Items RollFileHandle

RollFileHandle

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SYNOPSIS

  use RollFileHandle;
  my $dl=new RollFileHandle(">> /tmp/$0.stdout.%m%d");
  $dl->trap_stdxxx();    # install as default for stdout
  while($event_loop){
        $dl->roll_logfile();     # re-open log file when date rolls.
        print("1","2","3\n");    # use vanilla print syntax.

DESCRIPTION

This package is intended to give the caller the ability to create a "rolling" log file of its output, so that a single output log doesn't grow unrestricted.

If the process is dropped and restarted, the log file will be appended onto instead of truncated.

INHERITS

INI PARAMETERS

METHODS

Method	Description
roll_logfile	Open the correct logfile for the current time. if there is no work to do, exit without making any changes.
midnite_time	Calculate the time for midnight tonight, when we'll need to roll the log (again),

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