BitLogger/docs/api/text-formatter-config-to-json.md

name, group, category, update-time, description, key-word

name	group	category	update-time	description	key-word
text-formatter-config-to-json	api	config	20260512	Convert TextFormatterConfig into a JSON value for formatter export, persistence, or generated config output.	formatter config json public

Text-formatter-config-to-json

Convert a typed TextFormatterConfig into a JsonValue. This helper exports formatter toggles, separators, color settings, markup behavior, and optional style tags in a machine-readable form.

Interface

pub fn text_formatter_config_to_json(config : TextFormatterConfig) -> @json_parser.JsonValue {}

input

• config : TextFormatterConfig - Formatter configuration to export.

output

• JsonValue - Structured JSON representation of the formatter config.

Explanation

Detailed rules explaining key parameters and behaviors

• The output includes visibility flags, separators, template, color settings, and markup settings.
• style_tags is exported only when the map is not empty.
• Enum-like formatter options are serialized using their stable label strings.
• The JSON shape matches the formatter section accepted by config parsing.

How to Use

Here are some specific examples provided.

When Need Structured Formatter Export

When formatter config should be embedded inside a larger config object:

let value = text_formatter_config_to_json(TextFormatterConfig::new(show_target=false))

In this example, callers can compose the JSON value without re-implementing serialization.

When Need To Persist Formatter Settings

When generated formatter policy should be stored or inspected:

let formatter_json = text_formatter_config_to_json(
  TextFormatterConfig::new(separator=" | ", template="[{level}] {message}"),
)

In this example, the config becomes transport-friendly structured data.

Error Case

e.g.:

• If style_tags is empty, the field is omitted instead of being emitted as an empty object.

• If callers need immediate text output rather than a JSON value, they should use stringify_text_formatter_config(...) instead.

Notes

1. This helper exports formatter configuration, not rendered log output.

2. Use it when downstream code expects JsonValue.