Re: [log4perl-devel] more_logging() and less_threshold()

[Kevin G. <ke...@go...>]

Mike Schilli wrote:
> Now, if the script calls $logger->more_logging() ...the
> application has to find out which appenders there are, what their thresholds
> are, and adjust them accordingly.
> 
> If we wanted to make this kind of adjustment really easy (just like
> more_logging()), what's the best way? I'm envisioning something like
> 
>     $logger->more_logging();
>     $logger->lower_appender_thresholds();
 >
 > or even
 >
 >     $logger->more_logging({lower_appender_thresholds => 1});

You're right that it shouldn't be automatic, appenders shouldn't have 
their thresholds lowered implicitly, if I set Threshold=ERROR on my 
performance-intensive database appender I don't want it flooded with 
debug messages.

So in terms of making it explicit, I have an attraction to the first method.

> to have the logger hunt down all appenders connected to it and lower
> or bump up their thresholds.
> 
> What do you think, is this a case common enough to provide a convenience
> function for it?

It sounds pretty far out to me, if I was paying you to work on it I'd 
say it sounds like a lot of work for a pretty small feature.  But if you 
have a request and the motivation, go for it.


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