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#
# $Id: Logger.pm,v 0.1.1.1 2001/04/11 16:13:53 ram Exp $
#
#  Copyright (c) 2000, Raphael Manfredi
#  
#  You may redistribute only under the terms of the Artistic License,
#  as specified in the README file that comes with the distribution.
#
# HISTORY
# $Log: Logger.pm,v $
# Revision 0.1.1.1  2001/04/11 16:13:53  ram
# patch1: now relies on Getargs::Long for argument parsing
# patch1: new -caller argument to customize caller tracing
# patch1: new -priority argument to customize priority tracing
# patch1: new -tags argument to add user-defined tags in the logs
# patch1: updated version number
#
# Revision 0.1  2000/11/06 20:14:13  ram
# Baseline for first Alpha release.
#
# $EndLog$
#

use strict;

########################################################################
package Log::Agent::Logger;

use vars qw($VERSION);

$VERSION = '0.101';

use Log::Agent;
use Log::Agent::Formatting qw(tag_format_args);
use Log::Agent::Priorities qw(:LEVELS level_from_prio prio_from_level);
use Getargs::Long qw(ignorecase);

BEGIN {
	no strict 'refs';
	my %fn;
	%fn = (
		'emerg'		=> q/['emerg',   EMERG]/,
		'emergency'	=> q/['emerg',   EMERG]/,
		'alert'		=> q/['alert',   ALERT]/,
		'crit'		=> q/['crit',    CRIT]/,
		'critical'	=> q/['crit',    CRIT]/,
		'err'		=> q/['err',     ERROR]/,
		'error'		=> q/['err',     ERROR]/,
		'warning',	=> q/['warning', WARN]/,
		'warn',		=> q/['warning', WARN]/,
		'notice'	=> q/['notice',  NOTICE]/,
		'info'		=> q/['info',    INFO]/,
		'debug'		=> q/['debug',   DEBUG]/,
	) unless defined &emergency;
	for my $sub (keys %fn) {
		my $prilvl = $fn{$sub};
		*$sub = eval qq{
			sub {
				my \$self = shift;
				if (ref \$_[0] eq 'CODE') {
					\$self->_log_fn($prilvl, \\\@_);
				} else {
					\$self->_log($prilvl, \\\@_);
				}
				return;
			}
		};
	}
}

#
# ->make
#
# Creation routine.
#
# Attributes (and switches that set them):
#
#   -channel	logging channel
#   -max_prio	maximum priority logged (included)
#   -min_prio	minimum priority logged (included)
#   -caller     customizes the caller information to be inserted
#   -priority   customizes the priority information to be inserted
#   -tags   	list of user-defined tags to add to messages
#
sub make {
	my $self = bless {}, shift;
	my ($caller, $priority, $tags);

	(
		$self->{channel}, $self->{max_prio}, $self->{min_prio},
		$caller, $priority, $tags
	) = xgetargs(@_,
		-channel	=> 'Log::Agent::Channel',
		-max_prio	=> ['s', DEBUG],
		-min_prio	=> ['s', EMERG],
		-caller		=> ['ARRAY'],
		-priority	=> ['ARRAY'],
		-tags		=> ['ARRAY'],
	);

	#
	# Always use numeric priorities internally
	#

	$self->{max_prio} = level_from_prio($self->{max_prio})
		if $self->{max_prio} =~ /^\D+$/;

	$self->{min_prio} = level_from_prio($self->{min_prio})
		if $self->{min_prio} =~ /^\D+$/;

	$self->set_priority_info(@$priority) if defined $priority;
	$self->set_caller_info(@$caller) if defined $caller;

	#
	# Handle -tags => [ <list of Log::Agent::Tag objects> ]
	#

	if (defined $tags) {
		my $type = "Log::Agent::Tag";
		if (grep { !ref $_ || !$_->isa($type) } @$tags) {
			require Carp;
			Carp::croak("Argument -tags must supply list of $type objects");
		}
		if (@$tags) {
			require Log::Agent::Tag_List;
			$self->{tags} = Log::Agent::Tag_List->make(@$tags);
		}
	}

	return $self;
}

#
# Attribute access
#

sub channel			{ $_[0]->{channel} }
sub max_prio		{ $_[0]->{max_prio} }
sub min_prio		{ $_[0]->{min_prio} }
sub tags			{ $_[0]->{tags} || $_[0]->_init_tags }

sub max_prio_str	{ prio_from_level $_[0]->{max_prio} }
sub min_prio_str	{ prio_from_level $_[0]->{min_prio} }

sub set_max_prio
	{ $_[0]->{max_prio} = $_[1] =~ /^\D+$/ ? level_from_prio($_[1]) : $_[1] }
sub set_min_prio
	{ $_[0]->{min_prio} = $_[1] =~ /^\D+$/ ? level_from_prio($_[1]) : $_[1] }

#
# ->close
#
# Close underlying channel, and detach from it.
#
sub close {
	my $self = shift;
	my $channel = $self->{channel};
	return unless defined $channel;		# Already closed
	$self->{channel} = undef;
	$channel->close;
}

#
# ->set_caller_info
#
# Change settings of caller tag information.
# Giving an empty list removes caller tagging.
#
sub set_caller_info {
	my $self = shift;

	unless (@_) {
		delete $self->{caller};
		return;
	}

	require Log::Agent::Tag::Caller;
	$self->{caller} = Log::Agent::Tag::Caller->make(-offset => 4, @_);
	return;
}

#
# ->set_priority_info
#
# Change settings of caller tag information.
# Giving an empty list removes priority tagging.
#
sub set_priority_info {
	my $self = shift;
	my @info = @_;

	unless (@info) {
		delete $self->{priority};
		return;
	}

	$self->{priority} = \@info;		# For objects created in _prio_tag()

	#
	# When settings are changes, we need to clear the cache of priority
	# tags generated by _prio_tag().
	#

	$self->{prio_cache} = {};		# Internal for ->_prio_tag()
	return;
}


#
# ->_log
#
# Emit log at given priority, if within priority bounds.
#
sub _log {
	my ($self, $prilvl) = splice(@_, 0, 2);
	my $channel = $self->{channel};
	return unless defined $channel;			# Closed

	#
	# Prune call if we're not within bounds.
	# $prilvl is seomthing like ["error", ERROR].
	#

	my $lvl = $prilvl->[1];
	return if $lvl > $self->{max_prio} || $lvl < $self->{min_prio};

	#
	# Issue logging.
	#

	my $priority = $self->_prio_tag(@$prilvl) if defined $self->{priority};

	$channel->write($prilvl->[0],
		tag_format_args($self->{caller}, $priority, $self->{tags}, @_));

	return;
}

#
# ->_log_fn
#
# Emit log at given priority, if within priority bounds.
# The logged string needs to be computed by calling back a routine.
#
sub _log_fn {
	my ($self, $prilvl) = splice(@_, 0, 2);
	my $channel = $self->{channel};
	return unless defined $channel;			# Closed

	#
	# Prune call if we're not within bounds.
	# $prilvl is seomthing like ["error", ERROR].
	#

	my $lvl = $prilvl->[1];
	return if $lvl > $self->{max_prio} || $lvl < $self->{min_prio};

	#
	# Issue logging.
	#

	my $fn = shift @{$_[0]};
	my $msg = &$fn(@{$_[0]});
	return unless length $msg;				# Null messsage, don't log

	my $priority = $self->_prio_tag(@$prilvl) if defined $self->{priority};

	$channel->write($prilvl->[0],
		tag_format_args($self->{caller}, $priority, $self->{tags}, [$msg]));

	return;
}

#
# _prio_tag
#
# Returns Log::Agent::Tag::Priority message that is suitable for tagging
# at this priority/level, if configured to log priorities.
#
# Objects are cached into `prio_cache'.
#
sub _prio_tag {
	my $self = shift;
	my ($prio, $level) = @_;
	my $ptag = $self->{prio_cache}->{$prio, $level};
	return $ptag if defined $ptag;

	require Log::Agent::Tag::Priority;

	#
	# Common attributes (formatting, postfixing, etc...) are held in
	# the `priorities' attribute.  We add the priority/level here.
	#

	$ptag = Log::Agent::Tag::Priority->make(
		-priority	=> $prio,
		-level		=> $level,
		@{$self->{priority}}
	);

	return $self->{prio_cache}->{$prio, $level} = $ptag;
}

#
# ->_init_tags
#
# Initialize the `tags' attribute the first time it is requested
# Returns its value.
#
sub _init_tags {
	my $self = shift;
	require Log::Agent::Tag_List;
	return $self->{tags} = Log::Agent::Tag_List->make();
}

1;	# for require
__END__

=head1 NAME

Log::Agent::Logger - a logging interface

=head1 SYNOPSIS

 require Log::Agent::Logger;
 
 my $log = Log::Agent::Logger->make(
     -channel    => $chan,
     -max_prio   => 'info',
     -min_prio   => 'emerg',
 );

 $log->error("can't open file %s: $!", $file);
 $log->warning("can't open file: $!");

=head1 DESCRIPTION

The C<Log::Agent::Logger> class defines a generic interface for application
logging.  It must not be confused with the interface provided by Log::Agent,
which is meant to be used by re-usable modules that do not wish to commit
on a particular logging method, so that they remain true building blocks.

By contrast, C<Log::Agent::Logger> explicitely requests an object to be used,
and that object must commit upon the logging channel to be used, at creation
time.

Optionally, minimum and maximum priority levels may be defined (and changed
dynamically) to limit the messages to effectively log, depending on the
advertised priority.  The standard syslog(3) priorities are used.

=head1 CHANNEL LIST

The following channels are available:

=head2 Standard Log::Agent Channels

Those channels are documented in L<Log::Agent::Channel>.

=head2 Other Channels

Future C<Log::Agent::Logger> extension will extend the set of available
channels.

=head1 INTERFACE

=head2 Creation Routine

The creation routine is called C<make> and takes the following switches:

=over 4

=item C<-caller> => [ I<parameters> ]

Request that caller information (relative to the ->log() call) be part
of the log message. The given I<parameters> are handed off to the
creation routine of C<Log::Agent::Tag::Caller> and are documented there.

I usually say something like:

 -caller => [ -display => '($sub/$line)', -postfix => 1 ]

which I find informative enough. On occasion, I found myself using more
complex sequences.  See L<Log::Agent::Tag::Caller>.

=item C<-channel>

This defines the C<Log::Agent::Channel> to be used for logging.
Please refer to L<Log::Agent::Channel> for details, and in particular
to get a list of pre-defined logging channels.

=item C<-min_prio>

Defines the minimum priority to be logged (included).  Defaults to "emerg".

=item C<-max_prio>

Defines the maximum priority to be logged (included).  Defaults to "debug".

=item C<-priority> => [ I<parameters> ]

Request that message priority information be part of the log message.
The given I<parameters> are handed off to the
creation routine of C<Log::Agent::Tag::Priority> and are documented there.

I usually say something like:

	-priority => [ -display => '[$priority]' ]

which will display the whole priority name at the beginning of the messages,
e.g. "[warning]" for a warn() or "[error]" for error().
See L<Log::Agent::Tag::Priority> and L<Log::Agent::Priorities>.

=item C<-tags> => [ I<list of C<Log::Agent::Tag> objects> ]

Specifies user-defined tags to be added to each message.  The objects
given here must inherit from C<Log::Agent::Tag> and conform to its
interface.  See L<Log::Agent::Tag> for details.

At runtime, well after the creation of the logging object, it may be
desirable to add (or remove) a user tag.  Use the C<tags> attribute to
retrieve the tag list object and interact with it, as explained
in L<Log::Agent::Tag_List>.

=back

=head2 Logging Interface

Each routine is documented to take a single string, but you may
also supply a code reference as the first argument, followed by extra
arguments.  That routine will be called, along with the extra arguments,
to generate the message to be logged.  If that sounds crazy, think about
the CPU time we save by NOT calling the routine.  If nothing is returned
by the routine, nothing is logged.

If more than one argument is given, and the first argument is not a
code reference, then it is taken as a printf() format, and the remaining
arguments are used to fill the various "%" placeholders in the format.
The special "%m" placeholder does not make use of any extra argument and
is replaced by a stringification of the error message contained in $!,
aka C<errno>.

There is a logging routine defined for each syslog(3) priority, along
with aliases for some of them.  Here is an exhaustive table, sorted by
decreasing priority.

    Syslog     Alias
    --------   ---------
    emerg      emergency
    alert
    crit       critical
    err        error
    warning    warn
    notice
    info
    debug

We shall document only one routine for a given level: for instance,
we document C<warn> but you could also use the standard C<warning> to
achieve exactly the same funciton.

=over 4

=item C<emergency($str)>

Log at the "emerg" level, usually just before panicing.  Something
terribly bad has been detected, and the program might crash soon after
logging this.

=item C<alert($str)>

Log at the "alert" level, to signal a problem requiring immediate
attention.  Usually, some functionality will be missing until the
condition is fixed.

=item C<critical($str)>

Log at the "crit" level, to signal a severe error that prevents fulfilling
some activity.

=item C<error($str)>

Log at the "err" level, to signal a regular error.

=item C<warn($str)>

Log at the "warning" level, which is an indication that something unusual
occurred.

=item C<notice($str)>

Log at the "notice" level, indicating something that is fully handled
by the applicaiton, but which is not the norm.  A significant condition,
as they say.

=item C<info($str)>

Log at the "info" level, for their amusement.

=item C<debug($str)>

Log at the "debug" level, to further confuse them.

=back

=head2 Closing Channel

=over 4

=item C<close>

This routine closes the channel.  Further logging to the logger is
permitted, but will be simply discarded without notice.

=back

=head2 Attribute Access

The following access routines are defined:

=over 4

=item C<channel>

The defined logging channel.  Cannot be changed.

=item C<max_prio> and C<max_prio_str>

Returns the maximum priority recorded, either as a numeric value
or as a string.  For the correspondance between the two, see
L<Log::Agent::Priorities>.

=item C<min_prio> and C<min_prio_str>

Returns the minimum priority recorded, either as a numeric value
or as a string.  For the correspondance between the two, see
L<Log::Agent::Priorities>.

=item C<set_caller_info> I<list>

Dynamically change the caller information formatting in the logs.
The I<list> given supersedes the initial settings done via the C<-caller>
argument, if any, and is passed to the creation routine of the
C<Log::Agent::Tag::Caller> class.  Note that a plain list must be given,
not a list ref.  An empty list removes caller information from subsequent logs.

Please see L<Log::Agent::Tag::Caller> to get the allowed parameters
for I<list>.

=item C<set_max_prio($prio)> and C<set_min_prio($prio)>

Used to modify the maximum/minimum priorities.  You can use either
the string value or the numerical equivalent, as documented
in L<Log::Agent::Priorities>.

=item C<set_priority_info> I<list>

Dynamically change the priority information formatting in the logs.
The I<list> given supersedes the initial settings done via the C<-priority>
argument, if any, and is passed to the creation routine of the
C<Log::Agent::Tag::Priority> class.  Note that a plain list must be given,
not a list ref.  An empty list removes priority information from
subsequent logs.

Please see L<Log::Agent::Tag::Priority> to get the allowed parameters
for I<list>.

=item C<tags>

Returns a C<Log::Agent::Tag_List> object, which holds all user-defined
tags that are to be added to each log message.

The initial list of tags is normally supplied by the application at
creation time, via the C<-tags> argument.  See L<Log::Agent::Tag_List>
for the operations that can be performed on that object.

=back

=head1 AUTHOR

Raphael Manfredi F<E<lt>Raphael_Manfredi@pobox.comE<gt>>

=head1 SEE ALSO

Log::Agent::Channel(3).

=cut