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30 lines
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# ln: The Natural Logger for Go
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`ln` provides a simple interface to logging, and metrics, and
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obviates the need to utilize purpose built metrics packages, like
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`go-metrics` for simple use cases.
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The design of `ln` centers around the idea of key-value pairs, which
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can be interpreted on the fly, but "Filters" to do things such as
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aggregated metrics, and report said metrics to, say Librato, or
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statsd.
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"Filters" are like WSGI, or Rack Middleware. They are run "top down"
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and can abort an emitted log's output at any time, or continue to let
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it through the chain. However, the interface is slightly different
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than that. Rather than encapsulating the chain with partial function
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application, we utilize a simpler method, namely, each plugin defines
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an `Apply` function, which takes as an argument the log event, and
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performs the work of the plugin, only if the Plugin "Applies" to this
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log event.
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If `Apply` returns `false`, the iteration through the rest of the
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filters is aborted, and the log is dropped from further processing.
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## Current Status: Initial Development / Concept
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## Copyright
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(c) 2015, Andrew Gwozdziewycz, BSD Licensed. See LICENSE for more
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info.
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