batchSize without having to configure ajaxAppender

[drmorale]

We would like to be able to configure batchSize without having to add an ajaxAppender xml node (ie onto the default appender).

[mperdeck]

Thanks for your suggestion. I would agree it would be nice to have this, so I've marked it as an enhancement. However, to me it doesn't have high priority.

[drmorale]

I'll take care of it! Let me know if there's a direction you can point me in!

[mperdeck]

I guess you're after a syntax like this:

To be honest, I'm a bit dubious about this:

1. I'm not sure about the business value. I would agree that it is a bit of a pain to have to create a new appender if you want a non-default batchSize or Url, or whatever, but it is not that hard (create appender, assign to root logger so all loggers pick it up).

2. It is a relatively big change, in that when you define an appender, in the current implementation you actually create a new appender, while you want to modify an existing appender.

Big change = big risk. Plus backwards compatibility is really very important to me.

However, I do have an open mind on this. If you find a low risk way of implementing this feature, please let me know.