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| author | auric <auric7@protonmail.com> | 2026-02-22 22:11:01 -0600 |
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| committer | auric <auric7@protonmail.com> | 2026-02-22 22:11:01 -0600 |
| commit | a252b8efbb7e52b68fe34790bf6444e212ed6fe5 (patch) | |
| tree | 5305f03bace310b008aec89c5209eb52a9e700f0 /README.md | |
| parent | 1964c8a106aba87134765491f7f0d66b240fac20 (diff) | |
log_tail: add log_dir + log_pattern directory-watch mode
Valve games (TF2, GMod) rotate into a new timestamped log file on every
map change. The existing fixed-path inotify watch goes stale after the
first rotation. This adds a directory-watch mode that auto-switches to
the newest matching file whenever one appears.
New YAML fields (mutually exclusive with logs:):
log_dir: directory to watch for new log files
log_pattern: fnmatch(3) glob for filenames; default "*"
Changes:
- umbrella.h: add log_dir[MAX_PATH] and log_dir_pattern[MAX_PATH] to Unit
- log_tail.c: extend LogWatch with dir_wd/dir_path/pattern fields;
add log_tail_drain, log_tail_scan_dir, log_tail_switch_file,
log_tail_open_fixed_watch, log_tail_open_dir_watch,
log_tail_reopen_fixed, log_tail_handle_rotation_dir;
refactor log_tail_init, log_tail_handle, log_tail_cleanup
- unit.c: parse log_dir and log_pattern YAML keys; warn and drop logs:
if both are set on the same unit
- AGENTS.md, README.md: document both log-tail modes
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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| -rw-r--r-- | README.md | 32 |
1 files changed, 28 insertions, 4 deletions
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ health: logs: - /path/to/logs/current.log # up to 4 paths; symlinks resolved +# OR: watch a directory for new log files (mutually exclusive with logs:) +log_dir: /path/to/logs # directory to watch +log_pattern: "L???????.log" # fnmatch glob; default "*" if omitted + # Optional filter — any executable reading stdin, writing stdout log_filter: /usr/lib/umbrella/filters/source.py @@ -86,19 +90,39 @@ stdout after each write works. Python, shell, compiled binary — anything. ## Log file setup -srcds and most dedicated servers create new log files per session. -Point `logs:` at a stable symlink and update it on each server start: +Two modes are available. They are mutually exclusive per unit. + +### Fixed-path mode (`logs:`) + +Point `logs:` at a stable symlink; umbrella resolves it via `realpath()` +at startup and watches the real inode. ```bash # In your startup script / ExecStartPre: ln -sf /srv/game/logs/L0222000.log /srv/game/logs/current.log -# Then SIGHUP umbrella so it re-resolves the symlink: +# SIGHUP umbrella so it re-resolves the symlink: kill -HUP $(cat /run/umbrella/umbrella.pid) ``` -With `sv_log_onefile 1` (Source engine), the log file is fixed for the +With `sv_log_onefile 1` (Source engine), the log file is stable for the server's lifetime, so the symlink only needs updating on restarts. +### Directory-watch mode (`log_dir` + `log_pattern`) + +Valve games (TF2, GMod) create a new timestamped log file on every map +change (`L0222000.log`, `L0222001.log`, ...). Use `log_dir` so umbrella +auto-switches to the newest matching file without a SIGHUP: + +```yaml +log_dir: /home/gmod/nnn/gmodds/garrysmod/logs +log_pattern: "L???????.log" +``` + +- `log_pattern` uses `fnmatch(3)` shell-style globs (e.g. `L???????.log`) +- Omitting `log_pattern` defaults to `"*"` (match all files) +- `log_dir` and `logs:` cannot be combined; if both appear, `logs:` is + ignored with a warning in the daemon log + ## CLI usage ```bash |
