Re: New extension to access liblog4cxx functions

Hi Pcdinh, Thanks for these reports. They will be fixed in a feel days. 2009/12/13, Dinh <pcdinh@gmail.com>: > > Hi Jarismar, > > I have already filled some reports on your extension at > http://code.google.com/p/php-logger-extension/issues/list Can > you have a > look on them? > > > Regards, > > > Dinh > > > On Sun, Dec 13, 2009 at 7:25 AM, Jarismar Chaves da Silva < > jarismar.php@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi Gustavo, >> Thanks for your reply. My idea with this extension is to replace the >> Log4php (a php native library) by an extension built in C level. >> The problem with logger names and the inability to skip log from a whole >> package already exists when using Log4php, but I think I can improve my >> extension to solve this when using namespaces (thank you again). >> Log4cxx supports c++ namespaces, but I still have not done any effort to >> expose such functionality to php as I'm targeting 5.2 brach. >> The idea of separating the API and implementation, turning the extension >> a kind of core component for other frameworks is really a great idea. >> >> >> >* Please add a config.w32 file so that the extension can easily be built >> >on windows. >> >> I'll add the config.w32 as soon as possible, for now there is a whole VC6 >> project for compiling on windows here: >> >> http://code.google.com/p/php-logger-extension/source/browse/#svn/trunk/vc6 >> >> In the general, I'm just starting to have something functional, but >> already >> have a lot of things to document and test. >> >> I think the best for now Is really to keep the development at google code. >> I'll return whem the extension got more mature. >> >> >> 2009/12/12 Gustavo Lopes <glopes@nebm.ist.utl.pt> >> >> > On Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:23:01 -0000, Jarismar Chaves da Silva >> > <jarismar.php@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > I'm developing a php extension that wraps the Apache's log4cxx ( >> >> http://logging.apache.org/log4cxx/index.html) as a >> >> php extension. >> >> For now the extension is hosted at >> >> http://code.google.com/p/php-logger-extension and >> >> a beta release is >> also >> >> available. >> >> I want to ask if it is possible to also make the extension available >> at >> >> pecl site. >> >> Please check it out and let me know what you think. >> >> >> > >> > I think the idea has some merit, but the mention of log4cxx reminds me >> of >> > log4j and the logging framework mess that plagues Java development. The >> > multiplication of logging frameworks is not a desirable outcome. >> > >> > Perhaps you could elaborate on how this is superior to PEAR Log and how >> > its introduction does more good than harm. >> > >> > I've gathered a few random points from a glance at the extension. >> > >> > * What convention do you propose for logger names? I see you use >> > Class::method in the examples. This may make some sense since you target >> > the 5.2 branch (no namespaces), but what about code outside a method >> > definition? That convention also denies the possibility of setting the >> > logging level for an entire library or package at one time -- the great >> > advantage of being able to define the logging level with arbitrary >> > granularity is kind of lost here. >> > >> > * Please add a config.w32 file so that the extension can easily be built >> > on windows. >> > >> > * It could be useful to separate the API from the implementation and be >> > able to plug it to e.g. the native PHP logging or PEAR logging. That >> would >> > at least mitigate the problem of logging framework multiplication. >> > >> > * I have no idea about the feasibility but perhaps implementing a PEAR >> Log >> > bridge would also be useful. This together with the last item would be >> > similar to the successful slf4j approach. >> > >> > -- >> > Gustavo Lopes >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Jarismar C. Silva >> jarismar.php@gmail.com >> > > > > -- > Spica Framework: http://code.google.com/p/spica > http://www.twitter.com/pcdinh > http://groups.google.com/group/phpvietnam > > -- Jarismar C. Silva jarismar.php@gmail.com