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log

Use log for levelled terminal logging with configurable formatting, colors, file output, and timing helpers.

import "std:log"

Example

import "std:log"

log.info("server started")
log.warn("cache is empty")

API reference

log

Method
Returns
Notes

log.setLevel(level: any)

void

Sets the minimum level. Names and aliases are case-insensitive.

log.getLevel()

string

Returns level.

log.shouldLog(level: LogLevel)

boolean

Compares precomputed level ranks without allocating per message.

log.info(message: any, ...args: any)

void

Logs an info message, substituting stringified arguments into formatting verbs.

log.warn(message: any, ...args: any)

void

Logs a warning message, substituting stringified arguments into formatting verbs.

log.error(message: any, ...args: any)

void

Logs an error message, substituting stringified arguments into formatting verbs.

log.debug(message: any, ...args: any)

void

Logs a debug message, substituting stringified arguments into formatting verbs.

log.success(message: any, ...args: any)

void

Logs a success message, substituting stringified arguments into formatting verbs.

log.log(level: any, message: any, ...args: any)

void

Logs at the selected level, defaulting unknown levels to info.

log.plain(message: any, ...args: any)

void

Prints an unprefixed message with the same argument formatting.

log.json(data: any)

void

log.table(headers: array, rows: array)

void

log.separator()

void

log.clear()

void

Clears all stored values.

log.time(message: any)

void

log.timestamp(message: any)

void

log.enableHistory()

void

log.disableHistory()

void

log.getHistory()

array

Returns history.

log.clearHistory()

void

log.countByLevel()

object

log.exportHistory(path: any)

boolean

log.withTimestamp(level: any, message: any, ...args: any)

void

log.group(title: any)

void

log.groupEnd()

void

log.progressBar(current: any, total: any, width: any, label: any)

void

Prints a progress bar with percentage and width clamped to safe bounds.

log.spinner(message: any, done: boolean)

void

Prints a spinner frame or its completed state.

log.assert(condition: any, message: any)

void

log.trace(message: any)

void

log.fatal(message: any)

void

log.countdown(seconds: any, message: any)

void

Notes

  • Prefer import "std:log"; the older import "osl/log" spelling remains supported.

Behavior and limits

History access is safe across threads. Export methods return false when they cannot write the file.

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