lgr (version 0.3.3)

AppenderSyslog: Log to the POSIX System Log

Description

An Appender that writes to the syslog on supported POSIX platforms. Requires the rsyslog package.

Usage

x <- AppenderSyslog$new(identifier = NULL, threshold = NA_integer_, layout =
  LayoutFormat$new("%m"), filters = NULL, syslog_levels = c(CRITICAL = "fatal",
  ERR = "error", WARNING = "warn", INFO = "info", DEBUG = "debug", DEBUG =
  "trace"))
x$add_filter(filter, name = NULL)
x$append(event)
x$filter(event)
x$format(color = FALSE, ...)
x$remove_filter(pos)
x$set_filters(filters)
x$set_identifier(x)
x$set_layout(layout)
x$set_syslog_levels(x)
x$set_threshold(level)
x$destination
x$filters
x$identifier
x$layout
x$syslog_levels
x$threshold

Fields

identifier

character scalar. A string identifying the process; if NULL defaults to the logger name

syslog_levels

• a named character vector mapping whose names are log levels as understood by rsyslog::syslog() and whose values are lgr log levels (either character or numeric)

• a function that takes a vector of lgr log levels as input and returns a character vector of log levels for rsyslog::syslog().

threshold, set_threshold(level)

character or integer scalar. The minimum log level that triggers this logger. See log_levels

layout, set_layout(layout)

a Layout that will be used for formatting the LogEvents passed to this Appender

destination

The output destination of the Appender in human-readable form (mainly for print output)

filters, set_filters(filters)

a list that may contain functions or any R object with a filter() method. These functions must have exactly one argument: event which will get passed the LogEvent when the Filterable's filter() method is invoked. If all of these functions evaluate to TRUE the LogEvent is passed on. Since LogEvents have reference semantics, filters can also be abused to modify them before they are passed on. Look at the source code of with_log_level() or with_log_value() for examples.

Creating a New Appender

New Appenders are instantiated with <AppenderSubclass>$new(). For the arguments to new() please refer to the section Fields. You can also modify those fields after the Appender has been created with setters in the form of appender$set_<fieldname>(value)

Methods

append(event)

Tell the Appender to process a LogEvent event. This method is usually not called by the user, but invoked by a Logger

filter(event)

Determine whether the LogEvent x should be passed on to Appenders (TRUE) or not (FALSE). See also the active binding filters

add_filter(filter, name = NULL), remove_filter(pos)

Add or remove a filter. When adding a filter an optional name can be specified. remove_filter() can remove by position or name (if one was specified)

See Also

LayoutFormat, LayoutJson

Other Appenders: AppenderBuffer, AppenderConsole, AppenderDbi, AppenderFileRotating, AppenderFile, AppenderGmail, AppenderJson, AppenderPushbullet, AppenderRjdbc, AppenderSendmail, AppenderTable, Appender

Examples

# NOT RUN {
if (requireNamespace("rsyslog", quietly = TRUE)) {
  lg <- get_logger("rsyslog/test")
  lg$add_appender(AppenderSyslog$new(), "syslog")
  lg$info("A test message")

  if (Sys.info()[["sysname"]] == "Linux"){
    system("journalctl -t 'rsyslog/test'")
  }

  invisible(lg$config(NULL))  # cleanup
}
# }