=head1 SYNOPSIS
+ $log = $c->log;
+ $log->debug(@message);
+ $log->error(@message);
+ $log->info(@message);
+ $log->warn(@message);
+
See L<Catalyst>.
=head1 DESCRIPTION
-Simple logging functionality for Catalyst.
+This module provides the default, simple logging functionality for Catalyst.
+If you want something different set C<$c->log> in your application module, e.g.:
-=head1 METHODS
+ $c->log( MyLogger->new );
-=over 4
+Your logging object is expected to provide the interface described here.
-=item $c->debug($msg)
-
-Logs a debugging message.
-=cut
+=head1 METHODS
-sub debug { _format( 'debug', $_[1] ) }
+=over 4
-=item $c->dump($ref)
+=item $log->debug(@message)
-Logs a formatted dump of a variable passed by reference (uses C<Data::Dumper>).
+Logs a debugging message.
=cut
-sub dump { _format( 'dump', Dumper( $_[1] ) ) }
+sub debug { shift->_format( 'debug', @_ ) }
-=item $c->error($msg)
+=item $log->error(@message)
Logs an error message.
=cut
-sub error { _format( 'error', $_[1] ) }
+sub error { shift->_format( 'error', @_ ) }
-=item $c->info($msg)
+=item $log->info(@message)
Logs an informational message.
=cut
-sub info { _format( 'info', $_[1] ) }
+sub info { shift->_format( 'info', @_ ) }
-=item $c->warn($msg)
+=item $log->warn(@message)
Logs a warning message.
=cut
-sub warn { _format( 'warn', $_[1] ) }
+sub warn { shift->_format( 'warn', @_ ) }
sub _format {
- print STDERR '[' . localtime(time) . "] [catalyst] [$_[0]] $_[1]\n";
+ my $class = shift;
+ my $level = shift;
+ my $time = localtime(time);
+ my $message = join( "\n", @_ );
+ printf( STDERR "[%s] [catalyst] [%s] %s\n", $time, $level, $message );
}
=back
+=head1 DEPRECATED METHODS
+
+=over 4
+
+=item $log->dump($reference)
+
+Logs a Data::Dumper of reference.
+
+=cut
+
+sub dump { shift->_format( 'dump', Dumper( $_[0] ) ) }
+
+=back
+
=head1 SEE ALSO
L<Catalyst>.