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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/kernel/doc/src/logger.xml')
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1 files changed, 20 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/logger.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/logger.xml index 464c65ba76..8f54d0e54f 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/logger.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/logger.xml @@ -1041,10 +1041,11 @@ logger:set_process_metadata(maps:merge(logger:get_process_metadata(), Meta)). </func> <func> - <name>HModule:changing_config(Config1, Config2) -> {ok, Config3} | {error, Reason}</name> + <name>HModule:changing_config(SetOrUpdate, OldConfig, NewConfig) -> {ok, Config} | {error, Reason}</name> <fsummary>The configuration for this handler is about to change.</fsummary> <type> - <v>Config1 = Config2 = Config3 = + <v>SetOrUpdate = set | update</v> + <v>OldConfig = NewConfig = Config = <seealso marker="#type-handler_config">handler_config()</seealso></v> <v>Reason = term()</v> </type> @@ -1053,12 +1054,25 @@ logger:set_process_metadata(maps:merge(logger:get_process_metadata(), Meta)). <p>The function is called on a temporary process when the configuration for a handler is about to change. The purpose is to verify and act on the new configuration.</p> - <p><c>Config1</c> is the existing configuration - and <c>Config2</c> is the new configuration.</p> + <p><c>OldConfig</c> is the existing configuration + and <c>NewConfig</c> is the new configuration.</p> <p>The handler identity is associated with the <c>id</c> key - in <c>Config1</c>.</p> + in <c>OldConfig</c>.</p> + <p><c>SetOrUpdate</c> has the value <c>set</c> if the + configuration change originates from a call to + <seealso marker="#set_handler_config-2"> + <c>set_handler_config/2,3</c></seealso>, and <c>update</c> + if it originates from <seealso marker="#update_handler_config-2"> + <c>update_handler_config/2</c></seealso>. The handler can + use this parameteter to decide how to update the value of + the <c>config</c> field, that is, the handler specific + configuration data. Typically, if <c>SetOrUpdate</c> + equals <c>set</c>, values that are not specified must be + given their default values. If <c>SetOrUpdate</c> + equals <c>update</c>, the values found in <c>OldConfig</c> + must be used instead.</p> <p>If everything succeeds, the callback function must return a - possibly adjusted configuration in <c>{ok,Config3}</c>.</p> + possibly adjusted configuration in <c>{ok,Config}</c>.</p> <p>If the configuration is faulty, the callback function must return <c>{error,Reason}</c>.</p> </desc> |