README.md in betterlog-0.3.0 vs README.md in betterlog-0.4.0
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# betterlog
## Description
-Logging tools for betterplace structured logging
+Logging tools for betterplace structured logging in rails applications.
+## Configuration
+
+Copy the example configuration in config/log.yml into your application to get
+you started. Then add this line to your Gemfile:
+
+```
+gem 'betterlog'
+```
+
## Usage
### `betterlog`
-TODO
+Use it to tail local logfiles:
+```
+$ betterlog -f
+```
+
+or filter from stdin with
+
+```
+$ cat log/development.log | betterlog
+```
+
+Search for GET in the last 1000 rails log lines:
+
+```
+$ betterlog -F rails -n 1000 -s GET
+```
+
+Display the help for more options with `betterlog -h`.
+
### `betterlog_pusher`
-TODO
+- `BETTERLOG_SERVER_URL` is the URL log information is ultimately posted to
+ in the form of `https://user:password@appname-prd-log.betterops.de/log`.
+- `BETTERLOG_LINES`, e. g. 1000, is the number of lines which are posted per
+ every request to the above URL.
+
+- `REDIS_URL` the redis server URL for the server where Log information is
+ stored before posted to the betterlog server.
+
+ The rails application should be configured like this to store log information
+ on this redis server:
+
+ ```
+ config.logger = Betterlog::Logger.new(Redis.new(url: ENV.fetch('REDIS_URL')))
+ ```
+
### `betterlog_sink`
This is a small wrapper around the `kubectl logsā¦` command,
see `kubectl help logs` for the options.
To tail a log and prettify the output just call and pipe to the `betterlog`
executable:
```
- $ betterlog_sink --since=1m -f | betterlog
+$ betterlog_sink --since=1m -f | betterlog
```
The sink always defaults to the production logfile, to switch the context to
staging, prepend the command with the `LOG_ENV` env variable like so:
```
- $ LOG_ENV=staging betterlog_sink -f | betterlog
+$ LOG_ENV=staging betterlog_sink -f | betterlog
```