lib/semantic_logger/logger.rb in semantic_logger-0.4.2 vs lib/semantic_logger/logger.rb in semantic_logger-0.5.0

@@ -27,10 +27,11 @@
 #   )
 # ...
 #   # This will be logged to both the Ruby Logger and MongoDB
 #   logger.debug("Login time", :user => 'Mary', :duration => 230, :ip_address=>'192.168.0.1')
 #
+require 'logger'
 module SemanticLogger
   class Logger
     include SyncAttr
 
     # Logging levels in order of precedence
@@ -45,22 +46,25 @@
     # Thread safe Class Attribute accessor for appenders array
     sync_cattr_accessor :appenders do
       []
     end
 
-    # Allow for setting the default log level
-    def self.default_level=(default_level)
-      @@default_level = default_level
+    # Allow for setting the global default log level
+    # This change only applies to _new_ loggers, existing logger levels
+    # will not be changed in any way
+    def self.level=(level)
+      @@level = level
     end
 
-    def self.default_level
-      @@default_level
+    # Returns the global default log level for new Logger instances
+    def self.level
+      @@level
     end
 
     attr_reader :name, :level
 
-    @@default_level = :info
+    @@level = :info
 
     # Returns a Logger instance
     #
     # Return the logger for a specific class, supports class specific log levels
     #   logger = SemanticLogger::Logger.new(self)
@@ -72,11 +76,11 @@
     #               to be used in the logger
     #  options:
     #    :level   The initial log level to start with for this logger instance
     def initialize(klass, options={})
       @name = klass.is_a?(String) ? klass : klass.name
-      set_level(options[:level] || self.class.default_level)
+      set_level(options[:level] || self.class.level)
     end
 
     # Set the logging level
     # Must be one of the values in #LEVELS
     def level=(level)
@@ -237,11 +241,10 @@
     #   logger, but never to SemanticLogger itself
     #
     # Warning: Do not use this logger directly it is intended for internal logging
     #          within Semantic Logger itself
     sync_cattr_accessor :logger do
-      require 'logger'
-      l = ::Logger.new(STDOUT)
+      l = ::Logger.new(STDERR)
       l.level = ::Logger::INFO
       l
     end
 
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