more general syslog support

logging/consts_nix.go

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+//go:build !(windows || plan9 || wasip1 || js || ios)
+// +build !windows,!plan9,!wasip1,!js,!ios
+
+// I mean maybe it works for plan9 and ios, I don't know.
+
+package logging
+
+import (
+	"log/syslog"
+
+	"r00t2.io/goutils/bitmask"
+)
+
+const (
+	// devlog is the path to the syslog char device.
+	devlog string = "/dev/log"
+	// syslogFacility is the facility to use; it's a little like a context or scope if you think of it in those terms.
+	syslogFacility syslog.Priority = syslog.LOG_USER
+)
+
+// Flags for logger configuration. These are used internally.
+
+// LogUndefined indicates an undefined Logger type.
+const LogUndefined bitmask.MaskBit = iota
+const (
+	// LogJournald flags a SystemDLogger Logger type.
+	LogJournald = 1 << iota
+	// LogSyslog flags a SyslogLogger Logger type.
+	LogSyslog
+	// LogFile flags a FileLogger Logger type.
+	LogFile
+	// LogStdout flags a StdLogger Logger type.
+	LogStdout
+)