log_method_parameter_values.md

How to log method parameters values

Contents

• Problem
• Logging Inputs
• Logging Inputs and Outputs

Problem

You want to log what the parameters are that a method receives at the method start (and end)

Logging Inputs

To log the input values, you can pass in a formatted string to SimpleLogger.use_markers.
Here is an example:

def method_with_inputs(number, name):
    with SimpleLogger.use_markers(f"number = {number}, name = {name}"):

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It will produce:

-> in: method_with_inputs(number = 1, name = Susan) in test_simple_logger
<- out: method_with_inputs()

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Logging Inputs and Outputs

To log the values at both entrance to the method and exit from the method, you can pass in a formatted string in a lambda.
Here is an example:

def method_with_inputs_and_outputs(number, announcement):
    with SimpleLogger.use_markers(
        lambda: f"number = {number}, announcement = {announcement}"
    ):

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It will produce:

-> in: method_with_inputs_and_outputs(number = 10, announcement = Blast off) in test_simple_logger
<- out: method_with_inputs_and_outputs(number = 1, announcement = Blast off)

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