Syslog.py   [plain text]


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"""Central logging class for the Mailman system.

This might eventually be replaced by a syslog based logger, hence the name.
"""

from Mailman.Logging.StampedLogger import StampedLogger



# Global, shared logger instance.  All clients should use this object.
syslog = None



# Don't instantiate except below.
class _Syslog:
    def __init__(self):
        self._logfiles = {}

    def __del__(self):
        self.close()

    def write(self, kind, msg, *args, **kws):
        self.write_ex(kind, msg, args, kws)

    # We need this because SMTPDirect tries to pass in a special dict-like
    # object, which is not a concrete dictionary.  This is not allowed by
    # Python's extended call syntax. :(
    def write_ex(self, kind, msg, args=None, kws=None):
        origmsg = msg
        logf = self._logfiles.get(kind)
        if not logf:
            logf = self._logfiles[kind] = StampedLogger(kind)
        try:
            if args:
                msg %= args
            if kws:
                msg %= kws
        # It's really bad if exceptions in the syslogger cause other crashes
        except Exception, e:
            msg = 'Bad format "%s": %s: %s' % (origmsg, repr(e), e)
        logf.write(msg + '\n')

    # For the ultimate in convenience
    __call__ = write

    def close(self):
        for kind, logger in self._logfiles.items():
            logger.close()
        self._logfiles.clear()


syslog = _Syslog()