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README
Logging
by Tim Pease
Description
Logging is a flexible logging library for use in Ruby programs based on the design of Java's log4j library. It features a hierarchical logging system, custom level names, multiple output destinations per log event, custom formatting, and more.
Installation
gem install logging
Examples
This example configures a logger to output messages in a format similar to the core ruby Logger class. Only log messages that are warnings or higher will be logged.
require 'logging'
logger = Logging.logger(STDOUT)
logger.level = :warn
logger.debug "this debug message will not be output by the logger"
logger.warn "this is your last warning"
In this example, a single logger is created that will append to STDOUT and to a file. Only log messages that are informational or higher will be logged.
require 'logging'
logger = Logging.logger['example_logger']
logger.level = :info
logger.add_appenders \
Logging.appenders.stdout,
Logging.appenders.file('example.log')
logger.debug "this debug message will not be output by the logger"
logger.info "just some friendly advice"
The Logging library was created to allow each class in a program to have its own configurable logger. The logging level for a particular class can be changed independently of all other loggers in the system. This example shows the recommended way of accomplishing this.
require 'logging'
Logging.logger['FirstClass'].level = :warn
Logging.logger['SecondClass'].level = :debug
class FirstClass
def initialize
@logger = Logging.logger[self]
end
def some_method
@logger.debug "some method was called on #{self.inspect}"
end
end
class SecondClass
def initialize
@logger = Logging.logger[self]
end
def another_method
@logger.debug "another method was called on #{self.inspect}"
end
end
There are many more examples in the examples folder of the logging package. The recommended reading order is the following:
- simple.rb
- rspec_integration.rb
- loggers.rb
- classes.rb
- hierarchies.rb
- names.rb
- lazy.rb
- appenders.rb
- layouts.rb
- reusing_layouts.rb
- formatting.rb
- colorization.rb
- fork.rb
- mdc.rb
Extending
The Logging framework is extensible via the little-plugger gem-based plugin system. New appenders, layouts, or filters can be released as ruby gems. When installed locally, the Logging framework will automatically detect these gems as plugins and make them available for use.
The logging-email plugin is a good
example to follow. It includes a lib/logging/plugins/email.rb
file which is detected by the plugin framework. This file declares a
Logging::Plugins::Email.initialize_email
method that is called when the plugin
is loaded.
The three steps for creating a plugin are:
- create a new Ruby gem:
logging-<name>
- include a plugin file:
lib/logging/plugins/<name>.rb
- define a plugin initializer:
Logging::Plugins::<Name>.initialize_<name>
Development
The Logging source code relies on the Mr Bones project for default rake tasks. You will need to install the Mr Bones gem if you want to build or test the logging gem. Conveniently there is a bootstrap script that you can run to setup your development environment.
script/bootstrap
This will install the Mr Bones gem and the required Ruby gems for development.
After this is done you can rake rake -T
to see the available rake tasks.
License
The MIT License - see the LICENSE file for the full text.
*Note that all licence references and agreements mentioned in the Logging README section above
are relevant to that project's source code only.