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Logging

Log messages can be recorded from tasks using log_debug, log_info, log_warning and log_error. In each case the function accepts a 'template' and a set of values. Values will be substituted into the template, or shown alongside if a placeholder isn't present in the template. For example:

import coflux as cf

cf.log_info(
  "{count} bottles of {drink} on the wall",
  count=99, drink='beer', sunny=True, temperature=12.3
)

These messages will appear in the web UI like this:

Log messages

Logs can be viewed aggregated across all steps within the run, or for a specific step execution.

note

Apart from the convenience of separating templates from labels in code, doing so also has the benefit that log messages take up less disk space. But it's also fine to dynamically construct the log message yourself.

Stdout/stderr​

Tasks are run in sub-processes, and Coflux makes a best effort to capture output that's sent to stdout/stderr (e.g., via print) streams and send it back to the server. These appear amongst logs.