Disable default file logging.

Logs now are only displayed in console and a new parameter is used for
redirecting logs to a file.

Author: ataxexe

README.md

@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ Every namespace has it own configuration dir in $SODA_USER_HOME/config/NAMESPACE
 
 You can configure **soda** namespace through a **$SODA_USER_HOME/conf/soda/soda.conf** file (or any other name but inside that directory). The supported properties are:
 
-* **LOG_FILE** - The log file  (defaults to *$SODA_HOME/log/soda.log*)
 * **SODA_NAMESPACE_DELIMITER** - The namespace delimiter (defaults to **.**). Changing this also affects the bash completion
 * **SODA_TASK_BASH_COMPLETION_SUFFIX** - The suffix to build the function for custom bash completion (defaults to *_bash_completion*)
 * **SODA_FILE_LOG_PATTERN** - The pattern to format logs that goes in *LOG_FILE*
@@ -191,6 +190,8 @@ To log something, just call the **log** function passing the category and messag
 * **log_error** - uses the ERROR category
 * **log_fatal** - uses the FATAL category
 
+Log messages are shown in console, if you need to persist them, pass the parameter `--log-file=/path/to/the/file`. To disable the console log, pass the parameter `--no-console-log`.
+
 ### Custom logging
 
 If you want to use another log system (a *syslog* or another) just define a **log** function.

config/soda/descriptions.conf

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 # SOFTWARE   OR   THE   USE   OR   OTHER   DEALINGS  IN  THE  SOFTWARE.
 
 SODA_DESCRIPTION_NO_COLORS="Do not use colors"
-SODA_DESCRIPTION_NO_FILE_LOG="Do not log in file"
+SODA_DESCRIPTION_LOG_FILE="Sets the log file"
 SODA_DESCRIPTION_NO_CONSOLE_LOG="Do not log in console"
 SODA_DESCRIPTION_VERBOSE="Set the log level to DEBUG"
 SODA_DESCRIPTION_LOG_LEVEL="Set the log level (DEBUG INFO WARN ERROR FATAL NONE)"

config/soda/log.conf

@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 # TORT  OR  OTHERWISE,  ARISING  FROM,  OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE
 # SOFTWARE   OR   THE   USE   OR   OTHER   DEALINGS  IN  THE  SOFTWARE.
 
-LOG_FILE=/tmp/soda.log
 SODA_DATE_LOG_PATTERN="%F %T"
 SODA_FILE_LOG_PATTERN="%s | %-6s | %s\n"
 SODA_CONSOLE_LOG_PATTERN="%s | %-6s | %s"

scripts/core.sh

@@ -336,5 +336,3 @@ exists() {
     return 1
   fi
 }
-
-[ -z "$LOG_FILE" ] && LOG_FILE=/dev/null

scripts/soda/log.sh

@@ -71,9 +71,8 @@ log() {
   console_log "$category" "$message" "$color"
 }
 
-# Put a log message in $LOG_FILE
 file_log() {
-  printf "$SODA_FILE_LOG_PATTERN" "$(date +"${SODA_DATE_LOG_PATTERN}")" "$1" "$2" >> $LOG_FILE
+  :;
 }
 
 # Put a log message in console
@@ -86,12 +85,15 @@ console_log() {
   fi
 }
 
-parameter "no-file-log" "$SODA_DESCRIPTION_NO_FILE_LOG" && {
-  file_log() { :; }
-} || {
+parameter "log-file" "$SODA_DESCRIPTION_FILE_LOG" && {
   if ! [[ -f "$LOG_FILE" ]]; then
     touch "$LOG_FILE"
   fi
+  
+  # Put a log message in $LOG_FILE
+  file_log() {
+    printf "$SODA_FILE_LOG_PATTERN" "$(date +"${SODA_DATE_LOG_PATTERN}")" "$1" "$2" >> $LOG_FILE
+  }
 }
 
 parameter "no-console-log" "$SODA_DESCRIPTION_NO_CONSOLE_LOG" && {