Send logs to the local syslog — syslog_appender • log4r

Send messages to the local syslog. Requires the rsyslog package.

Usage

syslog_appender(identifier, layout = bare_log_layout(), ...)

Arguments

identifier: A string identifying the application.
layout: A layout function taking a level parameter and additional arguments corresponding to the message.
...: Further arguments passed on to rsyslog::open_syslog().

Value

An appender: a function with the interface function(level, ...) that writes its arguments to the local syslog and returns invisible(NULL).

See also

appenders for more information on Appenders.

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
# Send messages to the local syslog.
appender <- syslog_appender("my-application")
appender("INFO", "Message.")
} # }