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Lumberjack::Dispatcher::Syslog
A Syslog dispatcher for the Lumberjack logger
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Synopsis
use Lumberjack;
use Lumberjack::Dispatcher::Syslog;
# Add the syslog dispatcher
Lumberjack.dispatchers.append: Lumberjack::Dispatcher::Syslog.new;
class MyClass does Lumberjack::Logger {
method start() {
self.log-info("Starting ...");
...
}
method do-stuff() {
self.log-debug("Doing stuff ...");
...
if $something-went-wrong {
self.log-error("Something went wrong");
}
}
method stop() {
...
self.log-info("Stopped.");
}
}
MyClass.log-level = Lumberjack::Debug;
Description
This provides a dispatcher for
Lumberjack which allows
you to log to your system's syslog
facility, this may log to various
log files in, for instance, /var/log
depending on the configuration
of the syslog daemon. Because the actual logging daemon being used
may differ from system to system (there is syslog-ng, rsyslog, syslog
"classic" etc,) you will need to refer to the local documentation or
a system administrator to determine the actual logging behaviour. Some
systems may for instance just drop "debug" or "trace" messages in the
default configuration (or put them in separate files.)
Installation
Assuming you have got a working installation of Rakudo you should be able to install this with zef:
zef install Lumberjack::Dispatcher::Syslog
Or if you have a local clone of the code:
zef install .
Support
This in itself is very simple, it is likely that the configuration of the syslog itself is more of a challenge and you should refer to the configuration or documentation of the local syslog installation in the first instance if things aren't being logged as you expect. You may also want to check the documentation for Lumberjack itself as well as Log::Syslog::Native which this uses to send the messages.
If you have any problems or suggestions for the module itself then please feel free to post at https://github.com/jonathanstowe/Lumberjack-Dispatcher-Syslog/issues
Licence and copyright
This is free software. Please see the LICENCE file in the repository.
Ā© Jonathan Stowe, 2016 - 2021