openhab-docs/configuration/blockly/rules-blockly-logging.md

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Logging

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Introduction

This section explains only the blocks that have been added to the standard blocks by openHAB

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Logging and Output

These blocks enable arbitrary content to be published to the openHAB log.

More about that topic can be viewed at Logging

Log Statement

Function: Sends an entry to the openHAB log file with a defined severity level.

• A severity level can be provided via the dropdown list for the log statement

  • error
  • warn
  • info
  • debug
  • trace

Since 3.3: The block attached to the log-block is not restricted to a string type block anymore

Print Statement

Function: creates a print statement with the given text in the rule that logs to stdout

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