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+<!-- Suggested code may be subject to a license. Learn more: ~LicenseLog:251802877. -->
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<Configuration status="INFO">
+
+    <Appenders>
+        <Console name="appLog" target="SYSTEM_OUT">
+            <PatternLayout
+                    pattern="%style{%d{ISO8601}}{black} %highlight{%-5level }[%style{%L}{blue}] [%style{%M}{bright,blue}] %style{%C{1.}}{bright,yellow} %style{METviewer}{bright,green} %style{[%X{hostName}]}{bright,red} %msg%n%throwable%n" />
+        </Console>
+    </Appenders>
+
+    <Loggers>
+        <Root level="info"  includeLocation="true">
+            <AppenderRef ref="appLog" />
+        </Root>
+
+    </Loggers>
+
+</Configuration>