README

AcLog is a simple, zero-dependency PHP package to log activity to files.

AcLog can be used to easily log actions such as cronjobs, emails, user activity, details about errors, etc.

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Requirements

• PHP 8.0+

Install

Add this to your existing project:

composer require xy2z/aclog

Basic Usage

use xy2z\AcLog\AcLog;

$aclog = new AcLog(__DIR__ . '/logs');
$aclog->log($var); // can be any type: object, array, string, int, etc.
$aclog->log($var, $foo, $bar, $etc); // as many arguments you want.

Set Options

$aclog = new AcLog(
    log_dir: __DIR__ . '/logs',
    log_date_format: false,
    include_trace: false,
    output_method: AcLog::VAR_DUMP,
    line_breaks_between_header: 4,
    // etc.
);

For more options see the constructor method of the AcLog.php file.

Static Class

It is also possible to use it as a static class, if you prefer.

use xy2z\AcLog\AcLogStatic;

AcLogStatic::setup(__DIR__ . '/logs');
AcLogStatic::log($var);

If you want to set options in the static class, you need to set them as an array.

AcLogStatic::setup([
    'log_dir' => __DIR__ . '/logs',
    'log_date_format' => false,
    'include_trace' => false,
    'output_method' => AcLog::VAR_DUMP,
    'line_breaks_between_header' => 4,
    // etc.
]);

Other than that, it should behave exactly the same as the AcLog class, and all public methods and properties are also available.

Static Alias

If you want a shorter name for the static class, you can alias it.

use xy2z\AcLog\AcLogStatic as acl;

acl::setup(__DIR__ . '/logs');
acl::log($var);

Log Callbacks

You can add callbacks that will be appended to each log() call, examples for this can be user information, request headers, etc. You can add as many callbacks you want.

$aclog = new AcLog($this->logdir);

$aclog->add_log_append_callback(function () {
    return 'callback-1.';
});

$aclog->add_log_append_callback(array('MyClass', 'myCallbackMethod'));

Tips

• Consider to zip (7zip is best) the log files after a few days - it will save ALOT of diskspace.

Developing

Pull Requests are welcome, just make sure your code is tested, analysed and fixed - see below.

Remember to make tests for both classes: AcLog and AcLogStatic.

# Fix Coding Standards (php-cs-fixer)
composer fix

# Analyse code (phpstan)
composer analyse

# Test code (phpunit)
composer test

Todo

• badges
• Later: Method for getting options values
• examples dir?