Example of logback configuration for Play Framework 2 for a test environment

logback-test.xml

<configuration>

    <conversionRule conversionWord="coloredLevel" converterClass="play.api.Logger$ColoredLevel" />

    <appender name="FILE" class="ch.qos.logback.core.FileAppender">
        <file>${application.home}/logs/application.log</file>
        <encoder>
            <pattern>%date - [%level] - from %logger in %thread %n%message%n%xException%n</pattern>
        </encoder>
    </appender>

    <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
        <encoder>
            <pattern>%coloredLevel %logger{15} - %message%n%xException{5}</pattern>
        </encoder>
    </appender>

    <logger name="play" level="INFO" />
    <logger name="application" level="DEBUG" />

    <!-- Off these ones as they are annoying, and anyway we manage configuration ourself -->
    <logger name="com.avaje.ebean.config.PropertyMapLoader" level="OFF" />
    <logger name="com.avaje.ebeaninternal.server.core.XmlConfigLoader" level="OFF" />
    <logger name="com.avaje.ebeaninternal.server.lib.BackgroundThread" level="OFF" />
    <logger name="com.gargoylesoftware.htmlunit.javascript" level="OFF" />

    <root level="ERROR">
        <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
        <appender-ref ref="FILE" />
    </root>

</configuration>