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ConvertTo-PodeSyslog

SYNOPSIS

Converts a log message to a syslog formatted string.

SYNTAX

ConvertTo-PodeSyslog [-Message] <Object> [-Level] <PodeLogLevel> [-Timestamp] <DateTime> [[-Facility] <Int32>]
 [[-AppName] <String>] [[-Tags] <Hashtable>] [[-Format] <PodeSyslogFormat>]
 [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Converts a log message to a syslog formatted string based on the specified parameters.

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

$msg = ConvertTo-PodeSyslog -Message "This is a test log message" -Level 'Info' -Timestamp (Get-Date) -Tags @{ Environment = "Production"; Version = "1.0" }

EXAMPLE 2

$msg = ConvertTo-PodeSyslog -Message "This is a test log message" -Level 'Error' -Timestamp (Get-Date) -Facility 16 -AppName "MyApp" -Tags @{ Environment = "Staging"; Version = "2.0" } -Format 'RFC3164'

PARAMETERS

-AppName

The name of the application generating the log message. (Default: the server's AppName)

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 5
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Facility

The syslog facility code. (Default: 16, which corresponds to local0 for web/app logs)

Type: Int32
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 4
Default value: 16
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Format

The syslog format to use. (Default: Server default, or 'RFC5424' if no default set)

Type: PodeSyslogFormat
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Accepted values: RFC3164, RFC5424

Required: False
Position: 7
Default value: RFC5424
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Level

The log level of the message.

Type: PodeLogLevel
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Accepted values: Emergency, Alert, Critical, Error, Warning, Notice, Informational, Debug, Verbose

Required: True
Position: 2
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Message

The log message to be converted.

Type: Object
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-ProgressAction

{{ Fill ProgressAction Description }}

Type: ActionPreference
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: proga

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Tags

A hashtable of tags to include in the syslog message.

Type: Hashtable
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 6
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Timestamp

The timestamp of the log message.

Type: DateTime
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 3
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

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