File System Connector 23.2

# LuaLogService:new

The constructor for a `LuaLogService` object (creates a new `LuaLogService`).

IMPORTANT: Do not create a new log service to write messages to log types that are defined in the File System Connector configuration file. Instead use the same log service as File System Connector, by calling get_log_service, or obtain a `LuaLog` object through the function get_log.

## Syntax

    LuaLogService:new( config )

## Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
`config` | (LuaConfig) The configuration object to read the logging settings from. You can obtain a LuaConfig object through the function get_config.

## Returns

(LuaLogService). The new `LuaLogService` object.

## Example

The following example creates a `LuaLogService` object to write log messages to a custom log file named `lua.log`. Declare the log service globally to avoid a `LuaLogService` object being created every time the script runs. For example, if you are writing a Lua script to use with a connector or CFS, create the `LuaLogService` outside the `handler` function. Otherwise, the server creates a `LuaLogService` object for every document that is processed.

    local luaConfigString = [===[
    [Logging]
    LogLevel=FULL
    0=LuaLogStream

    [LuaLogStream]
    LogTypeCSVs=lua
    LogFile=lua.log
    ]===]

    local config = LuaConfig:new(luaConfigString)

    -- global log service instance for Lua log stream
    luaLogService = LuaLogService:new(config)

    local luaLog = luaLogService:get_log("lua")
    luaLog:write_line(log_level_normal(), "running Lua script")

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Version 23.2 | Last updated March 2023

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Product: IDOL File System Connector 23.2

Topic Title: LuaLogService:new