Log::Report::Dispatcher::LogDispatch - send messages to Log::Dispatch back-end

Description

       This dispatchers produces output to and "Log::Dispatch" back-end.  (which will NOT be automatically
       installed for you).

       The REASON for a message often uses names which are quite similar to the log-levels used by
       Log::Dispatch.  However: they have a different approach.  The REASON of Log::Report limits the
       responsibility of the programmer to indicate the cause of the message: whether it was able to handle a
       certain situation.  The Log::Dispatch levels are there for the user's of the program.  However: the
       programmer does not known anything about the application (in the general case).  This is cause of much of
       the trickery in Perl programs.

       The default translation table is list below.  You can change the mapping using new(to_level).  See
       example in SYNOPSIS.

       Extends "DESCRIPTION" in Log::Report::Dispatcher.

Details

       Extends "DETAILS" in Log::Report::Dispatcher.

Inheritance

        Log::Report::Dispatcher::LogDispatch
          is a Log::Report::Dispatcher

License

       Copyrights 2007-2025 by [Mark Overmeer <markov@cpan.org>]. For other contributors see ChangeLog.

       This  program  is  free  software;  you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl
       itself.  See http://dev.perl.org/licenses/

perl v5.40.1                                       2025-04-20             Log::Report::Di...er::LogDispatch(3pm)

Methods

       Extends "METHODS" in Log::Report::Dispatcher.

   Constructors
       Extends "Constructors" in Log::Report::Dispatcher.

       $obj->close()
           Inherited, see "Constructors" in Log::Report::Dispatcher

       Log::Report::Dispatcher::LogDispatch->new($type, $name, %options)
           The  Log::Dispatch  infrastructure  has  quite  a  large  number  of output TYPEs, each extending the
           Log::Dispatch::Output base-class.  You do not create these objects yourself: Log::Report is doing  it
           for you.

           The  Log::Dispatch  back-ends  are very careful with validating their parameters, so you will need to
           restrict the options to what is supported for the specific back-end.  See  their  respective  manual-
           pages.  The errors produced by the back-ends quite horrible and untranslated, sorry.

            -Option       --Defined in             --Default
             accept         Log::Report::Dispatcher  depend on mode
             callbacks                               []
             charset        Log::Report::Dispatcher  <undef>
             format_reason  Log::Report::Dispatcher  'LOWERCASE'
             locale         Log::Report::Dispatcher  <system locale>
             max_level                               undef
             min_level                               debug
             mode           Log::Report::Dispatcher  'NORMAL'
             to_level                                []

           accept => REASONS
           callbacks => CODE|ARRAY-of-CODE
             See Log::Dispatch::Output.

           charset => CHARSET
           format_reason => 'UPPERCASE'|'LOWERCASE'|'UCFIRST'|'IGNORE'|CODE
           locale => LOCALE
           max_level => LEVEL
             Like "min_level".

           min_level => LEVEL
             Restrict  the  messages  which  are  passed  through  based  on  the LEVEL, so after the reason got
             translated into a Log::Dispatch compatible LEVEL.  The default will  use  Log::Report  restrictions
             only.

           mode => 'NORMAL'|'VERBOSE'|'ASSERT'|'DEBUG'|0..3
           to_level => ARRAY-of-PAIRS
             See reasonToLevel().

   Accessors
       Extends "Accessors" in Log::Report::Dispatcher.

       $obj->backend()
           Returns the Log::Dispatch::Output object which is used for logging.

       $obj->isDisabled()
           Inherited, see "Accessors" in Log::Report::Dispatcher

       $obj->mode()
           Inherited, see "Accessors" in Log::Report::Dispatcher

       $obj->name()
           Inherited, see "Accessors" in Log::Report::Dispatcher

       $obj->needs( [$reason] )
           Inherited, see "Accessors" in Log::Report::Dispatcher

       $obj->type()
           Inherited, see "Accessors" in Log::Report::Dispatcher

   Logging
       Extends "Logging" in Log::Report::Dispatcher.

       $obj->addSkipStack(@CODE)
       Log::Report::Dispatcher::LogDispatch->addSkipStack(@CODE)
           Inherited, see "Logging" in Log::Report::Dispatcher

       $obj->collectLocation()
       Log::Report::Dispatcher::LogDispatch->collectLocation()
           Inherited, see "Logging" in Log::Report::Dispatcher

       $obj->collectStack( [$maxdepth] )
       Log::Report::Dispatcher::LogDispatch->collectStack( [$maxdepth] )
           Inherited, see "Logging" in Log::Report::Dispatcher

       $obj->log(HASH-$of-%options, $reason, $message, $domain)
           Inherited, see "Logging" in Log::Report::Dispatcher

       $obj->reasonToLevel($reason)
           Returns  a  level  which  is  understood by Log::Dispatch, based on a translation table.  This can be
           changed with new(to_level).

       $obj->skipStack()
           Inherited, see "Logging" in Log::Report::Dispatcher

       $obj->stackTraceLine(%options)
       Log::Report::Dispatcher::LogDispatch->stackTraceLine(%options)
           Inherited, see "Logging" in Log::Report::Dispatcher

       $obj->translate(HASH-$of-%options, $reason, $message)
           Inherited, see "Logging" in Log::Report::Dispatcher

Name

       Log::Report::Dispatcher::LogDispatch - send messages to Log::Dispatch back-end

Synopsis

        use Log::Dispatch::File;
        dispatcher Log::Dispatch::File => 'logger', accept => 'NOTICE-'
          , filename => 'logfile', to_level => [ 'ALERT-' => 'err' ];

        # disable default dispatcher
        dispatcher close => 'logger';