Class: SyslogClient

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/scribble-client/syslog_client.rb

Instance Method Summary collapse

Constructor Details

#initialize(server = nil) ⇒ SyslogClient

Returns a new instance of SyslogClient.



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# File 'lib/scribble-client/syslog_client.rb', line 6

def initialize(server = nil)
  raise "Don't support system logger (yet)" unless server
  
  (host,port) = server.split(/:/)
  @socket = UDPSocket.new
  @socket.connect(host,port)
  #Allow for really big log lines
  @socket.setsockopt(Socket::SOL_SOCKET,Socket::SO_SNDBUF,24000)
  
  @error_count = 0
end

Instance Method Details

#syslog(facility, priority, message) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/scribble-client/syslog_client.rb', line 18

def syslog(facility,priority,message)
  #Build the header
  fpnum = ((facility & 0x1F) << 3) | (priority & 0x07)
  host = Socket.gethostname
  tim = Time.now.strftime("%b %d %H:%M:%S")
  #tim = Time.now.xmlschema
  buf = "<#{fpnum}>#{tim} #{host} thetag #{message}"
  begin
    @socket.send(buf,0)
  rescue Exception => e
    @error_count += 1
    @last_error = e
  end
end