**Configuration Change. ** This feature is available in Momentum 4.2 and later.
The chunk_logger module provides a safe interface for logging asynchronously from Lua, C, and C++. Historically, the paniclog has been used for low-volume logging via print() in Lua or ec_mod_debug()/log_error() in C/C++. However, logging to the paniclog is not suitable for general debug logging or more than occassional debug logging.
Logging to the paniclog in the scheduler thread (the main thread) can limit throughput and cause watchdog kills. The scheduler thread's job is to multiplex file descriptors and execute timed events, handing off time-consuming tasks to other threads. Logging to the paniclog involves disk I/O, and writing to the paniclog in the scheduler thread may block its execution for a long time, thereby holding up other tasks in the scheduler thread and decreasing throughput. If enough data is logged to the paniclog in the scheduler thread, it may become so unresponsive to the watchdog process that the watchdog timeout triggers. The chunk_logger module does not have this limitation.
The chunk_logger is configured through a configuration file using a stanza such as:
chunk_logger chunk_logger1
{
timestamp_format = "%m:%d:%H:%M:%S"
destination = "/path/to/log/file"
add_newline = "true"
}
In this example, the log file is written to /path/to/log/file and the timestamp_format specifies the timestamp in a strftime() format. In addition, add_newline enables you to specify whether a new line is added automatically to every item of data that is logged. It defaults to true.
The module is in the msys.beta.chunk_logger_int namespace:
msys.beta.chunk_logger_int.log("Hello World!")
The module msys.ts.chunk_logger and the function msys.ts.chunk_logger.log() provides the Lua interface, as shown by the following example.:
require("msys.beta.chunk_logger_int")
...
msys.beta.chunk_logger_int.log()
The C interface uses Momentum's module hooks system to provide a callable hook point. chunk_logger provides an implementation of the hook point, as shown in the following example:
#include <module-hooks.h>
#include "hooks/chunk_logger/log.h"
...
call_chunk_logger_log_hook("default", buf, buflen);
Note
"default" is specified here as the name of the log destination. Currently chunk_logger only supports one log destination, so this field is ignored. It is recommended that you pass "default" until different log destinations are supported.