==== Patch <logback> level 1
Source: 1adc4bfb-2c32-0410-81b9-bf0f0eac59bd:/lb:65074 [local]
Target: f68acad3-5d13-0410-acce-bcc9b79e5f6f:/logback/trunk:1602 [mirrored]
        (http://svn.qos.ch/repos/logback/trunk)
Log:
 r64609@spiceweasel:  fowles | 2008-01-07 16:01:45 -0500
 creating a local branch
 
 r64610@spiceweasel:  fowles | 2008-01-07 17:42:28 -0500
 Add system properties to control the following default configuration options:
 - config file 
 - log level
 - use a console plugin (and port)
 
 
 r64663@spiceweasel:  fowles | 2008-01-08 13:36:22 -0500
 Fix a typo in the test (the test still fails but now it fails as expected)
 
 r65074@spiceweasel:  fowles | 2008-01-14 14:33:02 -0500
 add a property to allow logging to stderr
 

=== logback-classic/src/main/java/ch/qos/logback/classic/BasicConfigurator.java
==================================================================
--- logback-classic/src/main/java/ch/qos/logback/classic/BasicConfigurator.java	(revision 1602)
+++ logback-classic/src/main/java/ch/qos/logback/classic/BasicConfigurator.java	(patch logback level 1)
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
+import ch.qos.logback.classic.joran.action.ConsolePluginAction;
 import ch.qos.logback.classic.spi.LoggingEvent;
 import ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender;
 import ch.qos.logback.core.status.InfoStatus;
@@ -29,18 +30,32 @@
     if(sm != null)  {
      sm.add(new InfoStatus("Setting up default configuration.", hiddenSingleton));
     }
+    
+    String pattern = System.getProperty("logback.default-pattern", 
+        "%d{HH:mm:ss.SSS} [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %msg%n");   
+    PatternLayout pl = new PatternLayout();
+    pl.setContext(lc);
+    pl.setPattern(pattern);
+    pl.start();
+    
     ConsoleAppender<LoggingEvent> ca = new ConsoleAppender<LoggingEvent>();
     ca.setContext(lc);
     ca.setName("console");
-    PatternLayout pl = new PatternLayout();
-    pl.setContext(lc);
-    pl.setPattern("%d{HH:mm:ss.SSS} [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %msg%n");
-    pl.start();
-
+    if(Boolean.getBoolean("logback.default-to-stderr")) {
+    	ca.setTarget(ConsoleAppender.SYSTEM_ERR);
+    }
     ca.setLayout(pl);
     ca.start();
+    
+    boolean useConsole = Boolean.getBoolean("logback.default-log-to-console");
+    if(useConsole) {
+      ConsolePluginAction.configure(lc, Integer.getInteger("logback.default-console-port"));
+    }
+    
+    String level = System.getProperty("logback.default-log-level", "DEBUG");
     Logger rootLogger = lc.getLogger(LoggerContext.ROOT_NAME);
     rootLogger.addAppender(ca);
+    rootLogger.setLevel(Level.toLevel(level));
   }
 
   public static void configureDefaultContext() {
=== logback-classic/src/main/java/ch/qos/logback/classic/joran/action/ConsolePluginAction.java
==================================================================
--- logback-classic/src/main/java/ch/qos/logback/classic/joran/action/ConsolePluginAction.java	(revision 1602)
+++ logback-classic/src/main/java/ch/qos/logback/classic/joran/action/ConsolePluginAction.java	(patch logback level 1)
@@ -20,9 +20,7 @@
     String portStr = attributes.getValue(PORT_ATTR);
     Integer port = null;
     
-    if (portStr == null) {
-      port = DEFAULT_PORT;
-    } else {
+    if (portStr != null) {
       try {
         port = Integer.valueOf(portStr);
       } catch (NumberFormatException ex) {
@@ -32,6 +30,15 @@
     }
 
     LoggerContext lc = (LoggerContext)ec.getContext();
+    configure(lc, port);
+    addInfo("Sending LoggingEvents to the plugin using port " + port);
+  }
+  
+  public static void configure(LoggerContext lc, Integer port) {
+    if(port == null) {
+      port = DEFAULT_PORT;
+    }
+    
     SocketAppender appender = new SocketAppender();
     appender.setContext(lc);
     appender.setIncludeCallerData(true);
@@ -40,8 +47,6 @@
     appender.start();
     Logger root = lc.getLogger(LoggerContext.ROOT_NAME);
     root.addAppender(appender);
-    
-    addInfo("Sending LoggingEvents to the plugin using port " + port);
   }
 
   @Override
=== logback-classic/src/main/java/ch/qos/logback/classic/util/ContextInitializer.java
==================================================================
--- logback-classic/src/main/java/ch/qos/logback/classic/util/ContextInitializer.java	(revision 1602)
+++ logback-classic/src/main/java/ch/qos/logback/classic/util/ContextInitializer.java	(patch logback level 1)
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package ch.qos.logback.classic.util;
 
+import java.net.MalformedURLException;
 import java.net.URL;
 
 import ch.qos.logback.classic.BasicConfigurator;
@@ -25,8 +26,21 @@
 
   public static void autoConfig(LoggerContext loggerContext,
       ClassLoader classLoader) throws JoranException {
-    URL url = Loader.getResource(TEST_AUTOCONFIG_FILE, classLoader);
+    URL url = null;
     if (url == null) {
+        String logbackConfigFile = System.getProperty("logback.config-file", null);    
+        if(logbackConfigFile != null) {
+          try {
+            url = new URL(logbackConfigFile);
+          } catch (MalformedURLException e) {
+            //we tried
+          }
+        }
+    }
+    if (url == null) {
+      url = Loader.getResource(TEST_AUTOCONFIG_FILE, classLoader);
+    }
+    if (url == null) {
       url = Loader.getResource(AUTOCONFIG_FILE, classLoader);
     }