logging/backend.go

package logging

import (
	"errors"
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"os"
)

type Backend interface {
	Write(*Record) error
	SetFormatter(*Formatter)
	SetLevel(Level)
	Level() Level
}

//
// Backend to write in file-like objects
//

type FileBackend struct {
	l         io.Writer
	formatter *Formatter
	level     Level
}

// Creates a new backend to write the logs on the standard output
func NewStdoutBackend() (b *FileBackend) {
	b = &FileBackend{
		l:         os.Stdout,
		formatter: &defaultFormatter,
	}
	return
}

// Creates a new backend to write the logs on the error output
func NewStderrBackend() (b *FileBackend) {
	b = &FileBackend{
		l:         os.Stderr,
		formatter: &defaultFormatter,
	}
	return
}

// Creates a new backend to write the logs in a given file
func NewFileBackend(filename string) (b *FileBackend, e error) {
	filename_fd, err := os.OpenFile(filename, os.O_WRONLY|os.O_APPEND|os.O_CREATE, 0644)
	if err != nil {
		e = errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("Cannot open log file %s (%s)", filename, err.Error()))
	}
	b = &FileBackend{
		l:         filename_fd,
		formatter: &defaultFormatter,
	}
	return
}

func (b FileBackend) Write(r *Record) error {
	text := (*b.formatter)(r)
	_, err := io.WriteString(b.l, text)
	return err
}

func (b *FileBackend) SetLevel(l Level) {
	b.level = l
}

func (b *FileBackend) Level() Level {
	return b.level
}

func (b *FileBackend) SetFormatter(f *Formatter) {
	b.formatter = f
}