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logger API module for the logger application.

The severity level for the message to be logged.

Metadata for the log event.

Logger adds the following metadata to each log event:

pid => self() gl => group_leader() time => erlang:monotonic_time(microsecond)

When a log macro is used, Logger also inserts location information:

mfa => {?MODULE,?FUNCTION_NAME,?FUNCTION_ARITY} file => ?FILE line => ?LINE

You can add custom metadata, either by specifying a map as the last parameter to any of the log macros or the API functions, or by setting process metadata with set_process_metadata/1 or update_process_metadata/1.

Logger merges all the metadata maps before forwarding the log event to the handlers. If the same keys occur, values from the log call overwrites process metadata, which in turn overwrites values set by Logger.

Configuration data for the logger part of Logger, or for a handler.

The following default values apply:

level => info filter_default => log filters => [] formatter => {logger_formatter,DefaultFormatterConfig}

See the logger_formatter(3) manual page for information about the default configuration for this formatter.

A unique identifier for a handler instance.

A unique identifier for a filter.

A filter which can be installed for logger or for a handler.

The second argument to the filter fun.

The return value from the filter fun.

A timestamp produced with erlang:monotonic_time(microsecond).

Macros

The following macros are defined:

?LOG_EMERGENCY(StringOrReport[,Metadata]) ?LOG_EMERGENCY(FunOrFormat,Args[,Metadata]) ?LOG_ALERT(StringOrReport[,Metadata]) ?LOG_ALERT(FunOrFormat,Args[,Metadata]) ?LOG_CRITICAL(StringOrReport[,Metadata]) ?LOG_CRITICAL(FunOrFormat,Args[,Metadata]) ?LOG_ERROR(StringOrReport[,Metadata]) ?LOG_ERROR(FunOrFormat,Args[,Metadata]) ?LOG_WARNING(StringOrReport[,Metadata]) ?LOG_WARNING(FunOrFormat,Args[,Metadata]) ?LOG_NOTICE(StringOrReport[,Metadata]) ?LOG_NOTICE(FunOrFormat,Args[,Metadata]) ?LOG_INFO(StringOrReport[,Metadata]) ?LOG_INFO(FunOrFormat,Args[,Metadata]) ?LOG_DEBUG(StringOrReport[,Metadata]) ?LOG_DEBUG(FunOrFormat,Args[,Metadata])

All macros expand to a call to logger, where Level is taken from the macro name, and location data is added. See the description of the metadata() type for more information about the location data.

The call is wrapped in a case statement and will be evaluated only if Level is equal to or below the configured log level.

emergency(StringOrReport[,Metadata]) emergency(Format,Args[,Metadata]) emergency(Fun,FunArgs[,Metadata]) Logs the given message as level emergency.

Equivalent to log(emergency,...).

alert(StringOrReport[,Metadata]) alert(Format,Args[,Metadata]) alert(Fun,FunArgs[,Metadata]) Logs the given message as level alert.

Equivalent to log(alert,...).

critical(StringOrReport[,Metadata]) critical(Format,Args[,Metadata]) critical(Fun,FunArgs[,Metadata]) Logs the given message as level critical.

Equivalent to log(critical,...).

error(StringOrReport[,Metadata]) error(Format,Args[,Metadata]) error(Fun,FunArgs[,Metadata]) Logs the given message as level error.

Equivalent to log(error,...).

warning(StringOrReport[,Metadata]) warning(Format,Args[,Metadata]) warning(Fun,FunArgs[,Metadata]) Logs the given message as level warning.

Equivalent to log(warning,...).

notice(StringOrReport[,Metadata]) notice(Format,Args[,Metadata]) notice(Fun,FunArgs[,Metadata]) Logs the given message as level notice.

Equivalent to log(notice,...).

info(StringOrReport[,Metadata]) info(Format,Args[,Metadata]) info(Fun,FunArgs[,Metadata]) Logs the given message as level info.

Equivalent to log(info,...).

debug(StringOrReport[,Metadata]) debug(Format,Args[,Metadata]) debug(Fun,FunArgs[,Metadata]) Logs the given message as level debug.

Equivalent to log(debug,...).

Logs the given message.

Log the given message.

Lookup the current configuration for logger.

Lookup the current configuration for logger.

Lookup the current configuration for the given handler.

Lookup the current configuration for the given handler.

Get all logger configurations

Same as logger:i(term)

Get all logger configurations

Display or return all current logger configuration.

Action = string

Return the pretty printed current logger configuration as iodata.

Action = term

Return the current logger configuration as a term. The format of this term may change inbetween releases. For a stable format use logger:get_handler_config/1 and logger:get_logger_config/0. The same as calling logger:i().

Action = print

Pretty print all the current logger configuration to standard out. Example:

logger:i(print). Current logger configuration: Level: info FilterDefault: log Filters: Handlers: Id: logger_std_h Module: logger_std_h Level: info Formatter: Module: logger_formatter Config: #{template => [{logger_formatter,header},"\n",msg,"\n"], legacy_header => true} Filter Default: stop Filters: Id: stop_progress Fun: fun logger_filters:progress/2 Config: stop Id: remote_gl Fun: fun logger_filters:remote_gl/2 Config: stop Id: domain Fun: fun logger_filters:domain/2 Config: {log,prefix_of,[beam,erlang,otp,sasl]} Id: no_domain Fun: fun logger_filters:domain/2 Config: {log,no_domain,[]} Handler Config: logger_std_h: #{type => standard_io} Level set per module: Module: my_module Level: debug]]>
Add a filter to the logger.

Add a filter to the logger.

The filter fun is called with the log event as the first parameter, and the specified filter_args() as the second parameter.

The return value of the fun specifies if a log event is to be discarded or forwarded to the handlers:

log()

The filter passed. The next logger filter, if any, is applied. If no more logger filters exist, the log event is forwarded to the handler part of the logger, where handler filters are applied.

stop

The filter did not pass, and the log event is immediately discarded.

ignore

The filter has no knowledge of the log event. The next logger filter, if any, is applied. If no more logger filters exist, the value of the filter_default configuration parameter for the logger specifies if the log event shall be discarded or forwarded to the handler part.

See section Filter in the User's Guide for more information about filters.

Some built-in filters exist. These are defined in logger_filters.

Add a filter to the specified handler.

Add a filter to the specified handler.

The filter fun is called with the log event as the first parameter, and the specified filter_args() as the second parameter.

The return value of the fun specifies if a log event is to be discarded or forwarded to the handler callback:

log()

The filter passed. The next handler filter, if any, is applied. If no more filters exist for this handler, the log event is forwarded to the handler callback.

stop

The filter did not pass, and the log event is immediately discarded.

ignore

The filter has no knowledge of the log event. The next handler filter, if any, is applied. If no more filters exist for this handler, the value of the filter_default configuration parameter for the handler specifies if the log event shall be discarded or forwarded to the handler callback.

See section Filter in the User's Guide for more information about filters.

Some built-in filters exist. These are defined in logger_filters.

Remove a filter from the logger.

Remove the filter identified by FilterId from the logger.

Remove a filter from the specified handler.

Remove the filter identified by FilterId from the handler identified by HandlerId.

Add a handler with the given configuration.

Add a handler with the given configuration.

HandlerId is a unique identifier which must be used in all subsequent calls reffering to this handler.

Remove the handler with the specified identity.

Remove the handler identified by HandlerId.

Set the log level for the specified module.

Set the log level for the specified Module.

The log level for a module overrides the global log level of the logger for log event originating from the module in question. Notice, however, that it does not override the level configuration for any handler.

For example: Assume that the global log level for the logger is info, and there is one handler, h1, with level info and one handler, h2, with level debug.

With this configuration, no debug messages will be logged, since they are all stopped by the global log level.

If the level for mymodule is set now set to debug, then debug events from this module will be logged by the handler h2, but not by handler h1.

Debug events from other modules are still not logged.

To change the global log level for the logger, use logger:set_logger_config(level,Level).

To change the log level for a handler, use logger:set_handler_config(HandlerId,level,Level).

The originating module for a log event is only detected if mfa=>{Module,Function,Arity} exists in the metadata. When log macros are used, this association is automatically added to all log events. If the logger API is called directly, without using a macro, the logging client must explicitly add this information.

Remove a module specific log setting.

Remove a module specific log setting. After this, the global log level is used for the specified module.

Set configuration data for the logger.

Set configuration data for the logger. This overwrites the current logger configuration.

To modify the existing configuration, use set_logger_config/2 , or read the current configuration with get_logger_config/0 , then merge in your added or updated associations before writing it back.

If a key is removed compared to the current configuration, the default value is used.

Add or update configuration data for the logger.

Add or update configuration data for the logger. If the given Key already exists, its associated value will be changed to Value. If it doesn't exist, it will be added.

Set configuration data for the specified handler.

Set configuration data for the specified handler. This overwrites the current handler configuration.

To modify the existing configuration, use set_handler_config/3 , or read the current configuration with get_handler_config/1 , then merge in your added or updated associations before writing it back.

If a key is removed compared to the current configuration, and the key is know by Logger, the default value is used. If it is a custom key, then it is up to the handler implementation if the value is removed or a default value is inserted.

Add or update configuration data for the specified handler.

Add or update configuration data for the specified handler. If the given Key already exists, its associated value will be changed to Value. If it doesn't exist, it will be added.

Compare the severity of two log levels.

Compare the severity of two log levels. Returns gt if Level1 is more severe than Level2, lt if Level1 is less severe, and eq if the levels are equal.

Set metadata to use when logging from current process.

Set metadata which Logger shall automatically insert in all log events produced on the current process.

Location data produced by the log macros, and/or metadata given as argument to the log call (API function or macro), are merged with the process metadata. If the same keys occur, values from the metadata argument to the log call overwrite values from the process metadata, which in turn overwrite values from the location data.

Subsequent calls to this function overwrites previous data set. To update existing data instead of overwriting it, see update_process_metadata/1.

Set or update metadata to use when logging from current process.

Set or update metadata to use when logging from current process

If process metadata exists for the current process, this function behaves as if it was implemented as follows:

logger:set_process_metadata(maps:merge(logger:get_process_metadata(),Meta))

If no process metadata exists, the function behaves as set_process_metadata/1 .

Retrieve data set with set_process_metadata/1.

Retrieve data set with set_process_metadata/1 or update_process_metadata/1.

Delete data set with set_process_metadata/1.

Delete data set with set_process_metadata/1 or update_process_metadata/1.

Convert a log message on report form to {Format,Args}.

Convert a log message on report form to {Format,Args}.

This is the default report callback used by logger_formatter when no custom report callback is found.

The function produces lines of Key: Value from key-value lists. Strings are printed with ~ts and other terms with ~tp.

If the Report is a map, it is converted to a key-value list before formatting as such.

Callback Functions

The following functions are to be exported from a handler callback module.

Module:adding_handler(HandlerId,Config1) -> {ok,Config2} | {error,Reason} An instance of this handler is about to be added. HandlerId = handler_id() Config1 = Config2 = config() Reason = term()

This callback function is optional.

The function is called when an new handler is about to be added, and the purpose is to verify the configuration and initiate all resourced needed by the handler.

If everything succeeds, the callback function can add possible default values or internal state values to the configuration, and return the adjusted map in {ok,Config2}.

If the configuration is faulty, or if the initiation fails, the callback function must return {error,Reason}.

Module:removing_handler(HandlerId,Config) -> ok The given handler is about to be removed. HandlerId = handler_id() Config = config()

This callback function is optional.

The function is called when a handler is about to be removed, and the purpose is to release all resources used by the handler. The return value is ignored by Logger.

Module:changing_config(HandlerId,Config1,Config2) -> {ok,Config3} | {error,Reason} The configuration for this handler is about to change. HandlerId = handler_id() Config1 = Config2 = Config3 = config() Reason = term()

This callback function is optional.

The function is called when the configuration for a handler is about to change, and the purpose is to verify and act on the new configuration.

Config1 is the existing configuration and Config2 is the new configuration.

If everything succeeds, the callback function must return a possibly adjusted configuration in {ok,Config3}.

If the configuration is faulty, the callback function must return {error,Reason}.