.gitignore

@@ -12,4 +12,5 @@ Test_*
 bin/
 secrets
 *.deb
-debian/
+debian/
+logs/

main.go

@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ var Version = "0.1"
 
 func main() {
 
+	// Set logger
+	log.InitLogger()
+
 	// Set Engine
 	err := models.SetEngine()
 	if err != nil {

pkg/config/config.go

@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ func init() {
 	viper.SetDefault("log.standard", "stdout")
 	viper.SetDefault("log.database", false)
 	viper.SetDefault("log.http", true)
+	viper.SetDefault("log.echo", false) // Echo has its own logging which usually is unnessecary.
+	viper.SetDefault("log.path", viper.GetString("service.rootpath")+"/logs")
 
 	// Init checking for environment variables
 	viper.SetEnvPrefix("vikunja")

pkg/log/logging.go

@@ -37,15 +37,38 @@ const Fmt = `%{color}%{time:` + time.RFC3339Nano + `}: %{level}` + "\t" + `▶ %
 // Log is the handler for the logger
 var Log = logging.MustGetLogger("vikunja")
 
-// Initializes the global log handler
-func init() {
+// InitLogger initializes the global log handler
+func InitLogger() {
 	if !viper.GetBool("log.enabled") {
 		return
 	}
 
+	if viper.GetString("log.errors") == "file" || viper.GetString("log.standard") == "file" {
+		err := os.Mkdir(viper.GetString("log.path"), 0744)
+		if err != nil && !os.IsExist(err) {
+			log.Fatal("Could not create log folder: ", err.Error())
+		}
+	}
+
+	// TODO: work out how to set up the other log stuff
+	// TODO: Docs for new config options
+
 	// We define our two backends
-	errBackend := logging.NewLogBackend(GetErrorLogWriter(), "", 0)
-	stdBackend := logging.NewLogBackend(GetLogWriter(), "", 0)
+	stdWriter, _ := GetLogWriter()
+	/*defer func() {
+		if err := stdfile.Close(); err != nil {
+			log.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}()*/
+
+	errWriter, _ := GetErrorLogWriter()
+	/*defer func() {
+		if err := errFile.Close(); err != nil {
+			log.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}()*/
+	errBackend := logging.NewLogBackend(errWriter, "", 0)
+	stdBackend := logging.NewLogBackend(stdWriter, "", 0)
 
 	// Set the standard backend
 	stdBackendFormatter := logging.NewBackendFormatter(stdBackend, logging.MustStringFormatter(Fmt+"\n"))
@@ -60,20 +83,18 @@ func init() {
 	logging.SetBackend(stdBackendFormatter, errBackendLeveled)
 }
 
+// TODO: Refactor these bot functions (it probably isn't needed to return the file shit)
+
 // GetLogWriter returns the writer to where the normal log goes, depending on the config
-func GetLogWriter() (writer io.Writer) {
+func GetLogWriter() (writer io.Writer, logfile *os.File) {
 	switch viper.GetString("log.standard") {
 	case "file":
-		f, err := os.OpenFile("access.log", os.O_APPEND|os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, 0644)
+		logfile, err := os.OpenFile(viper.GetString("log.path")+"/standard.log", os.O_APPEND|os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, 0644)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatal(err)
 		}
-		writer = f
-		defer func() {
-			if err := f.Close(); err != nil {
-				log.Fatal(err)
-			}
-		}()
+		writer = logfile
+		break
 	case "stdout":
 	default:
 		writer = os.Stdout
@@ -82,9 +103,15 @@ func GetLogWriter() (writer io.Writer) {
 }
 
 // GetErrorLogWriter returns the writer to where the error log goes, depending on the config
-func GetErrorLogWriter() (writer io.Writer) {
+func GetErrorLogWriter() (writer io.Writer, logfile *os.File) {
 	switch viper.GetString("log.error") {
 	case "file":
+		logfile, err := os.OpenFile(viper.GetString("log.path")+"/error.log", os.O_APPEND|os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, 0644)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		writer = logfile
+		break
 	case "stdout":
 	default:
 		writer = os.Stderr

pkg/routes/routes.go

@@ -86,7 +86,10 @@ func NewEcho() *echo.Echo {
 	e.HideBanner = true
 
 	if l, ok := e.Logger.(*elog.Logger); ok {
-		l.SetLevel(elog.ERROR)
+		if !viper.GetBool("log.echo") {
+			l.SetLevel(elog.OFF)
+		}
+		l.EnableColor()
 		l.SetHeader(log.ErrFmt)
 	}