Add backup name to log-file output

frood · October 15, 2018, 1:21pm

I’m using the log to file feature and noticed that Information level logs to not include the name of the backup being run. I have 4 separate backups configured on my server and the only way I can tell which backup is running is by looking at the start time and converting from UTC to local time.
So this is a feature request to include the backup name in the log-file at the beginning of each backup.
Thanks for a great project!

JonMikelV · October 22, 2018, 12:40pm

That seems like something that should be to hard for somebody to implement… Just add writing job name (and ID) when the log is created…

ts678 · October 22, 2018, 1:46pm

When running without server jobs (e.g. Duplicati.CommandLine.exe), you’d probably need to get more creative.

kenkendk · October 22, 2018, 1:48pm

I would put it here:

github.com

duplicati/duplicati/blob/master/Duplicati/Library/Main/Controller.cs#L407


    where T : ISetCommonOptions, ITaskControl, Logging.ILogDestination

{

    m_logTarget = new ControllerMultiLogTarget(result, Logging.LogMessageType.Information, null);

    using (Logging.Log.StartScope(m_logTarget, null))

    {

        m_logTarget.AddTarget(m_messageSink, m_options.ConsoleLoglevel, m_options.ConsoleLogFilter);

        result.MessageSink = m_messageSink;



        try

        {

            m_currentTask = result;

            m_currentTaskThread = System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread;



            SetupCommonOptions(result, ref paths, ref filter);

            Logging.Log.WriteInformationMessage(LOGTAG, "StartingOperation", Strings.Controller.StartingOperationMessage(m_options.MainAction));



            using (new ProcessController(m_options))

            using (new Logging.Timer(LOGTAG, string.Format("Run{0}", result.MainOperation), string.Format("Running {0}", result.MainOperation)))

            using(new CoCoL.IsolatedChannelScope())

            using(m_options.ConcurrencyMaxThreads <= 0 ? null : new CoCoL.CappedThreadedThreadPool(m_options.ConcurrencyMaxThreads))

                method(result);

The m_options instance contains the backup name which can be written.