Changes for max log files option (active plus backups); remove redundant lexical sort of backups; adjust test

logger/log.go

@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"sort"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
@@ -131,14 +130,14 @@ type fileLogger struct {
 	out       int64
 	canRotate int32
 	sync.Mutex
-	l            *Logger
+	l           *Logger
-	f            writerAndCloser
+	f           writerAndCloser
-	limit        int64
+	limit       int64
-	olimit       int64
+	olimit      int64
-	pid          string
+	pid         string
-	time         bool
+	time        bool
-	closed       bool
+	closed      bool
-	archiveLimit int
+	maxNumFiles int
 }
 
 func newFileLogger(filename, pidPrefix string, time bool) (*fileLogger, error) {
@@ -173,9 +172,9 @@ func (l *fileLogger) setLimit(limit int64) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (l *fileLogger) setArchiveLimit(limit int) {
+func (l *fileLogger) setMaxNumFiles(max int) {
 	l.Lock()
-	l.archiveLimit = limit
+	l.maxNumFiles = max
 	l.Unlock()
 }
 
@@ -200,9 +199,7 @@ func (l *fileLogger) logDirect(label, format string, v ...interface{}) int {
 	return len(entry)
 }
 
-func (l *fileLogger) archivePurge(fname string) {
+func (l *fileLogger) logPurge(fname string) {
-	// Evaluate number of saved backups for purge
-	// l readlock held
 	var backups []string
 	lDir := filepath.Dir(fname)
 	lBase := filepath.Base(fname)
@@ -215,27 +212,24 @@ func (l *fileLogger) archivePurge(fname string) {
 		if entry.IsDir() || entry.Name() == lBase || !strings.HasPrefix(entry.Name(), lBase) {
 			continue
 		}
-		stamp, found := strings.CutPrefix(entry.Name(), fmt.Sprintf("%s%s", lBase, "."))
+		if stamp, found := strings.CutPrefix(entry.Name(), fmt.Sprintf("%s%s", lBase, ".")); found {
-		if found {
 			_, err := time.Parse("2006:01:02:15:04:05.999999999", strings.Replace(stamp, ".", ":", 5))
 			if err == nil {
 				backups = append(backups, entry.Name())
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	archives := len(backups)
+	currBackups := len(backups)
-	if archives > l.archiveLimit {
+	maxBackups := l.maxNumFiles - 1
-		// Oldest to latest
+	if currBackups > maxBackups {
-		sort.Slice(backups, func(i, j int) bool {
+		// backups sorted oldest to latest based on timestamped lexical filename (ReadDir)
-			return backups[i] < backups[j]
+		for i := 0; i < currBackups-maxBackups; i++ {
-		})
+			if err := os.Remove(filepath.Join(lDir, string(os.PathSeparator), backups[i])); err != nil {
-		for i := 0; i < archives-l.archiveLimit; i++ {
-			if err := os.Remove(fmt.Sprintf("%s%s%s", lDir, string(os.PathSeparator), backups[i])); err != nil {
 				l.logDirect(l.l.errorLabel, "Unable to remove backup log file %q (%v), will attempt next rotation", backups[i], err)
 				// Bail fast, we'll try again next rotation
 				return
 			}
-			l.logDirect(l.l.infoLabel, "Removed archived log file %q", backups[i])
+			l.logDirect(l.l.infoLabel, "Purged log file %q", backups[i])
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -275,8 +269,8 @@ func (l *fileLogger) Write(b []byte) (int, error) {
 			n := l.logDirect(l.l.infoLabel, "Rotated log, backup saved as %q", bak)
 			l.out = int64(n)
 			l.limit = l.olimit
-			if l.archiveLimit > 0 {
+			if l.maxNumFiles > 0 {
-				l.archivePurge(fname)
+				l.logPurge(fname)
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -310,16 +304,16 @@ func (l *Logger) SetSizeLimit(limit int64) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// SetArchiveLimit sets the number of archived log files that will be retained
+// SetMaxNumFiles sets the number of archived log files that will be retained
-func (l *Logger) SetArchiveLimit(limit int) error {
+func (l *Logger) SetMaxNumFiles(max int) error {
 	l.Lock()
 	if l.fl == nil {
 		l.Unlock()
-		return fmt.Errorf("can set log archive limit only for file logger")
+		return fmt.Errorf("can set log max number of files only for file logger")
 	}
 	fl := l.fl
 	l.Unlock()
-	fl.setArchiveLimit(limit)
+	fl.setMaxNumFiles(max)
 	return nil
 }
 

server/log.go

@@ -72,14 +72,14 @@ func (s *Server) ConfigureLogger() {
 				l.SetSizeLimit(opts.LogSizeLimit)
 			}
 		}
-		if opts.LogMaxArchives > 0 {
+		if opts.LogMaxFiles > 0 {
 			if l, ok := log.(*srvlog.Logger); ok {
-				al := int(opts.LogMaxArchives)
+				al := int(opts.LogMaxFiles)
-				if int64(al) != opts.LogMaxArchives {
+				if int64(al) != opts.LogMaxFiles {
 					// set to default (no max) on overflow
 					al = 0
 				}
-				l.SetArchiveLimit(al)
+				l.SetMaxNumFiles(al)
 			}
 		}
 	} else if opts.RemoteSyslog != "" {

server/opts.go

@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ type Options struct {
 	PortsFileDir          string            `json:"-"`
 	LogFile               string            `json:"-"`
 	LogSizeLimit          int64             `json:"-"`
-	LogMaxArchives        int64             `json:"-"`
+	LogMaxFiles           int64             `json:"-"`
 	Syslog                bool              `json:"-"`
 	RemoteSyslog          string            `json:"-"`
 	Routes                []*url.URL        `json:"-"`
@@ -1000,8 +1000,8 @@ func (o *Options) processConfigFileLine(k string, v interface{}, errors *[]error
 		o.LogFile = v.(string)
 	case "logfile_size_limit", "log_size_limit":
 		o.LogSizeLimit = v.(int64)
-	case "logfile_max_archives", "log_max_archives":
+	case "logfile_max_num", "log_max_num":
-		o.LogMaxArchives = v.(int64)
+		o.LogMaxFiles = v.(int64)
 	case "syslog":
 		o.Syslog = v.(bool)
 		trackExplicitVal(o, &o.inConfig, "Syslog", o.Syslog)

test/log_test.go

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func TestLogMaxArchives(t *testing.T) {
 		totEntriesExpected int
 	}{
 		{
-			"Default implicit, no max archives, expect 0 purged archives",
+			"Default implicit, no max logs, expect 0 purged logs",
 			`
 				port: -1
 				log_file: %s
@@ -48,52 +48,52 @@ func TestLogMaxArchives(t *testing.T) {
 			9,
 		},
 		{
-			"Default explicit, no max archives, expect 0 purged archives",
+			"Default explicit, no max logs, expect 0 purged logs",
 			`
 				port: -1
 				log_file: %s
 				logfile_size_limit: 100
-				logfile_max_archives: 0
+				logfile_max_num: 0
 			`,
 			9,
 		},
 		{
-			"Default explicit - negative val, no max archives, expect 0 purged archives",
+			"Default explicit - negative val, no max logs, expect 0 purged logs",
 			`
 				port: -1
 				log_file: %s
 				logfile_size_limit: 100
-				logfile_max_archives: -42
+				logfile_max_num: -42
 			`,
 			9,
 		},
 		{
-			"1-archive limit, expect 7 purged archives",
+			"1-max num, expect 8 purged logs",
 			`
 				port: -1
 				log_file: %s
 				logfile_size_limit: 100
-				logfile_max_archives: 1
+				logfile_max_num: 1
 			`,
-			2,
+			1,
 		},
 		{
-			"5-archive limit, expect 4 purged archives",
+			"5-max num, expect 4 purged logs; use opt alias",
 			`
 				port: -1
 				log_file: %s
-				logfile_size_limit: 100
+				log_size_limit: 100
-				logfile_max_archives: 5
+				log_max_num: 5
 			`,
-			6,
+			5,
 		},
 		{
-			"100-archive limit, expect 0 purged archives",
+			"100-max num, expect 0 purged logs",
 			`
 				port: -1
 				log_file: %s
 				logfile_size_limit: 100
-				logfile_max_archives: 100
+				logfile_max_num: 100
 			`,
 			9,
 		},
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ func TestLogMaxArchives(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Fatalf("No NATS Server object returned")
 			}
 			s.Shutdown()
+			// Windows filesystem can be a little pokey on the flush, so wait a bit after shutdown...
+			time.Sleep(500 * time.Millisecond)
 			entries, err := os.ReadDir(d)
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("Error reading dir: %v", err)