# xlog

logging library for cats written in ocaml

original code (most of the code here) from: <https://git.lain.faith/iitalics/talircd>, which is
released under LGPL-2.0-or-later. all modifications to the code in this repo are released under the
same license

## usage

```ocaml
include (val Xlog.logs __FUNCTION__)

(* basic usage *)
let () =
  info (fun m -> m "meow meow meow")

(* add source location info *)
let () =
  info ~__POS__ ~__FUNCTION__ (fun m -> m "meow meow meow")

(* log exception *)
try
  fallible_task ()
with
| e ->
  exn e (Printexc.get_raw_backtrace ()) ~__POS__ ~__FUNCTION__
    (fun m -> m "encountered error")

module Submodule = struct
  include (val Xlog.logs __FUNCTION__)

  (* ... *)
end

(* in the main module *)
Xlog.init_pretty_writer stdout
  ~min_level:Xlog.DEBUG
  (* other options *)

(* if running as a daemon *)
if Xlog.should_upgrade_to_journald () then
  Xlog.init_journald_writer ()
    ~min_level:Xlog.DEBUG
else
  Xlog.init_pretty_writer stdout
    ~min_level:Xlog.DEBUG
```

## usage with ppx

```ocaml
[%%xlog_import]

[%xlog info "log message %d" 1337]

try
  fallible_task ()
with
| e -> [%xlog exn e "oop's"]

module Submodule = struct
  [%%xlog_import]

  let do_stuff () =
    [%xlog warn "meow"]
end
```