Write to output stream 3 (stdout, or stderr)?

I don't think how you architect your logging is constrained by the language you're using, but log4r and syslog come to mind if you're set on ruby. If you need a truly multiplatform solution maybe you might consider some kind of message bus or ØMQ although this will incur an extra layer of complexity.

I don't think how you architect your logging is constrained by the language you're using, but log4r and syslog come to mind if you're set on ruby. If you need a truly multiplatform solution maybe you might consider some kind of message bus or ØMQ although this will incur an extra layer of complexity. It sounds like common logfiles for info and errors that all your scripts write to might be the simplest solution.

Seeing as you're managing lots of small processes rather than one big monolithic app, using a tool like Splunk might help to aggregate and analyse all the logged events.

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