This code defines a simple logging package in Go, suitable...

August 31, 2025 at 02:09 AM

package logger import ( "context" "log" "os" ) type Logger struct { debug *log.Logger info *log.Logger warn *log.Logger error *log.Logger } func NewLogger() *Logger { return &Logger{ debug: log.New(os.Stdout, "DEBUG: ", log.LstdFlags), info: log.New(os.Stdout, "INFO: ", log.LstdFlags), warn: log.New(os.Stdout, "WARN: ", log.LstdFlags), error: log.New(os.Stdout, "ERROR: ", log.LstdFlags), } } func (l *Logger) Debug(ctx context.Context, v ...interface{}) { l.debug.Println(v...) } func (l *Logger) Info(ctx context.Context, v ...interface{}) { l.info.Println(v...) } func (l *Logger) Warn(v ...interface{}) { l.warn.Println(v...) } func (l *Logger) Error(v ...interface{}) { l.error.Println(v...) }

This code defines a simple logging package in Go, suitable for structured log messages at different logging levels: Debug, Info, Warn, and Error. Here's an explanation of what it does:

  1. Package Declaration:

    • The package is named logger.
  2. Imports:

    • It imports the necessary standard library packages:
      • context: For passing contextual information (though only partially used here).
      • log: For creating loggers to write logging messages.
      • os: To get access to standard output (os.Stdout).
  3. Logger Struct:

    • The Logger type is a struct that holds four *log.Logger instances, each for a specific logging level:
      • debug
      • info
      • warn
      • error
  4. NewLogger Function:

    • This is a constructor function that initializes and returns a new instance of the Logger struct.
    • Each logger (debug, info, warn, error) is configured to:
      • Log messages to standard output (os.Stdout).
      • Use a specific log prefix ("DEBUG: ", "INFO: ", etc.).
      • Use default log flags (log.LstdFlags) to include timestamps.
  5. Logging Methods:

    • The Logger struct provides methods for logging at different levels:
      • Debug: Logs messages at the "Debug" level. It accepts a context.Context (though not used here) and a variadic list of interface{} arguments, which it prints using l.debug.Println.
      • Info: Similar to Debug, but logs at the "Info" level using l.info.Println.
      • Warn: Logs a "Warn" level message using l.warn.Println. It doesn't use the context.
      • Error: Logs an "Error" level message using l.error.Println. It also doesn't use the context.

Key Takeaways:

  • This code implements a basic logging abstraction with four levels of logs: Debug, Info, Warn, and Error.
  • Each log is prefixed with its level name and includes timestamps, helping organize log outputs.
  • The context.Context parameter is passed to the Debug and Info methods but is currently unused.
  • The log messages are all written to os.Stdout.

This logger could be used in an application to consistently format log messages for easy debugging and monitoring.

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