Can IntelliJ create hyperlinks to the source code from log4j output?

Question

In the IntelliJ console, stack traces automatically contain hyperlinks that bring you to the relevant source files. The links appear at the end of each line in the format (Log4jLoggerTest.java:25). I can configure log4j to output text in a similar format.

log4j.appender.Console.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{ABSOLUTE} (%F:%L) - %m%n

In eclipse, the console automatically turned text like this into links. In IntelliJ, the stack traces are links but my own output in the same form remains un-linked. Is there any way to get IntelliJ to do the same?

Answer 1

I don't think there is a way. But I think I submitted this as a feature request a long time ago. Maybe you should do the same. Jetbrains does listen to its customers. But it can take ages before they implement things like this.

Answer 2

Yes you can, try this pattern:

<param name="ConversionPattern" value="%-5p - [%-80m] - at %c.%M(%F:%L)%n"/>