Logger

This simple Golang package can be used for common logging functionality. Only when debug is on, non fatal errors will be shown.

Install

go get -u git.simoncor.net/golang/logger

Basic usage

logger.Print("Simple log message withouth error", nil)
logger.Fatal("Fatal log message with error and exits the program", err)

Will output like this:

2025/12/01 11:17:35 MyApp | LOG: Simple log message withouth error
2025/12/01 11:17:35 MyApp | FATAL: Fatal log message with error
2025/12/01 11:17:35 MyApp | ERROR: <insert value of err> 

Options

logger.SetAppName("todo-app")     # optional; default "MyApp"
logger.SetDebug(true)             # optional; default false

Return functions

logger.GetAppName()  # will return the current used app name as a string.
logger.GetDebug()    # will return the current debug setting as a bool.