FileValidatorModule::log() method

Log a message for this class

Message is saved to a log file in ProcessWire's logs path to a file with the same name as the class, converted to hyphenated lowercase.

Example

$this->log("This message will be logged"); 

Usage

// basic usage
$wireLog = $fileValidatorModule->log();

// usage with all arguments
$wireLog = $fileValidatorModule->log(string $str = '', array $options = []);

Arguments

NameType(s)Description
str (optional)string

Text to log, or omit to just return the name of the log

options (optional)array

Optional extras to include:

  • url (string): URL to record the with the log entry (default=auto-detect)
  • name (string): Name of log to use (default=auto-detect)

Return value

WireLog null


Hooking FileValidatorModule::log(…)

You can add your own hook events that are executed either before or after the FileValidatorModule::log(…) method is executed. Examples of both are included below. A good place for hook code such as this is in your /site/ready.php file.

Hooking before

The 'before' hooks are called immediately before each FileValidatorModule::log(…) method call is executed. This type of hook is especially useful for modifying arguments before they are sent to the method.

$this->addHookBefore('FileValidatorModule::log', function(HookEvent $event) {
  // Get the object the event occurred on, if needed
  $FileValidatorModule = $event->object;

  // Get values of arguments sent to hook (and optionally modify them)
  $str = $event->arguments(0);
  $options = $event->arguments(1);

  /* Your code here, perhaps modifying arguments */

  // Populate back arguments (if you have modified them)
  $event->arguments(0, $str);
  $event->arguments(1, $options);
});

Hooking after

The 'after' hooks are called immediately after each FileValidatorModule::log(…) method call is executed. This type of hook is especially useful for modifying the value that was returned by the method call.

$this->addHookAfter('FileValidatorModule::log', function(HookEvent $event) {
  // Get the object the event occurred on, if needed
  $FileValidatorModule = $event->object;

  // An 'after' hook can retrieve and/or modify the return value
  $return = $event->return;

  // Get values of arguments sent to hook (if needed)
  $str = $event->arguments(0);
  $options = $event->arguments(1);

  /* Your code here, perhaps modifying the return value */

  // Populate back return value, if you have modified it
  $event->return = $return;
});

FileValidatorModule methods and properties

API reference based on ProcessWire core version 3.0.244

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