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Recipe 576803: Run-Time Configurable Logging
The following Python code is an extension to the logging module by allowing logging configuration at run-time.
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# Copyright (c) 2009 Alex Omoto
#
# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
# AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
# LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
# OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
# THE SOFTWARE.
#
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"""
rt_logging - A run-time configurable extension to Python's 'logging' module.
Features:
- logging configuration is re-loaded whenever settings file is modified
- logging configuration is persistent over python sessions
- transparent in usage (other than import)
Usage:
>>> # Usage is the same except we import rt_logging instead
>>> from rt_logging import *
>>>
>>> # Create a log config
>>> root = getLogger('root')
>>> log1 = getLogger('log1')
>>> log2 = getLogger('log1.log2')
>>>
>>> # Modify the level, handler, or format of log2 while this runs...
>>> # Default configuration file is logconf.ini
>>> for i in range(1000):
>>> log2.info('testing')
>>> import time; time.sleep(1)
>>>
"""
# Python modules
import os
import sys
from logging import *
from ConfigParser import ConfigParser
#-------------------------------------------------------------
# Global
#-------------------------------------------------------------
_logconf = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'logconf.ini')
#-------------------------------------------------------------
# Run-Time Classes
#-------------------------------------------------------------
class RtLogger(Logger):
""" Run-Time Logger class """
def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
""" Initialize Logger Config file and settings """
# Run Base Logger init
ret = Logger.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
# Setup a default logging config
handler = StreamHandler()
handler.setFormatter(Formatter('%(asctime)-s %(module)-15s %(levelname)-8s %(message)s'))
handler.stream = sys.stdout
handler.level = DEBUG
self.addHandler(handler)
self.level = DEBUG
self.propagate = False
# Set the logging config file and keep timestamp to compare later
self.config = _logconf
self.config_mtime = os.path.getmtime(self.config)
return ret
def _log(self, *args, **kwargs):
""" Check if we should re-load config file before logging """
# Re-load if config file was modified
if os.path.getmtime(self.config) != self.config_mtime:
try:
loadConfig(self.config)
except Exception:
saveConfig(self.config) # Overwrite if failed to load
self.warning('Cannot load logging configuration %s' % self.config)
self.config_mtime = os.path.getmtime(self.config)
return Logger._log(self, *args, **kwargs)
class RtLogManager(Manager):
""" Run-Time Log Manager """
def getLogger(self, name, saveconfig=1):
""" Save the config whenever we create a new Logger """
logexists = int(name in self.loggerDict)
ret = Manager.getLogger(self, name)
self.config = ret.config
if saveconfig and not logexists:
saveConfig(ret.config)
return ret
#-------------------------------------------------------------
# Local functions
#-------------------------------------------------------------
def loadConfig(fname):
""" Loads a logging configuration from file """
# Read Config file
cp = ConfigParser()
cp.read(fname)
handlers = {}
formatters = {}
lognames = cp.get('loggers', 'keys').split(',')
handnames = cp.get('handlers', 'keys').split(',')
formnames = cp.get('formatters', 'keys').split(',')
# Populate Manager w/ logging configuration (formats, handlers, loggers)
for key in formnames:
sec = 'formatter_' + key
formatter = Formatter()
formatter._fmt = cp.get(sec, 'format', raw=1)
formatter.datefmt = cp.get(sec, 'datefmt')
formatters[key] = formatter
for key in handnames:
sec = 'handler_' + key
handler = eval(cp.get(sec, 'class'))()
props = dict(cp.items(sec))
props.pop('class')
props.pop('level')
_setHandlerProps(handler, props)
handler.level = eval(cp.get(sec, 'level'))
handler.formatter = formatters[cp.get(sec, 'formatter')]
handlers[key] = handler
for key in lognames:
sec = 'logger_' + key
if key in root.manager.loggerDict:
logger = root.manager.loggerDict[key]
else:
logger = root.manager.getLogger(key, saveconfig=0)
logger.level = eval(cp.get(sec, 'level'))
logger.propagate = eval(cp.get(sec, 'propagate'))
logger.handlers = [handlers[h] for h in cp.get(sec, 'handlers').split(',')]
#logger.channel = cp.get(sec, 'channel')
#logger.parent = cp.get(sec, 'parent')
def saveConfig(fname):
""" Saves logging configuration to enable persistence """
# Retrieve loggers, handlers, formatters
loggers = root.manager.loggerDict
handlers = {}
formatters = {}
for logger in loggers.values():
for n, handler in enumerate(logger.handlers):
handlers[logger.name + '.hand%02d' % n] = handler
formatters[logger.name + '.form%02d' % n] = handler.formatter
# Setup config file by imitating output from logconf.py
cp = ConfigParser()
cp.add_section('loggers')
cp.add_section('handlers')
cp.add_section('formatters')
cp.set('loggers', 'keys', ','.join(sorted(loggers.keys())))
cp.set('handlers', 'keys', ','.join(sorted(handlers.keys())))
cp.set('formatters', 'keys', ','.join(sorted(formatters.keys())))
for key, logger in loggers.items():
sec = 'logger_' + key
cp.add_section(sec)
cp.set(sec, 'level', _getLevelName(logger.level))
cp.set(sec, 'propagate', bool(logger.propagate))
cp.set(sec, 'qualname', logger.name)
cp.set(sec, 'handlers', ','.join(sorted([k for k, handler in handlers.items() if handler in logger.handlers])))
cp.set(sec, 'channel', logger.name.split('.')[-1])
cp.set(sec, 'parent', (logger.parent.name == 'root') and '(root)' or logger.parent.name)
for key, handler in handlers.items():
sec = 'handler_' + key
cp.add_section(sec)
cp.set(sec, 'class', str(handler.__class__).split('.')[-1])
cp.set(sec, 'level', _getLevelName(handler.level))
cp.set(sec, 'formatter', key.replace('hand', 'form'))
for prop, val in _getHandlerProps(handler).items():
cp.set(sec, prop, val)
for key, formatter in formatters.items():
sec = 'formatter_' + key
cp.add_section(sec)
cp.set(sec, 'format', formatter._fmt)
cp.set(sec, 'datefmt', formatter.datefmt)
# Output to file
fh = open(fname, 'w')
cp.write(fh)
fh.close()
def _getLoggerParent(parent):
""" Finds parent in list of loggers """
for key, logger in root.manager.loggerDict.items():
if parent == logger:
return key
return 'root'
def _getLevelName(val):
""" Returns Log Level Name from a Log value """
try:
return {
str(NOTSET) : 'NOTSET',
str(INFO) : 'INFO',
str(DEBUG) : 'DEBUG',
str(WARNING) : 'WARNING',
str(CRITICAL) : 'CRITICAL',
str(ERROR) : 'ERROR',
}[str(val)]
except Exception, e:
return val
def _getHandlerProps(handler):
""" Returns dictionary of handler properties and values """
if isinstance(handler, StreamHandler):
if 'stdout' in str(handler.stream):
props = { 'stream' : 'sys.stdout' }
else:
props = { 'stream' : 'sys.stderr' }
elif isinstance(handler, FileHandler):
props = {
'filename' : handler.baseFilename,
'mode' : handler.mode,
}
else:
raise Exception('Handler props unknown for class %s' % handler)
return props
def _setHandlerProps(handler, props):
""" Sets properties for handler """
if isinstance(handler, StreamHandler):
if props['stream'] == 'sys.stdout':
handler.stream = sys.stdout
else:
handler.stream = sys.stderr
elif isinstance(handler, FileHandler):
handler.baseFilename = props['filename']
handler.mode = props['mode']
else:
raise Exception('Handler props unknown for class %s' % handler)
return props
#-------------------------------------------------------------
# Update module attributes that are provided by 'logging' module
#-------------------------------------------------------------
def setLoggerConfig(fname):
_logconf = fname
def clearLoggers():
root.manager.loggerDict.clear()
saveConfig(_logconf)
# Set Loggers to use our RtLogManager Class
root = RtLogger(WARNING)
Logger.root = root
Logger.manager = RtLogManager(Logger.root)
# Set Loggers to use our RtLogger class
setLoggerClass(RtLogger)
# Load the Config on startup
loadConfig(_logconf)
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Discussion
Why would you needs this?
Assume you have a complex system where logging must be minimal to reduce clutter while exhaustive enough to identify issues.
Given the above, it is useful to debug scripts at run-time when your scripts take a long time and/or have a repetitive nature. Most likely, you do not want to kill the script to change log configuration, add print statements, or use a debugger (like pdb) because the script took a long time!! And if the issue occurs only at that state, you might have to re-run the script (a couple times) and expand the logging capture.
If you've done a good job with logging, this script will be helpful for debugging at run-time. I use this method along with a lot of CTRL-Z (suspend) and 'fg' (continue).
Known Issues: None
Alternative Implementations: None
References: Python logging module logconf.py (Use or extend this GUI to modify your configuration)
languages: | Python |
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posted: | Wed, 10 Jun 2009 |
by: | Alex Omoto |
rev: | 4 (1 week, 1 day ago) |
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