Resource logger now logs to a "logs" directory in the home path

config/default.rb

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 Vagrant::Config.run do |config|
   # default config goes here
-  config.vagrant.log_output = STDOUT
   config.vagrant.dotfile_name = ".vagrant"
   config.vagrant.home = "~/.vagrant"
   config.vagrant.host = :detect

lib/vagrant/config/vagrant.rb

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ module Vagrant
       configures :vagrant
 
       attr_accessor :dotfile_name
-      attr_accessor :log_output
       attr_accessor :home
       attr_accessor :host
 

lib/vagrant/environment.rb

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ module Vagrant
   # storing references to the various instances.
   class Environment
     ROOTFILE_NAME = "Vagrantfile"
-    HOME_SUBDIRS = ["tmp", "boxes"]
+    HOME_SUBDIRS = ["tmp", "boxes", "logs"]
     DEFAULT_VM = :default
 
     attr_reader :parent     # Parent environment (in the case of multi-VMs)
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@ module Vagrant
       home_path.join("boxes")
     end
 
+    # Path to the Vagrant logs directory
+    def log_path
+      home_path.join("logs")
+    end
+
     # Returns the name of the resource which this environment represents.
     # The resource is the VM name if there is a VM it represents, otherwise
     # it defaults to "vagrant"

lib/vagrant/test_helpers.rb

@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ module Vagrant
       str  = args.shift || ""
       File.open(path.to_s, "w") do |f|
         f.puts "Vagrant::Config.run do |config|"
-        f.puts "config.vagrant.log_output = nil"
         f.puts "config.vagrant.home = '#{home_path}'"
         f.puts str
         f.puts "end"

lib/vagrant/util/resource_logger.rb

@@ -31,7 +31,12 @@ module Vagrant
         # instantiated, then the given environment will be used to
         # create a new logger.
         def singleton_logger(env=nil)
-          @@singleton_logger ||= PlainLogger.new(env.config.vagrant.log_output)
+          return PlainLogger.new(nil) if !env.loaded?
+
+          @@singleton_logger ||= begin
+            file = env.log_path.join("#{Time.now.to_i}.log")
+            PlainLogger.new(file)
+          end
         end
 
         # Resets the singleton logger (only used for testing).

test/vagrant/util/resource_logger_test.rb

@@ -12,29 +12,29 @@ class ResourceLoggerUtilTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
       @result = mock("result")
     end
 
-    should "return a nil plain logger if the config is not loaded" do
+    should "return a nil plain logger if the environment is not loaded" do
       env = vagrant_env
-      env.config.stubs(:loaded?).returns(false)
+      env.stubs(:loaded?).returns(false)
 
       Vagrant::Util::PlainLogger.expects(:new).with(nil).returns(@result)
       assert_equal @result, @klass.singleton_logger(env)
     end
 
-    should "return a logger with the specified output if environment is ready" do
-      output = mock("output")
+    should "return a logger with the output file set if environment is ready" do
       env = vagrant_env
-      env.config.vagrant.log_output = output
 
-      Vagrant::Util::PlainLogger.expects(:new).with(output).returns(@result)
+      Vagrant::Util::PlainLogger.expects(:new).returns(@result).with() do |path|
+        assert path.to_s =~ /logs/
+        true
+      end
+
       assert_equal @result, @klass.singleton_logger(env)
     end
 
     should "only load the logger once" do
-      output = mock("output")
       env = vagrant_env
-      env.config.vagrant.log_output = output
 
-      Vagrant::Util::PlainLogger.expects(:new).with(output).returns(@result)
+      Vagrant::Util::PlainLogger.expects(:new).with(anything).returns(@result)
       assert_equal @result, @klass.singleton_logger(env)
       assert_equal @result, @klass.singleton_logger(env)
       assert_equal @result, @klass.singleton_logger(env)