log4r (version 0.4.4)

http_appender: Log Messages via HTTP

Description

Send messages in the body of HTTP requests. Responses with status code 400 or above will trigger errors.

Requires the httr package.

Usage

http_appender(url, method = "POST", layout = default_log_layout(), ...)

Arguments

url

The URL to submit messages to.

method

The HTTP method to use, usually "POST" or "GET".

layout

A layout function taking a level parameter and additional arguments corresponding to the message.

...

Further arguments passed on to httr::POST().

See Also

appenders() for more information on Appenders.

Examples

if (FALSE) {
# POST messages to localhost.
appender <- http_appender("localhost")
appender("INFO", "Message.")

# POST JSON-encoded messages.
appender <- http_appender(
  "localhost", method = "POST", layout = default_log_layout(),
  httr::content_type_json()
)
appender("INFO", "Message.")
}