Document version 3.0.0 changes and migration

Make known Nim allocator race scenarios opt-in
Skip factory-state and allocator by default with explicit skip messages. Preserve both scenarios and enable them with NSL_TEST_RUNTIME_ALLOCATOR=1. Document the deferred runtime issue and remaining validation limits. Validation: nimble test passes 32 unit tests, 29 regression tests, and 11 sanitizer scenarios, with two skips. Opt-in execution still reports both known allocator failures.
2026-09-29 09:15:59 -05:00 · 2026-09-29 09:11:59 -05:00 · 2026-09-29 09:03:31 -05:00 · 2026-09-29 08:43:31 -05:00 · 2026-09-29 08:10:12 -05:00 · 2026-09-28 15:00:18 -05:00
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@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 .*.sw?
 nimcache/
 tests/tests
 tests/bin/
 src/namespaced_logging.out
 src/namespaced_logging/autoconfigured
 .worktrees
 nimble.develop
 nimble.paths
 nimbledeps
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
 # Changelog
 ## 3.0.0
 This release reworks logging ownership for Nim's ORC memory manager, fixes
 background writer shutdown, and switches generated timestamps to UTC. It
 introduces breaking API changes from 2.1.2. Nim 2.2.0 or later remains required.
 ### Breaking changes and migration
 - **Service handles and local caches are separate types.** `LogService` is now
  a copyable handle that keeps shared configuration alive. Pass a copy to each
  worker, then call `threadLocalRef()` inside that worker. Keep
  `ThreadLocalLogService` and its loggers in the thread that creates them. Use
  `local.service` instead of `local[]` to obtain a shared handle.
 - **`ensureFreshness(LogService)` has been removed.** Refresh the relevant
  `ThreadLocalLogService` instead. Configuration methods remain available on
  both types; `LogService.appenders()` returns clones of the current shared
  configuration.
 - **Custom appender callbacks now receive `state: var T`.**
  `initCustomLogAppender` copies supported value state into each clone and
  rejects ordinary references, closures, and embedded synchronization
  primitives, including nested ones. Use `SharedLogState[T]` for shared mutable
  value data, or `initFactoryCustomLogAppender` for independently created state
  containing references or closures.
 - **Appenders now accept `LogFormatter` objects.** The former
  `LogMessageFormatter` callback type is replaced by `StatefulLogFormatterFunc`
  and `StatelessLogFormatterFunc`. Noncapturing formatter functions still
  convert automatically. Replace directly supplied captured closures with
  `initLogFormatter(seed, factory)`, and use `formatter.format(message)` to
  invoke a formatter directly. Custom appender and formatter clones must own
  independent state or use explicit shared-state handles.
 - **Generated timestamps now use UTC.** `LogMessage.ts` remains a `DateTime`;
  structured JSON output uses a `Z` suffix. Explicit timestamps supplied in
  caller-constructed messages are preserved.
 - **The test collector returns value snapshots.** `LoggedMessages.get()` now
  returns `seq[RecordedLogMessage]` instead of `seq[LogMessage]`. Timestamps are
  `Time` values, additional JSON data is serialized text, and exceptions retain
  their name, message, and stacktrace as text. Use the collector's methods
  instead of accessing its former `messages` field.
 ### Added
 - `SharedLogState[T]` and `initSharedLogState` provide copyable ownership of
  shared value data. Use `withState` for synchronized updates and `snapshot`
  for independent copies. Raw pointers and custom copy/destruction hooks
  remain the caller's responsibility.
 - `FactoryCustomLogAppender` and `initFactoryCustomLogAppender` create custom
  state lazily within the thread using each clone. Formatter factories provide
  the same ownership pattern for captured formatter state. Configuration
  refresh can replace clones and reset their local state; use shared-state
  handles for data that must persist across refreshes.
 ### Fixed and clarified
 - Service copies retain shared configuration without sharing ordinary ORC
  reference ownership between threads. Workers can outlive the original
  handle and the thread that created it.
 - Local caches are built independently. Failed configuration refreshes preserve
  the previous cache and retry on a later refresh without requiring another
  configuration change.
 - Background console and file writers drain queued records at normal process
  exit, including empty messages and the final file batch. Shutdown excludes
  further submissions and waits for writers to finish. Applications must join
  their logging workers before exiting.
 - Both message constructors avoid local-time conversion races by creating UTC
  timestamps directly.
 - `isEnabled` intentionally checks cached namespace thresholds without
  refreshing configuration. Logging calls, `getLogger`, or an explicit local
  refresh pick up changes. Applications that guard all logging should refresh
  at suitable boundaries, such as the start of a request. The shared root
  threshold is read only when no cached namespace threshold applies.
 ### Tests and known limitations
 - `nimble test` runs all enabled unit, regression, and ThreadSanitizer suites
  under ORC with threads enabled. Individual suites remain available through
  `testUnit`, `testRegression`, and `testThreadSafety`.
 - Validation passes 32 unit tests, 29 regression tests, and 11 sanitizer
  scenarios. Two scenarios, `factory-state` and `allocator`, are temporarily
  skipped because they expose a known race in Nim 2.2.10's default allocator.
  Their code and assertions remain available; enable them with
  `NSL_TEST_RUNTIME_ALLOCATOR=1 nimble testThreadSafety`.
 - The allocator limitation remains unresolved and also reproduces without
  importing this library. Passing the enabled tests does not establish full
  validation of factory state under the default allocator. See
  [the test documentation](tests/README.md) for details and diagnostic results.
 See the [README](README.md) for usage and migration examples.
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ four main motivating features:
 ## Getting Started
 See the [changelog](CHANGELOG.md) for version 3.0.0 changes and migration notes.
 Install the package via nimble:
 ```bash
@@ -76,6 +78,33 @@ proc configureLogging(localLogSvc: ThreadLocalLogService, verbose: bool) =
 # Changes automatically propagate to all threads
 ```
 ### Avoiding Expensive Log Preparation
 Use `isEnabled` to guard expensive work performed before a logging call:
 ```nim
 if logger.isEnabled(lvlDebug):
  let details = buildExpensiveDetails()
  logger.debug(details)
 ```
 `isEnabled` checks the logger's effective threshold without refreshing its
 configuration. It uses cached namespace thresholds and the shared root fallback
 level. Namespace changes can remain unseen until the local service refreshes.
 Normal logging calls and `getLogger` refresh the cache; callers can also use
 `ensureFreshness(localLogSvc)` explicitly.
 If all logging is guarded by `isEnabled`, a cached disabled level can keep
 skipping those logging calls indefinitely. To pick up runtime namespace changes
 in that situation, refresh the local service at suitable application boundaries,
 such as the start of a request or work batch.
 A true result does not guarantee delivery: the logging call refreshes
 configuration and appenders apply their own filters. For a single expression,
 `logger.debug(buildExpensiveDetails())` already delays evaluation until the
 logger's threshold permits the message. A separate guard is useful when
 preparation requires multiple statements.
 ## Loggers and Appenders
 The logging system is composed of two main components: loggers and appenders.
@@ -104,16 +133,49 @@ loggers upwards in the scope naming heirarchy. This pattern is explained in
 detail in the [logback documentation][effective logging level] and applies in
 the same manner to loggers in this library.
-### LogMessageFormater
+### LogFormatter
-Both the [ConsoleLogAppender](#ConsoleLogAppender) and
+Messages created by the library carry UTC timestamps in `LogMessage.ts`, which
-[FileLogAppender](#FileLogAppender) can be given a *LogMessageFormatter* to
+remains a `DateTime`. This changes the previous local-time behavior. Structured
-determine how a log message is formatted before being written.
+JSON output represents these timestamps with a `Z` suffix. Explicit timestamps
 in caller-constructed `LogMessage` values are preserved.
 Console, file, and std/logging appenders accept a *LogFormatter*. Noncapturing
 functions such as *formatSimpleTextLog* and *formatJsonStructuredLog* are
 converted automatically:
 ```nim
-type LogMessageFormatter* = proc (msg: LogMessage): string {.gcsafe.}
+let appender = initConsoleLogAppender(formatter = formatJsonStructuredLog)
 ```
 For a formatter that captures state, pass value configuration and a
 noncapturing factory to *initLogFormatter*. The factory creates a separate
 closure in each thread on first use:
 ```nim
 proc makeFormatter(prefix: string): StatefulLogFormatterFunc =
  var count = 0
  result = proc(msg: LogMessage): string {.gcsafe.} =
    inc count
    prefix & $count & ": " & msg.msg
 let appender = initConsoleLogAppender(
  formatter = initLogFormatter("request ", makeFormatter))
 ```
 The factory's input must contain value data, such as strings, sequences of
 values, or *SharedLogState* handles. Ordinary `ref` values and closures are
 rejected, including when nested inside other types. The returned closure may
 capture independently created references and mutable state belonging to its
 thread. It must not return a closure shared with another thread.
 Each appender clone starts fresh formatter state; configuration refresh can
 reate new clones. For counters or other data that must persist across
 refreshes or be shared between threads, pass a *SharedLogState* handle as
 factory input.  To invoke a formatter directly, use
 `formatter.format(message)`.
 ## Available Appenders
 ### ConsoleLogAppender
@@ -122,7 +184,7 @@ Used for writing logs to stdout or stderr.
 ```nim
 proc initConsoleLogAppender*(
-    formatter = formatSimpleTextLog,
+    formatter: LogFormatter = nil,  # defaults to formatSimpleTextLog
      ## formatJsonStructuredLog is another useful formatter provided
      ## or you can write your own
    useStderr = false,  ## stdout is used by default
@@ -144,7 +206,7 @@ Used for writing logs to files.
 ```nim
 proc initFileLogAppender*(
    filePath: string,
-    formatter = formatSimpleTextLog,
+    formatter: LogFormatter = nil,  # defaults to formatSimpleTextLog
      ## formatJsonStructuredLog is another useful formatter provided
      ## or you can write your own
    namespace = "",
@@ -178,76 +240,119 @@ messages regardless of whether namespaced\_logging has other appenders by
 setting `fallbackOnly = false`.
 ```nim
-func initStdLoggingAppender*(
+proc initStdLoggingAppender*(
    fallbackOnly = true,
-    formatter = formatForwardedLog,
+    formatter: LogFormatter = nil,  # defaults to formatForwardedLog
    namespace = "",
    threshold = lvlAll): StdLoggingAppender {.gcsafe.}
 ```
 ### CustomLogAppender
-Provides an extension point for custom logging implementations.
+Provides an extension point for custom logging implementation.
 Use *initCustomLogAppender* for state that can be copied by value. Its callback
 receives `state: var T` and a *LogMessage*. Each clone owns a separate state
 value. Ordinary `ref` values, closures, and embedded locks or atomics are
 rejected, including inside containers and objects.
 For mutable state shared by all workers, put value data in a *SharedLogState*:
 ```nim
-func initCustomLogAppender*[T](
+let count = initSharedLogState(0)
-    state: T,   # arbitrary state needed for the appender
+
-    doLogMessage: CustomLogAppenderFunc[T],
+proc countMessage(state: var SharedLogState[int], msg: LogMessage) {.gcsafe, noconv.} =
-      # custom log appender implementation
+  state.withState(proc(value: var int) = inc value)
-    namespace = "",
+
-    threshold = lvlAll): CustomLogAppender[T] {.gcsafe.} =
+var service = initLogService()
 service.addAppender(initCustomLogAppender(count, countMessage))
 # Pass service copies to workers as described below.
 # count.snapshot() reads the current count safely.
 ```
-The `state` field allows you to explicitly pass in any data that is required
+Copies of the handle share the same data and keep it alive. *withState* runs
-for the custom functionality.
+its callback synchronously with exclusive access; *snapshot* returns a value
 copy made under the same lock. Neither operation allows unsynchronized access
 to the stored payload. Do not retain a pointer to the callback's argument or
 call back into the same handle from inside *withState*, since its lock is not
 recursive.
-*TODO: rethink this. I chose this to avoid GC-safety issues copying closures
+The payload must contain value data without ordinary references, closures, or
-across threads, but maybe I don't need this separate, explicit state field.*
+embedded synchronization primitives. Strings and sequences of supported values
 are accepted. Raw pointers and types with custom copy/destruction hooks remain
 an explicit caller responsibility: their lifetime and synchronization must be
 safe across threads. *SharedLogState* does not make a raw pointer's target
 safe.
-> [!CAUTION] The `state` data type must support copy semantics on assignment.
+The [testutil][] collector demonstrates shared state using value snapshots.
-> It is possible to pass a `ref` to `state` and/or data structures that include
+*LoggedMessages.get()* returns `seq[RecordedLogMessage]`: timestamps are
-> `ref`s, but **you must guarantee they remain valid**, either by allocating
+*Time* values, additional JSON data is serialized text, and exceptions retain
-> shared memeory, or (preferably) keeping alive a reference to them that the GC
+name, message, and stacktrace text. Returned snapshots can be inspected and
-> is aware of, either on the thread where they were initialized or by
+modified independently without sharing the original message's references.
 > explicitly telling the GC about the cross-thread reference *(TODO: how?)*.
-See [testutil][] and the unit tests in [namespaced\_logging][nsl-unit-tests]
+### FactoryCustomLogAppender
 for an example.
 Provides an extension point for custom logging with state created separately
 in each logging thread. Use this when state needs ordinary references or
 closures owned by that thread.
 Call *initFactoryCustomLogAppender(seed, factory, doLogMessage)* during logging
 setup. The noncapturing factory receives a copyable value seed and creates
 independently owned state on the first message handled by each clone, in the
 thread doing the logging. The logging callback receives `state: var T` and a
 *LogMessage*.
 The seed follows the same ownership restrictions as *CustomLogAppender* state;
 it may include *SharedLogState* handles. The state returned by the factory may
 contain independently created references and closures. State lasts for that
 clone's lifetime; configuration refresh may replace it. A factory that raises
 is retried on the next message, and errors go to the configured error handler.
 Do not retain managed references from an incoming *LogMessage* for use in
 another thread.
 ## Notes on Use in Multi-Threaded Applications
-The loggers and appenders in this library are thread-safe and are intended to
+This library is intended to support thread-safe logging in multi-threaded
-behave more intuitively in a multi-threaded environment than
+applications, and hopefully to behave more intuitively in a multi-threaded
-[std/logging][std-logging] while presenting a similar API. This is particularly
+environment than [std/logging][std-logging] while presenting a similar API. A
-true in environments where the logging setup code may be separated from the
+key difference is that logging setup can happen separately from thread
-thread-management code (in an HTTP server, for example).
+creation, such as when an HTTP server manages its own worker threads.
 The *LogService* object is the main entry point for the logging system and
-should be initialized on the main thread. The *LogService* contains a reference
+should be initialized via *initLogService* during application setup, usually on
-to the "source of truth" for logging configuration and is safe to be shared
+the main thread.  Pass a copy of that *LogService* to each worker that needs
-between all threads.
+logging. Such copies use the same logging configuration and will be updated
 when there are changes (e.g. to appenders or logging thresholds). Calling
 *initLogService* again creates a separate, independent configuration.
-The thread which initializes a *LogService* must also be the longest-living
+Within each thread, call *threadLocalRef* to obtain a *ThreadLocalLogService*,
-thread that uses that *LogService* instance. If the initializing thread
+then use its *getLogger* method to create loggers. Keep those local services and
-terminates or the *LogService* object in that thread goes out of scope while
+loggers within the thread that created them. If the main thread also logs,
-other threads are still running and using the *LogService*, the global state
+create a local service and loggers there too. Appenders configured during setup
-may be harvested by the garbage collector, leading to use-after-free errors
+are available to each thread without repeating that setup in every worker.
 when other threads attempt to log (likely causing segfaults).
-Individual threads should use the *threadLocalRef* proc to obtain a
+Once workers have their own copies of the *LogService*, the original service
-*ThreadLocalLogService* reference that can be used to create *Logger* objects.
+can go out of scope and the thread that initialized it can finish. Logging
-*ThreadLocalLogService* objects cache the global *LogService* state locally to
+remains available while any service copy, local service, or logger using that
-avoid expensive locks on the shared state. Instead an atomic configuration
+service remains alive. Join worker threads before exiting the application so
-version number is maintained to allow the thread-local state to detect global
+they have an opportunity to finish logging.
 configuration changes via an inexpensive [load][atomic-load] call and
 automatically synchronize only when necessary.
-This thread-local caching mechanism is the primary advantage of this logging
+When background writers are enabled with `-d:multithreaded`, normal application
-system over std/logging in a multi-threaded environment as it means that
+exit drains the console and file queues and waits for the writers to finish.
-the logging system itself is responsible for making sure appenders are
+No explicit flush or delay is needed after joining the threads that log.
-configured for every thread where loggers are used, even if the thread
+
-initialization context is separated from the logging setup code.
+You can change logging configuration through a service copy or a local service
 in any thread. Those changes are intended to take effect automatically on
 subsequent logging calls in every thread using that service, without recreating
 loggers or configuring each worker separately. `isEnabled` intentionally does
 not refresh configuration; see [Avoiding Expensive Log Preparation](#avoiding-expensive-log-preparation).
 > [!NOTE]
 > Thread-safety work is still in progress. Custom state and captured
 > formatters must follow the ownership rules above.
 > Nim 2.2.10 produces sanitizer reports in its default allocator
 > during some cross-thread allocation patterns. See
 > [the regression tests](tests/README.md) for the remaining work.
 ## Architectural Design
@@ -261,18 +366,17 @@ usability in multithreaded environments. The design centers on two key types:
 #### LogService (Value Type)
 ```nim
 type LogService* = object
-  configVersion: int
+  shared: ptr SharedLogServiceState
  global: GlobalLogService
  appenders: seq[LogAppender]
  thresholds: TableRef[string, Level]
 ```
 The *LogService* object is intended to support uses cases such as:
 - **Main thread initialization**: a mutable *LogService* supports all of the
  configuration functions you would typically need when initializing logging
  for an application on the main thread.
- **Cross-thread communication**: Being an `object` type, *LogService* follows
+- **Cross-thread communication**: Copies of a *LogService* can be passed
-  value semantics and can be safely copied between threads.
+  between threads while keeping the shared configuration alive. Configuration
  changes are intended to become visible to each associated
  *ThreadLocalLogService* automatically on subsequent logging calls.
 - **Service composition**: independently initialized *LogService* objects are
  truly independent and multiple can be created and embedded in larger
  application contexts.
@@ -283,15 +387,33 @@ The *LogService* object is intended to support uses cases such as:
 #### ThreadLocalLogService (Reference Type)
 ```nim
-type ThreadLocalLogService* = ref LogService
+type ThreadLocalLogService* = ref object
  serviceHandle: LogService
  configVersion: int
  appenders: seq[LogAppender]
  thresholds: TableRef[string, Level]
 ```
-*ThreadLocalLogService* is a reference to a thread-local copy of a *LogService*
+*threadLocalRef* builds a fresh *ThreadLocalLogService* cache in the calling
-and can be obtained via *threadLocalRef*. We purposefully use reference
+thread, even when the configuration has not changed. We use reference
 semantics within the context of a thread so that *Logger* objects created
 within the same thread context share the same *ThreadLocalLogService*
 reference, avoiding the need to synchronize every *Logger* individually.
 *ThreadLocalLogService* is no longer an alias for `ref LogService`. To obtain a
 shared handle from a local service, use `local.service` instead of `local[]`:
 ```nim
 let handle = localLogSvc.service
 # Pass handle to a worker, which calls handle.threadLocalRef() itself.
 ```
 Configuration methods remain available on both types. Shared handles contain no
 cache; `handle.appenders()` clones the current shared configuration.
 `ensureFreshness` applies only to *ThreadLocalLogService*, which maintains a
 per-thread cache. Calls to `ensureFreshness(handle)` must be removed or changed
 to refresh the relevant local service when migrating to version 3.0.0.
 *ThreadLocalLogService* is the object that users are expected to interact with
 during regular operation and support both the configuration functions of
 *LogService* and the creation of *Logger* objects.
@@ -300,32 +422,37 @@ during regular operation and support both the configuration functions of
 > *ThreadLocalLogService* objects should **never** be shared outside the
 > context of the thread in which they were initialized.
-#### GlobalLogService (Internal)
+#### SharedLogServiceState (Internal)
-Under the hood *LogService* holds a reference to a *GlobalLogService*, a
+Under the hood *LogService* holds a pointer to a manually allocated shared
-heap-allocated object that serves as the single source of truth for logging
+control block that serves as the single source of truth for logging
 configuration. This internal type is not exposed to library users but manages:
 - **Shared configuration state**: Appenders, thresholds, and root logging level
 - **Synchronization primitives**: Locks and atomic variables for thread
  coordination
- **Background I/O threads**: Dedicated writer threads for console and file
+- **Ownership**: Atomic retain/release and explicit destruction of configuration
  output
 - **Configuration versioning**: Atomic version numbers for efficient change
  detection
-The `GlobalLogService` ensures that configuration changes are safely propagated
+Console and file writers remain process-wide. The shared control block owns
-across all threads while maintaining high performance for logging operations.
+appender prototypes; refresh borrows them under the configuration lock and
 calls `clone()` to create local instances. Clones must not retain ordinary
 managed references shared across threads. Built-in custom appenders copy
 checked value state or shared-state handles. Factory appenders and formatters
 copy value seeds and create their managed state lazily within the thread that
 uses each clone.  The state of an already-used clone is never copied into
 another clone.
 ### Thread Safety Model
 #### Safe Cross-Thread Pattern
 ```nim
 # Main thread setup
-let logService = initLogService()
+var logService = initLogService()
 logService.addAppender(initConsoleLogAppender())
-# Safe: value semantics allow crossing thread boundaries
+# Each copy retains the shared control block atomically.
 proc workerThread(ls: LogService) {.thread.} =
  # Convert to thread-local reference for efficient operations
  let tlls = threadLocalRef(ls)
@@ -351,15 +478,17 @@ The library uses atomic version numbers to efficiently detect configuration
 changes:
 ```nim
-proc ensureFreshness*(ls: var LogService) =
+proc ensureFreshness*(ls: ThreadLocalLogService) =
  # Cheap atomic check first
-  if ls.configVersion == ls.global.configVersion.load():
+  if ls.configVersion == ls.shared.configVersion.load():
    return  # No changes, return immediately
  # Only acquire lock and copy if versions differ
-  withLock ls.global.lock:
+  withLock ls.shared.lock:
-    ls.configVersion = ls.global.configVersion.load
+    let version = ls.shared.configVersion.load()
-    # Sync state...
+    # Build the complete replacement cache, then install it after success.
    # If building raises, preserve the previous cache and version for retry.
    ls.configVersion = version
 ```
 Goals/Motivation:
@@ -459,6 +588,16 @@ As much as possible, avoid complex operations that might themselves fail.
 Don't do heavy operations like database writes, complex network operations, or
 file system operations that might fail and cause cascading errors.
 ## Testing
 Run `nimble test` for all enabled unit, regression, and ThreadSanitizer ownership tests.
 It runs every suite even when an earlier suite fails. For focused debugging,
 use `nimble testUnit`, `nimble testRegression`, or `nimble testThreadSafety`.
 Two scenarios that expose a known Nim allocator race are temporarily skipped
 by default. Enable them with `NSL_TEST_RUNTIME_ALLOCATOR=1 nimble testThreadSafety`.
 See [tests/README.md](tests/README.md) for commands, requirements, and coverage
 limitations.
 [log4j]: https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/
 [logback]: https://logback.qos.ch/
 [effective logging level]: https://logback.qos.ch/manual/architecture.html#effectiveLevel
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
 # begin Nimble config (version 2)
 when withDir(thisDir(), system.fileExists("nimble.paths")):
  include "nimble.paths"
 # end Nimble config
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Package
-version       = "2.0.3"
+version       = "3.0.0"
 author        = "Jonathan Bernard"
 description   = "Wrapper around std/logging to provide namespaced logging."
 license       = "MIT"
@@ -14,6 +14,58 @@ requires @["nim >= 2.2.0", "zero_functional"]
 # from https://git.jdb-software.com/jdb/nim-packages
 requires "timeutils"
-task test, "Run unittests for the package.":
+proc runUnitTests() =
-  exec "nimble c src/namespaced_logging.nim"
+  if fileExists("src/namespaced_logging.out"): rmFile("src/namespaced_logging.out")
  exec "nimble c --mm:orc --threads:on src/namespaced_logging.nim"
  if not fileExists("src/namespaced_logging.out"):
    raise newException(OSError, "Unit test compilation produced no executable")
  exec "src/namespaced_logging.out"
 proc runRegressionTests() =
  if fileExists("tests/bin/writer_child"): rmFile("tests/bin/writer_child")
  if fileExists("tests/bin/regressions"): rmFile("tests/bin/regressions")
  exec "nimble c --mm:orc --threads:on -d:multithreaded --out:tests/bin/writer_child tests/writer_child.nim"
  if not fileExists("tests/bin/writer_child"):
    raise newException(OSError, "Writer test compilation produced no executable")
  exec "nimble c --mm:orc --threads:on --out:tests/bin/regressions tests/regressions.nim"
  if not fileExists("tests/bin/regressions"):
    raise newException(OSError, "Regression test compilation produced no executable")
  exec "tests/bin/regressions"
 proc runThreadSafetyTests() =
  if fileExists("tests/bin/thread_safety"): rmFile("tests/bin/thread_safety")
  if fileExists("tests/bin/writer_lifecycle"): rmFile("tests/bin/writer_lifecycle")
  exec "nimble c --mm:orc --threads:on --passC:-fsanitize=thread --passC:-g --passL:-fsanitize=thread --out:tests/bin/thread_safety tests/thread_safety.nim"
  if not fileExists("tests/bin/thread_safety"):
    raise newException(OSError, "Thread-safety test compilation produced no executable")
  exec "nimble c --mm:orc --threads:on --passC:-fsanitize=thread --passC:-g --passL:-fsanitize=thread --out:tests/bin/writer_lifecycle src/namespaced_logging.nim"
  if not fileExists("tests/bin/writer_lifecycle"):
    raise newException(OSError, "Writer lifecycle test compilation produced no executable")
  exec "bash tests/run_tsan.sh tests/bin/thread_safety tests/bin/writer_lifecycle"
 task test, "Run all enabled tests, including ThreadSanitizer, and report all failing suites.":
  var failedSuites: seq[string] = @[]
  template runSuite(name: string, action: untyped) =
    echo "Running test suite: ", name
    try:
      action
      echo "PASS: ", name
    except OSError as err:
      echo "FAIL: ", name, ": ", err.msg
      failedSuites.add(name)
  runSuite("unit", runUnitTests())
  runSuite("regression", runRegressionTests())
  runSuite("thread safety", runThreadSafetyTests())
  if failedSuites.len > 0:
    echo "Failed test suites: ", failedSuites
    quit(1)
 task testUnit, "Run the existing embedded unit tests under ORC.":
  runUnitTests()
 task testRegression, "Run ownership, configuration, and shutdown regressions.":
  runRegressionTests()
 task testThreadSafety, "Run ORC ownership tests with ThreadSanitizer (Linux).":
  runThreadSafetyTests()
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
 ## Ownership for custom logging state shared between threads under ORC.
 import std/[atomics, locks, typetraits]
 proc checkThreadValue[T]() =
  when T is Lock or T is Cond or T is Atomic:
    {.error: "Do not copy synchronization primitives as logging configuration".}
  elif T is ref:
    {.error: "Logging configuration cannot contain ref values; use a thread-local factory or SharedLogState with value data".}
  elif T is string:
    discard
  elif T is seq:
    checkThreadValue[typeof(default(T)[0])]()
  elif T is array:
    checkThreadValue[typeof(default(T)[low(T)])]()
  elif T is object or T is tuple:
    for field in fields(default(T)):
      checkThreadValue[typeof(field)]()
  elif supportsCopyMem(T):
    discard
  else:
    {.error: "Logging configuration cannot contain closures; create them with a thread-local factory".}
 template requireThreadValue*(T: typedesc) =
  ## Reject managed references and closures, including nested ones. Strings
  ## and sequences have value semantics under ORC. Raw pointers and custom
  ## copy hooks still require the caller's lifetime and synchronization contract.
  ## Type-check only: inspecting fields must not construct a payload at runtime.
  when not compiles(block:
    checkThreadValue[T]()
  ):
    {.error: "Logging configuration must be value data without refs, closures, or synchronization primitives; use SharedLogState or a thread-local factory".}
 type
  SharedLogStateData[T] = object
    owners: Atomic[int]
    lock: Lock
    value: T
  SharedLogState*[T] = object
    ## Copyable owner of synchronized value data. Each thread owns its own
    ## handle. The payload cannot contain ordinary refs or captured closures.
    data: ptr SharedLogStateData[T]
 proc release[T](data: ptr SharedLogStateData[T]) =
  if data != nil and data.owners.fetchSub(1, moAcquireRelease) == 1:
    `=destroy`(data.value)
    deinitLock(data.lock)
    deallocShared(data)
 proc `=destroy`*[T](state: SharedLogState[T]) = release(state.data)
 proc `=copy`*[T](dest: var SharedLogState[T], source: SharedLogState[T]) =
  if dest.data == source.data: return
  if source.data != nil:
    discard source.data.owners.fetchAdd(1, moRelaxed)
  release(dest.data)
  dest.data = source.data
 proc `=dup`*[T](source: SharedLogState[T]): SharedLogState[T] =
  if source.data != nil:
    discard source.data.owners.fetchAdd(1, moRelaxed)
  result.data = source.data
 proc `=wasMoved`*[T](state: var SharedLogState[T]) = state.data = nil
 proc initSharedLogState*[T](value: sink T): SharedLogState[T] =
  requireThreadValue(T)
  result.data = cast[ptr SharedLogStateData[T]](
    allocShared0(sizeof(SharedLogStateData[T])))
  result.data.owners.store(1)
  initLock(result.data.lock)
  result.data.value = value
 proc withState*[T](state: SharedLogState[T],
    action: proc(value: var T) {.gcsafe.}) =
  ## Execute synchronously under the state's lock. Do not retain a pointer to
  ## value or re-enter this same state from action. Exceptions release the lock.
  if state.data == nil:
    raise newException(ValueError, "SharedLogState is not initialized")
  if action.isNil:
    raise newException(ValueError, "SharedLogState callback is nil")
  # The callback can release its caller's handle. Retain an explicit owner
  # until after the lock is released; a borrowed parameter is insufficient.
  let owner = `=dup`(state)
  withLock owner.data.lock:
    action(owner.data.value)
 proc snapshot*[T](state: SharedLogState[T]): T =
  ## Return an independently owned value copy, made under the state's lock.
  if state.data == nil:
    raise newException(ValueError, "SharedLogState is not initialized")
  withLock state.data.lock:
    result = state.data.value
@@ -1,42 +1,51 @@
-import std/[locks, sequtils, syncio, os, times]
+import std/[json, options, syncio, os, times]
 from logging import Level
 from ../namespaced_logging import CustomLogAppender, initCustomLogAppender, LogMessage
 import ./ownership
 type
-  LoggedMessages* = ref object
+  RecordedException* = object
-    messages*: seq[LogMessage]
+    name*, msg*, stacktrace*: string
-    lock: Lock
+
  RecordedLogMessage* = object
    ## A value snapshot: JSON is serialized, exceptions retain diagnostic text,
    ## and timestamps retain the instant without sharing a Timezone reference.
    scope*: string
    level*: Level
    ts*: Time
    msg*: string
    err*: Option[RecordedException]
    additionalData*: string
  LoggedMessages* = SharedLogState[seq[RecordedLogMessage]]
 proc initLoggedMessages*(): LoggedMessages =
-  result = LoggedMessages(messages: @[])
+  initSharedLogState(newSeq[RecordedLogMessage]())
  initLock(result.lock)
 proc add*(lm: LoggedMessages, msg: LogMessage) =
-  withLock lm.lock: lm.messages.add(msg)
+  var record = RecordedLogMessage(scope: msg.scope, level: msg.level,
-
+    ts: msg.ts.toTime, msg: msg.msg,
    additionalData: (if msg.additionalData.isNil: "null" else: $msg.additionalData))
  if msg.err.isSome:
    let err = msg.err.get
    record.err = some(RecordedException(name: $err.name, msg: err.msg,
      stacktrace: $err.trace))
  lm.withState(proc(messages: var seq[RecordedLogMessage]) = messages.add(record))
 proc clear*(lm: LoggedMessages) =
-  withLock lm.lock: lm.messages = @[]
+  lm.withState(proc(messages: var seq[RecordedLogMessage]) = messages.setLen(0))
 proc get*(lm: LoggedMessages): seq[RecordedLogMessage] = lm.snapshot()
-proc get*(lm: LoggedMessages): seq[LogMessage] =
+proc testLogAppenderProc(state: var LoggedMessages, msg: LogMessage) {.gcsafe, noconv.} =
  withLock lm.lock: return lm.messages.mapIt(it)
 proc testLogAppenderProc(state: LoggedMessages, msg: LogMessage) {.gcsafe, noconv.} =
  state.add(msg)
 proc initTestLogAppender*(
    lm: LoggedMessages,
    namespace = "",
    threshold = lvlAll): CustomLogAppender[LoggedMessages] =
-
+  initCustomLogAppender(state = lm, doLogMessage = testLogAppenderProc,
-  initCustomLogAppender(
+    namespace = namespace, threshold = threshold)
    state = lm,
    doLogMessage = testLogAppenderProc,
    namespace = namespace,
    threshold = threshold)
 proc waitForFileContent*(
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
 # Regression tests
 These tests assert the intended behavior. Enabled tests treat bugs as ordinary
 failures. Two scenarios that expose a known Nim allocator race are temporarily
 disabled by default; they remain available for explicit runs as described below.
 Run from the repository root:
 | Command | Coverage |
 | --- | --- |
 | `nimble test` | All enabled unit, regression, and ThreadSanitizer tests under ORC with threads enabled |
 | `nimble testUnit` | Embedded unit tests, including writer submission/shutdown coordination |
 | `nimble testRegression` | Custom-state/formatter ownership, handle lifetime, configuration freshness, refresh failure recovery, appender-state cleanup, and writer shutdown |
 | `nimble testThreadSafety` | Separate ThreadSanitizer processes for service ownership, last-owner teardown, reconfiguration, shared state, formatter closures, collector snapshots, timestamps, and writer lifecycle, plus an independent-service control; factory-state and allocator scenarios are opt-in |
 `factory-state` and `allocator` are reported as **SKIP** in normal runs because
 they expose the default-allocator race in Nim 2.2.10. Resolving that runtime
 issue is deferred. Their implementations and assertions remain intact, and
 their test code is still compiled. To enable both scenarios:
 ```sh
 NSL_TEST_RUNTIME_ALLOCATOR=1 nimble testThreadSafety
 # Or include them in the full run:
 NSL_TEST_RUNTIME_ALLOCATOR=1 nimble test
 ```
 When enabled, their failures make the command fail normally. Skipping these
 scenarios does not resolve the runtime limitation or establish that factory
 state is fully validated under the default allocator.
 `nimble test` attempts every suite even if an earlier suite fails to compile or
 run, summarizes the failing suites, and exits unsuccessfully if any suite fails.
 The subset commands use the same build and execution procedures as the full run.
 Old executables are removed before compilation, and a new executable must exist
 before a suite runs. This prevents stale binaries from hiding compilation errors
 when a nested Nimble command fails to propagate its exit status.
 Executables are generated in ignored `tests/bin/`. The shutdown child is built
 with `-d:multithreaded`; `--threads:on` alone does not enable background writers.
 The ownership tests do not need background I/O. The embedded writer lifecycle
 tests call the internal writer functions directly; their sanitizer build is
 `tests/bin/writer_lifecycle`.
 The full run and the sanitizer subset require Linux, Bash, GNU `timeout`, and a
 C compiler and runtime supporting `-fsanitize=thread`. The sanitizer instruments
 the generated Nim C code, including the ORC runtime. A sanitizer report, timeout,
 crash, or runtime startup failure causes a nonzero result; consult the diagnostic
 to distinguish these.
 Each scenario runs separately so one failure does not hide another. To inspect
 one scenario after building:
 ```sh
 TSAN_OPTIONS=halt_on_error=1:exitcode=66 timeout 30s tests/bin/thread_safety service
 TSAN_OPTIONS=halt_on_error=1:exitcode=66 timeout 30s tests/bin/writer_lifecycle 'Background writer lifecycle::*'
 ```
 The worker start barrier ensures argument setup finishes before the concurrent
 operations begin. In `service-lifetime`, workers first acquire local services;
 the parent then releases the original handle before allowing them to proceed.
 Thread arguments contain borrowed pointers so no hidden owning argument keeps
 the service alive. Atomic construction/destruction counters verify that every
 tracked appender is released exactly once after the workers join.
 `service-reconfigure` exercises concurrent updates and local cache refresh.
 `shared-state-lifetime` drops the original state handle before concurrent
 mutations and verifies one final destruction with all updates present.
 `formatter-lifetime` drops an already-used original formatter and checks both
 independent closure counters and exact cleanup on worker threads. `factory-state`
 uses per-thread cyclic reference graphs, explicitly runs the ORC collector, and
 checks that each worker maintains its own counter. `collector` concurrently
 records messages containing JSON and exceptions and mutates returned snapshots.
 These ownership scenarios use explicit timestamps where messages are needed.
 The separate `timestamp` case exercises both `initLogMessage()` overloads and
 structured JSON formatting concurrently. Generated timestamps use UTC, avoiding
 the libc local-time conversion race previously reached via `std/times.now()`.
 The timestamp regressions verify the captured instant, UTC timezone, and `Z`
 suffix in structured output.
 `allocator` calls the standalone reproduction in `runtime_allocator.nim`, which
 imports no logging code. It exercises sequence growth and clearing under a lock
 alongside thread-local closure allocations. On Nim 2.2.10 it reproduces a report
 in `system/alloc.nim`'s `compensateCounters` / shared-free-list path. The same
 runtime report can occur in `factory-state` and other allocation-heavy cases.
 The ten ownership scenarios passed debug and release diagnostic builds with
 `-d:useMalloc`. Normal runs retain the default allocator and skip the two
 scenarios above. Sanitizer reports in any enabled scenario still fail the run;
 there are no sanitizer suppressions.
 The original custom-state and formatter scenarios retain parent owners until all
 workers join. They only read application data; their concurrent writes are the
 implicit ownership operations caused by cloning and destruction. The independent
 case creates a separate service inside each worker and should pass. Custom-state
 and formatter cloning is serialized with a lock, matching configuration refresh;
 the copied appenders are used and destroyed outside that lock.
 `ownership.nim`, imported by `regressions.nim`, checks independent snapshots,
 exception recovery, factory and clone behavior, and the built-in formatter paths.
 Compile-time checks reject direct and nested refs, captured formatter arguments,
 and embedded synchronization primitives. The formerly unsafe custom-state and
 formatter scenarios now exercise the supported shared-handle and factory APIs;
 the unsafe forms are tested as compilation failures.
 The in-process regression tests are deterministic. The lifetime suite checks
 copying, self-assignment, replacement, moving, container copies, and exporting a
 handle from a local service. `isEnabled` tests verify that namespace thresholds
 remain cached until an explicit refresh, a logging call, or `getLogger`, while
 the root fallback is read from shared state. This behavior is intentional so
 guards can avoid configuration refresh work.
 Refresh tests verify that repeated clone failures
 preserve the old appenders and thresholds, release partial replacements, and
 allow a later retry without another configuration change. A successful refresh
 releases the replaced cache and installs both appenders and thresholds.
 Shutdown tests launch
 a fresh process for each scenario and check all 10,000 numbered messages after
 normal exit, using isolated temporary paths and a 15-second deadline. Scenarios
 cover stdout, stderr, files, empty formatted messages, multiple file destinations,
 and four joined producers. They verify message content and order within each
 producer and destination, using the real exit hook without sleeps or explicit
 flushes. File batches must preserve blank records and finish their final batch
 before the writer stops.
 The embedded lifecycle tests start producers, release them to submit more
 records while the file writer shuts down, and verify every accepted record.
 They also check repeated shutdown, rejection of sends after shutdown, and
 waking the console writer after an empty message. The sanitizer task runs these
 tests as a separate process even when another scenario fails.
 Nim 2.2.10's `Channel.close()` destroys its internal mutex while holding it,
 which the lifecycle sanitizer test exposed after the writers had joined.
 Shutdown therefore drains and joins the writers, rejects further submissions,
 and leaves the process-wide channels allocated until process exit. It does not
 call the faulty runtime teardown or suppress its diagnostics.
 The suite provides targeted regressions; it does not exhaust thread scheduling
 or ORC cycle-collector interleavings.
 The ownership scenarios, lifetime suite, and appender-state cleanup regression
 exercise the new ownership contracts. The known allocator issue remains
 unresolved, with its failing scenarios temporarily disabled by default.
 The standalone `ownership.nim` regression suite passed AddressSanitizer and
 LeakSanitizer with `--mm:orc -d:useMalloc`. An additional worker-thread build found
 no invalid accesses in the shared-state, factory-state, formatter-lifetime, and collector
 scenarios. LeakSanitizer reported per-thread ORC cycle-registration buffers
 allocated by the Nim runtime; this is not a clean leak-check result.
@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
 import std/[atomics, locks, options, tables, unittest]
 import ../src/namespaced_logging
 type
  UnsafeState = ref object
    value: int
  NestedUnsafeState = object
    values: seq[UnsafeState]
  VariantUnsafeState = object
    case hasReference: bool
    of true: reference: UnsafeState
    of false: value: int
  EmbeddedLock = object
    lock: Lock
  Slot = enum firstSlot, secondSlot
 proc unsafeCallback(state: var UnsafeState, msg: LogMessage) {.gcsafe, noconv.} = discard
 proc nestedCallback(state: var NestedUnsafeState, msg: LogMessage) {.gcsafe, noconv.} = discard
 proc makePrefix(prefix: string): StatefulLogFormatterFunc =
  result = proc(msg: LogMessage): string {.gcsafe.} = prefix & msg.msg
 static:
  doAssert not compiles(initSharedLogState(UnsafeState()))
  doAssert not compiles(initSharedLogState(NestedUnsafeState()))
  doAssert not compiles(initSharedLogState(VariantUnsafeState()))
  doAssert not compiles(initSharedLogState(some(UnsafeState())))
  doAssert not compiles(initCustomLogAppender(UnsafeState(), unsafeCallback))
  doAssert not compiles(initCustomLogAppender(NestedUnsafeState(), nestedCallback))
  doAssert not compiles(initConsoleLogAppender(formatter = makePrefix("unsafe")))
  doAssert not compiles(initSharedLogState(makePrefix("unsafe")))
  doAssert not compiles(initSharedLogState(default(Lock)))
  doAssert not compiles(initSharedLogState(default(Atomic[int])))
  doAssert not compiles(initSharedLogState(default(EmbeddedLock)))
  doAssert compiles(initSharedLogState(default(array[Slot, string])))
  doAssert compiles(initSharedLogState(initTable[string, seq[string]]()))
 proc counterFormatter(prefix: string): StatefulLogFormatterFunc =
  var count = 0
  result = proc(msg: LogMessage): string {.gcsafe.} =
    inc count
    prefix & $count & ": " & msg.msg
 type
  ValueCounter = object
    count: int
    output: SharedLogState[seq[int]]
  LocalCounter = ref object
    count: int
    output: SharedLogState[seq[int]]
 proc initCounter(output: SharedLogState[seq[int]]): LocalCounter =
  LocalCounter(output: output)
 proc recordCounter(state: var LocalCounter, msg: LogMessage) {.gcsafe, noconv.} =
  inc state.count
  let count = state.count
  state.output.withState(proc(values: var seq[int]) = values.add(count))
 proc recordCounter(state: var ValueCounter, msg: LogMessage) {.gcsafe, noconv.} =
  inc state.count
  let count = state.count
  state.output.withState(proc(values: var seq[int]) = values.add(count))
 proc ignoreError(err: ref Exception, msg: string) {.gcsafe, nimcall.} = discard
 suite "Custom state and formatter ownership":
  test "shared value snapshots are independent and updates are explicit":
    let state = initSharedLogState(@[@["original"]])
    var first = state.snapshot()
    first[0][0] = "changed"
    check state.snapshot() == @[@["original"]]
    state.withState(proc(value: var seq[seq[string]]) = value[0].add("second"))
    check state.snapshot() == @[@["original", "second"]]
  test "callback exceptions release the shared state lock":
    let state = initSharedLogState(0)
    expect ValueError:
      state.withState(proc(value: var int) =
        inc value
        raise newException(ValueError, "injected failure"))
    check state.snapshot() == 1
    state.withState(proc(value: var int) = inc value)
    check state.snapshot() == 2
  test "a callback can release its caller's last handle":
    var state = initSharedLogState(@["alive"])
    state.withState(proc(value: var seq[string]) =
      state = default(typeof(state))
      value.add("still alive")
      check value == @["alive", "still alive"])
    expect ValueError: discard state.snapshot()
  test "empty and moved handles reject access":
    var original = initSharedLogState(42)
    let moved = move(original)
    check moved.snapshot() == 42
    expect ValueError: discard original.snapshot()
    expect ValueError: original.withState(proc(value: var int) = discard)
  test "appender factories retain local state and reset it on clone":
    let output = initSharedLogState(newSeq[int]())
    var service = initLogService()
    service.addAppender(initFactoryCustomLogAppender(output, initCounter, recordCounter))
    let first = service.threadLocalRef().getLogger("first")
    let second = service.threadLocalRef().getLogger("second")
    first.info("one")
    first.info("two")
    second.info("one")
    check output.snapshot() == @[1, 2, 1]
  test "value appender state is mutable and independently copied":
    let output = initSharedLogState(newSeq[int]())
    var service = initLogService()
    service.addAppender(initCustomLogAppender(ValueCounter(output: output), recordCounter))
    let first = service.threadLocalRef().getLogger("first")
    let second = service.threadLocalRef().getLogger("second")
    first.info("one")
    first.info("two")
    second.info("one")
    check output.snapshot() == @[1, 2, 1]
  test "a failed appender factory is retried on the next message":
    let calls = initSharedLogState(0)
    proc factory(calls: SharedLogState[int]): UnsafeState =
      calls.withState(proc(count: var int) = inc count)
      if calls.snapshot() == 1:
        raise newException(ValueError, "injected failure")
      UnsafeState()
    var service = initLogService(errorHandler = ignoreError)
    service.addAppender(initFactoryCustomLogAppender(calls, factory, unsafeCallback))
    let logger = service.threadLocalRef().getLogger("worker")
    logger.info("first attempt")
    logger.info("retry")
    logger.info("reuse")
    check calls.snapshot() == 2
  test "formatter clones create independent captured state":
    let original = initLogFormatter("count ", counterFormatter)
    let message = LogMessage(msg: "hello")
    check original.format(message) == "count 1: hello"
    let copied = clone(original)
    check original.format(message) == "count 2: hello"
    check copied.format(message) == "count 1: hello"
  test "every built-in appender clones its formatter configuration":
    let formatter = initLogFormatter("count ", counterFormatter)
    let message = LogMessage(msg: "hello")
    let console = initConsoleLogAppender(formatter)
    let file = initFileLogAppender("unused.log", formatter)
    let standard = initStdLoggingAppender(formatter = formatter)
    check console.formatter.format(message) == "count 1: hello"
    check file.formatter.format(message) == "count 1: hello"
    check standard.formatter.format(message) == "count 1: hello"
    check console.formatter.format(message) == "count 2: hello"
    check ConsoleLogAppender(clone(console)).formatter.format(message) == "count 1: hello"
    check FileLogAppender(clone(file)).formatter.format(message) == "count 1: hello"
    check StdLoggingAppender(clone(standard)).formatter.format(message) == "count 1: hello"
  test "a failed formatter factory is retried":
    let calls = initSharedLogState(0)
    proc factory(calls: SharedLogState[int]): StatefulLogFormatterFunc =
      calls.withState(proc(count: var int) = inc count)
      if calls.snapshot() == 1:
        raise newException(ValueError, "injected failure")
      makePrefix("ready: ")
    let formatter = initLogFormatter(calls, factory)
    expect ValueError: discard formatter.format(LogMessage(msg: "hello"))
    check formatter.format(LogMessage(msg: "hello")) == "ready: hello"
    check formatter.format(LogMessage(msg: "again")) == "ready: again"
    check calls.snapshot() == 2
@@ -0,0 +1,271 @@
 import std/[json, os, osproc, strutils, tempfiles, times, unittest]
 import ../src/namespaced_logging
 import ./ownership
 suite "Log message timestamps":
  test "both constructors capture the current instant in UTC":
    let before = getTime()
    let textMessage = initLogMessage("timestamp", lvlInfo, "text")
    let jsonMessage = initLogMessage("timestamp", lvlInfo, %*{"msg": "json"})
    let after = getTime()
    for message in [textMessage, jsonMessage]:
      check message.ts.timezone.name == "Etc/UTC"
      check message.ts.utcOffset == 0
      check not message.ts.isDst
      check message.ts.toTime >= before
      check message.ts.toTime <= after
  test "structured output represents generated timestamps in UTC":
    for message in [initLogMessage("timestamp", lvlInfo, "text"),
        initLogMessage("timestamp", lvlInfo, %*{"msg": "json"})]:
      let encoded = parseJson(formatJsonStructuredLog(message))["ts"].getStr
      check encoded == message.ts.format("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:sszzz")
      check encoded.endsWith("Z")
 type
  CloneControl = object
    failNext: bool
  FallibleAppender = ref object of LogAppender
    control: ptr CloneControl
 method clone(app: FallibleAppender): LogAppender {.gcsafe.} =
  if app.control.failNext:
    app.control.failNext = false
    raise newException(ValueError, "injected clone failure")
  FallibleAppender(control: app.control)
 type
  RefreshProbeObj = object of LogAppender
    destroyed: ptr int
  RefreshProbe = ref RefreshProbeObj
 proc `=destroy`(app: RefreshProbeObj) =
  if app.destroyed != nil: inc app.destroyed[]
  `=destroy`(app.namespace)
 method clone(app: RefreshProbe): LogAppender {.gcsafe.} =
  RefreshProbe(namespace: app.namespace, destroyed: app.destroyed)
 type
  LifetimeProbeObj = object
    destroyed: ptr int
  LifetimeProbe = SharedLogState[LifetimeProbeObj]
 proc `=destroy`(probe: LifetimeProbeObj) =
  if probe.destroyed != nil:
    inc probe.destroyed[]
 proc ignoreMessage(state: var LifetimeProbe, msg: LogMessage) {.gcsafe, noconv.} =
  discard
 proc watchedService(destroyed: ptr int, namespace = ""): LogService =
  result = initLogService()
  result.addAppender(initCustomLogAppender(
    initSharedLogState(LifetimeProbeObj(destroyed: destroyed)), ignoreMessage,
    namespace = namespace))
 proc createAndReleaseService(destroyed: ptr int) =
  var service = watchedService(destroyed)
  service.setThreshold("worker", lvlInfo)
  # All owning handles leave scope here. No thread or cycle is involved.
 suite "ORC service handle lifetime":
  test "copy, self-assignment, replacement, and move retain exactly one lifetime":
    var firstDestroyed, replacedDestroyed = 0
    block:
      var first = watchedService(addr firstDestroyed)
      var other = watchedService(addr replacedDestroyed)
      other = first
      check replacedDestroyed == 1
      first = first
      first = LogService()
      check firstDestroyed == 0
      var moved = move(other)
      expect ValueError:
        discard other.threadLocalRef()
      moved.setThreshold("worker", lvlInfo)
      let local = moved.threadLocalRef()
      moved = LogService()
      check firstDestroyed == 0
      check local.getLogger("worker").isEnabled(lvlInfo)
    check firstDestroyed == 1
    check replacedDestroyed == 1
  test "handles embedded in copied containers retain the service":
    var destroyed = 0
    block:
      var source = watchedService(addr destroyed)
      var handles = @[source, source]
      var copied = handles
      source = LogService()
      handles.setLen(0)
      check destroyed == 0
      copied[0].setThreshold("worker", lvlWarn)
      let local = copied[1].threadLocalRef()
      check not local.getLogger("worker").isEnabled(lvlInfo)
      copied.setLen(0)
      check destroyed == 0
    check destroyed == 1
  test "an exported handle outlives the local service it came from":
    var destroyed = 0
    block:
      var exported: LogService
      block:
        let local = watchedService(addr destroyed).threadLocalRef()
        exported = local.service
      check destroyed == 0
      check exported.threadLocalRef().getLogger("worker").isEnabled(lvlInfo)
    check destroyed == 1
  test "failed local construction releases its shared owner and partial cache":
    var destroyed = 0
    var control: CloneControl
    block:
      var service = watchedService(addr destroyed)
      service.addAppender(FallibleAppender(control: addr control))
      control.failNext = true
      expect ValueError:
        discard service.threadLocalRef()
      check destroyed == 0
    check destroyed == 1
 suite "ORC ownership and configuration regressions":
  test "isEnabled uses cached namespace thresholds until a refresh":
    var service = initLogService()
    service.setThreshold("worker", lvlError)
    let local = service.threadLocalRef()
    let logger = local.getLogger("worker")
    check not logger.isEnabled(lvlInfo)
    # Simulate a change from another service handle without introducing a
    # reference-count race into this deterministic configuration test.
    service.setThreshold("worker", lvlInfo)
    check not logger.isEnabled(lvlInfo)
    local.ensureFreshness()
    check logger.isEnabled(lvlInfo)
    # A stale true result can become false when the logging call refreshes.
    service.setThreshold("worker", lvlError)
    check logger.isEnabled(lvlInfo)
    logger.info("filtered after refreshing configuration")
    check not logger.isEnabled(lvlInfo)
    # Creating another logger also refreshes their shared local service.
    service.setThreshold("worker", lvlInfo)
    check not logger.isEnabled(lvlInfo)
    discard local.getLogger("another")
    check logger.isEnabled(lvlInfo)
  test "isEnabled reads the shared root fallback without refreshing namespaces":
    var service = initLogService(rootLevel = lvlError)
    let local = service.threadLocalRef()
    let logger = local.getLogger("worker")
    check not logger.isEnabled(lvlInfo)
    service.setRootThreshold(lvlInfo)
    service.setThreshold("worker", lvlError)
    check logger.isEnabled(lvlInfo)
    local.ensureFreshness()
    check not logger.isEnabled(lvlInfo)
  test "a failed refresh is retried without another configuration change":
    var control: CloneControl
    var service = initLogService()
    service.addAppender(FallibleAppender(control: addr control))
    let local = service.threadLocalRef()
    discard local.getLogger("worker")
    service.setRootThreshold(lvlInfo)
    control.failNext = true
    expect ValueError:
      local.ensureFreshness()
    # clone now succeeds; the failed refresh must not have marked the
    # incomplete local configuration as current.
    local.ensureFreshness()
    check local.appenders().len == 1
  test "failed refresh preserves the old cache and releases partial replacements":
    var oldStateDestroyed, discardedClones: int
    var control: CloneControl
    var service = watchedService(addr oldStateDestroyed, "old")
    service.setThreshold("worker", lvlError)
    let local = service.threadLocalRef()
    let logger = local.getLogger("worker")
    # Only the local cache retains the old appender's state after this change.
    service.clearAppenders()
    service.addAppender(RefreshProbe(namespace: "new", destroyed: addr discardedClones))
    service.addAppender(FallibleAppender(control: addr control))
    service.setThreshold("worker", lvlInfo)
    let initiallyDestroyed = discardedClones
    for attempt in 1 .. 2:
      control.failNext = true
      expect ValueError:
        local.ensureFreshness()
      check oldStateDestroyed == 0
      check discardedClones == initiallyDestroyed + attempt
      block:
        let cached = local.appenders()
        require cached.len == 1
        check cached[0].namespace == "old"
      check not logger.isEnabled(lvlInfo)
    # No further configuration update is needed to retry and install both
    # the new appenders and the new namespace thresholds.
    local.ensureFreshness()
    check oldStateDestroyed == 1
    let cached = local.appenders()
    require cached.len == 2
    check cached[0].namespace == "new"
    check logger.isEnabled(lvlInfo)
  test "releasing the service releases state owned by its appenders":
    var destroyed = 0
    createAndReleaseService(addr destroyed)
    check destroyed == 1
 suite "Background writer shutdown regressions":
  for destination in ["file", "console", "stderr", "file-empty", "console-empty",
                      "files", "file-parallel", "console-parallel"]:
    test destination & " writer drains accepted messages at normal process exit":
      let directory = createTempDir("namespaced_logging_shutdown_", "")
      let outputPath = directory / "messages.log"
      defer: removeDir(directory)
      let child = startProcess(parentDir(getAppFilename()) / "writer_child",
        args = [destination, outputPath], options = {poParentStreams})
      defer: close(child)
      let exitCode = child.waitForExit(15_000)
      if exitCode == -1:
        child.kill()
        discard child.waitForExit()
      check exitCode == 0
      require fileExists(outputPath)
      if destination.endsWith("-parallel"):
        let received = readFile(outputPath).splitLines()
        require received.len == 10_001
        var next = [0, 2_500, 5_000, 7_500]
        for line in received[0 ..< 10_000]:
          require line.startsWith("message ")
          let number = parseInt(line[8 .. ^1])
          require number in 0 ..< 10_000
          let worker = number div 2_500
          check number == next[worker]
          inc next[worker]
        check next == [2_500, 5_000, 7_500, 10_000]
      else:
        var expected: string
        for i in 0 ..< 10_000:
          if destination == "file-empty" and i mod 128 == 0:
            expected.add("\n")
          expected.add("message " & $i & "\n")
        check readFile(outputPath) == expected
        if destination == "files":
          require fileExists(outputPath & ".second")
          check readFile(outputPath & ".second") == expected
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -u
 binary=${1:?Expected the ThreadSanitizer test executable}
 writer_binary=${2:?Expected the writer lifecycle test executable}
 result=0
 for scenario in independent service service-lifetime service-reconfigure custom-state formatter shared-state-lifetime factory-state collector formatter-lifetime timestamp allocator; do
  # These scenarios expose Nim 2.2.10's default-allocator race independently
  # of logging ownership. Keep them available while the runtime fix is deferred.
  case "$scenario" in
    factory-state|allocator)
      if [[ ${NSL_TEST_RUNTIME_ALLOCATOR:-0} != 1 ]]; then
        echo "SKIP: $scenario (known Nim allocator race; set NSL_TEST_RUNTIME_ALLOCATOR=1 to enable)"
        continue
      fi
      ;;
  esac
  echo "ThreadSanitizer scenario: $scenario"
  if TSAN_OPTIONS=halt_on_error=1:exitcode=66 timeout 30s "$binary" "$scenario"; then
    echo "PASS: $scenario"
  else
    code=$?
    echo "FAIL: $scenario (exit $code)" >&2
    result=1
  fi
 done
 echo "ThreadSanitizer scenario: writer-lifecycle"
 if TSAN_OPTIONS=halt_on_error=1:exitcode=66 timeout 30s "$writer_binary" 'Background writer lifecycle::*'; then
  echo "PASS: writer-lifecycle"
 else
  code=$?
  echo "FAIL: writer-lifecycle (exit $code)" >&2
  result=1
 fi
 exit "$result"
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
 ## Standalone reproduction of Nim 2.2.10's allocator sanitizer report.
 ## No logging-library imports. All accesses to the shared sequence hold a lock.
 import std/[atomics, locks]
 type AllocatorData = object
  lock: Lock
  entries: seq[int]
  total: int
 var start: Atomic[bool]
 proc withData(data: ptr AllocatorData,
    action: proc(entries: var seq[int]) {.gcsafe.}) =
  withLock data.lock:
    action(data.entries)
    inc data.total
 proc append(data: ptr AllocatorData, value: int) =
  data.withData(proc(entries: var seq[int]) =
    entries.add(value)
    if entries.len >= 64: entries = @[])
 proc worker(data: ptr AllocatorData) {.thread.} =
  while not start.load(): discard
  for i in 0 ..< 10_000: data.append(i)
 proc runAllocatorRegression*() =
  var data: AllocatorData
  initLock(data.lock)
  defer: deinitLock(data.lock)
  var workers: array[4, Thread[ptr AllocatorData]]
  for thread in workers.mitems: createThread(thread, worker, addr data)
  start.store(true)
  joinThreads(workers)
  doAssert data.total == 40_000
 when isMainModule:
  runAllocatorRegression()
@@ -0,0 +1,343 @@
 ## Run each scenario in its own ThreadSanitizer-instrumented process.
 ## Success means no race was reported; a crash is not required to expose UB.
 import std/[atomics, json, locks, options, os, times]
 import ../src/namespaced_logging
 import ../src/namespaced_logging/testutil
 import ./runtime_allocator
 const iterations = 1_000
 const collectorIterations = 100
 var start: Atomic[bool]
 var cloneLock: Lock
 var ready: Atomic[int]
 proc awaitStart() =
  while not start.load():
    discard
 proc serviceWorker(service: LogService) {.thread.} =
  awaitStart()
  for i in 0 ..< iterations:
    let local = service.threadLocalRef()
    let logger = local.getLogger("worker")
    doAssert logger.isEnabled(lvlInfo)
 proc independentWorker() {.thread.} =
  awaitStart()
  var service = initLogService()
  service.setThreshold("worker", lvlInfo)
  for i in 0 ..< iterations:
    let local = service.threadLocalRef()
    let logger = local.getLogger("worker")
    doAssert logger.isEnabled(lvlInfo)
 type
  AppenderLifetimes = object
    created, destroyed: Atomic[int]
  TrackedAppenderObj = object of LogAppender
    lifetimes: ptr AppenderLifetimes
  TrackedAppender = ref TrackedAppenderObj
 proc `=destroy`(app: TrackedAppenderObj) =
  if app.lifetimes != nil:
    app.lifetimes.destroyed.atomicInc()
  `=destroy`(app.namespace)
 proc trackedAppender(lifetimes: ptr AppenderLifetimes): TrackedAppender =
  lifetimes.created.atomicInc()
  TrackedAppender(lifetimes: lifetimes)
 method clone(app: TrackedAppender): LogAppender {.gcsafe.} =
  trackedAppender(app.lifetimes)
 proc lifetimeWorker(source: ptr LogService) {.thread.} =
  # Borrow the original only until this thread owns a local service. The
  # readiness barrier lets the parent release it before we continue.
  let local = source[].threadLocalRef()
  ready.atomicInc()
  awaitStart()
  for i in 0 ..< iterations:
    var handle = local.service
    var copied = handle
    handle = LogService()
    var moved = move(copied)
    moved.setThreshold("worker", lvlInfo)
    let nested = moved.threadLocalRef()
    doAssert nested.getLogger("worker").isEnabled(lvlInfo)
  # Local caches and the last shared owner are destroyed on worker threads.
 proc reconfigureWorker(service: LogService) {.thread.} =
  var handle = service
  let local = service.threadLocalRef()
  awaitStart()
  for i in 0 ..< iterations:
    handle.setThreshold("worker", lvlInfo)
    local.ensureFreshness()
    doAssert local.getLogger("worker").isEnabled(lvlInfo)
 type
  CustomState = object
    value: int
  StatefulAppender = CustomLogAppender[SharedLogState[CustomState]]
 proc ignoreMessage(state: var SharedLogState[CustomState], msg: LogMessage) {.gcsafe, noconv.} =
  discard
 proc stateWorker(source: ptr StatefulAppender) {.thread.} =
  awaitStart()
  for i in 0 ..< iterations:
    var copied: StatefulAppender
    withLock cloneLock:
      copied = StatefulAppender(clone(source[]))
    doAssert copied.state.snapshot().value == 42
 proc makeFormatter(prefix: string): StatefulLogFormatterFunc =
  result = proc(msg: LogMessage): string {.gcsafe.} = prefix & msg.msg
 proc formatterWorker(source: ptr ConsoleLogAppender) {.thread.} =
  awaitStart()
  # This formatter only needs msg. Avoid clock/timezone initialization so
  # sanitizer diagnostics identify closure ownership rather than libc state.
  let msg = LogMessage(msg: "message")
  for i in 0 ..< iterations:
    var copied: ConsoleLogAppender
    withLock cloneLock:
      copied = ConsoleLogAppender(clone(source[]))
    doAssert copied.formatter.format(msg) == "prefix: message"
 type
  SharedPayload = object
    entries: seq[string]
    destructions: ptr Atomic[int]
    finalCount: ptr Atomic[int]
 proc `=destroy`(value: SharedPayload) =
  if value.destructions != nil:
    value.finalCount[].store(value.entries.len)
    value.destructions[].atomicInc()
  `=destroy`(value.entries)
 proc sharedStateWorker(source: ptr SharedLogState[SharedPayload]) {.thread.} =
  let state = source[]
  ready.atomicInc()
  awaitStart()
  for i in 0 ..< iterations:
    var copied = state
    let moved = move(copied)
    moved.withState(proc(value: var SharedPayload) =
      value.entries.add("entry")
      doAssert value.entries[^1] == "entry")
 type
  FactoryState = ref object
    count: int
    self: FactoryState
    output: SharedLogState[seq[int]]
 proc makeState(output: SharedLogState[seq[int]]): FactoryState =
  result = FactoryState(output: output)
  result.self = result
 proc logState(state: var FactoryState, msg: LogMessage) {.gcsafe, noconv.} =
  inc state.count
  doAssert state.self == state
  let count = state.count
  state.output.withState(proc(values: var seq[int]) = values.add(count))
 proc factoryWorker(source: ptr LogService) {.thread.} =
  block:
    let local = source[].threadLocalRef()
    ready.atomicInc()
    awaitStart()
    let logger = local.getLogger("worker")
    let stamp = fromUnix(0).utc
    for i in 0 ..< iterations:
      logger.log(LogMessage(scope: "worker", level: lvlInfo, ts: stamp, msg: "message"))
  GC_fullCollect()
 proc timestampWorker() {.thread.} =
  awaitStart()
  for i in 0 ..< iterations:
    for msg in [initLogMessage("worker", lvlInfo, "message"),
        initLogMessage("worker", lvlInfo, %*{"msg": "message"})]:
      doAssert msg.msg == "message"
      doAssert msg.ts.timezone.name == "Etc/UTC"
      doAssert msg.ts.utcOffset == 0
      doAssert not msg.ts.isDst
      doAssert parseJson(formatJsonStructuredLog(msg))["ts"].getStr.len > 0
 proc collectorWorker(collector: LoggedMessages) {.thread.} =
  # Construct every managed field in this worker, including the timezone.
  let stamp = fromUnix(0).utc
  awaitStart()
  for i in 0 ..< collectorIterations:
    collector.add(LogMessage(scope: "worker", level: lvlInfo, ts: stamp,
      msg: "message", err: some[ref Exception](newException(ValueError, "error")),
      additionalData: %*{"number": i}))
    var snapshot = collector.get()
    doAssert snapshot.len > 0
    doAssert snapshot[^1].err.get.msg == "error"
    snapshot[0].msg = "private copy"
    doAssert collector.get()[0].msg == "message"
 type
  FormatterSeed = object
    prefix: string
    destroyed: ptr Atomic[int]
  FormatterProbeObj = object
    count: int
    destroyed: ptr Atomic[int]
  FormatterProbe = ref FormatterProbeObj
 proc `=destroy`(probe: FormatterProbeObj) =
  if probe.destroyed != nil: probe.destroyed[].atomicInc()
 proc makeCountedFormatter(seed: FormatterSeed): StatefulLogFormatterFunc =
  let probe = FormatterProbe(destroyed: seed.destroyed)
  result = proc(msg: LogMessage): string {.gcsafe.} =
    inc probe.count
    seed.prefix & $probe.count & msg.msg
 proc formatterLifetimeWorker(source: ptr LogFormatter) {.thread.} =
  block:
    var formatter: LogFormatter
    withLock cloneLock:
      formatter = clone(source[])
    ready.atomicInc()
    awaitStart()
    doAssert formatter.format(LogMessage(msg: "!")) == "count 1!"
    for i in 0 ..< iterations:
      let copied = clone(formatter)
      doAssert copied.format(LogMessage(msg: "!")) == "count 1!"
      doAssert copied.format(LogMessage(msg: "!")) == "count 2!"
  GC_fullCollect()
 proc main() =
  doAssert paramCount() == 1
  initLock(cloneLock)
  defer: deinitLock(cloneLock)
  case paramStr(1)
  of "independent":
    var workers: array[4, Thread[void]]
    for i in 0 ..< workers.len:
      createThread(workers[i], independentWorker)
    start.store(true)
    joinThreads(workers)
  of "service":
    var service = initLogService()
    service.setThreshold("worker", lvlInfo)
    service.addAppender(initConsoleLogAppender())
    var workers: array[4, Thread[LogService]]
    for i in 0 ..< workers.len:
      createThread(workers[i], serviceWorker, service)
    # No parent-side copying/configuration changes overlap the workers.
    # The parent retains service and all thread argument storage until join.
    start.store(true)
    joinThreads(workers)
  of "custom-state":
    var source = initCustomLogAppender(initSharedLogState(CustomState(value: 42)), ignoreMessage)
    var workers: array[4, Thread[ptr StatefulAppender]]
    for i in 0 ..< workers.len:
      createThread(workers[i], stateWorker, addr source)
    start.store(true)
    joinThreads(workers)
  of "service-lifetime":
    var lifetimes: AppenderLifetimes
    var service = initLogService()
    block:
      let original = trackedAppender(addr lifetimes)
      service.addAppender(original)
    var workers: array[4, Thread[ptr LogService]]
    for i in 0 ..< workers.len:
      createThread(workers[i], lifetimeWorker, addr service)
    while ready.load() != workers.len:
      discard
    # Thread arguments contain only a borrowed pointer, so there are no hidden
    # owning handles in Thread.data keeping the control block alive here.
    service = LogService()
    start.store(true)
    joinThreads(workers)
    doAssert lifetimes.created.load() > workers.len
    doAssert lifetimes.destroyed.load() == lifetimes.created.load()
  of "service-reconfigure":
    var service = initLogService()
    service.addAppender(initConsoleLogAppender())
    var workers: array[4, Thread[LogService]]
    for i in 0 ..< workers.len:
      createThread(workers[i], reconfigureWorker, service)
    start.store(true)
    joinThreads(workers)
  of "formatter":
    var source = initConsoleLogAppender()
    source.formatter = initLogFormatter("prefix: ", makeFormatter)
    var workers: array[4, Thread[ptr ConsoleLogAppender]]
    for i in 0 ..< workers.len:
      createThread(workers[i], formatterWorker, addr source)
    start.store(true)
    joinThreads(workers)
  of "shared-state-lifetime":
    var destructions, finalCount: Atomic[int]
    var state = initSharedLogState(SharedPayload(
      destructions: addr destructions, finalCount: addr finalCount))
    var workers: array[4, Thread[ptr SharedLogState[SharedPayload]]]
    for i in 0 ..< workers.len:
      createThread(workers[i], sharedStateWorker, addr state)
    while ready.load() != workers.len: discard
    state = default(typeof(state))
    start.store(true)
    joinThreads(workers)
    doAssert destructions.load() == 1
    doAssert finalCount.load() == workers.len * iterations
  of "factory-state":
    let output = initSharedLogState(newSeq[int]())
    var service = initLogService()
    service.addAppender(initFactoryCustomLogAppender(output, makeState, logState))
    var workers: array[4, Thread[ptr LogService]]
    for i in 0 ..< workers.len:
      createThread(workers[i], factoryWorker, addr service)
    while ready.load() != workers.len: discard
    service = LogService()
    start.store(true)
    joinThreads(workers)
    let values = output.snapshot()
    doAssert values.len == workers.len * iterations
    var counts: array[iterations + 1, int]
    for value in values: inc counts[value]
    for i in 1 .. iterations: doAssert counts[i] == workers.len
  of "collector":
    let collector = initLoggedMessages()
    var workers: array[4, Thread[LoggedMessages]]
    for i in 0 ..< workers.len:
      createThread(workers[i], collectorWorker, collector)
    start.store(true)
    joinThreads(workers)
    doAssert collector.get().len == workers.len * collectorIterations
  of "formatter-lifetime":
    var destroyed: Atomic[int]
    var formatter = initLogFormatter(
      FormatterSeed(prefix: "count ", destroyed: addr destroyed), makeCountedFormatter)
    doAssert formatter.format(LogMessage(msg: "!")) == "count 1!"
    var workers: array[4, Thread[ptr LogFormatter]]
    for i in 0 ..< workers.len:
      createThread(workers[i], formatterLifetimeWorker, addr formatter)
    while ready.load() != workers.len: discard
    formatter = nil
    start.store(true)
    joinThreads(workers)
    GC_fullCollect()
    doAssert destroyed.load() == 1 + workers.len * (iterations + 1)
  of "timestamp":
    var workers: array[4, Thread[void]]
    for i in 0 ..< workers.len:
      createThread(workers[i], timestampWorker)
    start.store(true)
    joinThreads(workers)
  of "allocator":
    runAllocatorRegression()
  else:
    raise newException(ValueError, "unknown thread safety scenario")
 # The pointer-based scenarios borrow immutable source appenders whose owner
 # outlives all workers. This isolates clone/destruction races from LogService
 # copying and from ordinary unsynchronized application-state mutation.
 main()
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
 import std/[os, strutils]
 import ../src/namespaced_logging
 when not defined(multithreaded):
  {.error: "Compile this fixture with -d:multithreaded to exercise writer threads".}
 proc formatLine(msg: LogMessage): string {.gcsafe.} = msg.msg & "\n"
 proc formatOptionalLine(msg: LogMessage): string {.gcsafe.} =
  if msg.msg.len > 0: msg.msg & "\n" else: ""
 proc writeMessages(args: tuple[service: LogService, worker: int]) {.thread.} =
  let logger = args.service.threadLocalRef().getLogger("shutdown")
  for i in 0 ..< 2_500:
    logger.info("message " & $(args.worker * 2_500 + i))
 proc main() =
  doAssert paramCount() == 2
  let destination = paramStr(1)
  var service = initLogService()
  case destination
  of "file", "file-parallel", "file-empty":
    service.addAppender(initFileLogAppender(paramStr(2)))
  of "files":
    service.addAppender(initFileLogAppender(paramStr(2), namespace = "first"))
    service.addAppender(initFileLogAppender(paramStr(2) & ".second", namespace = "second"))
  of "console", "console-parallel", "console-empty":
    # Keep stdout open through the library's exit hook. Redirecting it to a
    # file also prevents a full parent/child pipe from blocking the writer.
    doAssert open(stdout, paramStr(2), fmWrite)
    if destination == "console-empty":
      service.addAppender(initConsoleLogAppender(formatter = formatOptionalLine))
    else:
      service.addAppender(initConsoleLogAppender(formatter = formatLine))
  of "stderr":
    doAssert open(stderr, paramStr(2), fmWrite)
    service.addAppender(initConsoleLogAppender(useStderr = true, formatter = formatLine))
  else:
    raise newException(ValueError, "unknown writer destination")
  if destination.endsWith("-parallel"):
    var workers: array[4, Thread[tuple[service: LogService, worker: int]]]
    for i in 0 ..< workers.len:
      createThread(workers[i], writeMessages, (service, i))
    joinThreads(workers)
  else:
    let local = service.threadLocalRef()
    if destination == "files":
      let first = local.getLogger("first")
      let second = local.getLogger("second")
      for i in 0 ..< 10_000:
        first.info("message " & $i)
        second.info("message " & $i)
    else:
      let logger = local.getLogger("shutdown")
      for i in 0 ..< 10_000:
        if destination.endsWith("-empty") and i mod 128 == 0:
          logger.info("")
        logger.info("message " & $i)
  # No sleep or explicit flush: normal exit must preserve accepted messages.
 main()
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
jdb	9fa158f68d	Document version 3.0.0 changes and migration	2026-09-29 09:15:59 -05:00
jdb	5a2418f438	Make known Nim allocator race scenarios opt-in Skip factory-state and allocator by default with explicit skip messages. Preserve both scenarios and enable them with NSL_TEST_RUNTIME_ALLOCATOR=1. Document the deferred runtime issue and remaining validation limits. Validation: nimble test passes 32 unit tests, 29 regression tests, and 11 sanitizer scenarios, with two skips. Opt-in execution still reports both known allocator failures.	2026-09-29 09:11:59 -05:00
jdb	46245b3f1e	Create log timestamps in UTC to avoid local-time races Use getTime().utc in both message constructors, document the timezone change, and cover concurrent construction and structured formatting. Restore ordinary logging calls in the parallel writer fixture. Validation: 32 unit tests and 29 regression tests pass. Timestamp sanitizer checks pass under UTC and non-UTC timezones. The full suite retains the known allocator reports in factory-state and allocator.	2026-09-29 09:03:31 -05:00
jdb	011780e6ab	Define cached threshold behavior for isEnabled Document and test explicit refresh boundaries for isEnabled guards, and only read the shared root threshold when no namespace threshold applies. Include the portable Nimble configuration loader.	2026-09-29 08:43:31 -05:00
jdb	14e71c72ca	Preserve cached configuration when refresh fails Build replacement appenders and thresholds before installing them and advancing the local version. Release partial replacements and old caches outside the configuration lock. In order to make the `ensureFreshness` version check as cheap as posible and only incur overhead when we actually need to update the local cache, isolate the refresh logic in a separate scope to prevent initialization and cleanup of temporary variables when the version has not changed Add regression coverage for repeated clone failures, cache preservation, cleanup, and retry without another configuration change. Update documentation to reflect the remaining freshness issue.	2026-09-29 08:10:12 -05:00
jdb	d5e3b9c301	Drain background writers before process exit Serialize writer submission and shutdown, enqueue explicit stop messages after accepted records, and finish the final file batch before joining. Keep drained process-wide channel storage until exit to avoid the Nim 2.2.10 Channel.close mutex teardown defect. Cover empty records, multiple destinations, joined producers, and concurrent shutdown. Include writer lifecycle sanitizer tests in nimble test and update usage documentation. Validation: all 32 unit tests, eight writer exit scenarios, and writer lifecycle ThreadSanitizer tests pass. The full suite retains the known configuration refresh, timestamp, and default allocator failures.	2026-09-28 15:00:18 -05:00
jdb	b2d0e9dade	Define explicit ownership for custom appenders and formatters Add SharedLogState for synchronized value data and factories for independently owned appender state and captured formatter closures. Reject unsafe configuration state, update the test collector to value snapshots, and document the breaking APIs in version 3.0.0. Expand ORC ownership and sanitizer coverage and reject stale test executables.	2026-09-28 14:28:24 -05:00
jdb	851caef706	Clarify shared logging state and owning handle types	2026-09-22 07:25:38 -05:00
jdb	761bd66793	Separate shared service ownership from thread-local logging caches	2026-09-22 07:18:22 -05:00
jdb	c1c8a3c072	Add failing ORC thread-safety regressions and run all suites with nimble test	2026-09-21 17:43:45 -05:00
jdb	15af03e5c5	Remove global JNull reference.	2025-07-25 11:12:37 -05:00
jdb	7e1671b26e	Allow inclusion of Exceptions in warn convenience templates.	2025-07-18 10:26:15 -05:00
jdb	f0f0084cfd	Changing our mind: message -> msg; timestamp -> ts; error -> err	2025-07-14 15:30:21 -05:00