How do I log parameter values into the query.log file

Neo4j Graph Platform Operations
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Neo4j 3.0 introduces the ability to log the value of query parameters in the log/query.log file.
The settings to control this feature are located in the conf/neo4j.conf file.
To enable query logging with parameters, one must first enable query logging via the conf/neo4j.conf parameter:

dbms.logs.query.enabled=true

Second, to enable the logging of parameters one should set:

dbms.logs.query.parameter_logging_enabled=true

Note: By default dbms.logs.query.parameter_logging_enabled is set to true.

Once these two settings are defined/enabled (and Neo4j is restarted to apply the change), when a Cypher statement is submitted using parameters, the parameter values will appear at the end of the line.

For example submitting:

{
  "statements" : [ {
    "statement" : "CREATE (n) RETURN id(n)"
  }, {
    "statement" : "CREATE (n {props}) RETURN n",
    "parameters" : {
      "props" : {
        "name" : "My Node"
      }
    }
  } ]
}

will result in the following log entry

2016-04-29 18:03:31.679+0000 INFO  86 ms: server-session        http    192.168.1.220   /db/data/transaction - CREATE (n {props}) RETURN n - {props: {name: My Node}}

where the trailing {props: {name: My Node}} represents the parameter value(s) passed.

If you were to define dbms.logs.query.parameter_logging_enabled=false, then the above line would appear as:

2016-04-29 18:02:23.868+0000 INFO  2 ms: server-session http    192.168.1.220   /db/data/transaction - CREATE (n {props}) RETURN n