NAME

Log::Any::Plugin - Adapter-modifying plugins for Log::Any

VERSION

version 0.001

SYNOPSIS

    use Log::Any::Adapter;
    use Log::Any::Plugin;

    # Create your adapter as normal
    Log::Any::Adapter->set( 'SomeAdapter' );

    # Add plugin to modify its behaviour
    Log::Any::Plugin->add( 'Stringify' );

    # Multiple plugins may be used together
    Log::Any::Plugin->add( 'Levels', level => 'debug' );

DESCRIPTION

Log::Any::Plugin is a method for augmenting arbitrary instances of Log::Any::Adapters.

Log::Any::Plugins work much in the same manner as Moose 'around' modifiers to augment logging behaviour of pre-existing adapters.

MOTIVATION

Many of the Log::Any::Adapters have extended functionality, such as being able to selectively disable various log levels, or to handle multiple arguments.

In order for Log::Any to be truly 'any', only the common subset of adapter functionality can be used. Any specific adapter functionality must be avoided if there is a possibility of using a different adapter at a later date.

Log::Any::Plugins provide a method to augment adapters with missing functionality so that a superset of adapter functionality can be used.

METHODS

add ( $plugin, [ %plugin_args ] )

This is the single method for adding plugins to adapters. It works in a similar function to Log::Any::Adapter->set()

• $plugin

  The plugin class to add to the currently active adapter. If the class is in the Log::Any::Plugin:: namespace, you can simply specify the name, otherwise prefix a '+'.

      eg. '+My::Plugin::Class'

• %plugin_args

  These are plugin specific arguments. See the individual plugin documentation for what options are supported.

SEE ALSO

Log::Any, Log::Any::Plugin::Levels, Log::Any::Plugin::Stringify

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Strategic Data for sponsoring the development of this module.

AUTHOR

Stephen Thirlwall <sdt@cpan.org>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is copyright (c) 2011 by Stephen Thirlwall.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.