Log to Xcode Console
Xcode from Apple is the one and only developer tool we are all using to build our apps for the Apple platform. Unfortunately Xcode has no built-in logging besides NSLog() and even that requires a tedious DIY solution.
With SwiftyBeaver Framework Xcode finally gets powerful logging functionality to its Console including color, customizable formatting & so much more.
Screenshot of Xcode Console with colored level indicators (Xcode 8)
Setup
To start logging to Xcode Console you just need to instantiate ConsoleDestination(), optionally adjust the properties and then add the instance to SwiftyBeaver itself:
let console = ConsoleDestination() log.addDestination(console)
Properties
You can adjust the logging behavior with the following properties of ConsoleDestination().
| Property | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| .format | |
Customize the log format output, on default it shows every detail |
| .asynchronously | true | Runs on own serial background thread for better performance. Set to false during development for easier debugging. |
| .minLevel | .verbose | Any level with a priority lower than that level is not logged. Possible values are SwiftyBeaver.Level.verbose, .debug, .info .warning, .error. |
| .levelString.verbose, .debug, .info, .warning, .error | "VERBOSE", "DEBUG", etc. | Sets a custom string representing the log level. On default it is the log level as uppercase word. |
Example for custom logging to Xcode Console:
let console = ConsoleDestination() console.format = "$DHH:mm:ss$d $L: $M" // hour, minute, second, loglevel and message console.minLevel = .info // just log .info, .warning & .error log.addDestination(console) // add to SwiftyBeaver