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diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/logger_chapter.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/logger_chapter.xml index 3150c5adb4..484358f392 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/logger_chapter.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/logger_chapter.xml @@ -248,11 +248,97 @@ <section> <title>Configuration</title> + <p>Logger can be configured either when the system starts through + <seealso marker="config">configuration parameters</seealso>, + or at run-time by using the <seealso marker="logger">logger</seealso> + API. The recommended approach is to do the initial configuration in + the <c>sys.config</c> file and then use the API when some configuration + has to be changed at run-time, such as the logging level.</p> + <section> - <title>Application environment variables</title> - <p>See <seealso marker="kernel_app#configuration">Kernel(6)</seealso> for - information about the application environment variables that can - be used for configuring logger.</p> + <title>Application configuration parameters</title> + <p>Logger is best configured by using the configuration parameters + of kernel. There are three possible configuration parameters: + <seealso marker="#logger"><c>logger</c></seealso>, + <seealso marker="kernel_app#logger_level"><c>logger_level</c></seealso>, + <seealso marker="kernel_app#logger_sasl_compatible"><c>logger_sasl_compatible</c></seealso> and + <seealso marker="kernel_app#logger_log_progress"><c>logger_log_progress</c></seealso>. + logger_level, logger_sasl_compatible and logger_log_progress are described in the + <seealso marker="kernel_app#configuration">Kernel Configuration</seealso>, + while <c>logger</c> is described below.</p> + <section> + <marker id="logger"/> + <title>logger</title> + <p>The <c>logger</c> application configuration parameter is used to configure + three different logger aspects; handlers, logger filters and module levels. + The configuration is a list containing tagged tuples that look like this:</p> + <taglist> + <tag><c>DisableHandler = {handler,default,undefined}</c></tag> + <item>Disable the default handler. This will allow another application + to add its own default handler. See <seealso marker="logger#add_handlers/1"> + <c>logger:add_handlers/1</c></seealso> for more details.</item> + <tag><c>AddHandler = {handler,HandlerId,Module,HandlerConfig}</c></tag> + <item>Add a handler as if <seealso marker="logger:add_handler/3"> + <c>logger:add_handler(HandlerId,Module,HandlerConfig)</c></seealso> had been + called.</item> + <tag><c>Filters = {filters, FilterDefault, [Filter]}</c><br/> + <c>FilterDefault = log | stop</c><br/> + <c>Filter = {FilterId, {FilterFun, FilterConfig}}</c></tag> + <item>Add the specified <seealso marker="logger#add_logger_filter/2"> + logger filters</seealso>. Only one entry is allowed of this option.</item> + <tag><c>ModuleLevel</c></tag> + <item><c>{module_level, Level, [Module]}</c>, + this option configures the <seealso marker="logger#set_module_level/2"> + module log level</seealso> to be used. It is possible to have multiple + <c>module_level</c> entries.</item> + </taglist> + <p>Examples:</p> + <list> + <item> + <p>Output logs into a the file "logs/erlang.log"</p> + <code> +[{kernel, + [{logger, + [{handler, default, logger_std_h, + #{ logger_std_h => #{ type => {file,"log/erlang.log"}}}}]}]}]. + </code> + </item> + <item> + <p>Output logs in single line format</p> + <code> +[{kernel, + [{logger, + [{handler, default, logger_std_h, + #{ formatter => { logger_formatter,#{ single_line => true}}}}]}]}]. + </code> + </item> + <item> + <p>Add the pid to each log event</p> + <code> +[{kernel, + [{logger, + [{handler, default, logger_std_h, + #{ formatter => { logger_formatter, + #{ template => [time," ",pid," ",msg,"\n"]}} + }}]}]}]. + </code> + </item> + <item> + <p>Use a different file for debug logging</p> + <code> +[{kernel, + [{logger, + [{handler, default, logger_std_h, + #{ level => error, + logger_std_h => #{ type => {file, "log/erlang.log"}}}}, + {handler, info, logger_std_h, + #{ level => debug, + logger_std_h => #{ type => {file, "log/debug.log"}}}} + ]}]}]. + </code> + </item> + </list> + </section> </section> <section> @@ -330,6 +416,13 @@ <c>logger_formatter</c></seealso>, and <c>Extra</c> is it's configuration map.</p> </item> + <tag>HandlerConfig, <c>term() = term()</c></tag> + <item> + Any keys not listed above are considered to be handler specific + configuration. The configuration of the Kernel handlers can be found in + <seealso marker="logger_std_h"><c>logger_std_h</c></seealso> and + <seealso marker="logger_disk_log_h"><c>logger_disk_log_h</c></seealso>. + </item> </taglist> <p>Note that <c>level</c> and <c>filters</c> are obeyed by |