logging: Only colorize console output

1 files changed, 22 insertions, 14 deletions

diff --git a/logging.go b/logging.go
index df999f2..bd291ff 100644
--- a/logging.go
+++ b/logging.go
@@ -396,17 +396,6 @@ func (cl *CustomLog) provision(ctx Context, logging *Logging) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if cl.EncoderRaw != nil {
-		mod, err := ctx.LoadModule(cl, "EncoderRaw")
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("loading log encoder module: %v", err)
-		}
-		cl.encoder = mod.(zapcore.Encoder)
-	}
-	if cl.encoder == nil {
-		cl.encoder = newDefaultProductionLogEncoder()
-	}
-
 	if cl.WriterRaw != nil {
 		mod, err := ctx.LoadModule(cl, "WriterRaw")
 		if err != nil {
@@ -423,6 +412,23 @@ func (cl *CustomLog) provision(ctx Context, logging *Logging) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("opening log writer using %#v: %v", cl.writerOpener, err)
 	}
 
+	if cl.EncoderRaw != nil {
+		mod, err := ctx.LoadModule(cl, "EncoderRaw")
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("loading log encoder module: %v", err)
+		}
+		cl.encoder = mod.(zapcore.Encoder)
+	}
+	if cl.encoder == nil {
+		// only allow colorized output if this log is going to stdout or stderr
+		var colorize bool
+		switch cl.writerOpener.(type) {
+		case *StdoutWriter, *StderrWriter:
+			colorize = true
+		}
+		cl.encoder = newDefaultProductionLogEncoder(colorize)
+	}
+
 	cl.buildCore()
 
 	return nil
@@ -650,7 +656,7 @@ func newDefaultProductionLog() (*defaultCustomLog, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	cl.encoder = newDefaultProductionLogEncoder()
+	cl.encoder = newDefaultProductionLogEncoder(true)
 	cl.levelEnabler = zapcore.InfoLevel
 
 	cl.buildCore()
@@ -661,14 +667,16 @@ func newDefaultProductionLog() (*defaultCustomLog, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func newDefaultProductionLogEncoder() zapcore.Encoder {
+func newDefaultProductionLogEncoder(colorize bool) zapcore.Encoder {
 	encCfg := zap.NewProductionEncoderConfig()
 	if terminal.IsTerminal(int(os.Stdout.Fd())) {
 		// if interactive terminal, make output more human-readable by default
 		encCfg.EncodeTime = func(ts time.Time, encoder zapcore.PrimitiveArrayEncoder) {
 			encoder.AppendString(ts.UTC().Format("2006/01/02 15:04:05.000"))
 		}
-		encCfg.EncodeLevel = zapcore.CapitalColorLevelEncoder
+		if colorize {
+			encCfg.EncodeLevel = zapcore.CapitalColorLevelEncoder
+		}
 		return zapcore.NewConsoleEncoder(encCfg)
 	}
 	return zapcore.NewJSONEncoder(encCfg)