Console

class

Defined in src/logit/backends/console.cr:37

Backend that writes log events to the console (STDOUT).

Uses the Formatter::Human formatter by default, which produces colorized, human-readable output suitable for development and debugging.

Basic Usage

Logit.configure do |config|
  config.console(level: Logit::LogLevel::Debug)
end

Custom Configuration

# Use JSON formatter for console output
Logit.configure do |config|
  config.console(
    level: Logit::LogLevel::Info,
    formatter: Logit::Formatter::JSON.new
  )
end

Output Example (Human formatter)

10:30:45.123 INFO  UserService#find_user (2ms) → User{id: 42}  user_service.cr:15
    args: id=42

Constructors

.new(name = "console", level = LogLevel::Info, formatter = Formatter::Human.new)

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Creates a new console backend.

• name: Backend name for identification (default: "console")
• level: Minimum log level (default: Info)
• formatter: Output formatter (default: Human)

Instance Methods

#flush

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Flushes the output buffer.

#io

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The IO to write to (defaults to STDOUT).

#log(event : Event) : Nil

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Logs an event to the console.