log to either syslog or stdout

trustpilot · Aug 14, 2020 · 6854ca5 · 6854ca5
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diff --git a/src/conf.go b/src/conf.go
@@ -45,11 +45,16 @@ func filterInit(filtertype string, cfg *ini.File) []Filter {
 	return list
 }
 
-func logInit() {
-	// setup logger to use syslog
-	logwriter, e := syslog.New(syslog.LOG_NOTICE, "pagerdutynotifier")
-	if e == nil {
-		log.SetOutput(logwriter)
+func logInit(out string) {
+	switch out {
+	case "syslog":
+		// setup logger to use syslog
+		logwriter, e := syslog.New(syslog.LOG_NOTICE, "pagerdutynotifier")
+		if e == nil {
+			log.SetOutput(logwriter)
+		}
+	case "stdout":
+		log.SetOutput(os.Stdout)
 	}
 }
 

diff --git a/src/main.go b/src/main.go
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ func main() {
 	// is approx 3 year old, written for an older OS version ?
 	runtime.LockOSThread()
 
-	logInit()        // Initialize logger
-	appInit()        // setup application tray menu, icons etc
-	cfg := cfgInit() // read configuration file
-	pdInit(cfg)      // Initialize Pagerduty stuff
+	logInit("syslog") // Initialize logger
+	appInit()         // setup application tray menu, icons etc
+	cfg := cfgInit()  // read configuration file
+	pdInit(cfg)       // Initialize Pagerduty stuff
 
 	interval, err := cfg.Section("pagerduty").Key("interval").Int()
 	if err != nil {