NAME

Venus::Log - Log Class

ABSTRACT

Log Class for Perl 5

SYNOPSIS

package main;

use Venus::Log;

my $log = Venus::Log->new;

# $log->trace(time, 'Something failed!');

# "0000000000 Something failed!"

# $log->error(time, 'Something failed!');

# "0000000000 Something failed!"

DESCRIPTION

This package provides methods for logging information using various log levels.

ATTRIBUTES

This package has the following attributes:

handler

handler(CodeRef $code) (CodeRef)

The handler attribute holds the callback that handles logging.

Since 1.68

handler example 1
# given: synopsis

package main;

my $handler = $log->handler;

my $events = [];

$handler = $log->handler(sub{push @$events, [@_]});

level

level(Str $name) (Str)

The level attribute holds the current log level.

Since 1.68

level example 1
# given: synopsis

package main;

my $level = $log->level;

# "trace"

$level = $log->level('fatal');

# "fatal"

separator

separator(Any $data) (Any)

The separator attribute holds the value used to join multiple log message arguments.

Since 1.68

separator example 1
# given: synopsis

package main;

my $separator = $log->separator;

# ""

$separator = $log->separator("\n");

# "\n"

INHERITS

This package inherits behaviors from:

Venus::Kind::Utility

INTEGRATES

This package integrates behaviors from:

Venus::Role::Buildable

METHODS

This package provides the following methods:

debug

debug(Str @data) (Log)

The debug method logs debug information and returns the invocant.

Since 1.68

debug example 1
# given: synopsis

package main;

# $log = $log->debug(time, 'Something failed!');

# "0000000000 Something failed!"
debug example 2
# given: synopsis

package main;

# $log->level('info');

# $log = $log->debug(time, 'Something failed!');

# noop

error

error(Str @data) (Log)

The error method logs error information and returns the invocant.

Since 1.68

error example 1
# given: synopsis

package main;

# $log = $log->error(time, 'Something failed!');

# "0000000000 Something failed!"
error example 2
# given: synopsis

package main;

# $log->level('fatal');

# $log = $log->error(time, 'Something failed!');

# noop

fatal

fatal(Str @data) (Log)

The fatal method logs fatal information and returns the invocant.

Since 1.68

fatal example 1
# given: synopsis

package main;

# $log = $log->fatal(time, 'Something failed!');

# "0000000000 Something failed!"
fatal example 2
# given: synopsis

package main;

# $log->level('unknown');

# $log = $log->fatal(time, 'Something failed!');

# noop

info

info(Str @data) (Log)

The info method logs info information and returns the invocant.

Since 1.68

info example 1
# given: synopsis

package main;

# $log = $log->info(time, 'Something failed!');

# "0000000000 Something failed!"
info example 2
# given: synopsis

package main;

# $log->level('warn');

# $log = $log->info(time, 'Something failed!');

# noop

input

input(Str @data) (Str)

The input method returns the arguments provided to the log level methods, to the "output", and can be overridden by subclasses.

Since 1.68

input example 1
# given: synopsis

package main;

my @input = $log->input(1, 'Something failed!');

# (1, 'Something failed!')

output

output(Str @data) (Str)

The output method returns the arguments returned by the "input" method, to the log handler, and can be overridden by subclasses.

Since 1.68

output example 1
# given: synopsis

package main;

my $output = $log->output(time, 'Something failed!');

# "0000000000 Something failed!"

string

string(Any $data) (Str)

The string method returns a stringified representation of any argument provided and is used by the "output" method.

Since 1.68

string example 1
# given: synopsis

package main;

my $string = $log->string;

# ""
string example 2
# given: synopsis

package main;

my $string = $log->string('Something failed!');

# "Something failed!"
string example 3
# given: synopsis

package main;

my $string = $log->string([1,2,3]);

# [1,2,3]
string example 4
# given: synopsis

package main;

my $string = $log->string(bless({}));

# "bless({}, 'main')"

trace

trace(Str @data) (Log)

The trace method logs trace information and returns the invocant.

Since 1.68

trace example 1
# given: synopsis

package main;

# $log = $log->trace(time, 'Something failed!');

# "0000000000 Something failed!"
trace example 2
# given: synopsis

package main;

# $log->level('debug');

# $log = $log->trace(time, 'Something failed!');

# noop

warn

warn(Str @data) (Log)

The warn method logs warn information and returns the invocant.

Since 1.68

warn example 1
# given: synopsis

package main;

# $log = $log->warn(time, 'Something failed!');

# "0000000000 Something failed!"
warn example 2
# given: synopsis

package main;

# $log->level('error');

# $log = $log->warn(time, 'Something failed!');

# noop

write

write(Any @data) (Log)

The write method invokes the log handler, i.e. "handler", and returns the invocant.

Since 1.68

write example 1
# given: synopsis

package main;

# $log = $log->write(time, 'Something failed!');

# bless(..., "Venus::Log")

AUTHORS

Awncorp, awncorp@cpan.org

LICENSE

Copyright (C) 2000, Al Newkirk.

This program is free software, you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the Apache license version 2.0.