Logging

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API Reference

Configurable logging for your Tauri app.

Supported Platforms

• Windows
• Linux
• macOS
• iOS

Setup

This plugin requires a Rust version of at least 1.75

Install the log plugin to get started.

Automatic

Use your project’s package manager to add the dependency:

npm

npm run tauri add log

yarn

yarn run tauri add log

pnpm

pnpm tauri add log

cargo

cargo tauri add log

Manual

1. Install the log plugin by adding the following to your Cargo.toml file:

   src-tauri/Cargo.toml

   [dependencies]
   tauri-plugin-log = "2.0.0-beta"
   # alternatively with Git:
   tauri-plugin-log = { git = "https://github.com/tauri-apps/plugins-workspace", branch = "v2" }

2. Modify lib.rs to initialize the plugin:

   src-tauri/src/lib.rs

   #[cfg_attr(mobile, tauri::mobile_entry_point)]
   fn run() {
       tauri::Builder::default()
           .plugin(tauri_plugin_log::Builder::new().build())
           .run(tauri::generate_context!())
           .expect("error while running tauri application");
   }

3. Install the JavaScript Guest bindings using your preferred JavaScript package manager:

   npm

   npm install @tauri-apps/plugin-log

   yarn

   yarn add @tauri-apps/plugin-log

   pnpm

   pnpm add @tauri-apps/plugin-log

Usage

1. First, you need to register the plugin with Tauri.

   src-tauri/src/lib.rs

   use tauri_plugin_log::{Target, TargetKind};
   
   #[cfg_attr(mobile, tauri::mobile_entry_point)]
   pub fn run() {
       tauri::Builder::default()
           .plugin(
               tauri_plugin_log::Builder::new()
                   .targets([
                       Target::new(TargetKind::Stdout),
                       Target::new(TargetKind::LogDir { file_name: None }),
                       Target::new(TargetKind::Webview),
                   ])
                   .build(),
           )
           .run(tauri::generate_context!())
           .expect("error while running tauri application");
   }

2. Afterwards, all the plugin’s APIs are available through the JavaScript guest bindings:

   import { trace, info, error, attachConsole } from '@tauri-apps/plugin-log';
   
   // with TargetKind::Webview enabled, this function will print logs to the browser console
   const detach = await attachConsole();
   
   trace('Trace');
   info('Info');
   error('Error');
   
   // detach the browser console from the log stream
   detach();

Permissions

By default, all plugin commands are blocked and cannot be accessed. You must define a list of permissions in your capabilities configuration.

See Permissions Overview for more information.

src-tauri/capabilities/main.json

{
  "$schema": "../gen/schemas/desktop-schema.json",
  "identifier": "main-capability",
  "description": "Capability for the main window",
  "windows": ["main"],
  "permissions": ["log:default"]
}

Permission	Description
log:default	Allows the log command.
log:allow-log	Enables the log command without any pre-configured scope.
log:deny-log	Denies the log command without any pre-configured scope.