Ever wondered which part of your application logged the message you just saw in console?
Wonder no more, instead just click on it to jump to the culprit. Simple as that.
Download the source, build the Xcode project and restart Xcode. The plugin will automatically be installed in ~/Library/Application Support/Developer/Shared/Xcode/Plug-ins. To uninstall, just remove the plugin from there (and restart Xcode).
This plugin can be installed using Alcatraz. Search for KZLinkedConsole in Alcatraz.
If a console logs a fileName.extension:123 that name turns into a clickable hyperlink that will open the specific file and highlight the line. The default log format of SwiftyBeaver is supported as well, so you can also log fileName.function():XX (but this only works for .swift files as that is the assumed extension).
That way you can either use your own logging mechanism and just add this simple prefix, e.g.
func logMessage(message: String, filename: String = __FILE__, line: Int = __LINE__, func: String = __FUNCTION__) {
print("\(filename.lastPathComponent):\(line) \(func):\r\(message)")
}or if you use CocoaLumberjack you can use my custom formatter for some really nice logs.
Swift version (Objective-C version is part of KZBootstrap):
import Foundation
import CocoaLumberjack.DDDispatchQueueLogFormatter
class KZFormatter: DDDispatchQueueLogFormatter {
lazy var formatter: NSDateFormatter = {
let dateFormatter = NSDateFormatter()
dateFormatter.formatterBehavior = .Behavior10_4
dateFormatter.dateFormat = "HH:mm:ss.SSS"
return dateFormatter
}()
override func formatLogMessage(logMessage: DDLogMessage!) -> String {
let dateAndTime = formatter.stringFromDate(logMessage.timestamp)
var logLevel: String
let logFlag = logMessage.flag
if logFlag.contains(.Error) {
logLevel = "ERR"
} else if logFlag.contains(.Warning){
logLevel = "WRN"
} else if logFlag.contains(.Info) {
logLevel = "INF"
} else if logFlag.contains(.Debug) {
logLevel = "DBG"
} else if logFlag.contains(.Verbose) {
logLevel = "VRB"
} else {
logLevel = "???"
}
let formattedLog = "\(dateAndTime) |\(logLevel)| \((logMessage.file as NSString).lastPathComponent):\(logMessage.line): ( \(logMessage.function) ): \(logMessage.message)"
return formattedLog;
}
}Read more about creation of this plugin on my blog