Method: Syslogger#initialize

Defined in:
lib/syslogger.rb

#initialize(ident = $0, options = Syslog::LOG_PID | Syslog::LOG_CONS, facility = nil) ⇒ Syslogger

Initializes default options for the logger

ident

the name of your program [default=$0].

options

syslog options [default=Syslog::LOG_PID | Syslog::LOG_CONS]. Correct values are:

LOG_CONS    : writes the message on the console if an error occurs when sending the message;
LOG_NDELAY  : no delay before sending the message;
LOG_PERROR  : messages will also be written on STDERR;
LOG_PID     : adds the process number to the message (just after the program name)
facility

the syslog facility [default=nil] Correct values include:

Syslog::LOG_DAEMON
Syslog::LOG_USER
Syslog::LOG_SYSLOG
Syslog::LOG_LOCAL2
Syslog::LOG_NEWS
etc.

Usage:

logger = Syslogger.new("my_app", Syslog::LOG_PID | Syslog::LOG_CONS, Syslog::LOG_LOCAL0)
logger.level = Logger::INFO # use Logger levels
logger.warn "warning message"
logger.debug "debug message"



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# File 'lib/syslogger.rb', line 43

def initialize(ident = $0, options = Syslog::LOG_PID | Syslog::LOG_CONS, facility = nil)
  @ident = ident
  @options = options || (Syslog::LOG_PID | Syslog::LOG_CONS)
  @facility = facility
  @level = Logger::INFO
  @mutex = Mutex.new
end