Implement robust logging with flexi_logger and update CI to verify logs

.gitea/workflows/smoke-tests.yml

@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ jobs:
             echo "go down"
             echo "go south"
             echo "attack thief"
-            sleep 8
+            sleep 15
             echo "stats"
             echo "quit"
           ) | ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -p 2222 smoketest@localhost
@@ -173,27 +173,43 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Verify logging
         run: |
+          set +e
           if [ ! -d "logs" ]; then
             echo "Error: logs directory not found"
             exit 1
           fi
-          if ! ls logs/mudserver_*.log >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+          
+          MS_LOG=$(ls -t logs/mudserver_*.log 2>/dev/null | head -n 1)
+          CB_LOG=$(ls -t logs/combat_*.log 2>/dev/null | head -n 1)
+          
+          FAILED=0
+          
+          if [ -z "$MS_LOG" ]; then
             echo "Error: no mudserver log files found"
-            exit 1
+            FAILED=1
+          else
+            echo "Checking mudserver log: $MS_LOG"
+            grep -q "World '.*': .* rooms" "$MS_LOG" || { echo "Failed: World loading log missing"; FAILED=1; }
+            grep -q "MUD server listening on" "$MS_LOG" || { echo "Failed: Listen log missing"; FAILED=1; }
+            grep -q "New character created: smoketest" "$MS_LOG" || { echo "Failed: smoketest creation log missing"; FAILED=1; }
+            grep -q "Admin action: registration setting updated: '.*'" "$MS_LOG" || { echo "Failed: Admin action log missing"; FAILED=1; }
           fi
-          if ! ls logs/combat_*.log >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+          
+          if [ -z "$CB_LOG" ]; then
             echo "Error: no combat log files found"
-            exit 1
+            FAILED=1
+          else
+            echo "Checking combat log: $CB_LOG"
+            grep -q "Combat: Player 'smoketest' (ID .*) engaged NPC 'Shadowy Thief'" "$CB_LOG" || { echo "Failed: Combat engagement log missing"; FAILED=1; }
+            grep -q "Combat: Player 'smoketest' (ID .*) killed NPC 'Shadowy Thief'" "$CB_LOG" || { echo "Failed: NPC kill log missing"; FAILED=1; }
           fi
           
-          MS_LOG=$(ls -t logs/mudserver_*.log | head -n 1)
+          if [ $FAILED -ne 0 ]; then
-          CB_LOG=$(ls -t logs/combat_*.log | head -n 1)
+            echo "--- LOG VERIFICATION FAILED ---"
-          
+            echo "--- MUDSERVER LOG CONTENTS ---"
-          echo "Checking mudserver log: $MS_LOG"
+            [ -n "$MS_LOG" ] && cat "$MS_LOG"
-          grep -q "World '.*': .* rooms" "$MS_LOG"
+            echo "--- COMBAT LOG CONTENTS ---"
-          grep -q "MUD server listening on" "$MS_LOG"
+            [ -n "$CB_LOG" ] && cat "$CB_LOG"
-          grep -q "New character created: smoketest" "$MS_LOG"
+            exit 1
-          grep -q "Admin action: registration setting updated: '.*'" "$MS_LOG"
+          fi
-          
+          echo "Logging verification passed."
-          echo "Checking combat log: $CB_LOG"
-          grep -q "Combat: Player 'smoketest' (ID .*) killed NPC 'Shadowy Thief'" "$CB_LOG"

src/combat.rs

@@ -70,8 +70,7 @@ pub fn resolve_combat_tick(
 
             if new_npc_hp <= 0 {
                 let player_name = state.players.get(&player_id).map(|c| c.player.name.clone()).unwrap_or_else(|| "Unknown".into());
-                log::info!(target: "{combat}", 
+                log::info!(target: "{combat}", "Combat: Player '{}' (ID {}) killed NPC '{}' ({})", player_name, player_id, npc_template.name, npc_id);
- "Combat: Player '{}' (ID {}) killed NPC '{}' ({})", player_name, player_id, npc_template.name, npc_id);
                 if let Some(inst) = state.npc_instances.get_mut(&npc_id) {
                     inst.alive = false;
                     inst.hp = 0;
@@ -356,8 +355,7 @@ pub fn player_death_respawn(player_id: usize, state: &mut GameState) -> String {
         .map(|c| c.player.name.clone())
         .unwrap_or_else(|| "Unknown".into());
 
-    log::info!(target: "{combat}", 
+    log::info!(target: "{combat}", "Combat: Player '{}' (ID {}) died and respawned at {}", player_name, player_id, spawn_room);
- "Combat: Player '{}' (ID {}) died and respawned at {}", player_name, player_id, spawn_room);
 
     if let Some(conn) = state.players.get_mut(&player_id) {
         conn.player.stats.hp = conn.player.stats.max_hp;

src/main.rs

@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ async fn main() {
             Naming::Numbers,
             Cleanup::KeepLogFiles(7),
         )
-        .write_mode(WriteMode::BufferAndFlush)
+        .write_mode(WriteMode::Direct)
         .add_writer("combat", Box::new(combat_writer))
         .start()
         .unwrap_or_else(|e| {