Logging in FastAPI applications

Adding Logtail for Cloud Logging in FastAPI

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Modified files

requirements.txt

--- 
+++ 
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@
 python-dotenv
 rich
 asgi-correlation-id
-python-json-logger+python-json-logger
+logtail-python

storeapi/config.py

--- 
+++ 
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 class GlobalConfig(BaseConfig):
     DATABASE_URL: Optional[str] = None
     DB_FORCE_ROLL_BACK: bool = False
+    LOGTAIL_API_KEY: Optional[str] = None


 class DevConfig(GlobalConfig):

storeapi/logging_conf.py

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+++ 
@@ -59,6 +59,14 @@
                     "formatter": "console",
                     "filters": ["correlation_id", "email_obfuscation"],
                 },
+                "logtail": {
+                    # https://betterstack.com/docs/logs/python/
+                    "class": "logtail.LogtailHandler",
+                    "level": "DEBUG",
+                    "formatter": "console",
+                    "filters": ["correlation_id", "email_obfuscation"],
+                    "source_token": config.LOGTAIL_API_KEY,  # gets passed to LogtailHandler constructor as kwargs
+                },
                 "rotating_file": {
                     "class": "logging.handlers.RotatingFileHandler",
                     "level": "DEBUG",
@@ -73,7 +81,7 @@
             "loggers": {
                 "uvicorn": {"handlers": ["default", "rotating_file"], "level": "INFO"},
                 "storeapi": {
-                    "handlers": ["default", "rotating_file"],
+                    "handlers": ["default", "rotating_file", "logtail"],
                     "level": "DEBUG" if isinstance(config, DevConfig) else "INFO",
                     "propagate": False,
                 },