Log4j Pattern Layout Token in JS
Match Log4j / Logback PatternLayout conversion specifiers like `%d{yyyy-MM-dd}`, `%-5p`, or `%c{1}`.
Try it in the JS tester →Pattern
regexJS
%(?:-?\d+)?(?:\.\d+)?[a-zA-Z](?:\{[^}]*\})? (flags: g)JavaScript / ECMAScript code
jsJavaScript
const re = new RegExp("%(?:-?\\d+)?(?:\\.\\d+)?[a-zA-Z](?:\\{[^}]*\\})?", "g");
const input = "%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} [%-5p] %c{1} - %m%n";
const matches = [...input.matchAll(re)];
console.log(matches.map(m => m[0]));Uses `String.prototype.matchAll` for global iteration (Node 12+ / all modern browsers).
How the pattern works
% starts a conversion specifier. (?:-?\d+)? optionally matches a width modifier (negative for left-justify). (?:\.\d+)? optionally matches a max-width. [a-zA-Z] captures the conversion letter (d=date, p=priority, c=category, m=message, n=newline, etc.). (?:\{[^}]*\})? optionally matches a parameter in braces.
Examples
Input
%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} [%-5p] %c{1} - %m%nMatches
%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss}%-5p%c{1}%m%n
Input
%t %pMatches
%t%p
Input
no log4j tokensNo match
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