log_file: Activate a log file
In smbache/loggr: A Logging Framework for R

Description Usage Arguments Value Examples

log_file creates an active instance of a log file to which loggr can pass errors, warnings and messages. If this file already exists, it will be appended to unless overwrite is set to TRUE.

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log_file(file_name, ..., .warning = TRUE, .error = TRUE, .message = TRUE,
  .formatter = format_log_entry, subscriptions = NULL, overwrite = TRUE,
  log_muffled = FALSE)

`file_name`	the path to the log file.
`...`	list of quoted or unquoted events to log. In none are provided all log events will be captured.
`.warning`	logical: capture regular warnings (`simpleWarning`)?
`.error`	logical: capture regular errors (`simpleError`)?
`.message`	logical: capture regular messages (`simpleMessage`)?
`.formatter`	function: the formatting function used to convert a log event to its character representation for the log file.
`subscriptions`	character vector: optional list of subscriptions to use (in place of specifying with `...`).
`overwrite`	logical: whether or not to overwrite the file at `file_name` if it already exists. Set to TRUE by default.
`log_muffled`	logical: Log messages and warnings even if muffled? This affects only logging as result of `warning` and `message`.

NULL, invisibly.

## Not run: 
#Create a "default" log file instance
log_file()

#Create a log file instance that only checks errors
log_file("errors_only_thanks.log", ERROR, CRITICAL,
         .warning = FALSE, .message = FALSE)

## End(Not run)