class MCollective::Logger::Base

A base class for logging providers.

Logging providers should provide the following:

* start - all you need to do to setup your logging
* set_logging_level - set your logging to :info, :warn, etc
* valid_levels - a hash of maps from :info to your internal level name
* log - what needs to be done to log a specific message

Attributes

active_level[R]

Public Class Methods

new() click to toggle source
# File lib/mcollective/logger/base.rb, line 14
def initialize
  @known_levels = [:debug, :info, :warn, :error, :fatal]

  # Sanity check the class that impliments the logging
  @known_levels.each do |lvl|
    raise "Logger class did not specify a map for #{lvl}" unless valid_levels.include?(lvl)
  end
end

Public Instance Methods

cycle_level() click to toggle source

Figures out the next level and sets it

# File lib/mcollective/logger/base.rb, line 24
def cycle_level
  lvl = get_next_level
  set_level(lvl)

  log(lvl, "", "Logging level is now #{lvl.to_s.upcase}")
end
set_level(level) click to toggle source

Sets a new level and record it in @active_level

# File lib/mcollective/logger/base.rb, line 32
def set_level(level)
  set_logging_level(level)
  @active_level = level.to_sym
end