---
name: "Padre::Logger"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "padre"
version: "1.00+dfsg-3"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Padre::Logger"
---

# Padre::Logger(3pm)

Compile-time logging library for Padre

## NAME

Padre::Logger - Compile-time logging library for Padre

## SYNOPSIS

```
  # In the launcher script
  $ENV{PADRE_DEBUG} = 1;
  use Padre;
  # In each Padre::Foo class
  use Padre::Logger;
  sub method {
      TRACE('->method') if DEBUG;
      # Your code as normal
  }
```

## DESCRIPTION

This is a logging utility class for Padre. It provides a basic set of simple functionality that allows for logging/debugging/tracing statements to be used in Padre that will compile out of the application when not in use.