Document DD_LOG_FORMAT_JSON for Datadog Java Tracer (will ship in v1.58.0)#33464
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Document DD_LOG_FORMAT_JSON for Datadog Java Tracer (will ship in v1.58.0)#33464
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Thanks! Looks great. Just left a quick question regarding datadog.slf4j.simpleLogger.jsonEnabled vs. dd.log.format.json.
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Thanks for the doc update!
Clarify that JSON logging setting does not support environment variables.
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DD_LOG_FORMAT_JSONfor the next release (v1.58.0) of the Datadog Java Tracer. Also documentDD_LOG_LEVELwhich was introduced in v1.36.0Merge instructions
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