/** \file
\brief Config public header */
-#ifndef HH_Config_
-#define HH_Config_ 1
+#ifndef HH_SENF_Utils_Logger_Config_
+#define HH_SENF_Utils_Logger_Config_ 1
// Custom includes
#include "Levels.hh"
<pre>
g++ ... -DSENF_LOG_CONF="(( (senf)(log)(Debug),(_),DISABLED ))
(( (senf)(log)(Debug),(foo)(SomeClass),VERBOSE ))
- (( (foo)(Transactions),(_),NOTICE ))" ...
+ (( (_),(_),NOTICE ))" ...
</pre>
The value is relatively complex; It's a Boost.Preprocessor style sequence of tuples, of which
the first and second elements are again sequences. What this boils down to, is that it allows to
- configure compile time logging limits based on stream and optional area.
+ configure compile time logging limits based on stream and optional area.
The above example disables all debug logging by setting the default log limit for all areas on
- the \c senf::log::Debug stream to \c DISABLED. It then re-enables debug logging only within the
- \c foo::SomeClass area, where it is set to \c VERBOSE. Furthermore, the limit on the \c
- foo::Transactions stream is set to \c NOTICE.
+ the \c senf::log::Debug stream to \c DISABLED. It enables debug logging only within the \c
+ foo::SomeClass area, where it is set to \c VERBOSE. Lastly, the global compile time limit is set
+ to \c NOTICE.
There are two standard uses for this configuration: Either to disable most logging in final
builds by changing the compile time limit to something like senf::log::IMPORTANT or to enable
g++ ... -DSENF_LOG_CONF="(( (senf)(log)(Verbose), (some)(Area), VERBOSE ))"
</pre>
+ All the entries specified via \c SENF_LOG_CONF are applied in a fixed order:
+
+ \li First the entries which have both a stream and an area specified are checked
+ \li next all entries with area but no stream given are checked
+ \li followed by all entries with a given stream but no area
+ \li and lastly if no match was found until now, a generic entry without stream and area is
+ checked
+ \li if no matching entry is found, the default compile time limit of the stream is used
+
+ So an area specification has precedence over a stream specification.
+
+ \warning Enabling a message at compile time does \e not ensure, the message is shown. You
+ additionally need to \e route the message (see next chapter). This is especially true for \c
+ VERBOSE messages, which are default disabled at runtime.
\see \ref SENF_LOG_CONF
The runtime configuration is performed by routing messages to one or more logging targets:
\code
- senf::log::ConsoleLog & consoleLog (senf::log::ConsoleLog::instance());
- senf::log::FileLog fileLog ("my.log");
+ senf::log::ConsoleTarget & consoleLog (senf::log::ConsoleTarget::instance());
+ senf::log::FileTarget fileLog ("my.log");
consoleLog.route<senf::log::Debug>();
consoleLog.route<foo::Transactions, foo::SomeClass>(senf::log::Target::REJECT);
The routing statements are processed by the targets in order, the first matching rule will
decide a log messages fate for that target.
+ \warning You can \e only route those messages at runtime which have been compile-time
+ enabled. By default, \c VERBOSE messages are \e disabled at compile time. They must be
+ enabled \e explicitly by setting \c SENF_LOG_CONF so they can be routed.
+
\section config_fallback Fallback routing
There are two cases, where this setup may lead to inadvertently lost log messages:
By default, the logging library will call gettimeofday() for each log message. To change the
time source, just pass the new class or instance to senf::log::timeSource:
\code
- // Use senf::Scheduler::instance().eventTime() to time log messages
- senf::log::timeSource<senf::SchedulerLogTimeSource>();
+ // Use senf::scheduler::eventTime() to time log messages
+ senf::log::timeSource<senf::scheduler::LogTimeSource>();
\endcode
*/
\par ""
<table class="ebnf">
- <tr><td>conf</td> <td>::= \e element \e element* \n</td></tr>
- <tr><td>element</td> <td>::= <tt>((</tt> \e stream <tt>,</tt> \e optional_area <tt>,</tt> \e level <tt>))</tt> \n</td></tr>
- <tr><td>stream</td> <td>::= \e scope_seq \n</td></tr>
- <tr><td>optional_area</td><td>::= <tt>(_)</tt> | \e scope_seq \n</td></tr>
- <tr><td>level</td> <td>::= \c VERBOSE | \c NOTICE | \c MESSAGE | \c IMPORTANT | \c CRITICAL | \c DISABLED \n</td></tr>
- <tr><td>scope_seq</td> <td>::= \e scope \e scope \e scope* \n</td></tr>
- <tr><td>scope</td> <td>::= <tt>(</tt> \e name <tt>)</tt> \n</td></tr>
- <tr><td>name</td> <td>::= arbitrary C++ identifier</td></tr>
+ <tr><td>conf</td> <td>::= \e element \e element* \n</td></tr>
+ <tr><td>element</td> <td>::= <tt>((</tt> \e optional_stream <tt>,</tt> \e optional_area <tt>,</tt> \e level <tt>))</tt> \n</td></tr>
+ <tr><td>optional_stream</td> <td>::= <tt>(_)</tt> | \e scope_seq \n</td></tr>
+ <tr><td>optional_area</td> <td>::= <tt>(_)</tt> | \e scope_seq \n</td></tr>
+ <tr><td>level</td> <td>::= \c VERBOSE | \c NOTICE | \c MESSAGE | \c IMPORTANT | \c CRITICAL | \c DISABLED \n</td></tr>
+ <tr><td>scope_seq</td> <td>::= \e scope \e scope* \n</td></tr>
+ <tr><td>scope</td> <td>::= <tt>(</tt> \e name <tt>)</tt> \n</td></tr>
+ <tr><td>name</td> <td>::= arbitrary C++ identifier</td></tr>
</table>
- \ref SENF_LOG_CONF is a Boost.Preprocessor style sequence of 3-tuples. Each tuple applies to
- a specific stream which is defined by the first tuple element \e stream.
+ \ref SENF_LOG_CONF is a Boost.Preprocessor style sequence of 3-tuples.
+
+ The first tuple element \e optional_stream specifies the stream to match. If this is
+ <tt>(_)</tt>, the entry will match any stream.
The next tuple element, \e optional_area optionally restricts the entry to match only the
- given area.
+ given area. If set to <tt>(_)</tt>, the area is left unrestricted.
The last tuple element \e level defines the compile time log level. Messages with a level
below this are discarded at compile time.
- Both \e stream and \e optional_area are given as a \e scope_seq. A scope sequence is a fully
- qualified C++ identifier placed into a sequence: <tt>foo::bar::baz</tt> is represented by
- <tt>(foo)(bar)(baz)</tt>.
+ Both \e optional_stream and \e optional_area are given as a \e scope_seq. A scope sequence
+ is a fully qualified C++ identifier placed into a sequence: <tt>foo::bar::baz</tt> is
+ represented by <tt>(foo)(bar)(baz)</tt>.
*/
# define SENF_LOG_CONF