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TestLazarusLogging

Repository to test and learn how to use the many logging choices in Lazarus

List of options

Tested:

• LazLogger: https://wiki.freepascal.org/LazLogger (Comes with Lazarus)
• TEventLogger: https://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/TEventLog (Comes with fcl-base package)

Work in Progress:

• MultiLog: https://wiki.freepascal.org/MultiLog (OPM)
  • GitHub: https://github.com/blikblum/multilog

Next:

• QuickLogger: https://github.com/exilon/QuickLogger
  • Depends on QuickLib: https://github.com/exilon/QuickLib

Maybe:

• ExceptionLogger: https://github.com/r3code/lazarus-exception-logger (OPM)
• Log4Delphi: https://wiki.freepascal.org/Log4Delphi
  • Author: http://log4delphi.sourceforge.net/index.html
  • Port for FPC: http://sourceforge.net/projects/lazarus-ccr/files/Log4Delphi
• Log4L: https://github.com/CynicRus/Log4L
• Renegade Logger: https://github.com/hiraethbbs/Renegade.Logger
• ooLog: https://github.com/VencejoSoftware/ooLog
• datalogger: https://github.com/dliocode/datalogger

LazLogger

pros:

• Part of the FCL
• Command line params
• User defined log groups

cons:

• Does not have multiple log providers

For more information on this option: LazLogger README

TEventLog

pros:

• Part of the LCL
• Windows: Uses the system log

cons:

• Does not have multiple log providers

todo:

• Linux: Need to see if there is some difference geared towards a Linux system log

For more information on this option: TEventLog README