TraceLog

What is TraceLog?

TraceLog is a highly configurable, flexible, portable, and simple to use debug logging system for Swift and Objective-C applications running on Linux, macOS, iOS, watchOS, and tvOS.

TraceLog Design Philosophy

1. Universal: With TraceLog you are not locked into one type of logging system, as a matter of fact, you can choose to use a combination of log writers to write to various endpoints and systems.
2. Flexible: With TraceLog you can filter messages dynamically at run time or statically at compile time. Choose whatever combination of Writers and filters that work for your particular use case. Write your own custom Writers to plug into TraceLog for customized use-cases.
3. Portable: At this writing, TraceLog is one of the few logging systems that was designed to run on all swift supported platforms (Linux, macOs, iOS, tvOS, and watchOS) and be used in multiple languages (Swift and Objective-C).
4. Lightweight: TraceLog’s footprint is small and efficient. It’s designed and meant to be as efficient on resources as can be and also optimize itself out if required by the use case.
5. Easy to use: TraceLog can be used right out of the box with No setup or special dependencies. That was designed in, and we’ve worked hard to maintain that over the years. You can literally link to it and start adding log statements to your app and get useful output on any platform.

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