Rails - Jul 2006 - capistrano CLI automation - using capistrano as a library

Hi all,

I''m trying to integrate Capistrano (thanks Jamis and DHH for such a
lovely
piece of software) into an application I''m writing.

I can''t figure out, though, how to get output from capistrano when
it''s used
through the CLI or configuration class, however.  I see that it implements a
logger (Logger) and I see that starting on line 12 of the included
logger.rbit has options to change the device to something that
responds to put:

--- start snip capistrano-1.1.0/lib/capistrano/logger.rb ---

    def initialize(options={})
      output = options[:output] || STDERR
      case
        when output.respond_to?(:puts)
          @device = output
        else
          @device = File.open(output.to_str, "a")
          @needs_close = true
      end

      @options = options
      @level = 0
    end
--- end snip capistrano-1.1.0/lib/capistrano/logger.rb ---

But, I cannot figure out how to set that options[:output] anywhere.

Here''s where I''m at:

script/console
>> require ''capistrano''
>> require ''capistrano/cli''
>> config = Capistrano::Configuration.new
#<Capistrano::Configuration:0x235b0a8 @actor=#<Capistrano::Actor:0x235b058
@task_call_frames=[], @tasks={},
@factory=#<Capistrano::Actor::DefaultConnectionFactory:0x235aff4
@config=#<Capistrano::Configuration:0x235b0a8 ...>>,
@configuration=#<Capistrano::Configuration:0x235b0a8 ...>,
@sessions={}>,
@now=Wed Jul 26 21:26:18 UTC 2006,
@variables={:current_dir=>"current",
:repository=>nil, :shared_dir=>"shared", :gateway=>nil,
:scm=>:subversion,
:ssh_options=>{}, :user=>nil,
:deploy_to=>#<Proc:0x023e2698@/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/capistrano-
1.1.0/lib/capistrano/configuration.rb:55>,
:revision=>#<Proc:0x023e22b0@/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/capistrano-
1.1.0/lib/capistrano/configuration.rb:62>, :original_value=>{},
:version_dir=>"releases", :password=>nil, :application=>nil},
@roles={},
@load_paths=[".",
"/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/capistrano-1.1.0/lib/capistrano/recipes"],
@logger=#<Capistrano::Logger:0x235b044 @level=0,
@device=#<IO:0x1e9854>,
@options={}>>

There it is, accessible, now as:

config.logger

but only as a read attribute.  I see in the configuration.rb on about line
12:

      @logger = Logger.new


Which makes me think it can''t be done.  Any thoughts, anyone?

Should I patch it, or am I missing something?

Thanks,
-- 
Charles Brian Quinn
www.seebq.com
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