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/ Log::Handler::Config

NAME

Log::Handler::Config - The main config loader.

SYNOPSIS


            

              
              
use Log::Handler;
my $log = Log::Handler->new();
# Config::General
$log->config(config => 'file.conf');
# Config::Properties
$log->config(config => 'file.props');
# YAML
$log->config(config => 'file.yaml');

Or


            

              
              
use Log::Handler;
my $log = Log::Handler->new();
$log->config(
    config => 'file.conf'
    plugin => 'YAML',
);

DESCRIPTION

This module makes it possible to load the configuration from a file. The configuration type is determined by the file extension. It's also possible to mix file extensions with another configuration types.

PLUGINS


            

              
              
Plugin name             File extensions
------------------------------------------
Config::General         cfg, conf 
Config::Properties      props, jcfg, jconf
YAML                    yml, yaml

If the extension is not defined then Config::General is used by default.

METHODS

config()

With this method it's possible to load the configuration for your outputs.

The following options are valid:

config

With this option you can pass a file name or the configuration as a hash reference.


            

              
              
$log->config(config => 'file.conf');
# or
$log->config(config => \%config);
plugin

With this option it's possible to say which plugin you want to use. Maybe you want to use the file extension conf with YAML, which is reserved for the plugin Config::General.

Examples:


            

              
              
# this would use Config::General
$log->config(
    config => 'file.conf'
);
# this would force .conf with YAML
$log->config(
    config => 'file.conf',
    plugin => 'YAML'
);
section

If you want to write the configuration into a global configuration file then you can create a own section for the logger:


            

              
              
<logger>
    <file>
        filename = file.log
        minlevel = emerg
        maxlevel = warning
    </file>
    <screen>
        minlevel = emerg
        maxlevel = debug
    </screen>
</logger>
<another_script_config>
    foo = bar
    bar = baz
    baz = foo
</another_script_config>

Now your configuration is placed in the logger section. You can load this section with


            

              
              
$log->config(
    config  => 'file.conf',
    section => 'logger',
);
# or if you load the configuration yourself to %config
$log->config(
    config  => \%config,
    section => 'logger',
);
# or just
$log->config( config => $config{logger} );

PLUGINS


            

              
              
Config::General     -  inspired by the well known apache config format
Config::Properties  -  Java-style property files
YAML                -  optimized for human readability

EXAMPLES

Config structures

A very simple configuration looks like:


            

              
              
$log->config(config => {
    file => {
        alias    => 'file1',
        filename => 'file1.log',
        maxlevel => 'info',
        minlevel => 'warn',
    },
    screen => {
        alias    => 'screen1',
        maxlevel => 'debug',
        minlevel => 'emerg',
    }
});

Now, if you want to add another file-output then you can pass the outputs with a array reference:


            

              
              
$log->config(config => {
    file => [
        {
            alias    => 'file1,
            filename => 'file1.log',
            maxlevel => 'info',
            minlevel => 'warn',
        },
        {
            alias    => 'file2',
            filename => 'file2.log',
            maxlevel => 'error',
            minlevel => 'emergency',
        }
    ],
    screen => {
        alias    => 'screen1',
        maxlevel => 'debug',
        minlevel => 'emerg',
    },
});

It's also possible to pass the outputs as a hash reference. The hash keys "file1" and "file2" will be used as aliases.


            

              
              
$log->config(config => {
    file => {
        file1 => {
            filename => 'file1.log',
            maxlevel => 'info',
            minlevel => 'warn',
        },
        file2 => {
            filename => 'file2.log',
            maxlevel => 'error',
            minlevel => 'emergency',
        }
    },
    screen => {
        alias    => 'screen1',
        maxlevel => 'debug',
        minlevel => 'emerg',
    },
});

If you pass the configuration with the alias as a hash key then it's also possible to pass a section called "default". The options from this section will be used as defaults.


            

              
              
$log->config(config => {
    file => {
        default => { # defaults for all file-outputs
            mode    => 'append',
        },
        file1 => {
            filename => 'file1.log',
            maxlevel => 'info',
            minlevel => 'warn',
        },
        file2 => {
            filename => 'file2.log',
            maxlevel => 'error',
            minlevel => 'emergency',
        }
    },
    screen => {
        alias    => 'screen1',
        maxlevel => 'debug',
        minlevel => 'emerg',
    },
});

Examples for the config plugins

Config::General


            

              
              
<file>
    alias = file1
    fileopen = 1
    reopen = 1
    permissions = 0640
    maxlevel = info
    minlevel = warn
    mode = append
    timeformat = %b %d %H:%M:%S
    debug_mode = 2
    filename = example.log
    message_layout = '%T %H[%P] [%L] %S: %m'
</file>

Or


            

              
              
<file>
    <file1>
        fileopen = 1
        reopen = 1
        permissions = 0640
        maxlevel = info
        minlevel = warn
        mode = append
        timeformat = %b %d %H:%M:%S
        debug_mode = 2
        filename = example.log
        message_layout = '%T %H[%P] [%L] %S: %m'
    </file1>
</file>

YAML


            

              
              
---
file:
  alias: file1
  debug_mode: 2
  filename: example.log
  fileopen: 1
  maxlevel: info
  minlevel: warn
  mode: append
  permissions: 0640
  message_layout: '%T %H[%P] [%L] %S: %m'
  reopen: 1
  timeformat: '%b %d %H:%M:%S'

Or


            

              
              
---
file:
  file1:
    debug_mode: 2
    filename: example.log
    fileopen: 1
    maxlevel: info
    minlevel: warn
    mode: append
    permissions: 0640
    message_layout: '%T %H[%P] [%L] %S: %m'
    reopen: 1
    timeformat: '%b %d %H:%M:%S'

Config::Properties


            

              
              
file.alias = file1
file.reopen = 1
file.fileopen = 1
file.maxlevel = info
file.minlevel = warn
file.permissions = 0640
file.mode = append
file.timeformat = %b %d %H:%M:%S
file.debug_mode = 2
file.filename = example.log
file.message_layout = '%T %H[%P] [%L] %S: %m'

Or


            

              
              
file.file1.alias = file1
file.file1.reopen = 1
file.file1.fileopen = 1
file.file1.maxlevel = info
file.file1.minlevel = warn
file.file1.permissions = 0640
file.file1.mode = append
file.file1.timeformat = %b %d %H:%M:%S
file.file1.debug_mode = 2
file.file1.filename = example.log
file.file1.message_layout = '%T %H[%P] [%L] %S: %m'

PREREQUISITES


            

              
              
Carp
Params::Validate

EXPORTS

No exports.

REPORT BUGS

Please report all bugs to <jschulz.cpan(at)bloonix.de>.

If you send me a mail then add Log::Handler into the subject.

AUTHOR

Jonny Schulz <jschulz.cpan(at)bloonix.de>.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2007-2009 by Jonny Schulz. All rights reserved.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.