Getting Started

Download tinylog 2.7.0 and add tinylog-api.jar and tinylog-impl.jar to your classpath. If you use a build tool such as Maven or Gradle, you can add both JAR files as dependencies.

Add a logging statement to your application:

import org.tinylog.Logger;

public class Application {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Logger.info("Hello World!");
    }

}

As you can see, tinylog has a static logger. Therefore, it is not necessary to create an instance of the logger class.

When you run this small application, you will see the following output in the console:
```
2018-03-31 18:15:32 [main] Application.main()
INFO: Hello World!
```
You can configure tinylog by creating a properties file with the name tinylog.properties in the default classpath. If you use a build tool such as Maven or Gradle, it is usually located at src/main/resources. For plain IDE projects, it is usually located directly at src along with source files and packages.
Example tinylog.properties:
```
writer        = console
writer.format = {date: HH:mm:ss.SSS} {level}: {message}
```
When you run the application, you will now see the following output in the console:
```
18:29:57.382 INFO: Hello World!
```
For a detailed documentation of all configuration parameters, see the configuration page, and for all logging methods, see the logging page.