Spring boot enable debug logging

1. Overview

In this article, We will see spring boot enable debug logging or how to see more informative console while starting spring boot application like container bean initialization information.

Enable debug logging doesn’t mean at it will display all log of DEBUG level log. But it will display more useful information on console related to spring boot container intialization so we can check that which beans has been created using which configuration.

2. Configuration

We can use one of following option to enable debug logging in spring boot.

2.1 application.properties

Pass debug true in application.properties.

debug=true

or

Trace will more informative than debugging.

trace=true

2.2 application.yml

Pass debug true in application.yml

debug:true

2.3 Console

Pass as parameter while start application using jar

java -jar demo.jar --debug

2.4 Enable debug logging in IntelliJ

We can also password -Ddebug VM Option. In IntelliJ, Edit Configuration -> add -Ddebug in VM Option

Spring boot enable debug logging intellJ

2.5 Output on the console:

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AUTO-CONFIGURATION REPORT
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Positive matches:
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   DispatcherServletAutoConfiguration matched:
      - @ConditionalOnClass found required class 'org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet'; @ConditionalOnMissingClass did not find unwanted class (OnClassCondition)
      - @ConditionalOnWebApplication (required) found StandardServletEnvironment (OnWebApplicationCondition)
   DispatcherServletAutoConfiguration.DispatcherServletConfiguration matched:
      - @ConditionalOnClass found required class 'javax.servlet.ServletRegistration'; @ConditionalOnMissingClass did not find unwanted class (OnClassCondition)
      - Default DispatcherServlet did not find dispatcher servlet beans (DispatcherServletAutoConfiguration.DefaultDispatcherServletCondition)
   DispatcherServletAutoConfiguration.DispatcherServletRegistrationConfiguration matched:
      - @ConditionalOnClass found required class 'javax.servlet.ServletRegistration'; @ConditionalOnMissingClass did not find unwanted class (OnClassCondition)
      - DispatcherServlet Registration did not find servlet registration bean (DispatcherServletAutoConfiguration.DispatcherServletRegistrationCondition)
   DispatcherServletAutoConfiguration.DispatcherServletRegistrationConfiguration#dispatcherServletRegistration matched:
      - @ConditionalOnBean (names: dispatcherServlet; types: org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet; SearchStrategy: all) found beans 'dispatcherServlet', 'dispatcherServlet' (OnBeanCondition)
   EmbeddedServletContainerAutoConfiguration matched:
      - @ConditionalOnWebApplication (required) found StandardServletEnvironment (OnWebApplicationCondition)
   EmbeddedServletContainerAutoConfiguration.EmbeddedTomcat matched:
      - @ConditionalOnClass found required classes 'javax.servlet.Servlet', 'org.apache.catalina.startup.Tomcat'; @ConditionalOnMissingClass did not find unwanted class (OnClassCondition)
      - @ConditionalOnMissingBean (types: org.springframework.boot.context.embedded.EmbeddedServletContainerFactory; SearchStrategy: current) did not find any beans (OnBeanCondition)
   ErrorMvcAutoConfiguration matched:
      - @ConditionalOnClass found required classes 'javax.servlet.Servlet', 'org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet'; @ConditionalOnMissingClass did not find unwanted class (OnClassCondition)
      - @ConditionalOnWebApplication (required) found StandardServletEnvironment (OnWebApplicationCondition)
   ErrorMvcAutoConfiguration#basicErrorController matched:
      - @ConditionalOnMissingBean (types: org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.ErrorController; SearchStrategy: current) did not find any beans (OnBeanCondition)
   ErrorMvcAutoConfiguration#errorAttributes matched:
      - @ConditionalOnMissingBean (types: org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.ErrorAttributes; SearchStrategy: current) did not find any beans (OnBeanCondition)
   ErrorMvcAutoConfiguration.DefaultErrorViewResolverConfiguration#conventionErrorViewResolver matched:
      - @ConditionalOnBean (types: org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet; SearchStrategy: all) found bean 'dispatcherServlet'; @ConditionalOnMissingBean (types: org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.DefaultErrorViewResolver; SearchStrategy: all) did not find any beans (OnBeanCondition)
   ErrorMvcAutoConfiguration.WhitelabelErrorViewConfiguration matched:
      - @ConditionalOnProperty (server.error.whitelabel.enabled) matched (OnPropertyCondition)
      - ErrorTemplate Missing did not find error template view (ErrorMvcAutoConfiguration.ErrorTemplateMissingCondition)
   ErrorMvcAutoConfiguration.WhitelabelErrorViewConfiguration#beanNameViewResolver matched:
      - @ConditionalOnMissingBean (types: org.springframework.web.servlet.view.BeanNameViewResolver; SearchStrategy: all) did not find any beans (OnBeanCondition)
   ErrorMvcAutoConfiguration.WhitelabelErrorViewConfiguration#defaultErrorView matched:
      - @ConditionalOnMissingBean (names: error; SearchStrategy: all) did not find any beans (OnBeanCondition)
   GenericCacheConfiguration matched:
      - Cache org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.cache.GenericCacheConfiguration automatic cache type (CacheCondition)
   HttpEncodingAutoConfiguration matched:
      - @ConditionalOnClass found required class 'org.springframework.web.filter.CharacterEncodingFilter'; @ConditionalOnMissingClass did not find unwanted class (OnClassCondition)
      - @ConditionalOnWebApplication (required) found StandardServletEnvironment (OnWebApplicationCondition)
      - @ConditionalOnProperty (spring.http.encoding.enabled) matched (OnPropertyCondition)
   HttpEncodingAutoConfiguration#characterEncodingFilter matched:
      - @ConditionalOnMissingBean (types: org.springframework.web.filter.CharacterEncodingFilter; SearchStrategy: all) did not find any beans (OnBeanCondition)
   HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration matched:
      - @ConditionalOnClass found required class 'org.springframework.http.converter.HttpMessageConverter'; @ConditionalOnMissingClass did not find unwanted class (OnClassCondition)
   HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration#messageConverters matched:
      - @ConditionalOnMissingBean (types: org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.HttpMessageConverters; SearchStrategy: all) did not find any beans (OnBeanCondition)
   HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration.StringHttpMessageConverterConfiguration matched:
      - @ConditionalOnClass found required class 'org.springframework.http.converter.StringHttpMessageConverter'; @ConditionalOnMissingClass did not find unwanted class (OnClassCondition)
   HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration.StringHttpMessageConverterConfiguration#stringHttpMessageConverter matched:
      - @ConditionalOnMissingBean (types: org.springframework.http.converter.StringHttpMessageConverter; SearchStrategy: all) did not find any beans (OnBeanCondition)
   JacksonAutoConfiguration matched:
      - @ConditionalOnClass found required class 'com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper'; @ConditionalOnMissingClass did not find unwanted class (OnClassCondition)
   JacksonAutoConfiguration.Jackson2ObjectMapperBuilderCustomizerConfiguration matched:
      - @ConditionalOnClass found required classes 'com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper', 'org.springframework.http.converter.json.Jackson2ObjectMapperBuilder'; @ConditionalOnMissingClass did not find unwanted class (OnClassCondition)
   JacksonAutoConfiguration.JacksonObjectMapperBuilderConfiguration matched:
      - @ConditionalOnClass found required classes 'com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper', 'org.springframework.http.converter.json.Jackson2ObjectMapperBuilder'; @ConditionalOnMissingClass did not find unwanted class (OnClassCondition)
   JacksonAutoConfiguration.JacksonObjectMapperBuilderConfiguration#jacksonObjectMapperBuilder matched:
      - @ConditionalOnMissingBean (types: org.springframework.http.converter.json.Jackson2ObjectMapperBuilder; SearchStrategy: all) did not find any beans (OnBeanCondition)
   JacksonAutoConfiguration.JacksonObjectMapperConfiguration matched:
      - @ConditionalOnClass found required classes 'com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper', 'org.springframework.http.converter.json.Jackson2ObjectMapperBuilder'; @ConditionalOnMissingClass did not find unwanted class (OnClassCondition)
   JacksonAutoConfiguration.JacksonObjectMapperConfiguration#jacksonObjectMapper matched:
      - @ConditionalOnMissingBean (types: com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper; SearchStrategy: all) did not find any beans (OnBeanCondition)
   JacksonHttpMessageConvertersConfiguration.MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverterConfiguration matched:
      - @ConditionalOnClass found required class 'com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper'; @ConditionalOnMissingClass did not find unwanted class (OnClassCondition)
      - @ConditionalOnProperty (spring.http.converters.preferred-json-mapper=jackson) matched (OnPropertyCondition)
      - @ConditionalOnBean (types: com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper; SearchStrategy: all) found bean 'jacksonObjectMapper' (OnBeanCondition)
   JacksonHttpMessageConvertersConfiguration.MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverterConfiguration#mappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter matched:
      - @ConditionalOnMissingBean (types: org.springframework.http.converter.json.MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter; SearchStrategy: all) did not find any beans (OnBeanCondition)
   JmxAutoConfiguration matched:
      - @ConditionalOnClass found required class 'org.springframework.jmx.export.MBeanExporter'; @ConditionalOnMissingClass did not find unwanted class (OnClassCondition)
      - @ConditionalOnProperty (spring.jmx.enabled=true) matched (OnPropertyCondition)
   JmxAutoConfiguration#mbeanExporter matched:
      - @ConditionalOnMissingBean (types: org.springframework.jmx.export.MBeanExporter; SearchStrategy: current) did not find any beans (OnBeanCondition)
   JmxAutoConfiguration#mbeanServer matched:
      - @ConditionalOnMissingBean (types: javax.management.MBeanServer; SearchStrategy: all) did not find any beans (OnBeanCondition)
   JmxAutoConfiguration#objectNamingStrategy matched:
      - @ConditionalOnMissingBean (types: org.springframework.jmx.export.naming.ObjectNamingStrategy; SearchStrategy: current) did not find any beans (OnBeanCondition)
   MultipartAutoConfiguration matched:
      - @ConditionalOnClass found required classes 'javax.servlet.Servlet', 'org.springframework.web.multipart.support.StandardServletMultipartResolver', 'javax.servlet.MultipartConfigElement'; @ConditionalOnMissingClass did not find unwanted class (OnClassCondition)
      - @ConditionalOnProperty (spring.http.multipart.enabled) matched (OnPropertyCondition)
   MultipartAutoConfiguration#multipartConfigElement matched:
      - @ConditionalOnMissingBean (types: javax.servlet.MultipartConfigElement; SearchStrategy: all) did not find any beans (OnBeanCondition)
   MultipartAutoConfiguration#multipartResolver matched:
      - @ConditionalOnMissingBean (types: org.springframework.web.multipart.MultipartResolver; SearchStrategy: all) did not find any beans (OnBeanCondition)
   NoOpCacheConfiguration matched:
      - Cache org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.cache.NoOpCacheConfiguration automatic cache type (CacheCondition)
   PropertyPlaceholderAutoConfiguration#propertySourcesPlaceholderConfigurer matched:
      - @ConditionalOnMissingBean (types: org.springframework.context.support.PropertySourcesPlaceholderConfigurer; SearchStrategy: current) did not find any beans (OnBeanCondition)
   RedisCacheConfiguration matched:
      - Cache org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.cache.RedisCacheConfiguration automatic cache type (CacheCondition)
   ServerPropertiesAutoConfiguration matched:
      - @ConditionalOnWebApplication (required) found StandardServletEnvironment (OnWebApplicationCondition)
   ServerPropertiesAutoConfiguration#serverProperties matched:
      - @ConditionalOnMissingBean (types: org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.ServerProperties; SearchStrategy: current) did not find any beans (OnBeanCondition)
   SimpleCacheConfiguration matched:
      - Cache org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.cache.SimpleCacheConfiguration automatic cache type (CacheCondition)
   ValidationAutoConfiguration matched:
      - @ConditionalOnClass found required class 'javax.validation.executable.ExecutableValidator'; @ConditionalOnMissingClass did not find unwanted class (OnClassCondition)
      - @ConditionalOnResource found location classpath:META-INF/services/javax.validation.spi.ValidationProvider (OnResourceCondition)
   ValidationAutoConfiguration#defaultValidator matched:
      - @ConditionalOnMissingBean (types: javax.validation.Validator; SearchStrategy: all) did not find any beans (OnBeanCondition)
   ValidationAutoConfiguration#methodValidationPostProcessor matched:
      - @ConditionalOnMissingBean (types: org.springframework.validation.beanvalidation.MethodValidationPostProcessor; SearchStrategy: all) did not find any beans (OnBeanCondition)
   WebClientAutoConfiguration.RestTemplateConfiguration matched:
      - @ConditionalOnClass found required class 'org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate'; @ConditionalOnMissingClass did not find unwanted class (OnClassCondition)
   WebClientAutoConfiguration.RestTemplateConfiguration#restTemplateBuilder matched:
      - @ConditionalOnMissingBean (types: org.springframework.boot.web.client.RestTemplateBuilder; SearchStrategy: all) did not find any beans (OnBeanCondition)
   WebMvcAutoConfiguration matched:
      - @ConditionalOnClass found required classes 'javax.servlet.Servlet', 'org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet', 'org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.WebMvcConfigurerAdapter'; @ConditionalOnMissingClass did not find unwanted class (OnClassCondition)
      - @ConditionalOnWebApplication (required) found StandardServletEnvironment (OnWebApplicationCondition)
      - @ConditionalOnMissingBean (types: org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.WebMvcConfigurationSupport; SearchStrategy: all) did not find any beans (OnBeanCondition)
   WebMvcAutoConfiguration#hiddenHttpMethodFilter matched:
      - @ConditionalOnMissingBean (types: org.springframework.web.filter.HiddenHttpMethodFilter; SearchStrategy: all) did not find any beans (OnBeanCondition)
   WebMvcAutoConfiguration#httpPutFormContentFilter matched:
      - @ConditionalOnProperty (spring.mvc.formcontent.putfilter.enabled) matched (OnPropertyCondition)
      - @ConditionalOnMissingBean (types: org.springframework.web.filter.HttpPutFormContentFilter; SearchStrategy: all) did not find any beans (OnBeanCondition)
   WebMvcAutoConfiguration.WebMvcAutoConfigurationAdapter#defaultViewResolver matched:
      - @ConditionalOnMissingBean (types: org.springframework.web.servlet.view.InternalResourceViewResolver; SearchStrategy: all) did not find any beans (OnBeanCondition)
   WebMvcAutoConfiguration.WebMvcAutoConfigurationAdapter#requestContextFilter matched:
      - @ConditionalOnMissingBean (types: org.springframework.web.context.request.RequestContextListener,org.springframework.web.filter.RequestContextFilter; SearchStrategy: all) did not find any beans (OnBeanCondition)
   WebMvcAutoConfiguration.WebMvcAutoConfigurationAdapter#viewResolver matched:
      - @ConditionalOnBean (types: org.springframework.web.servlet.ViewResolver; SearchStrategy: all) found beans 'defaultViewResolver', 'beanNameViewResolver', 'mvcViewResolver'; @ConditionalOnMissingBean (names: viewResolver; types: org.springframework.web.servlet.view.ContentNegotiatingViewResolver; SearchStrategy: all) did not find any beans (OnBeanCondition)
   WebMvcAutoConfiguration.WebMvcAutoConfigurationAdapter.FaviconConfiguration matched:
      - @ConditionalOnProperty (spring.mvc.favicon.enabled) matched (OnPropertyCondition)
   WebSocketAutoConfiguration matched:
      - @ConditionalOnClass found required classes 'javax.servlet.Servlet', 'javax.websocket.server.ServerContainer'; @ConditionalOnMissingClass did not find unwanted class (OnClassCondition)
      - @ConditionalOnWebApplication (required) found StandardServletEnvironment (OnWebApplicationCondition)
   WebSocketAutoConfiguration.TomcatWebSocketConfiguration matched:
      - @ConditionalOnClass found required classes 'org.apache.catalina.startup.Tomcat', 'org.apache.tomcat.websocket.server.WsSci'; @ConditionalOnMissingClass did not find unwanted class (OnClassCondition)
   WebSocketAutoConfiguration.TomcatWebSocketConfiguration#websocketContainerCustomizer matched:
      - @ConditionalOnJava (1.7 or newer) found 1.8 (OnJavaCondition)
      - @ConditionalOnMissingBean (names: websocketContainerCustomizer; SearchStrategy: all) did not find any beans (OnBeanCondition)

Negative matches:
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   ActiveMQAutoConfiguration:
      Did not match:
         - @ConditionalOnClass did not find required classes 'javax.jms.ConnectionFactory', 'org.apache.activemq.ActiveMQConnectionFactory' (OnClassCondition)
   AopAutoConfiguration:
      Did not match:
         - @ConditionalOnClass did not find required classes 'org.aspectj.lang.annotation.Aspect', 'org.aspectj.lang.reflect.Advice' (OnClassCondition)

3. References

• Spring boot console output documentation