dym/erlang-syslog

Erlang port driver for interacting with syslog via syslog(3)

Erlang driver for syslog

This is an erlang port driver for interacting with syslog.

Installing it

./rebar compile
sudo ./rebar install

Trying it

You should have a look at syslog.h

In an other shell :

$ tail -f /var/log/sylsog

Or, for mac users :

$ tail -f /var/log/system.log

In erlang shell :

$ erl
> syslog:start().
> syslog:open("Beuha", [cons, perror, pid], local0).
> syslog:log(err, "Damned").

API

syslog:open(Ident, Logopt, Facility)

Ident is an arbitrary string Logopt is an atom or array of atom, you can use a number if you're brave enough :

• pid
• cons
• odelay
• ndelay
• perror

Facility is an atom :

• kern
• user
• mail
• daemon
• auth
• syslog
• lpr
• news
• uucp
• cron
• authpriv
• ftp
• netinfo
• remoteauth
• install
• ras
• local0
• local1
• local2
• local3
• local4
• local5
• local6
• local7

syslog:log(Priority, Message)

Priority can be a number or better, an atom :

• emerg
• alert
• crit
• err
• warning
• notice
• info
• debug

Message is a String

BUGS

• Not a full OTP application