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| -rw-r--r-- | lib/kernel/doc/src/config.xml | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/kernel/doc/src/kernel_app.xml | 141 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/kernel/doc/src/logger.xml | 103 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/kernel/doc/src/logger_chapter.xml | 101 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/kernel/doc/src/logger_disk_log_h.xml | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/kernel/doc/src/logger_formatter.xml | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/kernel/doc/src/logger_std_h.xml | 11 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/kernel/doc/src/ref_man.xml | 4 |
8 files changed, 243 insertions, 131 deletions
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/config.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/config.xml index fdb2d29f63..8850c1736b 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/config.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/config.xml @@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ data in the system configuration file <c>Name.config</c>.</p> <p>Configuration parameter values in the configuration file override the values in the application resource files (see - <seealso marker="app"><c>app(4)</c></seealso>. + <seealso marker="app"><c>app(4)</c></seealso>). The values in the configuration file can be overridden by command-line flags (see - <seealso marker="erts:erl"><c>erts:erl(1)</c></seealso>.</p> + <seealso marker="erts:erl"><c>erts:erl(1)</c></seealso>).</p> <p>The value of a configuration parameter is retrieved by calling <c>application:get_env/1,2</c>.</p> </description> diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/kernel_app.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/kernel_app.xml index 7894600c21..ebc7962f29 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/kernel_app.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/kernel_app.xml @@ -165,78 +165,34 @@ <p>Permissions are described in <seealso marker="application#permit/2"><c>application:permit/2</c></seealso>.</p> </item> - <tag><c>logger_dest = Value</c></tag> + <tag><marker id="logger"/><c>logger = [Config]</c></tag> <item> - <p><c>Value</c> is one of:</p> - <taglist> - <tag><c>tty</c></tag> - <item><p>Installs the standard handler, <seealso marker="logger_std_h"> - <c>logger_std_h(3)</c></seealso>, with <c>type</c> set - to <c>standard_io</c>. This is the default - option.</p></item> - <tag><c>{file, FileName}</c></tag> - <item><p>Installs the standard handler, <seealso marker="logger_std_h"> - <c>logger_std_h(3)</c></seealso>, with <c>type</c> set - to <c>{file, FileName}</c>, where <c>FileName</c> - is a string. The file is opened with encoding UTF-8.</p></item> - <tag><c>{disk_log, FileName}</c></tag> - <item><p>Installs the disk_log handler, <seealso marker="logger_disk_log_h"> - <c>logger_disk_log_h(3)</c></seealso>, with <c>file</c> set - to <c>FileName</c> (a string), and possibly other disk_log - parameters set by the environment variables - <c>logger_disk_log_type</c>, <c>logger_disk_log_maxfiles</c> and - <c>logger_disk_log_maxbytes</c>, - see <seealso marker="#disk_log_vars">below</seealso>. The - file is opened with encoding UTF-8.</p></item> - <tag><c>false</c></tag> - <item> - <p>No standard handler is installed, but - the initial, primitive handler is kept, printing - raw event messages to <c>tty</c>.</p> - </item> - <tag><c>silent</c></tag> - <item> - <p>No standard handler is started, and the initial, - primitive handler is removed.</p> - </item> - </taglist> + <p>Specifies how <seealso marker="logger"><c>logger</c></seealso> should be + configured.</p> + <p>For more details and examples, see the <seealso marker="logger_chapter#logger"> + Configuration</seealso> section in the <seealso marker="logger_chapter"> + Logger User's Guide</seealso>. + </p> </item> - <tag><c>logger_level = Level</c></tag> + <tag><marker id="logger_level"/><c>logger_level = Level</c></tag> <item> - <p><c>Value = emergency | alert | critical | error | warning | + <p><c>Level = emergency | alert | critical | error | warning | notice | info | debug</c></p> <p>This parameter specifies which log levels to log. The specified level, and all levels that are more severe, will be logged.</p> - <p>This configuration parameter is used both for the global - logger level, and for the standard handler started by - the Kernel application (see <c>logger_dest</c> variable above).</p> + <p>It is possible to change this variable at run-time + using <seealso marker="logger:set_logger_config/1"> + <c>logger:set_logger_config(#{ level => error })</c></seealso>. + .</p> <p>The default value is <c>info</c>.</p> </item> - <tag><marker id="disk_log_vars"/> - <c>logger_disk_log_type = halt | wrap</c></tag> - <item/> - <tag><c>logger_disk_log_maxfiles = integer()</c></tag> - <item/> - <tag><c>logger_disk_log_maxbytes = integer()</c></tag> - <item> - <p>If <c>logger_dest</c> is set to {disk_log,File}, then these - parameters specify the configuration to use when opening the - disk log file. They specify the type of disk log, the - maximum number of files (if the type is wrap) and the - maximum size of each file, respectively.</p> - <p>The default values are:</p> - <code> -logger_disk_log_type = wrap -logger_disk_log_maxfiles = 10 -logger_disk_log_maxbytes = 1048576</code> - </item> <tag><marker id="logger_sasl_compatible"/> <c>logger_sasl_compatible = boolean()</c></tag> <item> - <p>If this parameter is set to true, then the logger handler - started by kernel will not log any progress-, crash-, or - supervisor reports. If the SASL application is started, + <p>If this parameter is set to true, then the <c>default</c> logger handler + will not log any progress-, crash-, or supervisor reports. + If the SASL application is started, these log events will be sent to a second handler instance named <c>sasl_h</c>, according to values of the SASL environment variables <c>sasl_error_logger</c> @@ -247,6 +203,8 @@ logger_disk_log_maxbytes = 1048576</code> <p>See chapter <seealso marker="logger_chapter#compatibility">Backwards compatibility with error_logger</seealso> for more information about handling of the so called SASL reports.</p> + <note><p>This configuration option only effects the <c>default</c> + and <c>sasl</c> handler. Any other handlers are uneffected.</p></note> </item> <tag><marker id="logger_log_progress"/> <c>logger_log_progress = boolean()</c></tag> @@ -254,51 +212,13 @@ logger_disk_log_maxbytes = 1048576</code> <p>If <c>logger_sasl_compatible = false</c>, then <c>logger_log_progress</c> specifies if progress reports from <c>supervisor</c> - and <c>application_controller</c> shall be logged or - not.</p> + and <c>application_controller</c> shall be logged by the + default logger.</p> <p>If <c>logger_sasl_compatible = true</c>, then <c>logger_log_progress</c> is ignored.</p> - </item> - <tag><marker id="logger_format_depth"/> - <c>logger_format_depth = Depth</c></tag> - <item> - <p>Can be used to limit the size of the - formatted output from the logger handlers.</p> - - <p><c>Depth</c> is a positive integer representing the maximum - depth to which terms are printed by the logger - handlers included in OTP. This - configuration parameter is used by the default formatter, - <seealso marker="logger_formatter"><c>logger_formatter(3)</c></seealso>, - unless the formatter's <c>depth</c> parameter is explicitly set. - (If you have implemented your own formatter, this configuration - parameter has no effect on that.)</p> - - <p><c>Depth</c> is used as follows: Format strings - received by the formatter are rewritten. - The format controls <c>~p</c> and <c>~w</c> are replaced with - <c>~P</c> and <c>~W</c>, respectively, and <c>Depth</c> is - used as the depth parameter. For details, see - <seealso marker="stdlib:io#format/2"><c>io:format/2</c></seealso> - in STDLIB.</p> - - <note><p>A reasonable starting value for <c>Depth</c> is - <c>30</c>. We recommend to test crashing various processes in your - application, examine the logs from the crashes, and then - increase or decrease the value.</p></note> - </item> - <tag><c>logger_max_size = integer() | unlimited</c></tag> - <item> - <p>This parameter specifies a hard maximum size limit (number - of characters) each log event can have when printed by the - default logger formatter. If the resulting string after - formatting an event is bigger than this, it will be - truncated before printed to the handler's destination.</p> - </item> - <tag><c>logger_utc = boolean()</c></tag> - <item> - <p>If set to <c>true</c>, the default formatter will display - all dates in Universal Coordinated Time.</p> + <p>The default value is <c>false</c></p> + <note><p>This configuration option only effects the <c>default</c> + and <c>sasl</c> handler. Any other handlers are uneffected.</p></note> </item> <tag><c>global_groups = [GroupTuple]</c></tag> <item> @@ -572,9 +492,20 @@ MaxT = TickTime + TickTime / 4</code> variables are not set.</p> <taglist> <tag><c>error_logger</c></tag> - <item>Replaced by <c>logger_dest</c></item> + <item>Replaced by setting the type of the default + <seealso marker="logger_std_h#type"><c>logger_std_h</c></seealso> + to the same value. Example: + <code type="none"> +erl -kernel logger '[{handler,default,logger_std_h,#{logger_std_h=>#{type=>{file,"/tmp/erlang.log"}}}}]' + </code> + </item> <tag><c>error_logger_format_depth</c></tag> - <item>Replaced by <c>logger_format_depth</c></item> + <item>Replaced by setting the <seealso marker="logger_formatter#depth"><c>depth</c></seealso> + parameter of the default handlers formatter. Example: + <code type="none"> +erl -kernel logger '[{handler,default,logger_std_h,#{formatter=>{logger_formatter,#{legacy_header=>true,template=>[{logger_formatter,header},"\n",msg,"\n"],depth=>10}}}]' + </code> + </item> </taglist> <p>See <seealso marker="logger_chapter#compatibility">Backwards compatibility with error_logger</seealso> for more diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/logger.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/logger.xml index d901454e62..239b9553b1 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/logger.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/logger.xml @@ -33,10 +33,49 @@ <file>logger.xml</file> </header> <module>logger</module> - <modulesummary>API module for the logger application.</modulesummary> + <modulesummary>API module for the logger.</modulesummary> <description> - + <p> + This module is the main logger API. It contains functions that allow + application to use a single log API and the system to manage those log + events independently. To log events the logger + <seealso marker="#macros">macros</seealso> should be used. For instance, + to log a new error log event:</p> + <code> +?LOG_ERROR("error happened because: ~p",[Reason]). %% With macro +logger:error("error happened because: ~p",[Reason]). %% Without macro + </code> + <p>This log event will then be sent to the configured log handlers which + by default means that it will be printed to the console. If you want + your systems logs to be printed to a file instead of the console you + have to configure the default handler to do so. The simplest way is + to include the following in your <seealso marker="config"><c>sys.config</c></seealso>.</p> + <code> +[{kernel, + [{logger, + [{handler,default,logger_std_h, + #{logger_std_h=>#{type=>{file,"path/to/file.log"}}}}]}]}]. + </code> + <p> + For more information about: + </p> + <list type="bulleted"> + <item>how to use the API, + see <seealso marker="logger_chapter">the User's Guide</seealso>.</item> + <item>how to configure logger, + see the <seealso marker="logger_chapter#configuration">Configuration</seealso> + section in the User's Guide.</item> + <item>the convinience macros in logger.hrl, + see <seealso marker="#macros">the macro section</seealso>.</item> + <item>what the builtin formatter can do, + see <seealso marker="logger_formatter">logger_formatter</seealso>.</item> + <item>what the builtin handlers can do, + see <seealso marker="logger_std_h">logger_std_h</seealso> and + <seealso marker="logger_disk_log_h">logger_disk_log_h</seealso>.</item> + <item>what builtin filters are available, + see <seealso marker="logger_filters">logger_filters</seealso>.</item> + </list> </description> <datatypes> @@ -348,16 +387,16 @@ <code><![CDATA[1> logger:i(print). Current logger configuration: Level: info - FilterDefault: log + Filter Default: log Filters: Handlers: - Id: logger_std_h + Id: default Module: logger_std_h Level: info Formatter: Module: logger_formatter - Config: #{template => [{logger_formatter,header},"\n",msg,"\n"], - legacy_header => true} + Config: #{legacy_header => true,single_line => false, + template => [{logger_formatter,header},"\n",msg,"\n"]} Filter Default: stop Filters: Id: stop_progress @@ -550,6 +589,56 @@ Current logger configuration: </func> <func> + <name name="add_handlers" arity="1" clause_i="1"/> + <fsummary>Setup logger handlers from the applications configuration parameters.</fsummary> + <desc> + <p>Reads the application configuration parameter <c>logger</c> and + calls <c>logger:add_handlers/1</c> with it contents.</p> + </desc> + </func> + + <func> + <name name="add_handlers" arity="1" clause_i="2"/> + <fsummary>Setup logger handlers.</fsummary> + <type name="config_handler"/> + <desc> + <p>This function should be used by custom logger handlers to make + configuration consistent no matter which handler the system uses. + Normal usage to to add a call to <c>logger:add_handlers/1</c> + just after the processes that the handler needs are started + and pass the applications logger config as an argument. Eg.</p> + <code> +-behaviour(application). +start(_, []) -> + case supervisor:start_link({local, my_sup}, my_sup, []) of + {ok, Pid} -> + ok = logger:add_handlers(my_app), + {ok, Pid, []}; + Error -> Error + end.</code> + <p>This will read the <c>logger</c> configuration parameter from + the handler application and start the configured handlers. The contents + of the configuration use the same rules as the + <seealso marker="logger_chapter#handler-configuration">logger handler configuration</seealso>. + </p> + <p>If the handler is meant to replace the default handler the kernels + default handlers have to be disabled before the new handler is added. + A <c>sys.config</c> file that disables the kernel handler and adds + a custom handler could looks like this:</p> + <code> +[{kernel, + [{logger, + %% Disable the default kernel handler + [{handler,default,undefined}]}]}, + {my_app, + [{logger, + %% Enable this handler as the default + [{handler,default,my_handler,#{}}]}]}]. + </code> + </desc> + </func> + + <func> <name name="set_logger_config" arity="1"/> <fsummary>Set configuration data for the logger.</fsummary> <desc> @@ -650,7 +739,7 @@ Current logger configuration: <p>If process metadata exists for the current process, this function behaves as if it was implemented as follows:</p> <code type="erl"> -logger:set_process_metadata(maps:merge(logger:get_process_metadata(),Meta)) +logger:set_process_metadata(maps:merge(logger:get_process_metadata(),Meta)). </code> <p>If no process metadata exists, the function behaves as <seealso marker="#set_process_metadata-1"> 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 diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/logger_disk_log_h.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/logger_disk_log_h.xml index 90cc4fec30..440ae28e5d 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/logger_disk_log_h.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/logger_disk_log_h.xml @@ -121,11 +121,11 @@ logger:add_handler(my_disk_log_h, logger_disk_log_h, #{filesync_repeat_interval => 1000}}). </code> <p>In order to use the disk_log handler instead of the default standard - handler when starting en Erlang node, use the kernel configuration parameter - <seealso marker="kernel_app#configuration"><c>logger_dest</c></seealso> with - value <c>{disk_log,FileName}</c>. Example:</p> + handler when starting en Erlang node, change the Kernel default logger to + use disk_log. Example:</p> <code type="none"> -erl -kernel logger_dest '{disk_log,"./system_disk_log"}' +erl -kernel logger '[{handler,default,logger_disk_log_h, + #{ disk_log_opts => #{ file => "./system_disk_log"}}}]' </code> </description> diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/logger_formatter.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/logger_formatter.xml index 7df4c88f40..5f13e54365 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/logger_formatter.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/logger_formatter.xml @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ be truncated by the <c>max_size</c> parameter.</p> </note> </item> - <tag><c>depth = pos_integer() | unlimited</c></tag> + <tag><marker id="depth"/><c>depth = pos_integer() | unlimited</c></tag> <item> <p>A positive integer representing the maximum depth to which terms shall be printed by this formatter. Format diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/logger_std_h.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/logger_std_h.xml index fe9b9ca5a9..bf23d874c8 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/logger_std_h.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/logger_std_h.xml @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ application. Multiple instances of this handler can be added to logger, and each instance will print logs to <c>standard_io</c>, <c>standard_error</c> or to file. The default instance that starts - with kernel is named <c>logger_std_h</c> - which is the name to be used + with kernel is named <c>default</c> - which is the name to be used for reconfiguration.</p> <p>The handler has an overload protection mechanism that will keep the handler process and the kernel application alive during a high load of log @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ are stored in a sub map with the key <c>logger_std_h</c>. The following keys and values may be specified:</p> <taglist> - <tag><c>type</c></tag> + <tag><marker id="type"/><c>type</c></tag> <item> <p>This will have the value <c>standard_io</c>, <c>standard_error</c>, <c>{file,LogFileName}</c>, or <c>{file,LogFileName,LogFileOpts}</c>, @@ -105,11 +105,10 @@ logger:add_handler(my_standard_h, logger_std_h, </code> <p>In order to configure the default handler (that starts initially with the kernel application) to log to file instead of <c>standard_io</c>, - use the kernel configuration parameter - <seealso marker="kernel_app#configuration"><c>logger_dest</c></seealso> with - value <c>{file,FileName}</c>. Example:</p> + change the Kernel default logger to use a file. Example:</p> <code type="none"> -erl -kernel logger_dest '{file,"./erl.log"}' +erl -kernel logger '[{handler,default,logger_std_h, + #{ logger_std_h => #{ type => {file,"./log.log"}}}}]' </code> <p>An example of how to replace the standard handler with a disk_log handler at startup can be found in the manual of diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/ref_man.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/ref_man.xml index a633ae4832..b6c2714664 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/ref_man.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/ref_man.xml @@ -32,9 +32,11 @@ </description> <xi:include href="kernel_app.xml"/> + <xi:include href="app.xml"/> <xi:include href="application.xml"/> <xi:include href="auth.xml"/> <xi:include href="code.xml"/> + <xi:include href="config.xml"/> <xi:include href="disk_log.xml"/> <xi:include href="erl_boot_server.xml"/> <xi:include href="erl_ddll.xml"/> @@ -67,6 +69,4 @@ <xi:include href="user.xml"/> <xi:include href="wrap_log_reader.xml"/> <xi:include href="zlib_stub.xml"/> - <xi:include href="app.xml"/> - <xi:include href="config.xml"/> </application> |