in log4j-converter-config/src/main/java/org/apache/logging/converter/config/internal/v2/PropertiesV2ConfigurationParser.java [268:285]
private static ConfigurationNode processAppenderRef(PropertiesSubset properties) {
ConfigurationNodeBuilder builder = newNodeBuilder()
.setPluginName(APPENDER_REF_PLUGIN_NAME)
.addAttribute(
REF_ATTRIBUTE,
getRequiredAttribute(
properties,
REF_ATTRIBUTE,
() -> "No ref attribute provided for AppenderRef " + properties.getPrefix()));
String level = Strings.trimToNull(extractProperty(properties, "level"));
if (level != null) {
builder.addAttribute("level", level);
}
addFiltersToComponent(properties, builder);
processRemainingProperties(properties, builder);
return builder.get();
}