Backport to branch(3) : Exclude slf4j-api from alloydb dependency to correct logging behaviour

[feeblefakie]

This is an automated backport of the following:

• Original PR: Exclude slf4j-api from alloydb dependency to correct logging behaviour #3119
• Backported commit: 8b39473

Please merge this PR after all checks have passed.

[gemini-code-assist]

Summary of Changes

Hello @feeblefakie, I'm Gemini Code Assist¹! I'm currently reviewing this pull request and will post my feedback shortly. In the meantime, here's a summary to help you and other reviewers quickly get up to speed!

This pull request is an automated backport aimed at resolving a logging issue by refining dependency management. It specifically modifies the core/build.gradle file to exclude the slf4j-api from the alloydb-jdbc-connector dependency, which helps prevent potential conflicts and ensures consistent logging behavior across the application.

Highlights

• Dependency Exclusion: The slf4j-api dependency is now explicitly excluded from the alloydb-jdbc-connector in the core/build.gradle file.
• Logging Behavior Correction: This exclusion is intended to resolve potential dependency conflicts and correct logging behavior within the application.
• Automated Backport: This pull request is an automated backport of a previously merged change, ensuring the fix is applied to the target branch.

Using Gemini Code Assist

The full guide for Gemini Code Assist can be found on our documentation page, here are some quick tips.

Invoking Gemini

You can request assistance from Gemini at any point by creating a comment using either /gemini <command> or @gemini-code-assist <command>. Below is a summary of the supported commands on the current page.

Feature	Command	Description
Code Review	/gemini review	Performs a code review for the current pull request in its current state.
Pull Request Summary	/gemini summary	Provides a summary of the current pull request in its current state.
Comment	@gemini-code-assist	Responds in comments when explicitly tagged, both in pull request comments and review comments.
Help	/gemini help	Displays a list of available commands.

Customization

To customize Gemini Code Assist for GitHub experience, repository maintainers can create a configuration file and/or provide a custom code review style guide (such as PEP-8 for Python) by creating and adding files to a .gemini/ folder in the base of the repository. Detailed instructions can be found here.

Limitations & Feedback

Gemini Code Assist may make mistakes. Please leave feedback on any instances where its feedback is incorrect or counter productive. You can react with 👍 and 👎 on @gemini-code-assist comments. If you're interested in giving your feedback about your experience with Gemini Code Assist for Github and other Google products, sign up here.

You can also get AI-powered code generation, chat, as well as code reviews directly in the IDE at no cost with the Gemini Code Assist IDE Extension.

Footnotes

1. Review the Privacy Notices, Generative AI Prohibited Use Policy, Terms of Service, and learn how to configure Gemini Code Assist in GitHub here. Gemini can make mistakes, so double check it and use code with caution. ↩

[gemini-code-assist]

Code Review

This pull request backports a change to core/build.gradle that excludes the slf4j-api transitive dependency from alloydb-jdbc-connector. This is a good practice to prevent classpath conflicts with logging libraries and ensure consistent logging behavior, especially since the project defines its own slf4j-api version. The change is correct, follows standard Gradle practices, and aligns with how other dependencies are handled in the file. I have no further feedback.