# tony19/logback-android

📄The reliable, generic, fast and flexible logging framework for Android

Repository: https://github.com/tony19/logback-android
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/logback-android
Language: Java
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: logback, android, logging-library, java
Last push: 2026-08-24T03:57:19+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5544, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1264, forks 184 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:10.517060+00:00)

## What it is
logback-android is a lightweight port of the logback logging framework for Android apps, usable via SLF4J. It supports configurable logging to multiple destinations including files, SQLite, logcat, sockets, syslog, and email.

## Use cases
- add structured logging to an android app
- write app logs to files or sqlite on android
- route slf4j logs to logcat
- configure logging via xml in android
- send android logs to syslog or email

## When to choose
- you need a highly configurable logging framework on android
- you want slf4j-compatible logging with multiple appenders
- your app targets android 5.0+ (jdk8 variant) or 8.0+ (default)

## When to avoid
- you only need simple logcat output with no configuration
- you are not developing for android

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: logging
- domain: mobile-development, developer-tools
- platform: jvm
- tags: logback, slf4j, logcat, android-logging, android

## Member repositories
- tony19/logback-android (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:10.517060+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T05:04:04.525860+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/tony19/logback-android (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:10.517060+00:00, sha 779221ea860f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.