enable logging to stdout for access logs

docs/toml.md

@@ -154,10 +154,15 @@ Supported filters:
 
 ## Access log definition
 
-The standard access log uses the textual Common Log Format (CLF), extended with additional fields.
+Access logs are written when `[accessLog]` is defined. 
-Alternatively logs can be written in JSON. 
+By default it will write to stdout and produce logs in the textual Common Log Format (CLF), extended with additional fields.
-Using the default CLF option is simple, e.g.
 
+To enable access logs using the default settings just add the `[accessLog]` entry.
+```toml
+[accessLog]
+```
+
+To write the logs into a logfile specify the `filePath`.
 ```toml
 [accessLog]
   filePath = "/path/to/access.log"

middlewares/accesslog/logger.go

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package accesslog
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
@@ -38,19 +37,13 @@ type LogHandler struct {
 
 // NewLogHandler creates a new LogHandler
 func NewLogHandler(config *types.AccessLog) (*LogHandler, error) {
-	if len(config.FilePath) == 0 {
+	file := os.Stdout
-		return nil, errors.New("Empty file path specified for accessLogsFile")
+	if len(config.FilePath) > 0 {
-	}
+		f, err := openAccessLogFile(config.FilePath)
-
-	dir := filepath.Dir(config.FilePath)
-
-	if err := os.MkdirAll(dir, 0755); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create log path %s: %s", dir, err)
-	}
-
-	file, err := os.OpenFile(config.FilePath, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_APPEND, 0664)
 		if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error opening file: %s %s", dir, err)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error opening access log file: %s", err)
+		}
+		file = f
 	}
 
 	var formatter logrus.Formatter
@@ -73,6 +66,21 @@ func NewLogHandler(config *types.AccessLog) (*LogHandler, error) {
 	return &LogHandler{logger: logger, file: file}, nil
 }
 
+func openAccessLogFile(filePath string) (*os.File, error) {
+	dir := filepath.Dir(filePath)
+
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(dir, 0755); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create log path %s: %s", dir, err)
+	}
+
+	file, err := os.OpenFile(filePath, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_APPEND, 0664)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error opening file %s: %s", filePath, err)
+	}
+
+	return file, nil
+}
+
 // GetLogDataTable gets the request context object that contains logging data. This accretes
 // data as the request passes through the middleware chain.
 func GetLogDataTable(req *http.Request) *LogData {

middlewares/accesslog/logger_test.go

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"regexp"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/containous/traefik/types"
@@ -18,9 +19,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	logger            *LogHandler
 	logFileNameSuffix       = "/traefik/logger/test.log"
-	helloWorld              = "Hello, World"
+	testContent             = "Hello, World"
 	testBackendName         = "http://127.0.0.1/testBackend"
 	testFrontendName        = "testFrontend"
 	testStatus              = 123
@@ -36,32 +36,27 @@ var (
 )
 
 func TestLoggerCLF(t *testing.T) {
-	tmpDir, logFilePath := doLogging(t, CommonFormat)
+	tmpDir := createTempDir(t, CommonFormat)
 	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpDir)
 
+	logFilePath := filepath.Join(tmpDir, logFileNameSuffix)
+	config := &types.AccessLog{FilePath: logFilePath, Format: CommonFormat}
+	doLogging(t, config)
+
 	logData, err := ioutil.ReadFile(logFilePath)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	tokens, err := shellwords.Parse(string(logData))
+	assertValidLogData(t, logData)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	assert.Equal(t, 14, len(tokens), printLogData(logData))
-	assert.Equal(t, testHostname, tokens[0], printLogData(logData))
-	assert.Equal(t, testUsername, tokens[2], printLogData(logData))
-	assert.Equal(t, fmt.Sprintf("%s %s %s", testMethod, testPath, testProto), tokens[5], printLogData(logData))
-	assert.Equal(t, fmt.Sprintf("%d", testStatus), tokens[6], printLogData(logData))
-	assert.Equal(t, fmt.Sprintf("%d", len(helloWorld)), tokens[7], printLogData(logData))
-	assert.Equal(t, testReferer, tokens[8], printLogData(logData))
-	assert.Equal(t, testUserAgent, tokens[9], printLogData(logData))
-	assert.Equal(t, "1", tokens[10], printLogData(logData))
-	assert.Equal(t, testFrontendName, tokens[11], printLogData(logData))
-	assert.Equal(t, testBackendName, tokens[12], printLogData(logData))
 }
 
 func TestLoggerJSON(t *testing.T) {
-	tmpDir, logFilePath := doLogging(t, JSONFormat)
+	tmpDir := createTempDir(t, JSONFormat)
 	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpDir)
 
+	logFilePath := filepath.Join(tmpDir, logFileNameSuffix)
+	config := &types.AccessLog{FilePath: logFilePath, Format: JSONFormat}
+	doLogging(t, config)
+
 	logData, err := ioutil.ReadFile(logFilePath)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
@@ -121,9 +116,9 @@ func TestLoggerJSON(t *testing.T) {
 	assertCount++
 	assert.Equal(t, fmt.Sprintf("%d ", testStatus), jsonData[DownstreamStatusLine])
 	assertCount++
-	assert.Equal(t, float64(len(helloWorld)), jsonData[DownstreamContentSize])
+	assert.Equal(t, float64(len(testContent)), jsonData[DownstreamContentSize])
 	assertCount++
-	assert.Equal(t, float64(len(helloWorld)), jsonData[OriginContentSize])
+	assert.Equal(t, float64(len(testContent)), jsonData[OriginContentSize])
 	assertCount++
 	assert.Equal(t, float64(testStatus), jsonData[OriginStatus])
 	assertCount++
@@ -165,6 +160,90 @@ func TestLoggerJSON(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, len(jsonData), assertCount, string(logData))
 }
 
+func TestNewLogHandlerOutputStdout(t *testing.T) {
+	file, restoreStdout := captureStdout(t)
+	defer restoreStdout()
+
+	config := &types.AccessLog{FilePath: "", Format: CommonFormat}
+	doLogging(t, config)
+
+	written, err := ioutil.ReadFile(file.Name())
+	require.NoError(t, err, "unable to read captured stdout from file")
+	require.NotZero(t, len(written), "expected access log message on stdout")
+	assertValidLogData(t, written)
+}
+
+func assertValidLogData(t *testing.T, logData []byte) {
+	tokens, err := shellwords.Parse(string(logData))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	formatErrMessage := fmt.Sprintf(`
+		Expected: TestHost - TestUser [13/Apr/2016:07:14:19 -0700] "POST testpath HTTP/0.0" 123 12 "testReferer" "testUserAgent" 1 "testFrontend" "http://127.0.0.1/testBackend" 1ms
+		Actual:   %s
+		`,
+		string(logData))
+	require.Equal(t, 14, len(tokens), formatErrMessage)
+	assert.Equal(t, testHostname, tokens[0], formatErrMessage)
+	assert.Equal(t, testUsername, tokens[2], formatErrMessage)
+	assert.Equal(t, fmt.Sprintf("%s %s %s", testMethod, testPath, testProto), tokens[5], formatErrMessage)
+	assert.Equal(t, fmt.Sprintf("%d", testStatus), tokens[6], formatErrMessage)
+	assert.Equal(t, fmt.Sprintf("%d", len(testContent)), tokens[7], formatErrMessage)
+	assert.Equal(t, testReferer, tokens[8], formatErrMessage)
+	assert.Equal(t, testUserAgent, tokens[9], formatErrMessage)
+	assert.Regexp(t, regexp.MustCompile("[0-9]*"), tokens[10], formatErrMessage)
+	assert.Equal(t, testFrontendName, tokens[11], formatErrMessage)
+	assert.Equal(t, testBackendName, tokens[12], formatErrMessage)
+}
+
+func captureStdout(t *testing.T) (out *os.File, restoreStdout func()) {
+	file, err := ioutil.TempFile("", "testlogger")
+	require.NoError(t, err, "failed to create temp file")
+
+	original := os.Stdout
+	os.Stdout = file
+
+	restoreStdout = func() {
+		os.Stdout = original
+	}
+
+	return file, restoreStdout
+}
+
+func createTempDir(t *testing.T, prefix string) string {
+	tmpDir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", prefix)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "failed to create temp dir")
+
+	return tmpDir
+}
+
+func doLogging(t *testing.T, config *types.AccessLog) {
+	logger, err := NewLogHandler(config)
+	defer logger.Close()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	if config.FilePath != "" {
+		_, err = os.Stat(config.FilePath)
+		require.NoError(t, err, fmt.Sprintf("logger should create %s", config.FilePath))
+	}
+
+	req := &http.Request{
+		Header: map[string][]string{
+			"User-Agent": {testUserAgent},
+			"Referer":    {testReferer},
+		},
+		Proto:      testProto,
+		Host:       testHostname,
+		Method:     testMethod,
+		RemoteAddr: fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", testHostname, testPort),
+		URL: &url.URL{
+			User: url.UserPassword(testUsername, ""),
+			Path: testPath,
+		},
+	}
+
+	logger.ServeHTTP(httptest.NewRecorder(), req, logWriterTestHandlerFunc)
+}
+
 func containsKeys(t *testing.T, expectedKeys []string, data map[string]interface{}) {
 	for key, value := range data {
 		if !contains(expectedKeys, key) {
@@ -187,54 +266,8 @@ func contains(values []string, value string) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-func doLogging(t *testing.T, format string) (string, string) {
-	tmp, err := ioutil.TempDir("", format)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to create temp dir: %s", err)
-	}
-
-	logFilePath := filepath.Join(tmp, logFileNameSuffix)
-
-	config := types.AccessLog{FilePath: logFilePath, Format: format}
-
-	logger, err = NewLogHandler(&config)
-	defer logger.Close()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	if _, err := os.Stat(logFilePath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		t.Fatalf("logger should create %s", logFilePath)
-	}
-
-	req := &http.Request{
-		Header: map[string][]string{
-			"User-Agent": {testUserAgent},
-			"Referer":    {testReferer},
-		},
-		Proto:      testProto,
-		Host:       testHostname,
-		Method:     testMethod,
-		RemoteAddr: fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", testHostname, testPort),
-		URL: &url.URL{
-			User: url.UserPassword(testUsername, ""),
-			Path: testPath,
-		},
-	}
-
-	rw := httptest.NewRecorder()
-	logger.ServeHTTP(rw, req, logWriterTestHandlerFunc)
-	return tmp, logFilePath
-}
-
-func printLogData(logdata []byte) string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf(`
-	Expected: TestHost - TestUser [13/Apr/2016:07:14:19 -0700] "POST testpath HTTP/0.0" 123 12 "testReferer" "testUserAgent" 1 "testFrontend" "http://127.0.0.1/testBackend" 1ms
-	Actual:   %s
-	`,
-		string(logdata))
-}
-
 func logWriterTestHandlerFunc(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	rw.Write([]byte(helloWorld))
+	rw.Write([]byte(testContent))
 	rw.WriteHeader(testStatus)
 
 	logDataTable := GetLogDataTable(r)

server/configuration.go

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ type GlobalConfiguration struct {
 	CheckNewVersion           bool                    `description:"Periodically check if a new version has been released"`
 	AccessLogsFile            string                  `description:"(Deprecated) Access logs file"` // Deprecated
 	AccessLog                 *types.AccessLog        `description:"Access log settings"`
-	TraefikLogsFile           string                  `description:"Traefik logs file"`
+	TraefikLogsFile           string                  `description:"Traefik logs file. Stdout is used when omitted or empty"`
 	LogLevel                  string                  `short:"l" description:"Log level"`
 	EntryPoints               EntryPoints             `description:"Entrypoints definition using format: --entryPoints='Name:http Address::8000 Redirect.EntryPoint:https' --entryPoints='Name:https Address::4442 TLS:tests/traefik.crt,tests/traefik.key;prod/traefik.crt,prod/traefik.key'"`
 	Cluster                   *types.Cluster          `description:"Enable clustering"`

traefik.sample.toml

@@ -220,21 +220,21 @@
 #   main = "local4.com"
 
 
-# Set access log options
+# Enable access logs
+# By default it will write to stdout and produce logs in the textual
+# Common Log Format (CLF), extended with additional fields.
 #
 # Optional
 #
 # [accessLog]
 
-# Sets the file path for the access log. If none is given (the default)
+# Sets the file path for the access log. If not specified, stdout will be used.
-# no access logs are produced. Intermediate directories are created if
+# Intermediate directories are created if necessary.
-# necessary.
 #
 # Optional
-# Default: ""
+# Default: os.Stdout
 #
 # filePath = "/path/to/log/log.txt"
-#
 
 # Format is either "json" or "common".
 #
@@ -242,7 +242,6 @@
 # Default: "common"
 #
 # format = "common"
-#
 
 # Entrypoints definition
 #

types/types.go

@@ -360,6 +360,6 @@ func (b *Buckets) SetValue(val interface{}) {
 
 // AccessLog holds the configuration settings for the access logger (middlewares/accesslog).
 type AccessLog struct {
-	FilePath string `json:"file,omitempty" description:"Access log file path"`
+	FilePath string `json:"file,omitempty" description:"Access log file path. Stdout is used when omitted or empty"`
 	Format   string `json:"format,omitempty" description:"Access log format: json | common"`
 }