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Log-Tiny (0.01)

A very simplistic logger.
I do not think it is correct to criticize a module in the namespace *::Tiny for the lack of complexity or versatality as some of us seem to have done.

I had no problems using this and would recommend this to any one who want to add a simple logging to their applications.

Mayukh - 2008-09-15 20:10:37
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Log-Tiny (0.01)

To quote Log::Tiny's documentation:

"This module aims to be a light-weight implementation *similiar* to Log::Log4perl for logging data to a file."

It logs data to a file, through an OO interface.

It supports little of Log::Log4perl's complexity and suffers limited versatility as a consequence. No 'easy' mode, so no saying "DEBUG" or "INFO." Inflexible formatting does not allow %-20s in the manner of Log::Log4perl. It does not appear to be possible to restrict output to a specific category of logging events, nor to a specific portion of an application.

Since Log::Log4perl is pure Perl and so can install on most systems that have Perl, I'm rather at a loss as to why I found this on a system, and have replcaed it with Log4perl.

To be fair, if you need a very simple logger, but a bit more than redirecting STDERR, this module may be of interest.

Lee Goddard - 2007-10-05 02:35:49
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