add lumberjack log rotation (#5696)

* [logging] add UI and graphql for maximum log size
* [logger] set default size to 0MB and don't rotate

cmd/stash/main.go

@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func main() {
 // Logs only error level message to stderr.
 func initLogTemp() *log.Logger {
 	l := log.NewLogger()
-	l.Init("", true, "Error")
+	l.Init("", true, "Error", 0)
 	logger.Logger = l
 
 	return l
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func initLogTemp() *log.Logger {
 
 func initLog(cfg *config.Config) *log.Logger {
 	l := log.NewLogger()
-	l.Init(cfg.GetLogFile(), cfg.GetLogOut(), cfg.GetLogLevel())
+	l.Init(cfg.GetLogFile(), cfg.GetLogOut(), cfg.GetLogLevel(), cfg.GetLogFileMaxSize())
 	logger.Logger = l
 
 	return l

go.mod

@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/text v0.25.0
 	golang.org/x/time v0.10.0
 	gopkg.in/guregu/null.v4 v4.0.0
+	gopkg.in/natefinch/lumberjack.v2 v2.2.1
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0
 )
 

go.sum

@@ -1122,6 +1122,8 @@ gopkg.in/ini.v1 v1.66.2/go.mod h1:pNLf8WUiyNEtQjuu5G5vTm06TEv9tsIgeAvK8hOrP4k=
 gopkg.in/ini.v1 v1.66.3/go.mod h1:pNLf8WUiyNEtQjuu5G5vTm06TEv9tsIgeAvK8hOrP4k=
 gopkg.in/ini.v1 v1.67.0 h1:Dgnx+6+nfE+IfzjUEISNeydPJh9AXNNsWbGP9KzCsOA=
 gopkg.in/ini.v1 v1.67.0/go.mod h1:pNLf8WUiyNEtQjuu5G5vTm06TEv9tsIgeAvK8hOrP4k=
+gopkg.in/natefinch/lumberjack.v2 v2.2.1 h1:bBRl1b0OH9s/DuPhuXpNl+VtCaJXFZ5/uEFST95x9zc=
+gopkg.in/natefinch/lumberjack.v2 v2.2.1/go.mod h1:YD8tP3GAjkrDg1eZH7EGmyESg/lsYskCTPBJVb9jqSc=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.1/go.mod h1:hI93XBmqTisBFMUTm0b8Fm+jr3Dg1NNxqwp+5A1VGuI=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.2/go.mod h1:hI93XBmqTisBFMUTm0b8Fm+jr3Dg1NNxqwp+5A1VGuI=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.3/go.mod h1:hI93XBmqTisBFMUTm0b8Fm+jr3Dg1NNxqwp+5A1VGuI=

graphql/schema/types/config.graphql

@@ -155,6 +155,8 @@ input ConfigGeneralInput {
   logLevel: String
   "Whether to log http access"
   logAccess: Boolean
+  "Maximum log size"
+  logFileMaxSize: Int
   "True if galleries should be created from folders with images"
   createGalleriesFromFolders: Boolean
   "Regex used to identify images as gallery covers"
@@ -279,6 +281,8 @@ type ConfigGeneralResult {
   logLevel: String!
   "Whether to log http access"
   logAccess: Boolean!
+  "Maximum log size"
+  logFileMaxSize: Int!
   "Array of video file extensions"
   videoExtensions: [String!]!
   "Array of image file extensions"

internal/api/resolver_mutation_configure.go

@@ -334,6 +334,10 @@ func (r *mutationResolver) ConfigureGeneral(ctx context.Context, input ConfigGen
 		logger.SetLogLevel(*input.LogLevel)
 	}
 
+	if input.LogFileMaxSize != nil && *input.LogFileMaxSize != c.GetLogFileMaxSize() {
+		c.SetInt(config.LogFileMaxSize, *input.LogFileMaxSize)
+	}
+
 	if input.Excludes != nil {
 		for _, r := range input.Excludes {
 			_, err := regexp.Compile(r)

internal/api/resolver_query_configuration.go

@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ func makeConfigGeneralResult() *ConfigGeneralResult {
 		LogOut:                        config.GetLogOut(),
 		LogLevel:                      config.GetLogLevel(),
 		LogAccess:                     config.GetLogAccess(),
+		LogFileMaxSize:                config.GetLogFileMaxSize(),
 		VideoExtensions:               config.GetVideoExtensions(),
 		ImageExtensions:               config.GetImageExtensions(),
 		GalleryExtensions:             config.GetGalleryExtensions(),

internal/log/logger.go

@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@ package log
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	lumberjack "gopkg.in/natefinch/lumberjack.v2"
 )
 
 type LogItem struct {
@@ -41,8 +43,8 @@ func NewLogger() *Logger {
 }
 
 // Init initialises the logger based on a logging configuration
-func (log *Logger) Init(logFile string, logOut bool, logLevel string) {
+func (log *Logger) Init(logFile string, logOut bool, logLevel string, logFileMaxSize int) {
-	var file *os.File
+	var logger io.WriteCloser
 	customFormatter := new(logrus.TextFormatter)
 	customFormatter.TimestampFormat = "2006-01-02 15:04:05"
 	customFormatter.ForceColors = true
@@ -57,30 +59,38 @@ func (log *Logger) Init(logFile string, logOut bool, logLevel string) {
 	// the access log colouring not being applied
 	_, _ = customFormatter.Format(logrus.NewEntry(log.logger))
 
+	// if size is 0, disable rotation
 	if logFile != "" {
-		var err error
+		if logFileMaxSize == 0 {
-		file, err = os.OpenFile(logFile, os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY|os.O_APPEND, 0644)
+			var err error
-
+			logger, err = os.OpenFile(logFile, os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY|os.O_APPEND, 0644)
-		if err != nil {
+			if err != nil {
-			fmt.Printf("Could not open '%s' for log output due to error: %s\n", logFile, err.Error())
+				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "unable to open log file %s: %v\n", logFile, err)
+			}
+		} else {
+			logger = &lumberjack.Logger{
+				Filename: logFile,
+				MaxSize:  logFileMaxSize, // Megabytes
+				Compress: true,
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	if file != nil {
+	if logger != nil {
 		if logOut {
 			// log to file separately disabling colours
 			fileFormatter := new(logrus.TextFormatter)
 			fileFormatter.TimestampFormat = customFormatter.TimestampFormat
 			fileFormatter.FullTimestamp = customFormatter.FullTimestamp
 			log.logger.AddHook(&fileLogHook{
-				Writer:    file,
+				Writer:    logger,
 				Formatter: fileFormatter,
 			})
 		} else {
 			// logging to file only
 			// turn off the colouring for the file
 			customFormatter.ForceColors = false
-			log.logger.Out = file
+			log.logger.Out = logger
 		}
 	}
 

internal/manager/config/config.go

@@ -252,13 +252,15 @@ const (
 	DLNAPortDefault = 1338
 
 	// Logging options
-	LogFile          = "logfile"
+	LogFile               = "logfile"
-	LogOut           = "logout"
+	LogOut                = "logout"
-	defaultLogOut    = true
+	defaultLogOut         = true
-	LogLevel         = "loglevel"
+	LogLevel              = "loglevel"
-	defaultLogLevel  = "Info"
+	defaultLogLevel       = "Info"
-	LogAccess        = "logaccess"
+	LogAccess             = "logaccess"
-	defaultLogAccess = true
+	defaultLogAccess      = true
+	LogFileMaxSize        = "logfile_max_size"
+	defaultLogFileMaxSize = 0 // megabytes, default disabled
 
 	// Default settings
 	DefaultScanSettings     = "defaults.scan_task"
@@ -1636,6 +1638,16 @@ func (i *Config) GetLogAccess() bool {
 	return i.getBoolDefault(LogAccess, defaultLogAccess)
 }
 
+// GetLogFileMaxSize returns the maximum size of the log file in megabytes for lumberjack to rotate
+func (i *Config) GetLogFileMaxSize() int {
+	value := i.getInt(LogFileMaxSize)
+	if value < 0 {
+		value = defaultLogFileMaxSize
+	}
+
+	return value
+}
+
 // Max allowed graphql upload size in megabytes
 func (i *Config) GetMaxUploadSize() int64 {
 	i.RLock()

ui/v2.5/graphql/data/config.graphql

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ fragment ConfigGeneralData on ConfigGeneralResult {
   logOut
   logLevel
   logAccess
+  logFileMaxSize
   createGalleriesFromFolders
   galleryCoverRegex
   videoExtensions

ui/v2.5/src/components/Settings/SettingsSystemPanel.tsx

@@ -465,6 +465,14 @@ export const SettingsConfigurationPanel: React.FC = () => {
           checked={general.logAccess ?? false}
           onChange={(v) => saveGeneral({ logAccess: v })}
         />
+
+        <NumberSetting
+          id="log-file-max-size"
+          headingID="config.general.auth.log_file_max_size"
+          subHeadingID="config.general.auth.log_file_max_size_desc"
+          value={general.logFileMaxSize ?? 10}
+          onChange={(v) => saveGeneral({ logFileMaxSize: v })}
+        />
       </SettingSection>
     </>
   );

ui/v2.5/src/locales/en-GB.json

@@ -301,6 +301,8 @@
         "log_http_desc": "Logs http access to the terminal. Requires restart.",
         "log_to_terminal": "Log to terminal",
         "log_to_terminal_desc": "Logs to the terminal in addition to a file. Always true if file logging is disabled. Requires restart.",
+        "log_file_max_size": "Maximum log size",
+        "log_file_max_size_desc": "Maximum size in megabytes of the log file before it is compressed. 0MB is disabled. Requires restart.",
         "maximum_session_age": "Maximum Session Age",
         "maximum_session_age_desc": "Maximum idle time before a login session is expired, in seconds. Requires restart.",
         "password": "Password",