Add option for visual alignment of log levels with level-padding format optionorigin/padding

3 files changed, 18 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f126579..f02015a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 /tests/logs/*.txt
 /tests/logs/*.log
+basic-test.php
 /vendor/
 composer.lock
diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
index b6b31e8..ca27e6f 100644
--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ When a string is provided, it will be parsed for variables wrapped in braces (`{
 | --------- | ----------- |
 | date | Current date (uses `dateFormat` option) |
 | level | The PSR log level |
+| level-padding | The whitespace needed to make this log level line up visually with other log levels in the log file |
 | priority | Integer value for log level (see `$logLevels`) |
 | message | The message being logged |
 | context | JSON-encoded context |
@@ -180,6 +181,16 @@ $logFormat = json_encode([
 The output will look like:
 
     {"datetime":"2015-04-16 10:28:41.186728","logLevel":"INFO","message":"Message content","context":"{"1":"foo","2":"bar"}"}
+    
+#### Pretty Formatting with Level Padding
+
+For the obsessive compulsive
+
+    $logFormat = "[{date}] [{level}]{level-padding} {message}";
+
+... or ...
+
+    $logFormat = "[{date}] [{level}{level-padding}] {message}";
 
 ## Why use KLogger?
 
diff --git a/src/Logger.php b/src/Logger.php
index 108aefa..941fe09 100755
--- a/src/Logger.php
+++ b/src/Logger.php
@@ -269,11 +269,12 @@ class Logger extends AbstractLogger
     {

         if ($this->options['logFormat']) {

             $parts = array(

-                'date'     => $this->getTimestamp(),

-                'level'    => strtoupper($level),

-                'priority' => $this->logLevels[$level],

-                'message'  => $message,

-                'context'  => json_encode($context),

+                'date'          => $this->getTimestamp(),

+                'level'         => strtoupper($level),

+                'level-padding' => str_repeat(' ', 9 - strlen($level)),

+                'priority'      => $this->logLevels[$level],

+                'message'       => $message,

+                'context'       => json_encode($context),

             );

             $message = $this->options['logFormat'];

             foreach ($parts as $part => $value) {