Re: [boost] Boost.Log formal review upcoming

Subject: Re: [boost] Boost.Log formal review upcoming
From: Daniel Larimer (dlarimer_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-03-01 05:03:54

Logging is something that I have been tasked with at work so I was interested at looking over this library to see how it might help.   Like most things, requirements can change everything and attempting to make on library that can cover the most requirements is a real challenge.  

That said, there seems to be a major component missing from the library:  automated replay / parsing of log files.    It is one thing to dump data into a file, it is quite another to pull it out and do something useful with it. 

From what I have seen the library looks great, but some kind of replay tool that can allow you to iterate over log records and automatically handles the "segmented/rotated" logs would be a critical addition to the library.  Considering you already have an advanced "filtering" system in place before it gets to the file, it would be nice to enable "post processing" where the input comes from the log file and can go back through the same or a different set of filters.

A simple "log source" would be to have built in support for any boost::signal.   

Dan 

On Mar 1, 2010, at 2:21 AM, Vladimir Prus wrote:

> 
> Boosters,
> 
> the formal review of the Boost.Log library, written by Andrey Semashev, will
> start in a week from now, on March 8, 2010 and will run through March 17, 2010.
> 
> The documentation for the current version is available at:
> 
> 	http://boost-log.sourceforge.net
> 
> The downloads at at:
> 
> 	http://sourceforge.net/projects/boost-log 
> 
> Because the library is relatively big and important, you might want to take a look
> in advance, without waiting for the formal review. Please note that reports of
> real-world usage will be particularly appreciated -- even if you don't have the time
> to to do everything formal review checklist requires please still report your experiences.
> 
> To clarify timelines, the formal reviews are accepted from 
> 
>   23:59, March 7, PST = 2:59, March 8, EST = 7:59 March 8, GMT = 10:59, March 8 MSK
> 
> until
> 
>   23:59, March 17, PST = 2:59, March 18, EST = 7:59 March 18, GMT = 10:59, March 18 MSK
> 
> Reviews submitted outside of this frame are not guaranteed to be processed.
> 
> Thanks,
> Volodya
> 
> 
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