Log::Fine::Formatter - Log message formatting and sanitization

Provides a formatting facility for log messages

    use Log::Fine::Handle;
    use Log::Fine::Formatter;

    my $handle    = Log::Fine::Handle::Console->new();
    my $formatter = Log::Fine::Formatter::Detailed->new(
      timestamp_format => "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"
    );

    # by default, the handle will set its formatter to
    # Log::Fine::Formatter::Basic.  If that's not what you want, set
    # it to preference.
    $handle->formatter($formatter);

    # set the time-stamp to "YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS"
    $formatter->timeStamp("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S");

    # high resolution timestamps with milliseconds are
    # supported thus:
    my $hires_formatter =
      Log::Fine::Formatter::Basic->new(
        hires => 1,
        timestamp_format => "%H:%M:%S.%%millis%%",
      );

    # Set the precision of the high resolution formatter
    my $fmtr = Log::Fine::Formatter::Basic->new(
                 hires => 1,
                 timestamp_format => "%H:%M:%S.%%millis%%",
                 precision => 6
               );

Base ancestral class for all formatters. All customized formatters must inherit from this class. The formatter class allows developers to adjust the time-stamp in a log message to a customizable strftime-compatible string without the tedious mucking about writing a formatter sub-class. By default, the time-stamp format is "%c". See timeStamp and the strftime(3) man page on your system for further details.

High Resolution time stamps are generated using the Time::HiRes module. Depending on your distribution of perl, this may or may not be installed. Add the string "%%millis%%" (without the quotes) where you would like milliseconds displayed within your format. For example:

    $formatter->timeStamp("%H:%M:%S.%%millis%%");

Note you must enable high resolution mode during Formatter construction as so:

    my $formatter = Log::Fine::Formatter::Basic->new( hires => 1 );

By default, the time-stamp format for high resolution mode is "%H:%M:%S.%%millis%%". This can be changed via the timeStamp method or set during formatter construction. "%%millis%%" is a case insensitive value, thus "%%MILLIS%%" will work as well as "%%Millis%%".

Millisecond precision can be set on construction as so:

    my $formatter =
      Log::Fine::Formatter::Basic->new( hires     => 1,
                                        precision => 6 );

If not set, the default value of 5 will be used. Note that the precision hash element will be ignored unless hires is set.

As of version 0.37, Log::Fine now supports log format templates. See Log::Fine::Formatter::Template for details.

Returns the formatted message. Must be sub-classed!

The formatted string

Special method used for unit tests only. Not for use in production environments!

* level

Level at which to log

* message

Message to log

The formatted string

Getter/Setter for a strftime(3)-compatible (strftime) format string. If passed with an argument, sets the objects strftime compatible string. Otherwise, returns the objects format string.

* string

[optional] strftime(3) compatible string to set

strftime(3) compatible string

Please report any bugs or feature requests to bug-log-fine-record at rt.cpan.org, or through the web interface at http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=Log-Fine. I will be notified, and then you'll automatically be notified of progress on your bug as I make changes.

You can find documentation for this module with the perldoc command.

    perldoc Log::Fine

You can also look for information at:

* AnnoCPAN: Annotated CPAN documentation

http://annocpan.org/dist/Log-Fine

* CPAN Ratings

http://cpanratings.perl.org/d/Log-Fine

* RT: CPAN's request tracker

http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=Log-Fine

* Search CPAN

http://search.cpan.org/dist/Log-Fine

  $Id: 215b8b16e3214a0a1f9347605a45756af7eb12fe $

Christopher M. Fuhrman, <cfuhrman at panix.com>

perl, strftime, Log::Fine, Time::HiRes

Copyright (c) 2008, 2009, 2010 Christopher M. Fuhrman, All rights reserved.

This program is free software licensed under the...

	The BSD License

The full text of the license can be found in the LICENSE file included with this module.