MongoLog: Simple python logging handler for MongoDB.
Info: | MongoDB python logging handler. Python centralized logging made easy. |
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Author: | Andrei Savu |
Fork Maintainer: | Arkaikus |
Setup
Install the package with:
pip install -I git+https://github.com/Arkaikus/mongolog.git
Usage
MongoHandler will create a new database and collection if they do not exist.
>>> import logging
>>> from mongolog.handlers import MongoHandler
>>>
>>> log = logging.getLogger('demo')
>>> log.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
>>> log.addHandler(MongoHandler('mongolog','log', host='localhost', port=27017, username='user', password='pass'))
>>>
>>> log.debug('Some message')
Check the samples folder for more details.
Why centralized logging?
- Easy troubleshouting:
- Having the answers to why? quickly and accurately.
- For troubleshouting while the system is down.
- Removed risk of loss of log information.
- Resource tracking.
- Security.
What is MongoDB?
"MongoDB is a high-performance, open source, schema-free document-oriented database."
It can eficiently store arbitrary JSON objects. You can read more at MongoDB website.
Why MongoDB is great for logging?
- MongoDB inserts can be done asynchronously.
- Old log data automatically LRU's out thanks to capped collections.
- It's fast enough for the problem.
- Document-oriented / JSON is a great format for log information.
Read more about this subject on the `MongoDB blog`_.
Have fun!