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+Java Logging (JUL)
+=================
+
+This extension module provides a logging backend which uses the `java.util.logging` (j.u.l)
+API to do the endpoint logging for `akka.event.Logging`.
+
+Provided with this module is an implementation of `akka.event.LoggingAdapter` which is independent of any `ActorSystem` being in place. This means that j.u.l can be used as the backend, via the Akka Logging API, for both Actor and non-Actor codebases.
+
+To enable j.u.l as the `akka.event.Logging` backend, use the following Akka config:
+
+  event-handlers = ["akka.contrib.jul.JavaLoggingEventHandler"]
+
+To access the `akka.event.Logging` API from non-Actor code, mix in `akka.contrib.jul.JavaLogging`.
+
+This module is preferred over SLF4J with its JDK14 backend, due to integration issues resulting in the incorrect handling of `threadId`, `className` and `methodName`.
+
+This extension module was contributed by Sam Halliday.
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diff --git a/akka-contrib/src/main/scala/akka/contrib/jul/JulEventHandler.scala b/akka-contrib/src/main/scala/akka/contrib/jul/JulEventHandler.scala
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+package akka.contrib.jul
+
+import akka.event.Logging._
+import akka.actor._
+import akka.event.LoggingAdapter
+import java.util.logging
+import concurrent.{ ExecutionContext, Future }
+
+/**
+ * Makes the Akka `Logging` API available as the `log`
+ * field, using `java.util.logging` as the backend.
+ *
+ * This trait does not require an `ActorSystem` and is
+ * encouraged to be used as a general purpose Scala
+ * logging API.
+ *
+ * For `Actor`s, use `ActorLogging` instead.
+ */
+trait JavaLogging {
+
+  @transient
+  protected lazy val log = new JavaLoggingAdapter {
+    def logger = logging.Logger.getLogger(JavaLogging.this.getClass.getName)
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * `java.util.logging` EventHandler.
+ */
+class JavaLoggingEventHandler extends Actor {
+
+  def receive = {
+    case event @ Error(cause, logSource, logClass, message) ⇒
+      log(logging.Level.SEVERE, cause, logSource, logClass, message, event)
+
+    case event @ Warning(logSource, logClass, message) ⇒
+      log(logging.Level.WARNING, null, logSource, logClass, message, event)
+
+    case event @ Info(logSource, logClass, message) ⇒
+      log(logging.Level.INFO, null, logSource, logClass, message, event)
+
+    case event @ Debug(logSource, logClass, message) ⇒
+      log(logging.Level.CONFIG, null, logSource, logClass, message, event)
+
+    case InitializeLogger(_) ⇒
+      sender ! LoggerInitialized
+  }
+
+  @inline
+  def log(level: logging.Level, cause: Throwable, logSource: String, logClass: Class[_], message: Any, event: LogEvent) {
+    val logger = logging.Logger.getLogger(logSource)
+    val record = new logging.LogRecord(level, message.toString)
+    record.setLoggerName(logger.getName)
+    record.setThrown(cause)
+    record.setThreadID(event.thread.getId.toInt)
+    record.setSourceClassName(logClass.getName)
+    record.setSourceMethodName(null) // lost forever
+    logger.log(record)
+  }
+}
+
+trait JavaLoggingAdapter extends LoggingAdapter {
+
+  def logger: logging.Logger
+
+  /** Override-able option for asynchronous logging */
+  def loggingExecutionContext: Option[ExecutionContext] = None
+
+  def isErrorEnabled = logger.isLoggable(logging.Level.SEVERE)
+
+  def isWarningEnabled = logger.isLoggable(logging.Level.WARNING)
+
+  def isInfoEnabled = logger.isLoggable(logging.Level.INFO)
+
+  def isDebugEnabled = logger.isLoggable(logging.Level.CONFIG)
+
+  protected def notifyError(message: String) {
+    log(logging.Level.SEVERE, null, message)
+  }
+
+  protected def notifyError(cause: Throwable, message: String) {
+    log(logging.Level.SEVERE, cause, message)
+  }
+
+  protected def notifyWarning(message: String) {
+    log(logging.Level.WARNING, null, message)
+  }
+
+  protected def notifyInfo(message: String) {
+    log(logging.Level.INFO, null, message)
+  }
+
+  protected def notifyDebug(message: String) {
+    log(logging.Level.CONFIG, null, message)
+  }
+
+  @inline
+  def log(level: logging.Level, cause: Throwable, message: String) {
+    val record = new logging.LogRecord(level, message)
+    record.setLoggerName(logger.getName)
+    record.setThrown(cause)
+    updateSource(record)
+
+    if (loggingExecutionContext.isDefined) {
+      implicit val context = loggingExecutionContext.get
+      Future(logger.log(record)).onFailure {
+        case thrown: Throwable ⇒ thrown.printStackTrace()
+      }
+    } else
+      logger.log(record)
+  }
+
+  // it is unfortunate that this workaround is needed
+  private def updateSource(record: logging.LogRecord) {
+    val stack = Thread.currentThread.getStackTrace
+    val source = stack.find {
+      frame ⇒
+        val cname = frame.getClassName
+        !cname.startsWith("akka.contrib.jul.") &&
+          !cname.startsWith("akka.event.LoggingAdapter") &&
+          !cname.startsWith("java.lang.reflect.") &&
+          !cname.startsWith("sun.reflect.")
+    }
+    if (source.isDefined) {
+      record.setSourceClassName(source.get.getClassName)
+      record.setSourceMethodName(source.get.getMethodName)
+    } else {
+      record.setSourceClassName(null)
+      record.setSourceMethodName(null)
+    }
+  }
+
+}
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diff --git a/akka-contrib/src/test/scala/akka/contrib/jul/JulEventHandlerSpec.scala b/akka-contrib/src/test/scala/akka/contrib/jul/JulEventHandlerSpec.scala
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+package akka.contrib.jul
+
+import com.typesafe.config.ConfigFactory
+import akka.actor.{ ActorSystem, Actor, ActorLogging, Props }
+import akka.testkit.AkkaSpec
+import java.util.logging
+import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream
+
+object JavaLoggingEventHandlerSpec {
+
+  val config = ConfigFactory.parseString("""
+    akka {
+      loglevel = INFO
+      event-handlers = ["akka.contrib.jul.JavaLoggingEventHandler"]
+    }""")
+
+  class LogProducer extends Actor with ActorLogging {
+    def receive = {
+      case e: Exception ⇒
+        log.error(e, e.getMessage)
+      case (s: String, x: Int) ⇒
+        log.info(s, x)
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+@org.junit.runner.RunWith(classOf[org.scalatest.junit.JUnitRunner])
+class JavaLoggingEventHandlerSpec extends AkkaSpec(JavaLoggingEventHandlerSpec.config) {
+
+  val logger = logging.Logger.getLogger("akka://JavaLoggingEventHandlerSpec/user/log")
+  logger.setUseParentHandlers(false) // turn off output of test LogRecords
+  logger.addHandler(new logging.Handler {
+    def publish(record: logging.LogRecord) {
+      testActor ! record
+    }
+
+    def flush() {}
+    def close() {}
+  })
+
+  val producer = system.actorOf(Props[JavaLoggingEventHandlerSpec.LogProducer], name = "log")
+
+  "JavaLoggingEventHandler" must {
+
+    "log error with stackTrace" in {
+      producer ! new RuntimeException("Simulated error")
+
+      val record = expectMsgType[logging.LogRecord]
+
+      record must not be (null)
+      record.getMillis must not be (0)
+      record.getThreadID must not be (0)
+      record.getLevel must be(logging.Level.SEVERE)
+      record.getMessage must be("Simulated error")
+      record.getThrown.isInstanceOf[RuntimeException] must be(true)
+      record.getSourceClassName must be("akka.contrib.jul.JavaLoggingEventHandlerSpec$LogProducer")
+      record.getSourceMethodName must be(null)
+    }
+
+    "log info without stackTrace" in {
+      producer ! ("{} is the magic number", 3)
+
+      val record = expectMsgType[logging.LogRecord]
+
+      record must not be (null)
+      record.getMillis must not be (0)
+      record.getThreadID must not be (0)
+      record.getLevel must be(logging.Level.INFO)
+      record.getMessage must be("3 is the magic number")
+      record.getThrown must be(null)
+      record.getSourceClassName must be("akka.contrib.jul.JavaLoggingEventHandlerSpec$LogProducer")
+      record.getSourceMethodName must be(null)
+    }
+  }
+
+}