Provided by: liblog-handler-perl_0.90-2_all 
NAME
Log::Handler::Config - The main config loader.
SYNOPSIS
use Log::Handler;
my $log = Log::Handler->new();
# Config::General
$log->config(config => 'file.conf');
# Config::Properties
$log->config(config => 'file.props');
# YAML
$log->config(config => 'file.yaml');
Or
use Log::Handler;
my $log = Log::Handler->new();
$log->config(
config => 'file.conf'
plugin => 'YAML',
);
DESCRIPTION
This module makes it possible to load the configuration from a file. The configuration
type is determined by the file extension. It's also possible to mix file extensions with
another configuration types.
PLUGINS
Plugin name File extensions
------------------------------------------
Config::General cfg, conf
Config::Properties props, jcfg, jconf
YAML yml, yaml
If the extension is not defined then "Config::General" is used by default.
METHODS
config()
With this method it's possible to load the configuration for your outputs.
The following options are valid:
config
With this option you can pass a file name or the configuration as a hash reference.
$log->config(config => 'file.conf');
# or
$log->config(config => \%config);
plugin
With this option it's possible to say which plugin you want to use. Maybe you want to
use the file extension "conf" with "YAML", which is reserved for the plugin
"Config::General".
Examples:
# this would use Config::General
$log->config(
config => 'file.conf'
);
# this would force .conf with YAML
$log->config(
config => 'file.conf',
plugin => 'YAML'
);
section
If you want to write the configuration into a global configuration file then you can
create a own section for the logger:
<logger>
<file>
filename = file.log
minlevel = emerg
maxlevel = warning
</file>
<screen>
minlevel = emerg
maxlevel = debug
</screen>
</logger>
<another_script_config>
foo = bar
bar = baz
baz = foo
</another_script_config>
Now your configuration is placed in the "logger" section. You can load this section
with
$log->config(
config => 'file.conf',
section => 'logger',
);
# or if you load the configuration yourself to %config
$log->config(
config => \%config,
section => 'logger',
);
# or just
$log->config( config => $config{logger} );
PLUGINS
Config::General - inspired by the well known apache config format
Config::Properties - Java-style property files
YAML - optimized for human readability
EXAMPLES
Config structures
A very simple configuration looks like:
$log->config(config => {
file => {
alias => 'file1',
filename => 'file1.log',
maxlevel => 'info',
minlevel => 'warn',
},
screen => {
alias => 'screen1',
maxlevel => 'debug',
minlevel => 'emerg',
}
});
Now, if you want to add another file-output then you can pass the outputs with a array
reference:
$log->config(config => {
file => [
{
alias => 'file1,
filename => 'file1.log',
maxlevel => 'info',
minlevel => 'warn',
},
{
alias => 'file2',
filename => 'file2.log',
maxlevel => 'error',
minlevel => 'emergency',
}
],
screen => {
alias => 'screen1',
maxlevel => 'debug',
minlevel => 'emerg',
},
});
It's also possible to pass the outputs as a hash reference. The hash keys "file1" and
"file2" will be used as aliases.
$log->config(config => {
file => {
file1 => {
filename => 'file1.log',
maxlevel => 'info',
minlevel => 'warn',
},
file2 => {
filename => 'file2.log',
maxlevel => 'error',
minlevel => 'emergency',
}
},
screen => {
alias => 'screen1',
maxlevel => 'debug',
minlevel => 'emerg',
},
});
If you pass the configuration with the alias as a hash key then it's also possible to pass
a section called "default". The options from this section will be used as defaults.
$log->config(config => {
file => {
default => { # defaults for all file-outputs
mode => 'append',
},
file1 => {
filename => 'file1.log',
maxlevel => 'info',
minlevel => 'warn',
},
file2 => {
filename => 'file2.log',
maxlevel => 'error',
minlevel => 'emergency',
}
},
screen => {
alias => 'screen1',
maxlevel => 'debug',
minlevel => 'emerg',
},
});
Examples for the config plugins
Config::General
<file>
alias = file1
fileopen = 1
reopen = 1
permissions = 0640
maxlevel = info
minlevel = warn
mode = append
timeformat = %b %d %H:%M:%S
debug_mode = 2
filename = example.log
message_layout = '%T %H[%P] [%L] %S: %m'
</file>
Or
<file>
<file1>
fileopen = 1
reopen = 1
permissions = 0640
maxlevel = info
minlevel = warn
mode = append
timeformat = %b %d %H:%M:%S
debug_mode = 2
filename = example.log
message_layout = '%T %H[%P] [%L] %S: %m'
</file1>
</file>
YAML
---
file:
alias: file1
debug_mode: 2
filename: example.log
fileopen: 1
maxlevel: info
minlevel: warn
mode: append
permissions: 0640
message_layout: '%T %H[%P] [%L] %S: %m'
reopen: 1
timeformat: '%b %d %H:%M:%S'
Or
---
file:
file1:
debug_mode: 2
filename: example.log
fileopen: 1
maxlevel: info
minlevel: warn
mode: append
permissions: 0640
message_layout: '%T %H[%P] [%L] %S: %m'
reopen: 1
timeformat: '%b %d %H:%M:%S'
Config::Properties
file.alias = file1
file.reopen = 1
file.fileopen = 1
file.maxlevel = info
file.minlevel = warn
file.permissions = 0640
file.mode = append
file.timeformat = %b %d %H:%M:%S
file.debug_mode = 2
file.filename = example.log
file.message_layout = '%T %H[%P] [%L] %S: %m'
Or
file.file1.alias = file1
file.file1.reopen = 1
file.file1.fileopen = 1
file.file1.maxlevel = info
file.file1.minlevel = warn
file.file1.permissions = 0640
file.file1.mode = append
file.file1.timeformat = %b %d %H:%M:%S
file.file1.debug_mode = 2
file.file1.filename = example.log
file.file1.message_layout = '%T %H[%P] [%L] %S: %m'
PREREQUISITES
Carp
Params::Validate
EXPORTS
No exports.
REPORT BUGS
Please report all bugs to <jschulz.cpan(at)bloonix.de>.
If you send me a mail then add Log::Handler into the subject.
AUTHOR
Jonny Schulz <jschulz.cpan(at)bloonix.de>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2007-2009 by Jonny Schulz. All rights reserved.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same
terms as Perl itself.