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Log file modification #369

Closed Michael-xT closed 4 years ago

Michael-xT commented 4 years ago

Hello, if it is possible, actually im sure it is but anyway, could you make a new config.log option like keep-logs : true in order for it to keep every server log? It would be very nice to have this option for everyone, not making another script even if it is possible, it would be nice because for example I use logs in console. Also a good ideea would be to keep this logs in a /logs folder , I mean the logs with timestamp and the one without. Thank you for your time!

Unnvaldr commented 4 years ago

To be honest if this enhancement will be implemented, it should be enabled by default

7Hazard commented 4 years ago

The following implementation is pending merge

Unnvaldr commented 4 years ago

Proposal to file structure:

All files should be put in logs\ folder by default (no option to change it in config other than symlink etc.)
Log file latest.log will have recent logs (actually running instance or last run)
Log file 2020-01-13-*.log will be the log with content from latest.log after next server run (asterisk will be replaced by number from 1 to unlimited)
Log file 2020-01-13-*.log should be packed in separate archive (presumably gz format)
This behaviour can be altered by forcing single file log or by disabling logging

How it would work:

Cycle will be repeated every server start, latest.log would be renamed/copied to 2020-01-13-*.log with asterisk replaced by smallest free number and archived into 2020-01-13-*.log.gz. Server will continue to log into blank latest.log

Serrulien commented 4 years ago

Could be useful for lazy people, but this may not be sufficient for everyone. I name files according to ISO8601 and a file should not exceed a certain size. I also like when there is a maximal number of files and if that limit is reached, older files are deleted.

Imho, altv should not handle log rollover (A twelve-factor app never concerns itself with routing or storage of its output stream. It should not attempt to write to or manage logfiles).

You're reinventing the wheel, there are a lot of tools in the wild (multilog, logrotate, ...).

martonp96 commented 4 years ago

You can make use of --logfile https://wiki.altv.mp/Command-line_Args