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simplelog
Summary
simplelog is an opinionated logging package designed to facilitate easy and structured logging in Go applications with an absolute minimum of boilerplate.
The idea is that you can add a single import line which replaces the
stdlib log/slog default handler, and solve the 90% case for logging.
Current Status
Released v1.0.0 2024-06-14. Works as intended. No known bugs.
Features
- if output is a tty, outputs pretty color logs
- if output is not a tty, outputs json
- supports delivering each log message via a webhook
RELP Delivery
To deliver logs via RELP to a remote rsyslog server (using imrelp),
set the LOGGER_RELP_URL environment variable:
export LOGGER_RELP_URL=tcp://rsyslog.example.com:2514
Messages are formatted as RFC 5424 syslog and delivered reliably with per-message acknowledgement. The connection is established lazily on first log and reconnects automatically on failure.
Installation
To use simplelog, first ensure your project is set up with Go modules:
go mod init your_project_name
Then, add SimpleLog to your project:
go get sneak.berlin/go/simplelog
Usage
Below is an example of how to use SimpleLog in a Go application. This
example is provided in the form of a main.go file, which demonstrates
logging at various levels using structured logging syntax.
package main
import (
"log/slog"
_ "sneak.berlin/go/simplelog"
)
func main() {
// log structured data with slog as usual:
slog.Info("User login attempt", slog.String("user", "JohnDoe"), slog.Int("attempt", 3))
slog.Warn("Configuration mismatch", slog.String("expected", "config.json"), slog.String("found", "config.dev.json"))
slog.Error("Failed to save data", slog.String("reason", "permission denied"))
}