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logger

A Lightweight, Modern and Flexible Logging Utility

v0.4.2 · May 9, 2026 · MIT + file LICENSE

Description

Inspired by the the 'futile.logger' R package and 'logging' Python module, this utility provides a flexible and extensible way of formatting and delivering log messages with low overhead.

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OK 13 OK · 0 NOTE · 0 WARNING · 0 ERROR · 0 FAILURE May 12, 2026
ERROR 12 OK · 0 NOTE · 0 WARNING · 1 ERROR · 0 FAILURE May 5, 2026
ERROR r-devel-linux-x86_64-fedora-clang

tests

Running ‘testthat.R’ [34s/58s]
Running the tests in ‘tests/testthat.R’ failed.
Complete output:
  > # This file is part of the standard setup for testthat.
  > # It is recommended that you do not modify it.
  > #
  > # Where should you do additional 
...[truncated]...
knit(text = mock_doc, quiet = TRUE)` to match regexp "global timer 0.2".
  Actual output:
  x | INFO [2026-05-04 17:20:54] global timer 0.32 secs elapsed -- 
  
  [ FAIL 1 | WARN 0 | SKIP 23 | PASS 250 ]
  Error:
  ! Test failures.
  Execution halted
OK 12 OK · 0 NOTE · 0 WARNING · 0 ERROR · 0 FAILURE Apr 25, 2026
NOTE 13 OK · 1 NOTE · 0 WARNING · 0 ERROR · 0 FAILURE Mar 10, 2026
NOTE r-oldrel-windows-x86_64

package dependencies

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Reverse Dependencies (62)

Dependency Network

Dependencies Reverse dependencies AWR.Kinesis CRE CausalGPS DIZtools DatastreamR GWASinspector MazamaCoreUtils NGCHM PACVr REXoplanets RelimpPCR Rthingsboard SNPannotator azlogr binancer +47 more reverse deps logger

Version History

9 tracked
updated 0.4.2 ← 0.4.1 diff May 10, 2026
new 0.4.1 Mar 10, 2026
updated 0.4.1 ← 0.4.0 diff Sep 10, 2025
updated 0.4.0 ← 0.3.0 diff Oct 21, 2024
updated 0.3.0 ← 0.2.2 diff Mar 4, 2024
updated 0.2.2 ← 0.2.1 diff Oct 18, 2021
updated 0.2.1 ← 0.2.0 diff Jul 5, 2021
updated 0.2.0 ← 0.1 diff Mar 3, 2021
new 0.1 Jan 1, 2019