module Lumberjack

# File lib/lumberjack.rb, line 29
def unit_of_work(id = nil)
  save_val = Thread.current[:lumberjack_logger_unit_of_work_id]
  id ||= SecureRandom.hex(6)
  Thread.current[:lumberjack_logger_unit_of_work_id] = id
  begin
    return yield
  ensure
    Thread.current[:lumberjack_logger_unit_of_work_id] = save_val
  end
end

Define a unit of work within a block. Within the block supplied to this method, calling unit_of_work_id will return the same value that can This can then be used for tying together log entries.

You can specify the id for the unit of work if desired. If you don’t supply it, a 12 digit hexidecimal number will be automatically generated for you.

For the common use case of treating a single web request as a unit of work, see the Lumberjack::Rack::UnitOfWork class.

# File lib/lumberjack.rb, line 41
def unit_of_work_id
  Thread.current[:lumberjack_logger_unit_of_work_id] 
end

Get the UniqueIdentifier for the current unit of work.