Python Logging Loggly Handler

A simple Python logging Loggly handler that can be used to send to a Loggly Gen2 https endpoint. Borrowed the extra fields concept from the graypy logging library. Check out Loggly's Python logging documentation to learn more.

Installation

Download the repository using pip

sudo pip install loggly-python-handler

Use in python

Configuration

Create a Configuration file python.conf and add HTTPSHandler to Configuration File.

[handlers]
keys=HTTPSHandler

[handler_HTTPSHandler]
class=loggly.handlers.HTTPSHandler
formatter=jsonFormat
args=('https://logs-01.loggly.com/inputs/TOKEN/tag/python', True, logging.DEBUG)
# args[0]=url (Full URL for POST request)
# args[1]=SSL verify (True|False)
# args[2]=logging level (logging.DEBUG)

[formatters]
keys=jsonFormat

[loggers]
keys=root

[logger_root]
handlers=HTTPSHandler
level=INFO

[formatter_jsonFormat]
format={ "loggerName":"%(name)s", "asciTime":"%(asctime)s", "fileName":"%(filename)s", "logRecordCreationTime":"%(created)f", "functionName":"%(funcName)s", "levelNo":"%(levelno)s", "lineNo":"%(lineno)d", "time":"%(msecs)d", "levelName":"%(levelname)s", "message":"%(message)s"}
datefmt=

Use Configuration in python file

import logging
import logging.config
import loggly.handlers

logging.config.fileConfig('python.conf')
logger = logging.getLogger('myLogger')

logger.info('Test log')

Use in Django

settings.py

LOGGING = {
    'version': 1,
    'disable_existing_loggers': False,
    'formatters': {
        'verbose': {
            'format': '%(levelname)s %(asctime)s %(module)s %(process)d %(thread)d %(message)s'
        },
        'simple': {
            'format': '%(levelname)s %(message)s'
        },
        'json': {
            'format': '{ "loggerName":"%(name)s", "asciTime":"%(asctime)s", "fileName":"%(filename)s", "logRecordCreationTime":"%(created)f", "functionName":"%(funcName)s", "levelNo":"%(levelno)s", "lineNo":"%(lineno)d", "time":"%(msecs)d", "levelName":"%(levelname)s", "message":"%(message)s"}',
        },
    },
    'handlers': {
        'console': {
            'class': 'logging.StreamHandler',
            'level': 'DEBUG',
            'formatter': 'verbose',
        },
        'loggly': {
            'class': 'loggly.handlers.HTTPSHandler',
            'level': 'INFO',
            'formatter': 'json',
            'url': 'https://logs-01.loggly.com/inputs/TOKEN/tag/python',
            'verify': False,  # For self-signed certificates
        },
    },
    'loggers': {
        'django': {
            'handlers': ['console', ],
            'level': os.getenv('DJANGO_LOG_LEVEL', 'INFO'),
        },
        'your_app_name': {
            'handlers': ['console', 'loggly'],
            'level': 'INFO',
        },
    },
}

views.py

import logging

logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

def logging_example(request):
    """logging example
    """
    logger.debug('this is DEBUG message.')
    logger.info('this is INFO message.')
    logger.warning('this is WARNING message.')
    logger.error('this is ERROR message.')
    logger.critical('this is CRITICAL message.')

    return Response({}, status=status.HTTP_200_OK)

Replace

• TOKEN: your Loggly Customer Token