NAME

File::Stamped - time stamped log file

SYNOPSIS

use File::Stamped;
my $fh = File::Stamped->new(pattern => '/var/log/myapp.log.%Y%m%d.txt');
$fh->print("OK\n");

# with Log::Minimal
use Log::Minimal;
my $fh = File::Stamped->new(pattern => '/var/log/myapp.log.%Y%m%d.txt');
local $Log::Minimal::PRINT = sub {
    my ( $time, $type, $message, $trace) = @_;
    print {$fh} "$time [$type] $message at $trace\n";
};

DESCRIPTION

File::Stamped is utility library for logging. File::Stamped object mimic file handle.

You can use "myapp.log.%Y%m%d.log" style log file.

METHODS

my $fh = File::Stamped->new(%args);

This method creates new instance of File::Stamped. The arguments are followings.

You need to specify one of pattern or callback.

pattern : Str

This is file name pattern. It is the pattern for filename. The format is POSIX::strftime(), see also POSIX.

callback : CodeRef

You can use a CodeRef to generate file name.

File::Stamped pass only one arguments to callback function.

Here is a example code:

my $pattern = '/path/to/myapp.log.%Y%m%d.log';
my $f = File::Stamped->new(callback => sub {
    my $file_stamped = shift;
    local $_ = $pattern;
    s/!!/$$/ge;
    $_ = POSIX::strftime($_, localtime());
    return $_;
});

close_after_write : Bool

Default value is 1.

iomode: Str

This is IO mode for opening file.

Default value is '>>:utf8'.

autoflush: Bool

This attribute changes $|.

rotationtime: Int

The time between log file generates in seconds. Default value is 1.

auto_make_dir: Bool

If this attribute is true, auto make directry of log file. Default value is false.

symlink: Str

generate symlink file for log file.

$fh->print($str: Str)

This method prints the $str to the file.

$fh->syswrite($str: Str) =item $fh->syswrite($str: Str, $len: Int) =item $fh->syswrite($str: Str, $len: Int, $offset: Int)

This method prints the $str to the file. This method uses syswrite internally. Writing is not buffered.

AUTHOR

Tokuhiro Matsuno <tokuhirom AAJKLFJEF@ gmail.com>

SEE ALSO

Log::Dispatch::File::Stamped

LICENSE

Copyright (C) Tokuhiro Matsuno

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