NAME
Mnet::Log::Conditional - Use Mnet::Log if Mnet::Log is loaded
SYNOPSIS
use Mnet::Log::Conditional qw( DEBUG INFO WARN FATAL );
# nothing will happen unless Mnet::Log was loaded
INFO("starting");
# errors will still always go to stderr
WARN("error");
FATAL("abort");
my $log = Mnet::Log::Conditional->new($opts);
$log->DEBUG("object oriented interace");DESCRIPTION
This module can be called to output log entries using the Mnet::Log module, but only if the Mnet::Log module has already been loaded.
Refer to perldoc Mnet::Log for more information.
new
$log = Mnet::Log::Conditional->new(\%opts)This class method creates a new Mnet::Log::Conditional object. The opts hash ref argument is not requried but may be used to override any parsed cli options parsed with the Mnet::Opts::Cli module.
The returned object may be used to call other documented functions and methods in this module, which will call the Mnet::Log module if it is loaded.
Refer to the new method in perldoc Mnet::Log for more information.
debug
$log->debug($text)Method to output a debug entry using the Mnet::Log module, if it is loaed. If the Mnet::Log module is not loaded then nothing happens.
info
$log->info($text)Method to output an info entry using the Mnet::Log module, if it is loaed. If the Mnet::Log module is not loaded then nothing happens.
warn
$log->warn($text)Method to output a warn entry using the Mnet::Log module, if it is loaed. If the Mnet::Log module is not loaded then the perl warn command is called.
fatal
$log->fatal($text)Method to output a fatal entry using the Mnet::Log module, if it is loaded. If the Mnet::Log module is not loaded then the perl die command is called.
DEBUG
DEBUG($text)Function to output a debug entry using the Mnet::Log module, if it is loaed. If the Mnet::Log module is not loaded then nothing happens.
INFO
INFO($text)Function to output an info entry using the Mnet::Log module, if it is loaed. If the Mnet::Log module is not loaded then nothing happens.
WARN
WARN($text)Function to output a debug entry using the Mnet::Log module, if it is loaed. If the Mnet::Log module is not loaded then the perl warn command is called.
FATAL
FATAL($text)Function to output a debug entry using the Mnet::Log module, if it is loaed. If the Mnet::Log module is not loaded then the perl die command is called.