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Build WasmEdge With WASI-Logging Plug-in

WASI-Logging allows WebAssembly applications to log messages in a standardized way. This becomes particularly helpful when debugging applications or understanding the flow of execution within them. The WASI-Logging plug-in is designed to be straightforward to use, enabling developers to focus more on their application logic and less on logging mechanics.

Prerequisites​

The prerequisite of the Wasi-Logging plug-in is the same as the WasmEdge building environment on the Linux and MacOS platforms.

Build WasmEdge with WASI-Logging Plug-in​

To enable the WASI-Logging Plug-in, developers need to build the WasmEdge from source with the cmake option -DWASMEDGE_PLUGIN_WASI_LOGGING=ON.

cd <path/to/your/wasmedge/source/folder>
mkdir -p build && cd build
cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DWASMEDGE_PLUGIN_WASI_LOGGING=ON .. && make -j
# For the WASI-Logging plug-in, you should install this project.
cmake --install .
note

If the built wasmedge CLI tool cannot find the WASI-Logging plug-in, you can set the WASMEDGE_PLUGIN_PATH environment variable to the plug-in installation path (/usr/local/lib/wasmedge, or the built plug-in path build/plugins/wasi_logging) to try to fix this issue. You should find libwasmedgePluginWasiLogging.so in your WASMEDGE_PLUGIN_PATH

Then you will have an executable wasmedge runtime under /usr/local/bin and the WASI-Logging plugin under /usr/local/lib/wasmedge/libwasmedgePluginWasiLogging.so after installation.

Loading WASI-Logging Plug-in​

If the built wasmedge CLI tool cannot find the WASI-Logging plug-in, set the WASMEDGE_PLUGIN_PATH environment variable to the plug-in installation path (such as /usr/local/lib/wasmedge/, or the built plug-in path build/plugins/wasi_logging/) to resolve this issue 1.

After installation, the wasmedge runtime will be located under /usr/local/bin and the WASI-Logging plug-in under /usr/local/lib/wasmedge/libwasmedgePluginWasiLogging.so.

Using WASI-Logging in Your Applications​

You can use the WASI-Logging plug-in in your WebAssembly applications to log messages in a standardized way.

For more information, you can refer to the GitHub repository.