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phlib/logger
============

Additional Logging Classes

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phlib/logger
============

[](#phliblogger)

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PHP PSR-3-compatible logger

Install
-------

[](#install)

Via Composer

```
$ composer require phlib/logger
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Example config for a logger pool

```
$loggerConfig = [
    'default' => [ // logger config identifier, used as facility/name in log messages
        // multiple logger entries becomes a collection logger
        [
            // logger type (stream, gelf...)
            'type'  => 'stream',
            // the level of log messages to include (optional)
            'level' => \Psr\Log\LogLevel::ERROR,
             // logger specific parameters
            'path'  => '/var/log/my_app.log'
        ],
        [
            'type'  => 'gelf',
            'level' => \Psr\Log\LogLevel::INFO,
             // logger specific parameters
            'host'  => '127.0.0.1',
            'port'  => 12201
        ]
    ],
    'application' => 'default', // alias to another logger config
    'api' => [
        'type' => 'gelf',
        'host' => '127.0.0.1',
        'port' => 12201
    ]
];
```

Creation of logger pool

```
$loggerPool = new \Phlib\Logger\Pool(
    new \Phlib\Logger\Config($loggerConfig),
    new \Phlib\Logger\Factory()
);
```

Get a logger instance

```
$applicationLogger = $loggerPool->getLogger('application');
// or
$applicationLogger = $loggerPool->application;

$applicationLogger->info('Logging is initialised');
```

License
-------

[](#license)

This package is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with this program. If not, see .

###  Health Score

41

—

FairBetter than 89% of packages

Maintenance25

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity30

Limited adoption so far

Community12

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity80

Battle-tested with a long release history

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 97% 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 ~265 days

Recently: every ~469 days

Total

14

Last Release

471d ago

Major Versions

1.1.0 → 2.0.02016-03-21

2.1.1 → 3.0.02016-10-27

3.0.2 → 4.0.02021-05-31

4.1.1 → 5.0.02025-02-01

PHP version history (3 changes)2.1.0PHP ^5.4|^7

4.0.0PHP ^7.3|^8

5.0.0PHP ^8.1

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###  Code Quality

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