Spring Boot Logging ในปี 2026: ล็อกแบบมีโครงสร้างสำหรับโปรดักชันด้วย Logback และ JSON

2026-03-27 10:15:32.456 INFO  [order-service,abc123] c.e.s.OrderService - Order created for user john@example.com, amount: 150.00€, items: 3

{
  "@timestamp": "2026-03-27T10:15:32.456Z",
  "level": "INFO",
  "logger": "com.example.service.OrderService",
  "message": "Order created",
  "service": "order-service",
  "traceId": "abc123",
  "userId": "john@example.com",
  "orderId": "ORD-789456",
  "amount": 150.00,
  "currency": "EUR",
  "itemCount": 3
}

# application.yml
# Native structured logging configuration for Spring Boot 3.4+
logging:
  structured:
    # Output format: ecs (Elastic), logstash, gelf
    format:
      console: ecs
      file: ecs
  file:
    name: /var/log/app/application.log
  level:
    root: INFO
    com.example: DEBUG

# application.yml
# Custom fields in structured logs
logging:
  structured:
    format:
      console: ecs
    ecs:
      # Service information added to every log
      service:
        name: ${spring.application.name}
        version: ${app.version:1.0.0}
        environment: ${spring.profiles.active:default}
        node-name: ${HOSTNAME:unknown}

// Programmatic configuration for additional fields
package com.example.logging.config;

import org.springframework.boot.logging.structured.StructuredLogFormatterCustomizer;
import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;

@Configuration
public class LoggingConfig {

    @Bean
    StructuredLogFormatterCustomizer<EcsStructuredLogFormatter> ecsCustomizer() {
        return formatter -> formatter
            // Adds static fields to all logs
            .addStaticField("team", "backend")
            .addStaticField("region", System.getenv("AWS_REGION"))
            // Customizes exception formatting
            .setIncludeStacktrace(true)
            .setStacktraceMaxLength(5000);
    }
}

<!-- pom.xml -->
<!-- Dependency for JSON logging with Logback -->
<dependency>
    <groupId>net.logstash.logback</groupId>
    <artifactId>logstash-logback-encoder</artifactId>
    <version>7.4</version>
</dependency>

<!-- src/main/resources/logback-spring.xml -->
<!-- Logback configuration for structured JSON logs -->
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<configuration>
    <!-- Spring Boot properties -->
    <springProperty scope="context" name="appName" source="spring.application.name" defaultValue="app"/>
    <springProperty scope="context" name="appVersion" source="app.version" defaultValue="1.0.0"/>

    <!-- JSON console appender for production -->
    <appender name="JSON_CONSOLE" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
        <encoder class="net.logstash.logback.encoder.LogstashEncoder">
            <!-- Custom fields added to every log -->
            <customFields>{"service":"${appName}","version":"${appVersion}"}</customFields>
            <!-- Includes MDC (tracing context) -->
            <includeMdcKeyName>traceId</includeMdcKeyName>
            <includeMdcKeyName>spanId</includeMdcKeyName>
            <includeMdcKeyName>userId</includeMdcKeyName>
            <includeMdcKeyName>requestId</includeMdcKeyName>
            <!-- ISO8601 timestamp format -->
            <timestampPattern>yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSSZ</timestampPattern>
            <!-- Complete stack traces -->
            <throwableConverter class="net.logstash.logback.stacktrace.ShortenedThrowableConverter">
                <maxDepthPerThrowable>30</maxDepthPerThrowable>
                <maxLength>4096</maxLength>
                <shortenedClassNameLength>36</shortenedClassNameLength>
                <rootCauseFirst>true</rootCauseFirst>
            </throwableConverter>
        </encoder>
    </appender>

    <!-- Rolling JSON file appender -->
    <appender name="JSON_FILE" class="ch.qos.logback.core.rolling.RollingFileAppender">
        <file>/var/log/${appName}/application.json</file>
        <rollingPolicy class="ch.qos.logback.core.rolling.TimeBasedRollingPolicy">
            <fileNamePattern>/var/log/${appName}/application.%d{yyyy-MM-dd}.%i.json.gz</fileNamePattern>
            <maxHistory>30</maxHistory>
            <maxFileSize>100MB</maxFileSize>
            <totalSizeCap>3GB</totalSizeCap>
        </rollingPolicy>
        <encoder class="net.logstash.logback.encoder.LogstashEncoder">
            <customFields>{"service":"${appName}","version":"${appVersion}"}</customFields>
        </encoder>
    </appender>

    <!-- Text appender for development -->
    <appender name="TEXT_CONSOLE" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
        <encoder>
            <pattern>%d{HH:mm:ss.SSS} %highlight(%-5level) [%thread] %cyan(%logger{36}) - %msg%n</pattern>
        </encoder>
    </appender>

    <!-- Activation by Spring profile -->
    <springProfile name="prod,staging">
        <root level="INFO">
            <appender-ref ref="JSON_CONSOLE"/>
            <appender-ref ref="JSON_FILE"/>
        </root>
    </springProfile>

    <springProfile name="dev,local">
        <root level="DEBUG">
            <appender-ref ref="TEXT_CONSOLE"/>
        </root>
    </springProfile>
</configuration>

// Filter for automatic trace context injection
package com.example.logging.filter;

import jakarta.servlet.FilterChain;
import jakarta.servlet.ServletException;
import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
import org.slf4j.MDC;
import org.springframework.core.Ordered;
import org.springframework.core.annotation.Order;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
import org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.UUID;

@Component
@Order(Ordered.HIGHEST_PRECEDENCE)
public class TracingFilter extends OncePerRequestFilter {

    // Standard MDC keys for tracing
    private static final String TRACE_ID_KEY = "traceId";
    private static final String SPAN_ID_KEY = "spanId";
    private static final String REQUEST_ID_KEY = "requestId";
    private static final String USER_ID_KEY = "userId";

    @Override
    protected void doFilterInternal(
            HttpServletRequest request,
            HttpServletResponse response,
            FilterChain filterChain) throws ServletException, IOException {

        try {
            // Retrieve or generate trace identifiers
            String traceId = extractOrGenerate(request, "X-Trace-Id", TRACE_ID_KEY);
            String spanId = generateSpanId();
            String requestId = extractOrGenerate(request, "X-Request-Id", REQUEST_ID_KEY);
            String userId = request.getHeader("X-User-Id");

            // Inject into MDC to appear in all logs
            MDC.put(TRACE_ID_KEY, traceId);
            MDC.put(SPAN_ID_KEY, spanId);
            MDC.put(REQUEST_ID_KEY, requestId);
            if (userId != null) {
                MDC.put(USER_ID_KEY, userId);
            }

            // Propagate to responses for inter-service chaining
            response.setHeader("X-Trace-Id", traceId);
            response.setHeader("X-Request-Id", requestId);

            filterChain.doFilter(request, response);

        } finally {
            // Clean MDC after each request
            MDC.clear();
        }
    }

    private String extractOrGenerate(HttpServletRequest request, String header, String key) {
        String value = request.getHeader(header);
        return value != null ? value : UUID.randomUUID().toString().replace("-", "").substring(0, 16);
    }

    private String generateSpanId() {
        return UUID.randomUUID().toString().replace("-", "").substring(0, 8);
    }
}

// Business service with enriched contextual logging
package com.example.service;

import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
import org.slf4j.MDC;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;

@Service
public class OrderService {

    private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(OrderService.class);

    public Order createOrder(CreateOrderRequest request) {
        // Add business information to MDC context
        MDC.put("orderId", request.getOrderId());
        MDC.put("customerId", request.getCustomerId());

        try {
            log.info("Creating order with {} items", request.getItems().size());

            // Business logic...
            Order order = processOrder(request);

            log.info("Order created successfully, total: {} {}",
                order.getTotal(), order.getCurrency());

            return order;

        } catch (Exception e) {
            // Exception appears with full MDC context
            log.error("Failed to create order", e);
            throw e;
        } finally {
            // Clean business keys added
            MDC.remove("orderId");
            MDC.remove("customerId");
        }
    }
}

{
  "@timestamp": "2026-03-27T10:15:32.456Z",
  "level": "INFO",
  "logger": "com.example.service.OrderService",
  "message": "Order created successfully, total: 150.00 EUR",
  "traceId": "a1b2c3d4e5f67890",
  "spanId": "12345678",
  "requestId": "req-abc-123",
  "userId": "user-456",
  "orderId": "ORD-789",
  "customerId": "CUST-321"
}

<!-- logback-spring.xml -->
<!-- High-performance asynchronous appender configuration -->
<appender name="ASYNC_JSON" class="ch.qos.logback.classic.AsyncAppender">
    <!-- Pending log buffer size -->
    <queueSize>1024</queueSize>
    <!-- Never block the calling thread -->
    <neverBlock>true</neverBlock>
    <!-- Threshold before dropping DEBUG/TRACE logs -->
    <discardingThreshold>20</discardingThreshold>
    <!-- Include caller information (expensive) -->
    <includeCallerData>false</includeCallerData>
    <!-- Actual appender for writing -->
    <appender-ref ref="JSON_FILE"/>
</appender>

<springProfile name="prod">
    <root level="INFO">
        <appender-ref ref="ASYNC_JSON"/>
    </root>
</springProfile>

// Exposing Logback metrics via Micrometer
package com.example.logging.metrics;

import ch.qos.logback.classic.Logger;
import ch.qos.logback.classic.LoggerContext;
import ch.qos.logback.classic.spi.ILoggingEvent;
import ch.qos.logback.core.Appender;
import ch.qos.logback.classic.AsyncAppender;
import io.micrometer.core.instrument.Gauge;
import io.micrometer.core.instrument.MeterRegistry;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;

import jakarta.annotation.PostConstruct;
import java.util.Iterator;

@Component
public class LoggingMetrics {

    private final MeterRegistry registry;

    public LoggingMetrics(MeterRegistry registry) {
        this.registry = registry;
    }

    @PostConstruct
    void registerMetrics() {
        LoggerContext context = (LoggerContext) LoggerFactory.getILoggerFactory();
        Logger rootLogger = context.getLogger(Logger.ROOT_LOGGER_NAME);

        // Iterate through appenders to find AsyncAppenders
        Iterator<Appender<ILoggingEvent>> it = rootLogger.iteratorForAppenders();
        while (it.hasNext()) {
            Appender<ILoggingEvent> appender = it.next();
            if (appender instanceof AsyncAppender asyncAppender) {
                registerAsyncMetrics(asyncAppender);
            }
        }
    }

    private void registerAsyncMetrics(AsyncAppender appender) {
        String appenderName = appender.getName();

        // Current queue size
        Gauge.builder("logback.async.queue.size", appender, AsyncAppender::getQueueSize)
            .tag("appender", appenderName)
            .description("Current async appender queue size")
            .register(registry);

        // Remaining capacity
        Gauge.builder("logback.async.queue.remaining", appender, AsyncAppender::getRemainingCapacity)
            .tag("appender", appenderName)
            .description("Remaining capacity in async queue")
            .register(registry);

        // Number of dropped logs
        Gauge.builder("logback.async.discarded", appender, AsyncAppender::getNumberOfElementsInQueue)
            .tag("appender", appenderName)
            .description("Number of discarded log events")
            .register(registry);
    }
}

# filebeat.yml
# Filebeat configuration for Spring Boot JSON logs
filebeat.inputs:
  - type: log
    enabled: true
    paths:
      - /var/log/*/application.json
    # Automatic JSON parsing
    json:
      keys_under_root: true
      overwrite_keys: true
      add_error_key: true
      message_key: message

processors:
  # Add Kubernetes metadata if available
  - add_kubernetes_metadata:
      host: ${NODE_NAME}
      matchers:
        - logs_path:
            logs_path: "/var/log/containers/"
  # Parse timestamp
  - timestamp:
      field: "@timestamp"
      layouts:
        - '2006-01-02T15:04:05.000Z'
        - '2006-01-02T15:04:05.000-07:00'
      test:
        - '2026-03-27T10:15:32.456Z'

output.elasticsearch:
  hosts: ["elasticsearch:9200"]
  index: "logs-%{[service]}-%{+yyyy.MM.dd}"
  pipeline: "spring-boot-logs"

setup.template:
  name: "logs"
  pattern: "logs-*"

// PUT _ingest/pipeline/spring-boot-logs
{
  "description": "Spring Boot logs enrichment",
  "processors": [
    {
      "geoip": {
        "field": "client.ip",
        "target_field": "client.geo",
        "ignore_missing": true
      }
    },
    {
      "user_agent": {
        "field": "user_agent.original",
        "target_field": "user_agent",
        "ignore_missing": true
      }
    },
    {
      "set": {
        "field": "event.ingested",
        "value": "{{_ingest.timestamp}}"
      }
    },
    {
      "script": {
        "description": "Classify log level severity",
        "source": """
          def level = ctx.level;
          if (level == 'ERROR') ctx.severity = 4;
          else if (level == 'WARN') ctx.severity = 3;
          else if (level == 'INFO') ctx.severity = 2;
          else ctx.severity = 1;
        """
      }
    }
  ]
}

// Helper for consistent structured logs
package com.example.logging;

import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
import org.slf4j.MDC;

import java.util.Map;
import java.util.function.Supplier;

public final class StructuredLogger {

    private final Logger delegate;

    private StructuredLogger(Class<?> clazz) {
        this.delegate = LoggerFactory.getLogger(clazz);
    }

    public static StructuredLogger getLogger(Class<?> clazz) {
        return new StructuredLogger(clazz);
    }

    // Log with temporary business context
    public void info(String message, Map<String, String> context) {
        try {
            context.forEach(MDC::put);
            delegate.info(message);
        } finally {
            context.keySet().forEach(MDC::remove);
        }
    }

    // Log with supplier for lazy evaluation
    public void debug(Supplier<String> messageSupplier, Map<String, String> context) {
        if (delegate.isDebugEnabled()) {
            try {
                context.forEach(MDC::put);
                delegate.debug(messageSupplier.get());
            } finally {
                context.keySet().forEach(MDC::remove);
            }
        }
    }

    // Error log with full context
    public void error(String message, Throwable t, Map<String, String> context) {
        try {
            context.forEach(MDC::put);
            delegate.error(message, t);
        } finally {
            context.keySet().forEach(MDC::remove);
        }
    }
}

// Usage in business code
private static final StructuredLogger log = StructuredLogger.getLogger(PaymentService.class);

public void processPayment(Payment payment) {
    log.info("Processing payment", Map.of(
        "paymentId", payment.getId(),
        "amount", String.valueOf(payment.getAmount()),
        "currency", payment.getCurrency(),
        "method", payment.getMethod().name()
    ));
}

// Sensitive data masking filter
package com.example.logging.filter;

import ch.qos.logback.classic.spi.ILoggingEvent;
import ch.qos.logback.core.filter.Filter;
import ch.qos.logback.core.spi.FilterReply;

import java.util.regex.Pattern;

public class SensitiveDataFilter extends Filter<ILoggingEvent> {

    // Sensitive data patterns to mask
    private static final Pattern EMAIL_PATTERN =
        Pattern.compile("[a-zA-Z0-9._%+-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+\\.[a-zA-Z]{2,}");
    private static final Pattern CREDIT_CARD_PATTERN =
        Pattern.compile("\\b\\d{4}[- ]?\\d{4}[- ]?\\d{4}[- ]?\\d{4}\\b");
    private static final Pattern PASSWORD_PATTERN =
        Pattern.compile("(?i)(password|pwd|secret|token)[\"']?\\s*[:=]\\s*[\"']?[^\\s,}\"']+");
    private static final Pattern PHONE_PATTERN =
        Pattern.compile("\\+?\\d{1,3}[- ]?\\d{6,14}");

    @Override
    public FilterReply decide(ILoggingEvent event) {
        // Accept all logs but modify the message
        // Note: for real masking, use a custom converter
        return FilterReply.NEUTRAL;
    }

    // Utility method to mask data
    public static String maskSensitiveData(String input) {
        if (input == null) return null;

        String result = input;
        result = EMAIL_PATTERN.matcher(result).replaceAll("[EMAIL_MASKED]");
        result = CREDIT_CARD_PATTERN.matcher(result).replaceAll("[CARD_MASKED]");
        result = PASSWORD_PATTERN.matcher(result).replaceAll("$1=[REDACTED]");
        result = PHONE_PATTERN.matcher(result).replaceAll("[PHONE_MASKED]");

        return result;
    }
}

// Appropriate log level guidelines
package com.example.logging;

public class LogLevelGuidelines {

    // ERROR: Failure requiring intervention
    // - Unrecoverable exceptions
    // - Critical transaction failures
    // - External service unavailability
    log.error("Payment gateway unreachable after 3 retries", exception);

    // WARN: Abnormal but handled situation
    // - Retry in progress
    // - Performance degradation
    // - Resources near limits
    log.warn("Database connection pool at 85% capacity");

    // INFO: Significant business events
    // - Transaction start/end
    // - Important state changes
    // - Key user actions
    log.info("Order {} shipped to customer {}", orderId, customerId);

    // DEBUG: Diagnostic information
    // - Execution details
    // - Important variable values
    // - Branching decisions
    log.debug("Cache miss for key {}, fetching from database", cacheKey);

    // TRACE: Very fine details
    // - Method entry/exit
    // - Complete object contents
    // - Loops and iterations
    log.trace("Processing item {} of {}", index, total);
}

// Structured log validation tests
package com.example.logging;

import ch.qos.logback.classic.Logger;
import ch.qos.logback.classic.spi.ILoggingEvent;
import ch.qos.logback.core.read.ListAppender;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
import org.slf4j.MDC;

import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;

class StructuredLoggingTest {

    private ListAppender<ILoggingEvent> listAppender;
    private Logger logger;
    private ObjectMapper objectMapper;

    @BeforeEach
    void setUp() {
        logger = (Logger) LoggerFactory.getLogger(StructuredLoggingTest.class);
        listAppender = new ListAppender<>();
        listAppender.start();
        logger.addAppender(listAppender);
        objectMapper = new ObjectMapper();
    }

    @Test
    void shouldIncludeMdcFieldsInLog() {
        // Given
        MDC.put("traceId", "test-trace-123");
        MDC.put("userId", "user-456");

        // When
        logger.info("Test message with MDC context");

        // Then
        ILoggingEvent event = listAppender.list.get(0);
        assertThat(event.getMDCPropertyMap())
            .containsEntry("traceId", "test-trace-123")
            .containsEntry("userId", "user-456");

        MDC.clear();
    }

    @Test
    void shouldLogExceptionWithStackTrace() {
        // Given
        Exception testException = new RuntimeException("Test error");

        // When
        logger.error("Operation failed", testException);

        // Then
        ILoggingEvent event = listAppender.list.get(0);
        assertThat(event.getThrowableProxy()).isNotNull();
        assertThat(event.getThrowableProxy().getMessage()).isEqualTo("Test error");
    }
}