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  2. data/LICENSE +90 -0
  3. data/LICENSE.LGPLv3 +165 -0
  4. data/README +95 -0
  5. data/Rakefile +80 -0
  6. data/TODO +2 -0
  7. data/doc/content/contact.html +22 -0
  8. data/doc/content/contribute.html +21 -0
  9. data/doc/content/index.html +90 -0
  10. data/doc/content/license.html +56 -0
  11. data/doc/content/manual.html +449 -0
  12. data/doc/dev/README.developers +55 -0
  13. data/doc/dev/checklist +23 -0
  14. data/doc/dev/things-to-do +5 -0
  15. data/doc/images/log4r-logo.png +0 -0
  16. data/doc/images/logo2.png +0 -0
  17. data/doc/log4r.css +111 -0
  18. data/doc/rdoc-log4r.css +696 -0
  19. data/doc/templates/main.html +147 -0
  20. data/examples/README +19 -0
  21. data/examples/ancestors.rb +53 -0
  22. data/examples/chainsaw_settings.xml +7 -0
  23. data/examples/color_output.rb +26 -0
  24. data/examples/customlevels.rb +34 -0
  25. data/examples/filelog.rb +25 -0
  26. data/examples/fileroll.rb +40 -0
  27. data/examples/gmail.rb +30 -0
  28. data/examples/gmail.yaml +95 -0
  29. data/examples/log4r_yaml.yaml +0 -0
  30. data/examples/logclient.rb +25 -0
  31. data/examples/logserver.rb +18 -0
  32. data/examples/moderate.xml +29 -0
  33. data/examples/moderateconfig.rb +66 -0
  34. data/examples/myformatter.rb +23 -0
  35. data/examples/outofthebox.rb +21 -0
  36. data/examples/rdoc-gen +2 -0
  37. data/examples/rrconfig.xml +63 -0
  38. data/examples/rrsetup.rb +42 -0
  39. data/examples/simpleconfig.rb +39 -0
  40. data/examples/syslogcustom.rb +52 -0
  41. data/examples/xmlconfig.rb +25 -0
  42. data/examples/yaml.rb +30 -0
  43. data/lib/log4r.rb +20 -0
  44. data/lib/log4r/GDC.rb +41 -0
  45. data/lib/log4r/MDC.rb +59 -0
  46. data/lib/log4r/NDC.rb +86 -0
  47. data/lib/log4r/base.rb +90 -0
  48. data/lib/log4r/config.rb +9 -0
  49. data/lib/log4r/configurator.rb +224 -0
  50. data/lib/log4r/formatter/formatter.rb +105 -0
  51. data/lib/log4r/formatter/log4jxmlformatter.rb +61 -0
  52. data/lib/log4r/formatter/patternformatter.rb +145 -0
  53. data/lib/log4r/lib/drbloader.rb +52 -0
  54. data/lib/log4r/lib/xmlloader.rb +24 -0
  55. data/lib/log4r/logevent.rb +28 -0
  56. data/lib/log4r/logger.rb +199 -0
  57. data/lib/log4r/loggerfactory.rb +89 -0
  58. data/lib/log4r/logserver.rb +28 -0
  59. data/lib/log4r/outputter/consoleoutputters.rb +49 -0
  60. data/lib/log4r/outputter/datefileoutputter.rb +117 -0
  61. data/lib/log4r/outputter/emailoutputter.rb +143 -0
  62. data/lib/log4r/outputter/fileoutputter.rb +56 -0
  63. data/lib/log4r/outputter/iooutputter.rb +55 -0
  64. data/lib/log4r/outputter/outputter.rb +146 -0
  65. data/lib/log4r/outputter/outputterfactory.rb +61 -0
  66. data/lib/log4r/outputter/remoteoutputter.rb +40 -0
  67. data/lib/log4r/outputter/rollingfileoutputter.rb +234 -0
  68. data/lib/log4r/outputter/scribeoutputter.rb +37 -0
  69. data/lib/log4r/outputter/staticoutputter.rb +32 -0
  70. data/lib/log4r/outputter/syslogoutputter.rb +130 -0
  71. data/lib/log4r/outputter/udpoutputter.rb +53 -0
  72. data/lib/log4r/rdoc/GDC +14 -0
  73. data/lib/log4r/rdoc/MDC +16 -0
  74. data/lib/log4r/rdoc/NDC +41 -0
  75. data/lib/log4r/rdoc/configurator +243 -0
  76. data/lib/log4r/rdoc/emailoutputter +103 -0
  77. data/lib/log4r/rdoc/formatter +39 -0
  78. data/lib/log4r/rdoc/log4r +89 -0
  79. data/lib/log4r/rdoc/logger +175 -0
  80. data/lib/log4r/rdoc/logserver +85 -0
  81. data/lib/log4r/rdoc/outputter +108 -0
  82. data/lib/log4r/rdoc/patternformatter +128 -0
  83. data/lib/log4r/rdoc/scribeoutputter +16 -0
  84. data/lib/log4r/rdoc/syslogoutputter +29 -0
  85. data/lib/log4r/rdoc/win32eventoutputter +7 -0
  86. data/lib/log4r/rdoc/yamlconfigurator +20 -0
  87. data/lib/log4r/repository.rb +88 -0
  88. data/lib/log4r/staticlogger.rb +49 -0
  89. data/lib/log4r/yamlconfigurator.rb +196 -0
  90. data/tests/README +10 -0
  91. data/tests/testGDC.rb +26 -0
  92. data/tests/testMDC.rb +42 -0
  93. data/tests/testNDC.rb +27 -0
  94. data/tests/testall.rb +6 -0
  95. data/tests/testbase.rb +49 -0
  96. data/tests/testchainsaw.rb +48 -0
  97. data/tests/testcoloroutput.rb +14 -0
  98. data/tests/testconf.xml +37 -0
  99. data/tests/testcustom.rb +27 -0
  100. data/tests/testformatter.rb +27 -0
  101. data/tests/testlogger.rb +196 -0
  102. data/tests/testoutputter.rb +132 -0
  103. data/tests/testpatternformatter.rb +78 -0
  104. data/tests/testthreads.rb +35 -0
  105. data/tests/testxmlconf.rb +45 -0
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+ # :nodoc:
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+ # Version:: $Id$
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+
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+ require "log4r/outputter/outputter"
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+ require "rubygems"
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+ require "scribe"
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+
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+ module Log4r
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+ class ScribeOutputter < Outputter
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+ attr_reader :host, :port, :category
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+
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+ def initialize(_name, hash={})
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+ super(_name, hash)
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+ @host = (hash[:host] or hash[:host] or 'localhost')
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+ @port = (hash[:port] or hash[:port] or '1463')
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+ @category = (hash[:category] or hash[:category] or 'default')
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+
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+ @client = Scribe.new("#{@host}:#{@port}", category=@category, add_newlines=false)
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+ end
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+
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+ private
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+
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+ def write(data)
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+ begin
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+ @client.log(data.strip, @category)
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+ rescue ScribeThrift::Client::TransportException => e
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+ Logger.log_internal(-2) {
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+ "Caught TransportException, is the scribe server alive?"
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+ }
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+ rescue ThriftClient::NoServersAvailable => e
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+ Logger.log_internal(-2) {
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+ "No scribe servers are available!"
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+ }
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+ end
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+ end
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+ end
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+ end
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+ # :nodoc:
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+ module Log4r
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+
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+ class Outputter < Monitor
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+ # Retrieve an outputter.
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+ def self.[](name)
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+ out = @@outputters[name]
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+ if out.nil?
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+ return case name
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+ when 'color' then ColorOutputter.new 'color'
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+ when 'stdout' then StdoutOutputter.new 'stdout'
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+ when 'stderr' then StderrOutputter.new 'stderr'
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+ else nil end
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+ end
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+ out
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+ end
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+ def self.color; Outputter['color'] end
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+ def self.stdout; Outputter['stdout'] end
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+ def self.stderr; Outputter['stderr'] end
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+ # Set an outputter.
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+ def self.[]=(name, outputter)
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+ @@outputters[name] = outputter
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+ end
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+ # Yields each outputter's name and reference.
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+ def self.each
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+ @@outputters.each {|name, outputter| yield name, outputter}
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+ end
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+ def self.each_outputter
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+ @@outputters.each_value {|outputter| yield outputter}
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+ end
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+ end
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+ end
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+ # :include: ../rdoc/syslogoutputter
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+ #
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+ # Version:: $Id$
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+ # Author:: Steve Lumos
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+ # Author:: Leon Torres
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+
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+ require 'log4r/formatter/formatter'
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+ require 'log4r/outputter/outputter'
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+ require 'log4r/configurator'
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+ require 'syslog'
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+
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+ module Log4r
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+
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+ SYSLOGNAMES = Hash.new
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+
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+ class SyslogOutputter < Outputter
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+ include Syslog::Constants
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+
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+ # maps default log4r levels to syslog priorities (logevents never see ALL and OFF)
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+ # SYSLOG Levels are:
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+ # "DEBUG" => Syslog::LOG_DEBUG
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+ # "INFO" => Syslog::LOG_INFO
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+ # "NOTICE" => Syslog::LOG_NOTICE
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+ # "WARN" => Syslog::LOG_WARN
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+ # "ERROR" => Syslog::LOG_ERROR
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+ # "FATAL" => Syslog::LOG_FATAL
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+ # "ALERT" => Syslog::LOG_ALERT
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+ # "EMERG" => Syslog::LOG_EMERG
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+ SYSLOG_LEVELS_MAP = {
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+ "DEBUG" => LOG_DEBUG,
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+ "INFO" => LOG_INFO,
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+ "NOTICE" => LOG_NOTICE, # by default NOTICE is not in log4r
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+ "WARN" => LOG_WARNING,
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+ "ERROR" => LOG_ERR,
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+ "FATAL" => LOG_CRIT,
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+ "ALERT" => LOG_ALERT, # by default ALERT is not in log4r
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+ "EMERG" => LOG_EMERG, # by default EMERG is not in log4r
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+ }
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+
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+ # mapping from Log4r default levels to syslog, by string name
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+ # "DEBUG" => "DEBUG"
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+ # "INFO" => "INFO"
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+ # "WARN" => "WARN"
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+ # "ERROR" => "ERROR"
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+ # "FATAL" => "FATAL"
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+ SYSLOG_LOG4R_MAP = {
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+ "DEBUG" => "DEBUG",
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+ "INFO" => "INFO",
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+ "WARN" => "WARN",
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+ "ERROR" => "ERROR",
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+ "FATAL" => "FATAL"
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+ # "NOTICE" => "INFO", # by default NOTICE is not in log4r
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+ # "ALERT" => "FATAL", # by default ALERT is not in log4r
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+ # "EMERG" => "FATAL" # by default EMERG is not in log4r
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+ }
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+
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+ @levels_map = SYSLOG_LOG4R_MAP
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+
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+ # There are 3 hash arguments
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+ #
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+ # [<tt>:ident</tt>] syslog ident, defaults to _name
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+ # [<tt>:logopt</tt>] syslog logopt, defaults to LOG_PID | LOG_CONS
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+ # [<tt>:facility</tt>] syslog facility, defaults to LOG_USER
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+ def initialize(_name, hash={})
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+ super(_name, hash)
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+ ident = (hash[:ident] or hash['ident'] or _name)
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+ logopt = (hash[:logopt] or hash['logopt'] or LOG_PID | LOG_CONS).to_i
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+ facility = (hash[:facility] or hash['facility'] or LOG_USER).to_i
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+ map_levels_by_name_to_syslog()
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+ if ( Syslog.opened? ) then
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+ Logger.log_internal { "Syslog already initialized, to alter, " +
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+ "you must close first"}
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+ end
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+ @syslog = ( Syslog.opened? ) ? Syslog : Syslog.open(ident, logopt, facility)
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+ end
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+
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+ def closed?
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+ return !@syslog.opened?
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+ end
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+
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+ def close
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+ @syslog.close unless @syslog.nil?
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+ @level = OFF
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+ OutputterFactory.create_methods(self)
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+ Logger.log_internal {"Outputter '#{@name}' closed Syslog and set to OFF"}
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+ end
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+
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+ # A single hash argument that maps custom names to syslog names
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+ #
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+ # [<tt>levels_map</tt>] A map that will create a linkage between levels
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+ # in a hash and underlying syslog levels.
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+ # By default, these are direct mapping of the log4r
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+ # levels (e.g. "DEBUG" => "DEBUG")
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+ # If you have defined your own custom levels, you
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+ # should provide this underlying mapping, otherwise
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+ # all messages will be mapped to the underlying syslog
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+ # level of INFO by default.
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+ # e.g.
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+ # You have created custom levels called:
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+ # <tt>Configurator.custom_levels "HIGH", "MEDIUM", "LOW"</tt>
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+ # To map these to 'equivilent' syslog levels, after instantiatin
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+ # a syslogoutputter:
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+ # <tt>SyslogOutputter.map_levels_by_name_to_syslog(
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+ # { "HIGH" => "ALERT", "MEDIUM" => "WARN", "LOW" => "INFO" }
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+ # )</tt>
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+ def map_levels_by_name_to_syslog( lmap = SYSLOG_LOG4R_MAP )
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+ @levels_map = lmap
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+ end
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+
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+ def get_levels_map()
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+ return @levels_map
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+ end
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+
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+ private
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+
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+ def canonical_log(logevent)
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+ pri = SYSLOG_LEVELS_MAP[@levels_map[LNAMES[logevent.level]]] rescue pri = LOG_INFO
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+ o = format(logevent)
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+ if o.kind_of? Exception then
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+ msg = "#{o.class} at (#{o.backtrace[0]}): #{o.message}"
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+ elsif o.respond_to? :to_str then
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+ msg = o.to_str
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+ else
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+ msg = o.inspect
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+ end
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+
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+ @syslog.log(pri, '%s', msg)
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+ end
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+ end
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+ end
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+ # :include: ../rdoc/outputter
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+ #
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+ # == Other Info
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+ #
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+ # Version:: $Id$
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+ # Author:: Leon Torres <leon@ugcs.caltech.edu>
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+
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+ require "log4r/outputter/outputter"
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+ require 'log4r/staticlogger'
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+ require "socket"
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+
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+ module Log4r
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+
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+ class UDPOutputter < Outputter
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+ attr_reader :host, :port
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+ attr_accessor :udpsock
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+
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+ def initialize(_name, hash={})
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+ super(_name, hash)
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+ @host = hash[:hostname]
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+ @port = hash[:port]
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+
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+ begin
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+ Logger.log_internal {
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+ "UDPOutputter will send to #{@host}:#{@port}"
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+ }
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+ @udpsock = UDPSocket.new
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+ @udpsock.connect( @host, @port )
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+ rescue Exception => e
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+ Logger.log_internal(ERROR) {
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+ "UDPOutputter failed to create UDP socket: #{e}"
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+ }
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+ Logger.log_internal {e}
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+ self.level = OFF
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+ raise e
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+ end
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+ end
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+
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+ #######
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+ private
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+ #######
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+
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+ def write(data)
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+ @udpsock.send(data, 0)
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+ rescue Exception => e
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+ Logger.log_internal(ERROR) {
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+ "UDPOutputter failed to send data to #{@host}:#{@port}, #{e}"
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+ }
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+ end
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+
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+ end
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+
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+ end
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+ = GDC
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+
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+ The GDC class implements a copy of the Global Diagnostic Context, which
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+ is not part of the Apache Log4j library, as of this writing (10 Jan 2009).
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+
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+ The GDC is like the NDC and MDC classes, only it is global to the
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+ application (see NDC and MDC for details on those classes).
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+
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+ The GDC is local to the main thread, and any new threads will return
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+ the value of the current GDC set in the main thread.
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+
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+ Only the main thread can set the GDC, any other threads that
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+ attempt to will raise an exception.
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+ = MDC
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+
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+ The MDC class implements a copy of the Mapped Diagnostic Context, which
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+ is part of the Apache Log4j library. See the NDC documentation for
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+ more details. MDCs are much like NDCs, but instead of a stack context
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+ it uses a map for holding this information.
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+
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+ This allows for selection of information out of the map when
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+ the log message is being created.
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+
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+ MDCs are thread safe, and are unique to each thread.
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+
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+ An important difference between MDCs in Log4r vs Log4j is that they
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+ only inherit from the main thread. Ruby treats all new threads as
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+ being the children of the main thread, even if they are started
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+ from a thread that is not main.
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+ = NDC
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+
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+ The NDC class implements a copy of the Nested Diagnostic Context, which
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+ is part of the Apache Log4j library. Nested Diagnostic Contexts were
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+ derived from Neil Harrison's article on "Patterns for Logging
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+ Diagnostic Messages", part of the book "Pattern Languages of Program
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+ Design 3" edited by Martin et al.
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+ NDCs in Log4r are thread safe.
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+ NDCs in log4r are close enough to NDCs in Log4j that I include its
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+ documentation directly:
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+
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+ ...
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+ A Nested Diagnostic Context, or NDC in short, is an instrument to
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+ distinguish interleaved log output from different sources. Log output
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+ is typically interleaved when a server handles multiple clients
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+ near-simultaneously.
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+ Interleaved log output can still be meaningful if each log entry from
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+ different contexts had a distinctive stamp. This is where NDCs come into
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+ play.
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+ Note that NDCs are managed on a per thread basis. NDC operations such as
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+ push, pop(), clear(), getDepth() and setMaxDepth(int) affect the NDC of
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+ the current thread only. NDCs of other threads remain unaffected.
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+ ...
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+ An important difference between NDCs in Log4r vs Log4j is that you
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+ do not have to called NDC.remove() when exiting a thread.
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+ This class will automatically create Thread specific storage for the
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+ New threads may inherit the NDC of the parent thread by making use of
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+ the clone_stack() and inherit() methods. By default, the NDC is not
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+ inherited automatically. This is unlike MDCs, which will inherit from
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+ the main thread.
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+ = Configuring Log4r with Log4r::Configurator
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+
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+ The Configurator class allows one to set up Log4r via XML.
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+ Additionally, Configurator contains methods to configure any Log4r
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+ defaults. In particular, Configurator provides a method to
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+ customize the logging levels.
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+
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+ Log4r is also configurable using YAML. For that, there is
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+ a class similar to Configurator called Log4r::YamlConfigurator. Please see
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+ log4r/yamlconfigurator.rb for details.
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+
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+ REXML is required for XML configuration. Get REXML at
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+ http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/raa-list.rhtml?name=REXML
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+ To use the Configurator class,
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+ require 'log4r/configurator'
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+
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+ == Custom Levels
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+
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+ Suppose you want the following levels and ranks:
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+ that are valid for Ruby constants. Also, custom levels should be set before
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+ You can set custom levels in XML. That's covered in the following section.
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+ == XML Configuration
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+ If you have REXML, you can configure Log4r with XML.
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+ To do this, first write an XML configuration (which you can learn by
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+ studying this document and the examples provided in the distribution)
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+ and then load up the XML from within your program as follows:
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+ Configurator.load_xml_file('/path/to/file.xml')
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+ it is somewhat preferable to configuring Log4r in Ruby. In order to take
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+ full advantage of this feature, there are several concepts one must know.
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+ They are covered in the following three sections.
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+ === Concept: XML Directives
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+ some element. It
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+ as a child (<name>value</name>) of the element. Therefore, you are
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+ <data>value</data>
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+ </object>
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+ You can assume this behavior except where noted elsewhere in the API.
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+ === Concept: XML Parameters
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+
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+ A scheme which I call <i>XML parameters</i> enables one to utilize the XML
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+ configuratin system for custom Outputters and Formatters.
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+ This requires <b>no</b> extra work on your part, so long as your objects
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+ are set up using hash arguments and can decode string values. That is, once
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+ :trunc => 'true'
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+ <filename>/path/to/logs/my.log</filename>
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+ ...
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+ The name of the element/attribute is just the name of the parameter. Note that
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+ the input will be a string, thus it's wise to convert the data in from
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+ strings in any custom classes (to_i for integers, etc). Now let's suppose you
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+ have defined a custom Outputter named MyOutputter with the following
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+ additional hash args:
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+
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+ :myarg1 => 'foo'
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+ :myarg2 => 123
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+ Automagically, you can configure your Outputter like so:
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+
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+ <outputter type="MyOutputter" myarg2="123">
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+ <myarg1>foo</myarg1>
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+ ...
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+
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+ Isn't that nice? <tt>:-)</tt>
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+ === Concept: Variable Substitution
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+ To kill the need for preprocessors, Configurator provides a means of variable
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+ substitution for XML parameters at runtime. If you specify
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+ <tt>#{foo}</tt> in an XML parameter value, Configurator will replace it with
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+ the value of 'foo' in its parameter hashtable. The primary idea is that you
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+ can figure stuff out in your program,
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+ say the log path, and relay that information to the XML while it's being
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+ loaded. Secondarily, it is a way to have aliases within an XML document.
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+ There are two ways to tell Configurator about these variables. The first
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+ method we'll cover is done within a Ruby program with Configurator[].
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+ Configurator['logpath'] = '/path/to/logs'
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+ Thereafter, any occurence of <tt>#{logpath}</tt> in each and every XML
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+ parameter will be substituted with '/path/to/logs'. For example:
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+ <filename>#{logpath}/mylog.log</filename>
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+ Becomes,
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+ <filename>/path/to/logs/mylog.log</filename>
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+ Aside from Configurator[], another way to define XML parameter variables
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+ is to define <tt>parameters</tt> under the <tt><pre_config></tt> element
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+ of an XML configuration:
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+ <pre_config>
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+ <parameter name="logpath" value="/path/to/logs'/>
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+ <parameter name="other" value="somethingelse'/>
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+ ...
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+ </pre_config>
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+ Alternatively,
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+ <pre_config>
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+ <parameters>
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+ <logpath>/path/to/logs</logpath>
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+ <other>somethingelse</other>
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+ ...
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+ </parameters>
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+ ...
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+ The end result is the same as using Configurator[]. However, this method
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+ is not dynamic. Configurator[] should be used when you want to set variables
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+ from within Ruby.
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+ = XML Grammar
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+ And now, here's the XML grammar we use to configure Log4r.
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+ == Root Element
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+ The root element is <tt><log4r_config></tt>. It can be embedded as a node of
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+ any other element in an XML file. For instance:
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+ <my-xml-thing>
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+ <customize-libraries>
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+ <log4r_config>
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+ <!-- log4r configuratin goes here -->
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+ </log4r_config>
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+ ...
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+ == Pre-config element
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+ The pre_config element is a child of log4r_config and contains:
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+ * 'custom_levels' element
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+ * 'global' element
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+ * 'parameters' element
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+ * any number of 'parameter' elements
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+ === Pre_config: Custom Levels
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+ The custom_levels element is not an <i>XML directive</i> of pre_config. It
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+ <b>must</b> be specified like this:
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+ And <b>not</b> like this:
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+ <custom_levels levels="Foo, Bar, Baz"/>
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+ === Pre_config: Global Level
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+ === Pre_config: Parameters
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+ Parameters are variables that will be substituted later on. Please
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+ see the <b>Concept: Variable Substitution</b> section above. Parameters
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+ are <i>XML Directives</i>, which means they can be expressed using elements
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+ ...
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+ <parameters>
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+ ...
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+
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+ === Pre_config: Complete Example
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+ <pre_config>
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+ <custom_levels>
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+ </custom_levels>
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+ <global level="Bar"/>
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+ <parameters>
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+ <logpath>/var/log/foo</logpath>
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+ <mypattern>%l [%d] %m</mypattern>
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+ </parameters>
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+ </pre_config>
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+ </log4r_config>
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+ == Configuring Log4r Objects
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+ The XML configuration grammar for Loggers, Outputters and the like are
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+ covered in the usage guidelines for those classes.
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+ == Order Doesn't Matter
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+ You can (it is hoped) define any of the XML objects in any order desired.