How can I use slf4j 1.7.2 in JBoss 6?

Question

Logging statements in my code, on the server-side, currently go from the SLF4J 1.7.2 API through the slf4j-log4j12 binding, through JBoss 6's log4j logmanager, into JBoss-logging.

I am eliminating my dependency on log4j. Client-side, this means switching to logback. Server-side, I would like to pull out the slf4j-log4j12 binding, but this seems to cause problems. JBoss 6 bundles its own decrepit slf4j API and binding, but they seem to be from around slf4j 1.5.5.

What is my best option from the following alternatives?

• I can continue to let server-side logging flow through slf4j-log4j12 binding into jboss-logging. This seems to be best, but I was hoping to throw away the slf4j-log4j12 binding completely as part of getting rid of log4j. Plus, won't that eliminate a lot of the advantages of using a newer edition of SLF4J?
• Upgrading slf4j API, slf4j-jboss-logmanager, and/or jboss-logging in JBoss 6 so that I can have log statements flow directly from slf4j 1.7.2 API into jboss-logging. Is this possible? If so, how do I find new versions of these components?
• Switching to logback on the server-side, which takes me completely outside of JBoss logging and probably means I have to manage a separate logfile.

Answer 1

can you use slf4j-jboss-logmanager to connect slf4j-api to jboss-logging, as in these two questions from Jan ?

How to 'activate' SLF4J logging in JBoss6 AS

SLF4J logger.debug() does not get logged in JBoss 6