From be5afc288c9db97e17fdf0e6d68aebfab7f00a89 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: wreulicke <wreulicke@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2023 04:33:02 +0900
Subject: [PATCH] Improve compatibility with 1.2 or prior

Signed-off-by: wreulicke <wreulicke@gmail.com>
---
 .../src/main/java/ch/qos/logback/classic/spi/ILoggingEvent.java | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/logback-classic/src/main/java/ch/qos/logback/classic/spi/ILoggingEvent.java b/logback-classic/src/main/java/ch/qos/logback/classic/spi/ILoggingEvent.java
index 1d8265bf77..686fb212b8 100644
--- a/logback-classic/src/main/java/ch/qos/logback/classic/spi/ILoggingEvent.java
+++ b/logback-classic/src/main/java/ch/qos/logback/classic/spi/ILoggingEvent.java
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ default Marker getMarker() {
      * @since 1.3
      */
     default Instant getInstant() {
-        return null;
+        return Instant.ofEpochMilli(getTimeStamp());
     }
 
     /**