mandiant / mandiant/macos-UnifiedLogs

Migrate to tracing crate

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Description

Currently this library uses the log crate for logging.

log was fine when this library was first developed but tracing is the more "modern" logging crate.

It should be straight forward to swap out log with tracing.

Though this would impact downstream consumers.

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Research direction

Search the Rust library for uses of the log crate and first review how logging is exposed to downstream consumers. Done means the migration to tracing is complete and its downstream impact is addressed; the issue names no files or tests, so determine validation coverage before starting.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
observability
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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