Logger Plugin

The Logger Plugin for Unreal Engine allows you to easily log info to file and via on-screen messages. This plugin supports the following log types

1. Errors
2. Warnings
3. Info
4. Trace

Installation

1. Download the latest release from GitHub
2. Navigate to C:\Program Files\Epic Games\UE_{VERSION}\Engine\Plugins\
3. Create a Marketplace folder if needed
4. Extract the release and copy to the Marketplace folder
5. Open Unreal Engine
6. Click on Edit > Plugins
7. Enable the plugin under the Installed > Unreal Toolbox category
8. Restart Unreal Engine

Logging Methods

There is 2 different logging methods. Both of these are used each time you log anything:

1. On-screen messages - These messages will appear on-screen for 5 seconds (only used when running through the editor)
2. File - Everything you log is also written to a file. The file name is the current date and a new file is created each day the game is played. All log files are stored in the root of the project under the Logs director

Required Input

You need to provide the following info regardless of if you're logging info through Blueprints or C++:

1. Tag - This is usually the function or class name. It allows you to find out exactly where this is being logged
2. Text - The actual text that should be logged out

Blueprint Usage

You can easily log info in Blueprints by added one of the following nodes

1. Unreal Toolbox > Logger > Error
2. Unreal Toolbox > Logger > Warning
3. Unreal Toolbox > Logger > Info
4. Unreal Toolbox > Logger > Trace

C++ Usage

The logging is handled through a static class/functions. You can log info by using the following functions:

1. ULog::Error(const FString Tag, const FString Text)
2. ULog::Warning(const FString Tag, const FString Text)
3. ULog::Info(const FString Tag, const FString Text)
4. ULog::Trace(const FString Tag, const FString Text)