Log restful endpoints on container startup in a Spring application

Question

I\'ve a Spring application that expose restful endpoints through @RequestMapping annotation in Controller classes.

I wish that were logged into the console, at serve

Answer 1

In log4J, add the info log level for org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.RequestMappingHandlerMapping class.

With the level INFO :

log4j.category.org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.RequestMappingHandlerMapping=INFO

You should have this kind of information (lines are truncated):

2016-11-15 23:34:30.040  INFO 10156 --- [           main] s.w.s.m.m.a.RequestMappingHandlerMapping : Mapped "{[/api/contacts/{id}],methods=[GET],produces=[application/json]}" o
2016-11-15 23:34:30.040  INFO 10156 --- [           main] s.w.s.m.m.a.RequestMappingHandlerMapping : Mapped "{[/api/contacts/{id}],methods=[DELETE],produces=[application/json]}
2016-11-15 23:34:30.040  INFO 10156 --- [           main] s.w.s.m.m.a.RequestMappingHandlerMapping : Mapped "{[/api/contacts],methods=[POST],consumes=[application/json],produce
2016-11-15 23:34:30.040  INFO 10156 --- [           main] s.w.s.m.m.a.RequestMappingHandlerMapping : Mapped "{[/api/contacts/{id}],methods=[PUT],consumes=[application/json],pro
2016-11-15 23:34:30.040  INFO 10156 --- [           main] s.w.s.m.m.a.RequestMappingHandlerMapping : Mapped "{[/api/contacts],methods=[GET],produces=[application/json]}" onto p
2016-11-15 23:34:30.040  INFO 10156 --- [           main] s.w.s.m.m.a.RequestMappingHandlerMapping : Mapped "{[/api/contacts/search],methods=[GET],params=[group-id],produces=[a

UPDATE

Since Spring MVC 5.1/Spring Boot 2, the logging strategy has changed.
Now very few information are logged with the INFO level, the DEBUG level provides more information but it is not detailed.
Only the TRACE level will provide detail information.

Here is the changelog (emphasis is mine) :

Logging revision:

Spring's JCL bridge can be detected by standard Commons Logging.

Less noise on info, readable debug logs, details at trace level.

So change the logging configuration in this way to list all mappings :

Log4J properties way :

log4j.category.org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.RequestMappingHandlerMapping=TRACE

Logback way :