android-logstash-logger

This is a logger service who sends logs to a server. Current implementation sends the logs in udp.

The logger has two operational modes:

• active : send every log as it comes to the server
• silent : write the logs to files. file per day for MAX_LOG_DAYS (7 is the default now).

When changing the log mode from silent to active the log files are flushed to the server.

Configuration steps:

1. add LoggerService.java file to your project (i.e. /log/LoggerService.java )
2. change the package name to match your project
3. set LOGSTASH_SERVER_URL to the logstash server address
4. set LOGSTASH_UDP_JSON_PORT set the udp port
5. in AndroidManifest.xml add in the application scope:

<service android:name=".FILE_PATH_IN_PROJECT.LoggerService" />

Work method:

communication with the service is done through intents. currently there are 2 type of actions:

• ACTION_LOG : log a string
• ACTION_SET_MODE: sends with an exrta int EXTRA_MODE which should be either LogMod.silent or LogMod.active