logxi
A high-performance structured logger for Go built for 12-factor apps with developer-friendly terminal output.
What is logxi?
logxi is a structured logging library for Go that follows the 12-factor app methodology. It outputs machine-parsable JSON in production environments while providing colorful, readable formatting for development, balancing performance with developer experience.
Go developers building production applications who need efficient, structured logging with minimal performance overhead and easy runtime configuration.
Developers choose logxi for its benchmarked 2x faster JSON encoding compared to alternatives like logrus and log15, along with built-in level guards to avoid argument building costs and environment-based configuration without code changes.
Overview
A 12-factor app logger built for performance and happy development
Use Cases
Best For
- High-performance Go applications requiring minimal logging overhead in production.
- Teams following 12-factor app principles who treat logs as event streams.
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