NAME

Log::Log4perl::Layout::GELF - Log4perl for graylog2

VERSION

Version 0.02

SYNOPSIS

Log4perl implementation of GELF. When used with Log::Log4perl::Appender::Socket you can log directly to a graylog2 server.

Code snippet. Replace the ip with your graylog server.

    use Log::Log4perl
    my $logger_conf = {
      'log4perl.logger.graylog'           => "DEBUG, SERVER",
      'log4perl.appender.SERVER'          => "Log::Log4perl::Appender::Socket",
      'log4perl.appender.SERVER.PeerAddr' => '10.211.1.94',
      'log4perl.appender.SERVER.PeerPort' => "12201",
      'log4perl.appender.SERVER.Proto'    => "udp",
      'log4perl.appender.SERVER.layout'   => "GELF"
    };
    Log::Log4perl->init( $logger_conf );
    my $LOGGER = Log::Log4perl->get_logger('graylog');
    $LOGGER->debug("Debug log");
    ...

SUBROUTINES/METHODS

new

    Can take most of options that Log::Log4perl::Layout::PatternLayout can.
    
    Additional Options:
        PlainText - outputs plaintext and not gzipped files.
    

render

    Wraps the Log::Log4perl::Layout::PatternLayout return value so we can
    gzip the JSON string.