/log

Structured logging package for Go.

Primary LanguageGoMIT LicenseMIT

Structured logging for golang

Package log implements a simple structured logging API inspired by Logrus, designed with centralization in mind. Read more on Medium.

Handlers

  • apexlogs – handler for Apex Logs
  • cli – human-friendly CLI output
  • discard – discards all logs
  • es – Elasticsearch handler
  • graylog – Graylog handler
  • json – JSON output handler
  • kinesis – AWS Kinesis handler
  • level – level filter handler
  • logfmt – logfmt plain-text formatter
  • memory – in-memory handler for tests
  • multi – fan-out to multiple handlers
  • papertrail – Papertrail handler
  • text – human-friendly colored output
  • delta – outputs the delta between log calls and spinner

Example

Example using the Apex Logs handler.

package main

import (
	"errors"
	"time"

	"github.com/apex/log"
)

func main() {
	ctx := log.WithFields(log.Fields{
		"file": "something.png",
		"type": "image/png",
		"user": "tobi",
	})

	for range time.Tick(time.Millisecond * 200) {
		ctx.Info("upload")
		ctx.Info("upload complete")
		ctx.Warn("upload retry")
		ctx.WithError(errors.New("unauthorized")).Error("upload failed")
		ctx.Errorf("failed to upload %s", "img.png")
	}
}

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