log4j.xml

<!DOCTYPE log4j:configuration SYSTEM "log4j.dtd">
<log4j:configuration debug="true" xmlns:log4j='http://jakarta.apache.org/log4j/'>
  <appender name="console" class="org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender">
    <param name="Target" value="System.out"/>
    <!-- did not see behavior difference with log4j if set true; trace and debug printouts still collide sometimes -->
    <param name="ImmediateFlush" value="true"/>
    
    <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
      <!-- param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} %-5p %c{1}:%L - %m%n" / -->
      <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d{HH:mm:ss} %-5p %c{1}:%L - %m%n" />
    </layout>
  </appender>

<!-- writes log.html to the Project level directory -->
  <appender name="htmlAppender" class="org.apache.log4j.FileAppender">
  	<param name="File" value="log.html" />
  	<layout class="org.apache.log4j.HTMLLayout">
        	<param name="Title" value="**** ValidateConfigVsClass ****"/>
        	<param name="LocationInfo" value="true"/>
  	</layout>
  </appender>
  
  <root>
    <!-- priority value ="trace"/ -->
    <priority value ="info"/>
    <appender-ref ref="console"/>
    <appender-ref ref="htmlAppender"/>
  </root>
</log4j:configuration>