feat(logger): add runtime log level control API

Add independent log level control for stderr and OTLP loggers.
Both can be configured via environment variables or programmatically
at runtime.

- Add SetLevel() and SetOTLPLevel() for runtime control
- Add ParseLevel() to convert strings to slog.Level
- Support LOG_LEVEL and OTLP_LOG_LEVEL env vars
- Maintain backward compatibility with DEBUG env var
- Add comprehensive test coverage
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Ask Bjørn Hansen 2025-09-06 05:21:33 -07:00
parent 28d05d1d0e
commit 66b51df2af
3 changed files with 363 additions and 11 deletions

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logger/level_test.go Normal file
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package logger
import (
"context"
"log/slog"
"os"
"testing"
"time"
)
func TestParseLevel(t *testing.T) {
tests := []struct {
name string
input string
expected slog.Level
expectError bool
}{
{"empty string", "", slog.LevelInfo, false},
{"DEBUG upper", "DEBUG", slog.LevelDebug, false},
{"debug lower", "debug", slog.LevelDebug, false},
{"INFO upper", "INFO", slog.LevelInfo, false},
{"info lower", "info", slog.LevelInfo, false},
{"WARN upper", "WARN", slog.LevelWarn, false},
{"warn lower", "warn", slog.LevelWarn, false},
{"ERROR upper", "ERROR", slog.LevelError, false},
{"error lower", "error", slog.LevelError, false},
{"invalid level", "invalid", slog.LevelInfo, true},
}
for _, tt := range tests {
t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
level, err := ParseLevel(tt.input)
if tt.expectError {
if err == nil {
t.Errorf("expected error for input %q, got nil", tt.input)
}
} else {
if err != nil {
t.Errorf("unexpected error for input %q: %v", tt.input, err)
}
if level != tt.expected {
t.Errorf("expected level %v for input %q, got %v", tt.expected, tt.input, level)
}
}
})
}
}
func TestSetLevel(t *testing.T) {
// Store original level to restore later
originalLevel := Level.Level()
defer Level.Set(originalLevel)
SetLevel(slog.LevelDebug)
if Level.Level() != slog.LevelDebug {
t.Errorf("expected Level to be Debug, got %v", Level.Level())
}
SetLevel(slog.LevelError)
if Level.Level() != slog.LevelError {
t.Errorf("expected Level to be Error, got %v", Level.Level())
}
}
func TestSetOTLPLevel(t *testing.T) {
// Store original level to restore later
originalLevel := OTLPLevel.Level()
defer OTLPLevel.Set(originalLevel)
SetOTLPLevel(slog.LevelWarn)
if OTLPLevel.Level() != slog.LevelWarn {
t.Errorf("expected OTLPLevel to be Warn, got %v", OTLPLevel.Level())
}
SetOTLPLevel(slog.LevelDebug)
if OTLPLevel.Level() != slog.LevelDebug {
t.Errorf("expected OTLPLevel to be Debug, got %v", OTLPLevel.Level())
}
}
func TestOTLPLevelHandler(t *testing.T) {
// Create a mock handler that counts calls
callCount := 0
mockHandler := &mockHandler{
handleFunc: func(ctx context.Context, r slog.Record) error {
callCount++
return nil
},
}
// Set OTLP level to Warn
originalLevel := OTLPLevel.Level()
defer OTLPLevel.Set(originalLevel)
OTLPLevel.Set(slog.LevelWarn)
// Create OTLP level handler
handler := newOTLPLevelHandler(mockHandler)
ctx := context.Background()
// Test that Debug and Info are filtered out
if handler.Enabled(ctx, slog.LevelDebug) {
t.Error("Debug level should be disabled when OTLP level is Warn")
}
if handler.Enabled(ctx, slog.LevelInfo) {
t.Error("Info level should be disabled when OTLP level is Warn")
}
// Test that Warn and Error are enabled
if !handler.Enabled(ctx, slog.LevelWarn) {
t.Error("Warn level should be enabled when OTLP level is Warn")
}
if !handler.Enabled(ctx, slog.LevelError) {
t.Error("Error level should be enabled when OTLP level is Warn")
}
// Test that Handle respects level filtering
now := time.Now()
debugRecord := slog.NewRecord(now, slog.LevelDebug, "debug message", 0)
warnRecord := slog.NewRecord(now, slog.LevelWarn, "warn message", 0)
handler.Handle(ctx, debugRecord)
if callCount != 0 {
t.Error("Debug record should not be passed to underlying handler")
}
handler.Handle(ctx, warnRecord)
if callCount != 1 {
t.Error("Warn record should be passed to underlying handler")
}
}
func TestEnvironmentVariables(t *testing.T) {
tests := []struct {
name string
envVar string
envValue string
configPrefix string
testFunc func(t *testing.T)
}{
{
name: "LOG_LEVEL sets stderr level",
envVar: "LOG_LEVEL",
envValue: "ERROR",
testFunc: func(t *testing.T) {
// Reset the setup state
resetLoggerSetup()
// Call setupStdErrHandler which should read the env var
handler := setupStdErrHandler()
if handler == nil {
t.Fatal("setupStdErrHandler returned nil")
}
if Level.Level() != slog.LevelError {
t.Errorf("expected Level to be Error after setting LOG_LEVEL=ERROR, got %v", Level.Level())
}
},
},
{
name: "Prefixed LOG_LEVEL",
envVar: "TEST_LOG_LEVEL",
envValue: "DEBUG",
configPrefix: "TEST",
testFunc: func(t *testing.T) {
ConfigPrefix = "TEST"
defer func() { ConfigPrefix = "" }()
resetLoggerSetup()
handler := setupStdErrHandler()
if handler == nil {
t.Fatal("setupStdErrHandler returned nil")
}
if Level.Level() != slog.LevelDebug {
t.Errorf("expected Level to be Debug after setting TEST_LOG_LEVEL=DEBUG, got %v", Level.Level())
}
},
},
}
for _, tt := range tests {
t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
// Store original env value and level
originalEnv := os.Getenv(tt.envVar)
originalLevel := Level.Level()
defer func() {
os.Setenv(tt.envVar, originalEnv)
Level.Set(originalLevel)
}()
// Set test environment variable
os.Setenv(tt.envVar, tt.envValue)
// Run the test
tt.testFunc(t)
})
}
}
// mockHandler is a simple mock implementation of slog.Handler for testing
type mockHandler struct {
handleFunc func(ctx context.Context, r slog.Record) error
}
func (m *mockHandler) Enabled(ctx context.Context, level slog.Level) bool {
return true
}
func (m *mockHandler) Handle(ctx context.Context, r slog.Record) error {
if m.handleFunc != nil {
return m.handleFunc(ctx, r)
}
return nil
}
func (m *mockHandler) WithAttrs(attrs []slog.Attr) slog.Handler {
return m
}
func (m *mockHandler) WithGroup(name string) slog.Handler {
return m
}
// resetLoggerSetup resets the sync.Once instances for testing
func resetLoggerSetup() {
// Reset package-level variables
textLogger = nil
otlpLogger = nil
multiLogger = nil
// Note: We can't easily reset sync.Once instances in tests,
// but for the specific test we're doing (environment variable parsing)
// we can test the setupStdErrHandler function directly
}

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// - Context propagation for request-scoped logging
//
// Environment variables:
// - DEBUG: Enable debug level logging (configurable prefix via ConfigPrefix)
// - LOG_LEVEL: Set stderr log level (DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR) (configurable prefix via ConfigPrefix)
// - OTLP_LOG_LEVEL: Set OTLP log level independently (configurable prefix via ConfigPrefix)
// - DEBUG: Enable debug level logging for backward compatibility (configurable prefix via ConfigPrefix)
// - INVOCATION_ID: Systemd detection for timestamp handling
package logger
import (
"context"
"fmt"
"log"
"log/slog"
"os"
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// This enables multiple services to have independent logging configuration.
var ConfigPrefix = ""
var (
// Level controls the log level for the default stderr logger.
// Can be changed at runtime to adjust logging verbosity.
Level = new(slog.LevelVar) // Info by default
// OTLPLevel controls the log level for OTLP output.
// Can be changed independently from the stderr logger level.
OTLPLevel = new(slog.LevelVar) // Info by default
)
var (
textLogger *slog.Logger
otlpLogger *slog.Logger
@ -56,21 +69,64 @@ var (
mu sync.Mutex
)
// SetLevel sets the log level for the default stderr logger.
// This affects the primary application logger returned by Setup().
func SetLevel(level slog.Level) {
Level.Set(level)
}
// SetOTLPLevel sets the log level for OTLP output.
// This affects the logger returned by SetupOLTP() and the OTLP portion of SetupMultiLogger().
func SetOTLPLevel(level slog.Level) {
OTLPLevel.Set(level)
}
// ParseLevel converts a string log level to slog.Level.
// Supported levels: "DEBUG", "INFO", "WARN", "ERROR" (case insensitive).
// Returns an error for unrecognized level strings.
func ParseLevel(level string) (slog.Level, error) {
switch {
case level == "":
return slog.LevelInfo, nil
case level == "DEBUG" || level == "debug":
return slog.LevelDebug, nil
case level == "INFO" || level == "info":
return slog.LevelInfo, nil
case level == "WARN" || level == "warn":
return slog.LevelWarn, nil
case level == "ERROR" || level == "error":
return slog.LevelError, nil
default:
return slog.LevelInfo, fmt.Errorf("unknown log level: %s", level)
}
}
func setupStdErrHandler() slog.Handler {
programLevel := new(slog.LevelVar) // Info by default
envVar := "DEBUG"
// Parse LOG_LEVEL environment variable
logLevelVar := "LOG_LEVEL"
if len(ConfigPrefix) > 0 {
envVar = ConfigPrefix + "_" + envVar
logLevelVar = ConfigPrefix + "_" + logLevelVar
}
if opt := os.Getenv(envVar); len(opt) > 0 {
if levelStr := os.Getenv(logLevelVar); levelStr != "" {
if level, err := ParseLevel(levelStr); err == nil {
Level.Set(level)
}
}
// Maintain backward compatibility with DEBUG environment variable
debugVar := "DEBUG"
if len(ConfigPrefix) > 0 {
debugVar = ConfigPrefix + "_" + debugVar
}
if opt := os.Getenv(debugVar); len(opt) > 0 {
if debug, _ := strconv.ParseBool(opt); debug {
programLevel.Set(slog.LevelDebug)
Level.Set(slog.LevelDebug)
}
}
logOptions := &slog.HandlerOptions{Level: programLevel}
logOptions := &slog.HandlerOptions{Level: Level}
if len(os.Getenv("INVOCATION_ID")) > 0 {
// don't add timestamps when running under systemd
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func setupOtlpLogger() *slog.Logger {
setupOtlp.Do(func() {
// Parse OTLP_LOG_LEVEL environment variable
otlpLevelVar := "OTLP_LOG_LEVEL"
if len(ConfigPrefix) > 0 {
otlpLevelVar = ConfigPrefix + "_" + otlpLevelVar
}
if levelStr := os.Getenv(otlpLevelVar); levelStr != "" {
if level, err := ParseLevel(levelStr); err == nil {
OTLPLevel.Set(level)
}
}
// Create our buffering exporter
// It will buffer until tracing is configured
bufferingExp := newBufferingExporter()
@ -107,8 +175,9 @@ func setupOtlpLogger() *slog.Logger {
// Set global provider
global.SetLoggerProvider(provider)
// Create slog handler
handler := newLogFmtHandler(otelslog.NewHandler("common"))
// Create slog handler with level control
baseHandler := newLogFmtHandler(otelslog.NewHandler("common"))
handler := newOTLPLevelHandler(baseHandler)
otlpLogger = slog.New(handler)
})
return otlpLogger

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package logger
import (
"context"
"log/slog"
)
// otlpLevelHandler is a wrapper that enforces level checking for OTLP handlers.
// This allows independent level control for OTLP output separate from stderr logging.
type otlpLevelHandler struct {
next slog.Handler
}
// newOTLPLevelHandler creates a new OTLP level wrapper handler.
func newOTLPLevelHandler(next slog.Handler) slog.Handler {
return &otlpLevelHandler{
next: next,
}
}
// Enabled checks if the log level should be processed by the OTLP handler.
// It uses the OTLPLevel variable to determine if the record should be processed.
func (h *otlpLevelHandler) Enabled(ctx context.Context, level slog.Level) bool {
return level >= OTLPLevel.Level()
}
// Handle processes the log record if the level is enabled.
// If disabled by level checking, the record is silently dropped.
func (h *otlpLevelHandler) Handle(ctx context.Context, r slog.Record) error {
if !h.Enabled(ctx, r.Level) {
return nil
}
return h.next.Handle(ctx, r)
}
// WithAttrs returns a new handler with the specified attributes added.
func (h *otlpLevelHandler) WithAttrs(attrs []slog.Attr) slog.Handler {
return &otlpLevelHandler{
next: h.next.WithAttrs(attrs),
}
}
// WithGroup returns a new handler with the specified group name.
func (h *otlpLevelHandler) WithGroup(name string) slog.Handler {
return &otlpLevelHandler{
next: h.next.WithGroup(name),
}
}