
xlog Module

Elena-Ramona Modroiu

   FhG FOKUS

Edited by

Elena-Ramona Modroiu

   Copyright © 2003 FhG FOKUS
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   Table of Contents
   1. User's Guide

        1.1. Overview
        1.2. Implemented Specifiers
        1.3. Dependencies

              1.3.1. SER Modules
              1.3.2. External Libraries or Applications

        1.4. Exported Parameters

              1.4.1. buf_size (integer)

        1.5. Exported Functions

              1.5.1. xlog(level, format)
              1.5.2. xdbg(format)

   2. Developer's Guide
   3. Frequently Asked Questions

   List of Examples
   1-1. Set buf_size parameter
   1-2. xlog usage
   1-3. xdbg usage
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Chapter 1. User's Guide

1.1. Overview

   This module provides the possibility to print user formatted
   log or debug messages from SER scripts, similar to printf
   function but now a specifier is replaced with a part of the
   SIP request. Section 1.2 shows what can be printed out.
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1.2. Implemented Specifiers

     * %% : '%'
     * %Ts : unix time stamp
     * %Tf : string formatted time
     * %ci : call-id
     * %cs : cseq
     * %ct : contact header
     * %fu : 'From' uri
     * %ft : 'From' tag
     * %rm : request's method
     * %ru : request's r-uri
     * %rr : reply's reason
     * %rs : reply's status
     * %tu : 'To' uri
     * %tt : 'To' tag
     * %mi : SIP message id
     * %pp : process id (pid)
     * %is : IP source address
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1.3. Dependencies

1.3.1. SER Modules

   The following modules must be loaded before this module:

     * No dependencies on other SER modules.
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1.3.2. External Libraries or Applications

   The following libraries or applications must be installed
   before running SER with this module loaded:

     * None.
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1.4. Exported Parameters

1.4.1. buf_size (integer)

   Maximum size of the log message.

   Default value is 4096. 

   Example 1-1. Set buf_size parameter
...
modparam("xlog", "buf_size", 8192)
...
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1.5. Exported Functions

1.5.1. xlog(level, format)

   Print a formated message using LOG function.

   Meaning of the parameters is as follows:

     * level - The level that will be used in LOG function. It
       can be:
          + L_ALERT
          + L_CRIT
          + L_ERR
          + L_WARN
          + L_NOTICE
          + L_INFO
          + L_DBG
       What really matters is the third letter of the value.
     * format - The formatted string to be printed.

   Example 1-2. xlog usage
...
xlog("L_ERR", "time [%Tf] method <%rm> r-uri <%ru>\n");
...
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1.5.2. xdbg(format)

   Print a formatted message using DBG function.

   Meaning of the parameters is as follows:

     * format - The formatted string to be printed.

   Example 1-3. xdbg usage
...
xdbg("time [%Tf] method <%rm> r-uri <%ru>\n");
...
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Chapter 2. Developer's Guide

   The module does not provide any sort of API to use in other
   SER modules.
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Chapter 3. Frequently Asked Questions

   3.1. Where can I find more about SER?
   3.2. Where can I post a question about this module?
   3.3. How can I report a bug?

   3.1. Where can I find more about SER?

   Take a look at http://iptel.org/ser.

   3.2. Where can I post a question about this module?

   First at all check if your question was already answered on
   one of our mailing lists:

     * http://mail.iptel.org/mailman/listinfo/serusers
     * http://mail.iptel.org/mailman/listinfo/serdev

   E-mails regarding any stable version should be sent to
   <serusers@iptel.org> and e-mail regarding development versions
   or CVS snapshots should be send to <serdev@iptel.org>.

   If you want to keep the mail private, send it to
   <serhelp@iptel.org>.

   3.3. How can I report a bug?

   Please follow the guidelines provided at:
   http://iptel.org/ser/bugs
