Module: BasicLogging

Included in:
Body, Configuration, Headers, Newsgroups, OverrideDlg, PostProcessor, String
Defined in:
lib/basic_logging.rb

Overview

Simplified logging. See example code at the bottom of this file. Execute this file to see the output.

Constant Summary collapse

DEBUG = 
0
INFO = 
1
WARN = 
2
ERROR = 
3
FATAL = 
4
UNKNOWN = 
nil
Levels =

this is mainly for the translation of method calls into log levels

{:debug => DEBUG, :info => INFO, :warn => WARN, :error => ERROR,
:fatal => FATAL, :unknown => UNKNOWN}
@@log_level = 
UNKNOWN
@@target = 
STDOUT
@@muted = 
[]

Class Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.is_muted?(obj) ⇒ Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/basic_logging.rb', line 44

def self.is_muted?(obj)
  name = obj.class == Class ? obj.name.dup : obj.class.name
  @@muted.include?(name)  
end

.mute(obj) ⇒ Object

do not log, if caller is obj (class or instance)



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# File 'lib/basic_logging.rb', line 39

def self.mute(obj)
  name = obj.class == Class ? obj.name.dup : obj.class.name
  @@muted << name
end

Instance Method Details

#clear_log ⇒ Object

Clear the log (-file)



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# File 'lib/basic_logging.rb', line 107

def clear_log
  if @@target && @@target.respond_to?(:truncate)
    lock_target{ @@target.truncate(0) }
  end
end

#level ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/basic_logging.rb', line 102

def level
  @@level.to_s if @@level
end

#log(message) ⇒ Object Also known as: debug, info, warn, error, fatal

Output of log messages, depending on the log level set for the calling class and the name of the alias method which is actually called.



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# File 'lib/basic_logging.rb', line 84

def log(message)
  if !BasicLogging.is_muted?(self)
    # how has this method been called?
    mlevel = __callee__
    if Levels.has_key?(mlevel) && Levels[mlevel] <=  FATAL
      # output only for levels equal or above the value that corresponds to
      # the calling alias.
      format_log( message, mlevel) if @@log_level && Levels[mlevel] >= @@log_level 
    else
      STDERR.puts __FILE__.dup << ": ERROR : invalid log level \"" << mlevel.to_s << "\""
    end
  end
end

#set_level(lv) ⇒ Object

set the log level



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# File 'lib/basic_logging.rb', line 50

def set_level(lv)
  if lv.respond_to?(:to_str) && Levels.keys.include?(lv.strip.to_sym)
    lv = Levels[lv.to_sym]
  elsif lv.respond_to?(:to_sym) && Levels.keys.include?(lv)
    lv = Levels[lv]
  end

  if(!lv || (lv.respond_to?(:to_int) && lv >= DEBUG && lv <= FATAL) )
    @@log_level = lv
  else
    msg = __FILE__.dup << ": ERROR : invalid log level \"" << lv.to_s << "\""
    msg << "\n" << "Keepinng old log level " << Levels.keys.detect {| k| Levels[k] == @@log_level}.to_s
    STDERR.puts msg
    puts msg
  end
end

#set_target(tg) ⇒ Object

set the log target



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# File 'lib/basic_logging.rb', line 68

def set_target(tg)
  if tg.respond_to?(:to_io) 
    @@target = tg
  elsif(!File::exist?(tg) || ( File.file?(tg) && File.writable?(tg) ) )
    @@target = File.open(tg, 'w+')  
  elsif !tg || tg.respond_to?(:to_str) && tg.strip.empty?
    @@target = nil
  else
    STDERR.puts __FILE__.dup << ': ERROR : target ' << tg << ' cannot be set'
    STDERR.puts "Keeping old target " << @@target.inspect
    return
  end
end

#target ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/basic_logging.rb', line 98

def target
  @@target.path if @@target
end