UDP LogHandler?

Firmware
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It occurred to me that a UDP/Syslog LogHandler would be super useful. I’ve used Papertrail in the past to easily capture syslog from a variety of sources, and it would be pretty handy here, especially with a constellation of IoT devices.

I found this psyslog library, but it’s a bit frustrating to use and doesn’t seem to support an OO design. The log functions are all done with #define and I can’t get it working outside of my main .ino file (ie. in my classes). So, I was thinking about taking the core UDP/Syslog idea and implementing it as a LogHandler, potentially a subclass of StreamLogHandler, if I can figure out how to subclass/implement the Print class.

Before I head down that road:

  1. Has someone already done this? Are there other (non-serial) LogHandler implementations out there for syslog or other (easier than USB-Serial) log formats?
  2. Assuming the answer to (1) is “No”, is this a good idea?
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Pinging @mdma or @peekay123

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I may have to back off. My C++ skills are just not that great. I’m fairly sure it could be done by subclassing StreamLogHandler but I’m not sure how to work with the Print class.

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Check out the new papertrail library.

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@micahwedemeyer, if you’re looking for a syslog server, I like Kiwi. It’s a free download and runs on any Windows platform. You can always use a Mac or any Linux server was well.

If you want a simple syslog client for a Particle device, I just uploaded one. Search for “syslog” and my program should come up near the top.