Re: [boost] Log Lib!

Subject: Re: [boost] Log Lib!
From: Jarrad Waterloo (jwaterloo_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-01-03 11:40:24

Yes. I haven't used log4cxx but do use log4j regularly. I really like 
categories/"packaged class names" and being able to turn on logging for 
just a part of a program.
Here are some things to keep in mind.
1) The existing boost logging library was made part of boost as a simple 
low level interface upon which more sophisticated logging could be built 
upon. As such you should consider building yours on top of it. That 
perhaps would go a long ways with other boosters.
2) C++ and Boost deserves something better than log4?. What I mean is 
try to learn from log4?'s mistakes and complications.
     a) If creating an application that host many other applications, 
tomcat/apache to the web applications they host, there is a need to have 
the options to allow multiple applications use the same logging with a 
discriminator or each sub application have its own logging and 
configuration in the same program or both
     b) name value property files are so yesterday and verbose. It would 
be nice to have something more structured. xml was nice in log4? but 
fell short because instead of having custom xsd's for loggers and 
layouts their configuration have been devolved to name value pairs. I 
personally like my arrays, lists, trees and graphs to look like such. 
Perhaps an XSD XML approach. Using JSON or better yet YAML would look 
even better.

On 1/3/2012 8:23 AM, Renato Tegon Forti wrote:
> Is there any interest in a library to "Log" in model of Log4cxx?
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> Thanks
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