Asynchronous logging library for Lua 5.1/5.2

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Usage

Write to roll file and to console.

local MB = 

local LOG = require "log".new(
  -- maximum log level
  "trace",

  -- Writer
  require 'log.writer.list'.new(               -- multi writers:
    require 'log.writer.console.color'.new(),  -- * console color
    require 'log.writer.file.roll'.new(        -- * roll files
      './logs',                                --   log dir
      'events.log',                            --   current log name
      10,                                      --   count files
      10*1024*1024                             --   max file size in bytes
    )
  ),

  -- Formatter
  require "log.formatter.concat".new()
)

LOG.error("some", "error")

Write to file from separate thread.

local LOG = require "log".new(
  require "log.writer.async.zmq".new(
    'inproc://async.logger',
    "return require 'log.writer.file.by_day'.new('./logs', 'events.log', 5000)"
  )
)

LOG.error("some error")

More complex example

local host = arg[1] or '127.0.0.1'
local port = arg[2] or 514

-- this code run in separate thread.
local InitWriter = [[
  return require 'log.writer.list'.new(                  -- multi writers:
    require 'log.writer.console.color'.new(),            -- * console color
    require 'log.writer.net.zmq'.new('%{zmq_cnn_host}'), -- * zmq pub socket
    require "log.writer.format".new(                     -- * syslog over udp
      require "log.logformat.syslog".new("user"),
      require 'log.writer.net.udp'.new('%{udp_cnn_host}', %{udp_cnn_port})
    )
  )
]]

-- create async writer and run new work thread.
-- communicate with work thread using zmq library
local writer = require "log.writer.async.zmq".new(
  'inproc://async.logger', 
  InitWriter:gsub('%%{(.-)}', {
    zmq_cnn_host = 'tcp://' .. host .. ':' .. port;
    udp_cnn_host = host;
    udp_cnn_port = port;
  })
)

-- create new logger
local LOG = require"log".new(writer)

require "socket".sleep(0.5) -- net.zmq need time to connect

LOG.fatal("can not allocate memory")
LOG.error("file not found")
LOG.warning("cache server is not started")
LOG.info("new message is received")
LOG.notice("message has 2 file")

print("Press enter ...") io.flush() io.read()

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##Dependences## ###core###

• LuaDate

###writer.async.udp###

• llthreads
• writer.net.udp

###writer.async.zmq###

• llthreads
• writer.net.zmq

###writer.async.lane###

• LuaLanes - This is experemental writer

###writer.console.color###

• ansicolors
• or lua-conio
• or cio (Windows only)

###writer.file.by_day###

• lfs

###writer.net.udp###

• LuaSocket

###writer.net.zmq###

• lua-zmq
• or lzmq

###writer.net.smtp###

• LuaSocket
• lua-sendmail