Loggable

Loggable is an interface inherited by any class that wants events relating to its member objects to be saved to the system log. ElggEntity and ElggExtender both inherit Loggable.

Loggable defines several class methods that are used in saving to the default system log, and can be used to define your own (as well as for other purposes):

  • getSystemLogID() Return a unique identifier for the object for storage in the system log. This is likely to be the object’s GUID

  • getClassName() Return the class name of the object

  • getType() Return the object type

  • getSubtype() Get the object subtype

  • getObjectFromID($id) For a given ID, return the object associated with it

Database details

The default system log is stored in the system_log database table. It contains the following fields:

  • id - A unique numeric row ID

  • object_id - The GUID of the entity being acted upon

  • object_class - The class of the entity being acted upon (eg ElggObject)

  • object_type - The type of the entity being acted upon (eg object)

  • object_subtype - The subtype of the entity being acted upon (eg blog)

  • event - The event being logged (eg create or update)

  • performed_by_guid - The GUID of the acting entity (the user performing the action)

  • owner_guid - The GUID of the user which owns the entity being acted upon

  • access_id - The access restriction associated with this log entry

  • time_created - The UNIX epoch timestamp of the time the event took place