# LogBox

The logBox structure is based on the LogBox declaration DSL, see the [LogBox Documentation](https://logbox.ortusbooks.com/) for much more information.

```javascript
//LogBox DSL
logBox = {
    // The configuration file without fileextension to use for operation, instead of using this structure
    configFile = "config/LogBox", 
    // Appenders
    appenders = {
        appenderName = {
            class="class.to.appender", 
            layout="class.to.layout",
            levelMin=0,
            levelMax=4,
            properties={
                name  = value,
                prop2 = value 2
            }
    },
    // Root Logger
    root = {levelMin="FATAL", levelMax="DEBUG", appenders="*"},
    // Granualr Categories
    categories = {
        "coldbox.system" = { levelMin="FATAL", levelMax="INFO", appenders="*"},
        "model.security" = { levelMax="DEBUG", appenders="console"}
    }
    // Implicit categories
    debug  = ["coldbox.system.interceptors"],
    info   = ["model.class", "model2.class2"],
    warn   = ["model.class", "model2.class2"],
    error  = ["model.class", "model2.class2"],
    fatal  = ["model.class", "model2.class2"],
    off    = ["model.class", "model2.class2"]
};
```

> **Info** : If you do not define a logBox DSL structure, the framework will look for the default configuration file `config/LogBox.cfc`. If it does not find it, then it will use the framework's default logging settings.

**ConfigFile**

You can use a configuration CFC instead of inline configuration by using this setting. The default value is `config/LogBox.cfc`, so by convention you can just use that location. If no values are defined or no config file exists, the default configuration file is `coldbox/system/web/config/LogBox.cfc`.


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