Watir Logging
#Logging infrastructure require 'logger' # hack ruby logger to format and output only the minimum needed for testing scripts # Logger is configured to write class Logger # hack format of logger class Formatter #original: Format = "%s, [%s#%d] %5s -- %s: %s\n" #Change the name of constant to avoid redefining the super which raises exception and bugs us. Formato = "[%s] [%5s] : %s\n" #keep the original signature but alter implementation to change formatting def call(severity, time, progname, msg) #add logging to stdout puts output_message = msg2str(msg) STDOUT.flush #original: Format % [severity[0..0], format_datetime(time), $$, severity, progname, msg2str(msg)] Formato % [format_datetime(time),severity, output_message] end end end logfile = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__),'..','log', 'logger.log') $log = Logger.new(logfile,'daily') $log.level = Logger::DEBUG $log.datetime_format = "%H:%M:%S" $log.info("Watir Execution Starts") $log.debug("Halllow Worled!") $log.info("Achtung Achtung. The Train will leave from platform 9") $log.warn("no no no no no. you can't do this") $log.error("error error Danger Danger") $log.fatal("game over game over game over") # example of output #[13:02:00] [DEBUG] : Watir Execution Starts #[13:02:00] [DEBUG] : Halllow Worled! #[13:02:00] [ INFO] : Achtung Achtung. The Train will leave from platform 9 #[13:02:00] [ WARN] : no no no no no. you can't do this #[13:02:00] [ERROR] : error error Danger Danger #[13:02:00] [FATAL] : game over game over game over