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mattferris/logging
==================

A PHP logger

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Logging
-------

[](#logging)

A PSR-3 compliant logger.

Log to a file
-------------

[](#log-to-a-file)

```
use MattFerris\Logging\Logger;
use MattFerris\Logging\Handlers\FileHandler;

$logger = new Logger([
    ['handler' => new FileHandler('log.txt')]
]);

$logger->error('an error occured');
```

In the above case, all log messages will recorded in the log file. To isolate one or more log level's specifically, you can specify a `levels` key when passing the handler.

```
use MattFerris\Logging\Logger;
use MattFerris\Logging\Handlers\FileHandler;
use Psr\Log\LogLevel;

$logger = new Logger([
    [
        'handler' => new FileHandler('log.txt'),
        'levels' => [ LogLevel::EMERGENCY, LogLevel::CRITICAL, LogLevel::ERROR ]
    ]
]);
```

It's also possible to specify a `maxlevel` key so the handler will record everything up to a specific level. The above example could be simplied like so:

```
$logger = new Logger([
    [
        'handler' => new FileHandler('log.txt'),
        'maxlevel' => LogLevel::ERROR
    ]
]);
```

Multiple handlers can be used to log to multiple destinations. This could be used to record different log levels to different files, or even a file and a database. Currently, only the `FileHandler` is included, but any `callable`or class implementing `MattFerris\Logging\Handlers\HandlerInterface` can be used.

Log message placeholders
------------------------

[](#log-message-placeholders)

As per PSR-3, placeholders can be used in log messages that are then populated using the corresponding key in the provided `$context` array.

```
$logger->error('the user {user} does not exist', ['user' => 'joe']);
```

This would result in the log message `the user joe does not exist`. This substitution is handled by the `InterpolationHelper` helper class.

```
use MattFerris\Logging\Helpers\InterpolationHelper;

$logger = new Logger($handlers, [ new InterpolationHelper() ]);
```

###  Health Score

31

—

LowBetter than 68% of packages

Maintenance31

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity8

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity64

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~2397 days

Total

2

Last Release

715d ago

Major Versions

0.1 → 1.02024-05-29

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/9d3d46e7fdc93a3d67119773bdae779e281a87f2d70e95568a969c72205aedf7?d=identicon)[mattferris](/maintainers/mattferris)

---

Top Contributors

[![mattferris](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1687325?v=4)](https://github.com/mattferris "mattferris (5 commits)")

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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