Example of how to setup an embedded jetty with request logging enabled.

RequestLoggingExample.java

package jetty;

import java.io.File;

import org.eclipse.jetty.server.NCSARequestLog;
import org.eclipse.jetty.server.Server;
import org.eclipse.jetty.server.ServerConnector;
import org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.DefaultHandler;
import org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.HandlerList;
import org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.RequestLogHandler;
import org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ResourceHandler;

public class RequestLoggingExample
{
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception
    {
        Server server = new Server();
        ServerConnector connector = new ServerConnector(server);
        connector.setHost("localhost");
        connector.setPort(8765);
        server.addConnector(connector);

        // Setup directories and file references
        File userHomeDir = new File(System.getProperty("user.home"));
        File tmpDir = new File(userHomeDir, "tmp");
        File baseResourceDir = new File(tmpDir, "docroot");
        baseResourceDir.mkdirs();
        File logFile = new File(tmpDir, "access.log");
        logFile.getParentFile().mkdirs();
        
        // Create resource handler (for serving static content)
        ResourceHandler resourceHandler = new ResourceHandler();
        resourceHandler.setDirectoriesListed(true);
        resourceHandler.setWelcomeFiles(new String[] { "index.html" });
        resourceHandler.setResourceBase(baseResourceDir.getAbsolutePath());
        
        // Create request log handler (access log)
        NCSARequestLog requestLog = new NCSARequestLog(logFile.getAbsolutePath());
        requestLog.setExtended(true);
        RequestLogHandler requestLogHandler = new RequestLogHandler();
        requestLogHandler.setRequestLog(requestLog);
        requestLog.setAppend(true);
        
        // Create main handler list (the meat of what is being done)
        HandlerList mainHandlers = new HandlerList();
        mainHandlers.addHandler(resourceHandler);
        // default for all prior unhandled requests
        mainHandlers.addHandler(new DefaultHandler());

        // Make main handler list be tracked by request logging
        requestLogHandler.setHandler(mainHandlers);
        
        // Setup top level handler list, what the server uses
        HandlerList topLevelHandlers = new HandlerList();
        // NOTE: If you want some handlers to exist, and not be tracked by
        // the request log handler (such as rewrites), then declare them
        // outside of the scope of the requestLogHandler.
        // Example: topLevelHandlers.addHandler(rewriteHandler);
        topLevelHandlers.addHandler(requestLogHandler);
        
        // Add top level handler list to server
        server.setHandler(topLevelHandlers);
        
        server.start();
        server.join();
    }
}