On Thursday, 17 October 2013 at 02:13:12 UTC, Eric Anderton wrote:
The strength of this is that it would allow us to freely integrate D libraries that use std.logger, yet filter their log output from *outside* the library through the std.logger API.
This is one of the most important aspects in my opinion. Std.logger should be easy to use, so library writers are encouraged to use it. Compare this with the "unittest" keyword, which makes it easy to write some simple tests. Of course, flexibility to use complex machinery for using the messages/tests is necessary. Just like we can hook up more advanced unit testing frameworks, we should be able to hook up more advanced logging machinery. The advanced stuff is not for Phobos though. Advanced stuff for unittests is for example, parallel execution and graphical reports. Advanced stuff for logging is for example log rotation and networking.
