$log API variable / WireLog class

Enables creation of logs, logging of events, and management of logs.

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Common

NameReturnSummary 
$log->deleteAll()
arrayDelete all log files 
$log->disable(string $name)
selfDisable the given log name temporarily so that save() calls do not record entries during this request 
$log->enable(string $name)
selfEnable a previously disabled log 
$log->error(string $text)
Wire WireLogRecord an error message in the error log (errors.txt) 
$log->exists(string $name)
boolDoes given log name exist? 
$log->message(string $text)
Wire WireLogRecord an informational or 'success' message in the message log (messages.txt) 
$log->path()
stringReturn disk path to log files 
$log->pruneAll(int $days)
arrayPrune all log files to given number of days 
$log->save(string $name, string $text)
boolSave text to a named log
$log->warning(string $text)
Wire WireLogRecord a warning message in the warnings log (warnings.txt) 

Retrieval

NameReturnSummary 
$log->getEntries(string $name)
arrayReturn given number of entries from end of log file, with each entry as an associative array of components 
$log->getFilename(string $name)
stringGet the full filename (including path) for the given log name 
$log->getLines(string $name)
arrayReturn the given number of entries from the end of log file 
$log->getLogs()
arrayReturn array of all logs, sorted by name 
$log->getTotalEntries(string $name)
intGet the total number of entries present in the given log 

Manipulation

NameReturnSummary 
$log->delete(string $name)
boolDelete a log file 
$log->prune(string $name, int $days)
intPrune log file to contain only entries from last [n] days 

Additional methods and properties

In addition to the methods and properties above, WireLog also inherits the methods and properties of these classes:

API reference based on ProcessWire core version 3.0.248

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