initial logging try

.moth/log

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+  "console": { 
+    "outputs": ["console"] 
+  },
+  "info": { 
+    "outputs": ["file:logs/info.log"] 
+  },
+  "warning": { 
+    "outputs": ["console", "file:logs/warnings.log"] 
+  },
+  "error": { 
+    "outputs": ["console", "file:logs/errors.log", "actor:localhost:5678"] 
+  },
+  "debug": { 
+    "outputs": ["file:logs/debug.log"] 
+  },
+  "audit": { 
+    "outputs": ["file:logs/audit.log", "actor:audit-server:9000"] 
+  }
+}

scripts/core/engine.js

@@ -166,6 +166,96 @@ console[prosperon.DOC] = {
   clear:     "Clear console."
 }
 
+// Initialize log system
+var logConfig = {}
+var logPath = '.moth/log'
+
+// Default configuration if no .moth/log exists
+var defaultLogConfig = {
+  console: { outputs: ['console'] }
+}
+
+// Try to load log configuration
+if (io.exists(logPath)) {
+  try {
+    var logContent = io.slurp(logPath)
+    logConfig = JSON.parse(logContent)
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.warn(`Failed to parse ${logPath}, using default configuration: ${e.message}`)
+    logConfig = defaultLogConfig
+  }
+} else {
+  logConfig = defaultLogConfig
+}
+
+// Create global log object
+globalThis.log = {}
+
+// Helper function to create a log function for a specific log level
+function createLogFunction(logName, config) {
+  return function(expr) {
+    // If logging is not enabled for this level, do nothing
+    if (!config || !config.outputs || config.outputs.length === 0) return
+    
+    var timestamp = time.text(time.now(), "mb d yyyy h:nn:ss")
+    var message = `[${logName}] ${timestamp}: ${String(expr)}`
+    
+    // Process each output destination
+    for (var output of config.outputs) {
+      if (output === 'console') {
+        // Output to console
+        console.print(message + '\n')
+      } else if (output.startsWith('file:')) {
+        // Output to file
+        var filename = output.substring(5)
+        try {
+          var existing = io.exists(filename) ? io.slurp(filename) : ''
+          io.slurpwrite(filename, existing + message + '\n')
+        } catch (e) {
+          console.error(`Failed to write to log file ${filename}: ${e.message}`)
+        }
+      } else if (output.startsWith('actor:')) {
+        // Send to actor
+        var parts = output.substring(6).split(':')
+        var address = parts[0]
+        var port = parseInt(parts[1])
+        
+        // Create an actor reference with the address and port
+        var logActor = create_actor({
+          address: address,
+          port: port
+        })
+        
+        // Send log message to the actor (defer if send not available yet)
+        try {
+          // Check if send is available
+          if (typeof send !== 'undefined') {
+            send(logActor, {
+              type: 'log',
+              level: logName,
+              message: expr,
+              timestamp: timestamp,
+              source: prosperon.id
+            })
+          } else {
+            // If send is not available yet, just print to console as fallback
+            console.print(`[${logName}] (actor output pending): ${expr}\n`)
+          }
+        } catch (e) {
+          console.error(`Failed to send log to actor ${address}:${port}: ${e.message}`)
+        }
+      } else {
+        console.warn(`Unknown log output type: ${output}`)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+// Create log functions for each configured log level
+for (var logName in logConfig) {
+  log[logName] = createLogFunction(logName, logConfig[logName])
+}
+
 var BASEPATH = 'scripts/core/base.js'
 var script = io.slurp(BASEPATH)
 var fnname = "base"

test_log.js

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+// Test script for the log statement system
+
+// Test console logging
+log.console("This is a console log message");
+
+// Test info logging (goes to file)
+log.info("Application started");
+log.info("User logged in: user123");
+
+// Test warning logging (goes to console and file)
+log.warning("Memory usage is high");
+
+// Test error logging (goes to console, file, and actor)  
+log.error("Failed to connect to database");
+
+// Test debug logging (goes to file only)
+log.debug("index: " + 42);
+log.debug("Processing item: " + JSON.stringify({id: 1, name: "test"}));
+
+// Test audit logging (goes to file and actor)
+if (log.audit) {
+  log.audit("User performed sensitive action");
+}
+
+// Test with expressions as per the spec
+var index = 5;
+log.debug("index value is: " + index);
+
+console.log("Log test completed. Check console output and log files.");