package log

Import Path
	log (on go.dev)

Dependency Relation
	imports 8 packages, and imported by 13 packages

Involved Source Files Package log implements a simple logging package. It defines a type, [Logger], with methods for formatting output. It also has a predefined 'standard' Logger accessible through helper functions Print[f|ln], Fatal[f|ln], and Panic[f|ln], which are easier to use than creating a Logger manually. That logger writes to standard error and prints the date and time of each logged message. Every log message is output on a separate line: if the message being printed does not end in a newline, the logger will add one. The Fatal functions call [os.Exit](1) after writing the log message. The Panic functions call panic after writing the log message.
Code Examples package main import ( "bytes" "fmt" "log" ) func main() { var ( buf bytes.Buffer logger = log.New(&buf, "logger: ", log.Lshortfile) ) logger.Print("Hello, log file!") fmt.Print(&buf) } package main import ( "bytes" "fmt" "log" ) func main() { var ( buf bytes.Buffer logger = log.New(&buf, "INFO: ", log.Lshortfile) infof = func(info string) { logger.Output(2, info) } ) infof("Hello world") fmt.Print(&buf) }
Package-Level Type Names (only one)
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A Logger represents an active logging object that generates lines of output to an [io.Writer]. Each logging operation makes a single call to the Writer's Write method. A Logger can be used simultaneously from multiple goroutines; it guarantees to serialize access to the Writer. Fatal is equivalent to l.Print() followed by a call to [os.Exit](1). Fatalf is equivalent to l.Printf() followed by a call to [os.Exit](1). Fatalln is equivalent to l.Println() followed by a call to [os.Exit](1). Flags returns the output flags for the logger. The flag bits are [Ldate], [Ltime], and so on. Output writes the output for a logging event. The string s contains the text to print after the prefix specified by the flags of the Logger. A newline is appended if the last character of s is not already a newline. Calldepth is used to recover the PC and is provided for generality, although at the moment on all pre-defined paths it will be 2. Panic is equivalent to l.Print() followed by a call to panic(). Panicf is equivalent to l.Printf() followed by a call to panic(). Panicln is equivalent to l.Println() followed by a call to panic(). Prefix returns the output prefix for the logger. Print calls l.Output to print to the logger. Arguments are handled in the manner of [fmt.Print]. Printf calls l.Output to print to the logger. Arguments are handled in the manner of [fmt.Printf]. Println calls l.Output to print to the logger. Arguments are handled in the manner of [fmt.Println]. SetFlags sets the output flags for the logger. The flag bits are [Ldate], [Ltime], and so on. SetOutput sets the output destination for the logger. SetPrefix sets the output prefix for the logger. Writer returns the output destination for the logger. func Default() *Logger func New(out io.Writer, prefix string, flag int) *Logger func log/slog.NewLogLogger(h slog.Handler, level slog.Level) *Logger func log/syslog.NewLogger(p syslog.Priority, logFlag int) (*Logger, error)
Package-Level Functions (total 18)
Default returns the standard logger used by the package-level output functions.
Fatal is equivalent to [Print] followed by a call to [os.Exit](1).
Fatalf is equivalent to [Printf] followed by a call to [os.Exit](1).
Fatalln is equivalent to [Println] followed by a call to [os.Exit](1).
Flags returns the output flags for the standard logger. The flag bits are [Ldate], [Ltime], and so on.
New creates a new [Logger]. The out variable sets the destination to which log data will be written. The prefix appears at the beginning of each generated log line, or after the log header if the [Lmsgprefix] flag is provided. The flag argument defines the logging properties.
Output writes the output for a logging event. The string s contains the text to print after the prefix specified by the flags of the Logger. A newline is appended if the last character of s is not already a newline. Calldepth is the count of the number of frames to skip when computing the file name and line number if [Llongfile] or [Lshortfile] is set; a value of 1 will print the details for the caller of Output.
Panic is equivalent to [Print] followed by a call to panic().
Panicf is equivalent to [Printf] followed by a call to panic().
Panicln is equivalent to [Println] followed by a call to panic().
Prefix returns the output prefix for the standard logger.
Print calls Output to print to the standard logger. Arguments are handled in the manner of [fmt.Print].
Printf calls Output to print to the standard logger. Arguments are handled in the manner of [fmt.Printf].
Println calls Output to print to the standard logger. Arguments are handled in the manner of [fmt.Println].
SetFlags sets the output flags for the standard logger. The flag bits are [Ldate], [Ltime], and so on.
SetOutput sets the output destination for the standard logger.
SetPrefix sets the output prefix for the standard logger.
Writer returns the output destination for the standard logger.
Package-Level Constants (total 8)
These flags define which text to prefix to each log entry generated by the [Logger]. Bits are or'ed together to control what's printed. With the exception of the Lmsgprefix flag, there is no control over the order they appear (the order listed here) or the format they present (as described in the comments). The prefix is followed by a colon only when Llongfile or Lshortfile is specified. For example, flags Ldate | Ltime (or LstdFlags) produce, 2009/01/23 01:23:23 message while flags Ldate | Ltime | Lmicroseconds | Llongfile produce, 2009/01/23 01:23:23.123123 /a/b/c/d.go:23: message
These flags define which text to prefix to each log entry generated by the [Logger]. Bits are or'ed together to control what's printed. With the exception of the Lmsgprefix flag, there is no control over the order they appear (the order listed here) or the format they present (as described in the comments). The prefix is followed by a colon only when Llongfile or Lshortfile is specified. For example, flags Ldate | Ltime (or LstdFlags) produce, 2009/01/23 01:23:23 message while flags Ldate | Ltime | Lmicroseconds | Llongfile produce, 2009/01/23 01:23:23.123123 /a/b/c/d.go:23: message
These flags define which text to prefix to each log entry generated by the [Logger]. Bits are or'ed together to control what's printed. With the exception of the Lmsgprefix flag, there is no control over the order they appear (the order listed here) or the format they present (as described in the comments). The prefix is followed by a colon only when Llongfile or Lshortfile is specified. For example, flags Ldate | Ltime (or LstdFlags) produce, 2009/01/23 01:23:23 message while flags Ldate | Ltime | Lmicroseconds | Llongfile produce, 2009/01/23 01:23:23.123123 /a/b/c/d.go:23: message
These flags define which text to prefix to each log entry generated by the [Logger]. Bits are or'ed together to control what's printed. With the exception of the Lmsgprefix flag, there is no control over the order they appear (the order listed here) or the format they present (as described in the comments). The prefix is followed by a colon only when Llongfile or Lshortfile is specified. For example, flags Ldate | Ltime (or LstdFlags) produce, 2009/01/23 01:23:23 message while flags Ldate | Ltime | Lmicroseconds | Llongfile produce, 2009/01/23 01:23:23.123123 /a/b/c/d.go:23: message
These flags define which text to prefix to each log entry generated by the [Logger]. Bits are or'ed together to control what's printed. With the exception of the Lmsgprefix flag, there is no control over the order they appear (the order listed here) or the format they present (as described in the comments). The prefix is followed by a colon only when Llongfile or Lshortfile is specified. For example, flags Ldate | Ltime (or LstdFlags) produce, 2009/01/23 01:23:23 message while flags Ldate | Ltime | Lmicroseconds | Llongfile produce, 2009/01/23 01:23:23.123123 /a/b/c/d.go:23: message
These flags define which text to prefix to each log entry generated by the [Logger]. Bits are or'ed together to control what's printed. With the exception of the Lmsgprefix flag, there is no control over the order they appear (the order listed here) or the format they present (as described in the comments). The prefix is followed by a colon only when Llongfile or Lshortfile is specified. For example, flags Ldate | Ltime (or LstdFlags) produce, 2009/01/23 01:23:23 message while flags Ldate | Ltime | Lmicroseconds | Llongfile produce, 2009/01/23 01:23:23.123123 /a/b/c/d.go:23: message
These flags define which text to prefix to each log entry generated by the [Logger]. Bits are or'ed together to control what's printed. With the exception of the Lmsgprefix flag, there is no control over the order they appear (the order listed here) or the format they present (as described in the comments). The prefix is followed by a colon only when Llongfile or Lshortfile is specified. For example, flags Ldate | Ltime (or LstdFlags) produce, 2009/01/23 01:23:23 message while flags Ldate | Ltime | Lmicroseconds | Llongfile produce, 2009/01/23 01:23:23.123123 /a/b/c/d.go:23: message
These flags define which text to prefix to each log entry generated by the [Logger]. Bits are or'ed together to control what's printed. With the exception of the Lmsgprefix flag, there is no control over the order they appear (the order listed here) or the format they present (as described in the comments). The prefix is followed by a colon only when Llongfile or Lshortfile is specified. For example, flags Ldate | Ltime (or LstdFlags) produce, 2009/01/23 01:23:23 message while flags Ldate | Ltime | Lmicroseconds | Llongfile produce, 2009/01/23 01:23:23.123123 /a/b/c/d.go:23: message