Early review of std.logger

[Robert Schadek]

On 10/17/2013 09:34 AM, qznc wrote:
> On Thursday, 17 October 2013 at 02:13:12 UTC, Eric Anderton wrote:
>> The strength of this is that it would allow us to freely integrate D
>> libraries that use std.logger, yet filter their log output from
>> *outside* the library through the std.logger API.
>
> This is one of the most important aspects in my opinion.
> Std.logger should be easy to use, so library writers are
> encouraged to use it. Compare this with the "unittest" keyword,
> which makes it easy to write some simple tests. Of course,
> flexibility to use complex machinery for using the messages/tests
> is necessary. Just like we can hook up more advanced unit testing
> frameworks, we should be able to hook up more advanced logging
> machinery. The advanced stuff is not for Phobos though. Advanced
> stuff for unittests is for example, parallel execution and
> graphical reports. Advanced stuff for logging is for example log
> rotation and networking.
+1