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[#requirements]
== Requirements

* JDK 17+
* A modern Linux, OSX, or Windows host

[#building]
== Building the sources

You can build and verify the sources as follows:

[source,bash]
----
./mvnw verify
----

`verify` goal runs validation and test steps next to building (i.e., compiling) the sources.
To speed up the build, you can skip verification:

[source,bash]
----
./mvnw -DskipTests package
----

If you want to install generated artifacts to your local Maven repository, replace above `verify` and/or `package` goals with `install`.

[#dns]
=== DNS lookups in tests

Note that if your `/etc/hosts` file does not include an entry for your computer's hostname, then many unit tests may execute slow due to DNS lookups to translate your hostname to an IP address in `InetAddress.getLocalHost()`.
To remedy this, you can execute the following:

[source,bash]
----
printf '127.0.0.1 %s\n::1 %s\n' `hostname` `hostname` | sudo tee -a /etc/hosts
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[#website]
== Building the website

You can build the website as follows:

[source,bash]
----
./mvnw compile    # <1>
./mvnw site       # <2>
----
<1> Generate plugin descriptors that will be used to generate the plugin reference page.
Descriptors are placed under `target/plugin-descriptors`.
<2> Generate the website to `target/site`

You can view the generated website with a browser by pointing it to `target/site` directory.

[#development]
== Development

You can follow below steps for casual development needs:

. Make sure you installed everything:
+
[source,bash]
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./mvnw install -DskipTests
----

. After making a change to, say, `log4j-core`, install your changes:
+
[source,bash]
----
./mvnw install -pl :log4j-core -DskipTests
----

. Run all tests associated with `log4j-core`:
+
[source,bash]
----
./mvnw test -pl :log4j-core-test
----

. Run a particular test:
+
[source,bash]
----
./mvnw test -pl :log4j-core-test -Dtest=FooBarTest
----

. Make sure all build checks (Spotless, Spotbugs, BND, RAT, etc.) succeed:
+
[source,bash]
----
./mvnw verify -DskipTests -pl :log4j-core,:log4j-core-test
----

[TIP]
====
You can connect your IDE to a `./mvnw test` run by

. Run `./mvnw test -pl :log4j-core-test -Dtest=FooBarTest -Dmaven.surefire.debug`
. Use _"Run > Attach to process"_ in IntelliJ IDEA
====

[#development-faq]
=== F.A.Q

[#development-faq-idea-plugin-not-found]
==== Compilation in IntelliJ IDEA fails with `java: plug-in not found: ErrorProne`

Try removing all _"Override compiler parameters per-module"_ entries in _"Settings > Build, Execution, Deployment > Compiler > Java Compiler"_.

[#development-faq-idea-package-plugins]
==== Compilation in IntelliJ IDEA fails with `java: package org.apache.logging.log4j.plugins.test.validation.plugins does not exist`

We don't know how to fix this.