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---
name: logger-with-patch
group: api
category: logging
update-time: 20260512
description: Wrap a logger with record transformation logic before the record reaches the sink.
key-word:
- logger
- patch
- transform
- public
---
## Logger-with-patch
Attach a `RecordPatch` to a logger so each record is transformed before it is written to the sink. This API is the standard way to rewrite target, message, or fields without changing caller code.
### Interface
```moonbit
pub fn[S] Logger::with_patch(self : Logger[S], patch : RecordPatch) -> Logger[PatchSink[S]] {}
```
#### input
- `self : Logger[S]` - Base logger to wrap.
- `patch : RecordPatch` - Record-to-record transformer applied before writing.
#### output
- `Logger[PatchSink[S]]` - A new logger value whose visible sink type becomes `PatchSink[S]` and rewrites emitted records.
### Explanation
Detailed rules explaining key parameters and behaviors
- Patches can rewrite `target`, `message`, and `fields` because they receive the full `Record`.
- The original logger is not mutated; a derived wrapped logger is returned.
- The returned logger changes visible type from `Logger[S]` to `Logger[PatchSink[S]]` because the sink pipeline is extended with record transformation.
- Stored target, minimum level, and timestamp behavior are preserved while the sink pipeline changes.
- This API does not change logging level gating; level checks still happen at the logger level.
- `compose_patches(...)` can be used to build ordered patch pipelines.
- This is the correct place for redaction, enrichment, and message prefixing.
### How to Use
Here are some specific examples provided.
#### When Need Redaction Before Output
When sensitive data must be rewritten before reaching any sink:
```moonbit
let logger = Logger::new(console_sink(), target="auth")
.with_patch(redact_fields(["token", "password"]))
```
In this example, matching field values are replaced before the sink sees them.
And caller code does not need custom redaction logic per log call.
The returned logger still uses the same ordinary synchronous logging calls; only the sink path now includes patching.
#### When Need Combined Enrichment And Message Rewrite
When you want several transformations in a stable order:
```moonbit
let logger = Logger::new(console_sink(), target="svc")
.with_patch(compose_patches([
prefix_message("[safe] "),
append_fields([field("service", "svc")]),
]))
```
In this example, patch order is explicit and deterministic.
### Error Case
e.g.:
- If a patch returns the original record unchanged, the wrapper behaves like a pass-through transformer.
- If multiple patches rewrite the same field or property, the later patch wins according to composition order.
### Notes
1. Use patches for transformation, not filtering decisions.
2. Prefer helper patches such as `prefix_message(...)`, `append_fields(...)`, and `redact_fields(...)` for common cases.
3. Use a derived logger value when one path should rewrite records and another should keep the original sink behavior unchanged.