When I set up format params in code, to format date time output I can use something like this
logging::formatter simpleFormat(expr::format("%1% %2%") %
expr::format_date_time<boost::posix_time::ptime>("TimeStamp", "%H:%M:%S") %
expr::smessage
);
But when I initialize logger with a config file, I can specify format only in attributes position notation, not their format details.
so, this line in a boost log config file
Format="[%TimeStamp%]: %Message%"
produces output:
[2015-Feb-06 09:32:27.401496]: blah blah blah
I want to reduce timestamp to something like this
[06.02.2015 09:32:27]
How can it be described in boost log config file, ot it cant be done at all?
Preamble
My answer is valid for boost 1.55 (haven't tested with latest one). And it was only tested with MSVC 2013 compiler.
Answer
Looks like you need custom formatter_factory
for TimeStamp
attribute to be able to specify it's format. This works for me:
#include <fstream>
#include "boost/shared_ptr.hpp"
#include "boost/log/trivial.hpp"
#include "boost/log/expressions.hpp"
#include "boost/log/utility/setup.hpp"
#include "boost/log/support/date_time.hpp"
class timestamp_formatter_factory :
public boost::log::basic_formatter_factory<char, boost::posix_time::ptime>
{
public:
formatter_type create_formatter(boost::log::attribute_name const& name, args_map const& args)
{
args_map::const_iterator it = args.find("format");
if (it != args.end())
return boost::log::expressions::stream << boost::log::expressions::format_date_time<boost::posix_time::ptime>(boost::log::expressions::attr<boost::posix_time::ptime>(name), it->second);
else
return boost::log::expressions::stream << boost::log::expressions::attr<boost::posix_time::ptime>(name);
}
};
int main()
{
// Initializing logging
boost::log::register_formatter_factory("TimeStamp", boost::make_shared<timestamp_formatter_factory>());
boost::log::add_common_attributes();
std::ifstream file("settings.ini");
boost::log::init_from_stream(file);
// Testing
BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(info) << "Test";
return 0;
}
And now it your settings file you can specify format
argument for TimeStamp
attribute. Like this:
[Sinks.ConsoleOut]
Destination=Console
AutoFlush=true
Format="[%TimeStamp(format=\"%Y.%m.%d %H:%M:%S\")%]: %Message%"
You should be able to use set_formatter
as documented here
sink->set_formatter
(
expr::stream << expr::format_date_time< boost::posix_time::ptime >("TimeStamp", "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
);