserConstants;
 import edu.regis.universeplayer.browserCommands.MessageHandler;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LogEvent;
@@ -57,10 +58,10 @@ public class Main
                         /*
                          * Make sure that it is active.
                          */
-                        if (SocketAppender.hasLogs())
+                        if (QueueAppender.hasLogs())
                         {
                             lastPing = System.currentTimeMillis();
-                            for (LogEvent event : SocketAppender.retrieveLogEvents())
+                            for (LogEvent event : QueueAppender.retrieveLogEvents())
                             {
                                 this.sendUpdate(event);
                             }

addonInter/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml

@@ -2,16 +2,29 @@
 <!--
   ~ Copyright (c) 2021 William Hubbard. All Rights Reserved.
   -->
-<Configuration status="WARN">
+<Configuration packages="edu.regis.universeplayer" status="WARN">
     <Appenders>
         <Console name="Console" target="SYSTEM_ERR">
             <PatternLayout pattern="%d%c%L %-5level - %msg%n"/>
         </Console>
-        <File name="File" fileName="addonInter.log" append="false">
+        <RollingFile name="File" fileName="$LOG_DIR/addonInter.log"
+                     filePattern="$LOG_DIR/addonInter.%i.log.gz"
+                     ignoreExceptions="false">
             <PatternLayout>
-                <Pattern>%d{HH:mm:ss.SSS} - %c.%M(%F:%L) - %-5level - %msg%n</Pattern>
+                <Pattern>%d{HH:mm:ss.SSS} - %c.%M(%F:%L) - %-5level - %msg%n
+                </Pattern>
             </PatternLayout>
-        </File>
+            <Policies>
+                <OnStartupTriggeringPolicy/>
+            </Policies>
+            <DefaultRolloverStrategy max="5"/>
+        </RollingFile>
+        <Queue name="Queue"/>
+        <Async name="Async">
+            <AppenderRef ref="File"/>
+            <AppenderRef ref="Console"/>
+            <AppenderRef ref="Queue"/>
+        </Async>
     </Appenders>
     <Loggers>
         <Root level="debug">