Advanced Usage

import org.apache.logging.log4j.ThreadContext;

void logWithExtras() {
  // ThreadContext ("MDC") extras
  ThreadContext.put("Environment", "Development");
  ThreadContext.put("OS", "Linux");

  // This sends an event where the Environment and OS ThreadContext values are set as Context Data entries
  logger.error("This is a test");
}

import io.sentry.core.Sentry;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.ThreadContext;

public class MyClass {
  private static final Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(MyClass.class);

  void logSimpleMessage() {
    // This sends a simple event to Sentry
    logger.error("This is a test");
  }

  void logWithBreadcrumbs() {
    // Record a breadcrumb that will be sent with the next event(s),
    // by default the last 100 breadcrumbs are kept.
    Sentry.addBreadcrumb("User made an action");

    // Log entries below `minimumEventLevel` and above or equal to `minimumBreadcrumbLevel`
    // are recorded as breadcrumbs
    logger.info("User made another action");

    // This sends a simple event to Sentry
    logger.error("This is a test");
  }

  void logWithExtras() {
    // MDC extras
    ThreadContext.put("extra_key", "extra_value");
    // NDC extras are sent under 'log4j2-NDC'
    ThreadContext.push("Extra_details");
    // This sends an event with extra data to Sentry
    logger.error("This is a test");
  }

  void logException() {
    try {
      unsafeMethod();
    } catch (Exception e) {
      // This sends an exception event to Sentry
      logger.error("Exception caught", e);
    }
  }

  void unsafeMethod() {
    throw new UnsupportedOperationException("You shouldn't call this!");
  }
}