Log configuration in Play

The Play Framework uses Logback as the logging engine. The default configuration is as follows:

<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 -->
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