NAME

Log::Fine::Formatter::Basic - Default logging formatter

SYNOPSIS

Formats log messages for output in a basic format, suitable for most applications.

    use Log::Fine::Formatter::Basic;
    use Log::Fine::Handle::Console;

    # instantiate a handle
    my $handle = Log::Fine::Handle::Console->new();

    # instantiate a formatter
    my $formatter = Log::Fine::Formatter::Basic
        ->new( name             => 'basic0',
               timestamp_format => "%y-%m-%d %h:%m:%s" );

    # set the formatter
    $handle->setFormatter( formatter => $formatter );

DESCRIPTION

The basic formatter provides logging in the following format:

    <[TIMESTAMP] <LEVEL> <MESSAGE>>

Note that this is the default format for the Log::Fine::Handle manpage objects.

METHODS

format

Formats the given message for the given level

Parameters

level
Level at which to log (see the Log::Fine::Levels manpage)
message
Message to log
skip
[ignored] Controls caller skip level

Returns

The formatted text string in the form:

  [TIMESTAMP] LEVEL MESSAGE

AUTHOR

Christopher M. Fuhrman, <cfuhrman at panix.com>

BUGS

Please report any bugs or feature requests to bug-log-fine-formatter-basic at rt.cpan.org, or through the web interface at http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html. I will be notified, and then you'll automatically be notified of progress on your bug as I make changes.

SUPPORT

You can find documentation for this module with the perldoc command.

    perldoc Log::Fine

You can also look for information at:

REVISION INFORMATION

  $Id: abf8b0b8cf07bf8a50c0778f2d78094e655aac60 $

COPYRIGHT & LICENSE

This program is free software licensed under the...

        The BSD License

The full text of the license can be found in the LICENSE file included with this module.

Log::Fine::Formatter::Basic - Default logging formatter