LibLogger

LibLogger is a Lua library for efficiently logging and storing logs in WoW.

It supports python-like logging mechanisms.

Usage:

lua local LibLogger = LibStub("LibLogger") local Logger = LibLogger:New()

API:

• Logger:New(database)

  Arguments:

  • database: (optional) table object to hold the entries. Intended for setting WoW Saved Variable object

  Returns:

  • Logger: LibLogger logger object

• Logger:Message(message, ...)

  Arguments:

  • message: message with formatting (see below)
  • ... : a variable number of arguments

• Logger:Trace(message, ...)

  Arguments:

  • message: message with formatting (see below)
  • ... : a variable number of arguments

• Logger:Info(message, ...)

  Arguments:

  • message: message with formatting (see below)
  • ... : a variable number of arguments

• Logger:Warning(message, ...)

  Arguments:

  • message: message with formatting (see below)
  • ... : a variable number of arguments

• Logger:Error(message, ...)

  Arguments:

  • message: message with formatting (see below)
  • ... : a variable number of arguments

• Logger:Fatal(message, ...)

  Arguments:

  • message: message with formatting (see below)
  • ... : a variable number of arguments

• Logger:Fatal(message, ...)

  Arguments:

  • message: message with formatting (see below)
  • ... : a variable number of arguments

Note that message can contain any number of arguments that can be formated. Number of variables need to correspond to the number of arguments.

• Logger:SetSeverity(severity)

  Arguments:

  • severity: Set logging severity to one of the provided levels (see below)
    LibLogger.SEVERITY.TRACE
LibLogger.SEVERITY.DEBUG
LibLogger.SEVERITY.INFO
LibLogger.SEVERITY.WARNING
LibLogger.SEVERITY.ERROR
LibLogger.SEVERITY.FATAL

• function LibLogger:GetSeverity()

  Returns:

  • severity: returns current severity level

In addition to LibLogger.SEVERITY there is also LibLogger.SEVERITY_LEVEL array for use with GUI that contains severity value and name.

• function Logger:SetVerbosity(verbosity)

  Arguments:

  • verbosity: true to print messages during logging, false otherwise

• function Logger:GetVerbosity()

  Returns:

  • verbosity: true if printing messages during logging, false otherwise

• function Logger:SetPrefix(prefix))

  Arguments:

  • prefix: set printed prefix to prefix. Set to nil to ignore

• function Logger:GetPrefix()

  Returns:

  • prefix: currently set prefix or nil if not set

• function Logger:SetDatabase(object)

  Arguments:

  • object: set the logging database to object. Currently logged entries are retained.
    Intended for setting WoW Saved Variable object

• function Logger:GetDatabase()

  Returns:

  • database: database table reference