Log::Fine::Formatter::Template - Format log messages using template

Formats log messages for output using a user-defined template spec.

    use Log::Fine::Formatter::Template;
    use Log::Fine::Handle::Console;

    # instantiate a handle
    my $handle = Log::Fine::Handle::Console->new();

    # instantiate a formatter
    my $formatter = Log::Fine::Formatter::Template
        ->new(
          name             => 'template0',
          template         => "[%%TIME%%] %%LEVEL%% (%%FILENAME%%:%%LINENO%%) %%MSG%%\n",
          timestamp_format => "%y-%m-%d %h:%m:%s"
    );

    # set the formatter
    $handle->formatter( formatter => $formatter );

    # When displaying user or group information, use the effective
    # user ID
    my $formatter = Log::Fine::Formatter::Template
        ->new(
          name             => 'template0',
          template         => "[%%TIME%%] %%USER%%@%%HOSTNAME%% %%%LEVEL%% %%MSG%%\n",
          timestamp_format => "%y-%m-%d %h:%m:%s",
          use_effective_id => 1,
    );

    # format a msg
    my $str = $formatter->format(INFO, "Resistence is futile", 1);

The template formatter allows the user to specify the log format via a template, using placeholders as substitutions. This provides the user an alternative way of formatting their log messages without the necessity of having to write their own formatter object.

Note that if you desire speed, consider rolling your own Log::Fine::Formatter module.

Placeholders are case-insensitive. %%msg%% will work just as well as %%MSG%%

    +---------------+-----------------------------------+
    | %%TIME%%      | Timestamp                         |
    +---------------+-----------------------------------+
    | %%LEVEL%%     | Log Level                         |
    +---------------+-----------------------------------+
    | %%MSG%%       | Log Message                       |
    +---------------+-----------------------------------+
    | %%PACKAGE%%   | Caller package                    |
    +---------------+-----------------------------------+
    | %%FILENAME%%  | Caller filename                   |
    +---------------+-----------------------------------+
    | %%LINENO%%    | Caller line number                |
    +---------------+-----------------------------------+
    | %%SUBROUT%%   | Caller Subroutine                 |
    +---------------+-----------------------------------+
    | %%HOSTLONG%%  | Long Hostname including domain    |
    +---------------+-----------------------------------+
    | %%HOSTSHORT%% | Short Hostname                    |
    +---------------+-----------------------------------+
    | %%LOGIN%%     | User Login                        |
    +---------------+-----------------------------------+
    | %%GROUP%%     | User Group                        |
    +---------------+-----------------------------------+

Formats the given message for the given level

* level

Level at which to log (see Log::Fine::Levels)

* message

Message to log

* skip

Controls caller skip level

The formatted log message as specified by {template}

Under Microsoft Windows operating systems (WinXP, Win2003, Vista, Win7, etc), Log::Fine::Formatters::Template will use the following environment variables for determining user and group information:

* $UID

* $EUID

* $GID

* $EGID

Under MS Windows, these values will invariably be set to 0.

Please report any bugs or feature requests to bug-log-fine-formatter-template 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: 629b9aea8554c845762c6ae1f7d6861c7a3117bc $

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

perl, Log::Fine::Formatter

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.