Method: Yell::Formatter#initialize

Defined in:
lib/yell/formatter.rb

#initialize(*args, &block) ⇒ Formatter

Initializes a new Yell::Formatter.

Upon initialization it defines a format method. ‘format` takes a Event instance as agument in order to apply for desired log message formatting.

Examples:

Blank formatter

Formatter.new

Formatter with a message pattern

Formatter.new("%d [%5L] %p : %m")

Formatter with a message and date pattern

Formatter.new("%d [%5L] %p : %m", "%D %H:%M:%S.%L")

Formatter with a message modifier

Formatter.new do |f|
  f.modify(Hash) { |h| "Hash: #{h.inspect}" }
end


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# File 'lib/yell/formatter.rb', line 107

def initialize( *args, &block )
  builder = Builder.new(*args, &block)

  @pattern = builder.pattern
  @date_pattern = builder.date_pattern
  @modifier = builder.modifier

  define_date_method!
  define_call_method!
end