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Motivation for this change is to keep util functions with really generic names
like "Split" and "Join" out of the global namespace so it is easier to see
where these functions are defined, and so they don't interfere with function
overloading, especially since the util library is a dependency of the kernel
library and intended to be used with external code.
These provide simple and clear ways to write the most common logging
operations:
LogInfo("msg");
LogDebug(BCLog::LogFlags::NET, "msg");
LogError("msg");
LogWarning("msg");
LogTrace(BCLog::LogFlags::NET, "msg");
For cases where the level cannot be hardcoded, LogPrintLevel(category,
level, ...) remains available.
for verbose log messages for development or debugging only, as bitcoind may run
more slowly, that are more granular/frequent than the Debug log level, i.e. for
very high-frequency, low-level messages to be logged distinctly from
higher-level, less-frequent debug logging that could still be usable in production.
An example would be to log higher-level peer events (connection, disconnection,
misbehavior, eviction) as Debug, versus Trace for low-level, high-volume p2p
messages in the BCLog::NET category. This will enable the user to log only the
former without the latter, in order to focus on high-level peer management events.
With respect to the name, "trace" is suggested as the most granular level
in resources like the following:
- https://sematext.com/blog/logging-levels
- https://howtodoinjava.com/log4j2/logging-levels
Update the test framework and add test coverage.
This is more consistent with the other functions, as well as with the
logging output itself. If we want to make this change, we should do it
before it's all over the place.
