NAME

Log::Handler::Output::Email - Log messages as email (via Net::SMTP).

SYNOPSIS

    use Log::Handler::Output::Email;

    my $email = Log::Handler::Output::Email->new(
        host     => 'mx.bar.example',
        hello    => 'EHLO my.domain.example',
        timeout  => 120,
        debug    => 0,
        from     => 'bar@foo.example',
        to       => 'foo@bar.example',
        subject  => 'your subject',
        buffer   => 0
    );

    $email->log(message => $message);

DESCRIPTION

With this output module it's possible to log messages via email and it used Net::SMTP to do it. The date for the email is generated with Email::Date::format_date.

Net::SMTP is from Graham Barr and it does it's job very well.

METHODS

new()

Call new() to create a new Log::Handler::Output::Email object.

The following options are possible:

host

With this option you has to define the SMTP host to connect to.

    host => 'mx.host.com'

    # or

    host => [ 'mx.host.example', 'mx.host-backup.example' ]

hello

Identify yourself with a HELO. The default is set to EHLO BELO.

timeout

With this option you can set the maximum time in seconds to wait for a response from the SMTP server. The default is set to 120 seconds.

from

The sender address (MAIL FROM).

to

The receipient address (RCPT TO).

subject

The subject of the mail.

The default subject is "Log message from $progname".

buffer

This options exists only for security. The thing is that it would be very bad if something wents wrong in your program and hundreds of mails would be send. For this reason you can set a buffer to take care.

With the buffer you can set the maximum size of the buffer in lines. If you set

    buffer => 10

then 10 messages would be buffered. Set buffer to 0 if you want to disable the buffer.

The default buffer size is set to 20.

debug

With this option it's possible to enable debugging. The informations can be intercepted with $SIG{__WARN__}.

log()

Call log() if you want to log a message as email.

If you set a buffer size then the message will be pushed into the buffer first.

Example:

    $email->log(message => 'this message will be mailed');

    # or

    $email->log(
        message => 'this message will be mailed',
        subject => 'your subject',
        level   => 'INFO',
    );

If you pass "level = 'INFO'"> then the level is placed into the subject:

    INFO: your subject

As example you can use message_pattern from Log::Handler to pass the level:

    message_pattern => '%L'

then the level is placed into the subject.

If you use a buffer higher than 0 then the level from the last message is used.

flush()

Call flush() if you want to flush the buffered lines.

sendmail()

Call sendmail() if you want to send an email.

The difference to log() is that the message won't be buffered.

errstr()

This function returns the last error message.

DESTROY

DESTROY is defined and called flush().

PREREQUISITES

    Carp
    Email::Date
    Net::SMTP
    Params::Validate

EXPORTS

No exports.

REPORT BUGS

Please report all bugs to <jschulz.cpan(at)bloonix.de>.

If you send me a mail then add Log::Handler into the subject.

AUTHOR

Jonny Schulz <jschulz.cpan(at)bloonix.de>.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2007 by Jonny Schulz. All rights reserved.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

cpanm Log::Handler

perl -MCPAN -e shell
install Log::Handler