Configuring the Extension

flask_oslolog requires no configuration of it’s own, but you may wish to utilize the upstream configuration options of oslo.log to configure log file location, etc.

A basic configuration might look like this:

[DEFAULT]
debug=True
log_file=/var/log/yourapp/flask.log

Initializing the Extension

Simply wrap the application object during instantiation:

from flask import Flask

from flask_oslolog import OsloLog

app = Flask(__name__)
log = OsloLog(app)

if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: nocover
    app = create_app(app_name=__name__)
    app.run(host="0.0.0.0", port=5000

Accessing the extension

Once the extension is intialized, you will notice that, by default, request logging has been enabled. In your log file you will begin to see messages like this:

2017-01-19 18:30:26.654 2082 INFO flask\_oslog.middleware \[-\] 1.2.3.4 my_user Confirmed "GET /resource/1" status: 200 len: 8317

Additionally, arbitrary logging will become available:

from flask import Flask

from flask_oslolog import OsloLog

app = Flask(__name__)
log = OsloLog(app)

@app.route("/")
log.logger.warn("Someone is accessing the root!")
return "access granted"

if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: nocover
    app = create_app(app_name=__name__)
    app.run(host="0.0.0.0", port=5000

Initializing the Extension in an Application Factory app

As with all flask extensions, it is also accessible in an application Factory setting by initializing the extension separately from it’s instantiation:

from flask import Flask

from flask_oslolog import OsloLog

log = OsloLog()

def create_app(app_name):
    app = Flask(app_name)
    log.init_app(app)

    return app


if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: nocover
    app = create_app(app_name=__name__)
    app.run(host="0.0.0.0", port=5000)