6 files changed, 144 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/modules/log/conn.go b/modules/log/conn.go
index 8816664526..1abe44c1d4 100644
--- a/modules/log/conn.go
+++ b/modules/log/conn.go
@@ -77,6 +77,13 @@ func (i *connWriter) connect() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (i *connWriter) releaseReopen() error {
+	if i.innerWriter != nil {
+		return i.connect()
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // ConnLogger implements LoggerProvider.
 // it writes messages in keep-live tcp connection.
 type ConnLogger struct {
@@ -119,6 +126,11 @@ func (log *ConnLogger) GetName() string {
 	return "conn"
 }
 
+// ReleaseReopen causes the ConnLogger to reconnect to the server
+func (log *ConnLogger) ReleaseReopen() error {
+	return log.out.(*connWriter).releaseReopen()
+}
+
 func init() {
 	Register("conn", NewConn)
 }
diff --git a/modules/log/console.go b/modules/log/console.go
index 6cfca8a733..a805021f0b 100644
--- a/modules/log/console.go
+++ b/modules/log/console.go
@@ -68,6 +68,20 @@ func (log *ConsoleLogger) Init(config string) error {
 func (log *ConsoleLogger) Flush() {
 }
 
+// ReleaseReopen causes the console logger to reconnect to os.Stdout
+func (log *ConsoleLogger) ReleaseReopen() error {
+	if log.Stderr {
+		log.NewWriterLogger(&nopWriteCloser{
+			w: os.Stderr,
+		})
+	} else {
+		log.NewWriterLogger(&nopWriteCloser{
+			w: os.Stdout,
+		})
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // GetName returns the default name for this implementation
 func (log *ConsoleLogger) GetName() string {
 	return "console"
diff --git a/modules/log/event.go b/modules/log/event.go
index 37efa3c230..6975bf749d 100644
--- a/modules/log/event.go
+++ b/modules/log/event.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ type EventLogger interface {
 	GetLevel() Level
 	GetStacktraceLevel() Level
 	GetName() string
+	ReleaseReopen() error
 }
 
 // ChannelledLog represents a cached channel to a LoggerProvider
@@ -117,6 +118,11 @@ func (l *ChannelledLog) Flush() {
 	l.flush <- true
 }
 
+// ReleaseReopen this ChannelledLog
+func (l *ChannelledLog) ReleaseReopen() error {
+	return l.loggerProvider.ReleaseReopen()
+}
+
 // GetLevel gets the level of this ChannelledLog
 func (l *ChannelledLog) GetLevel() Level {
 	return l.loggerProvider.GetLevel()
@@ -145,6 +151,7 @@ type MultiChannelledLog struct {
 	level           Level
 	stacktraceLevel Level
 	closed          chan bool
+	paused          chan bool
 }
 
 // NewMultiChannelledLog a new logger instance with given logger provider and config.
@@ -159,6 +166,7 @@ func NewMultiChannelledLog(name string, bufferLength int64) *MultiChannelledLog
 		stacktraceLevel: NONE,
 		close:           make(chan bool),
 		closed:          make(chan bool),
+		paused:          make(chan bool),
 	}
 	return m
 }
@@ -229,6 +237,33 @@ func (m *MultiChannelledLog) closeLoggers() {
 	m.closed <- true
 }
 
+// Pause pauses this Logger
+func (m *MultiChannelledLog) Pause() {
+	m.paused <- true
+}
+
+// Resume resumes this Logger
+func (m *MultiChannelledLog) Resume() {
+	m.paused <- false
+}
+
+// ReleaseReopen causes this logger to tell its subloggers to release and reopen
+func (m *MultiChannelledLog) ReleaseReopen() error {
+	m.mutex.Lock()
+	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
+	var accumulatedErr error
+	for _, logger := range m.loggers {
+		if err := logger.ReleaseReopen(); err != nil {
+			if accumulatedErr == nil {
+				accumulatedErr = fmt.Errorf("Error whilst reopening: %s Error: %v", logger.GetName(), err)
+			} else {
+				accumulatedErr = fmt.Errorf("Error whilst reopening: %s Error: %v & %v", logger.GetName(), err, accumulatedErr)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return accumulatedErr
+}
+
 // Start processing the MultiChannelledLog
 func (m *MultiChannelledLog) Start() {
 	m.mutex.Lock()
@@ -238,8 +273,35 @@ func (m *MultiChannelledLog) Start() {
 	}
 	m.started = true
 	m.mutex.Unlock()
+	paused := false
 	for {
+		if paused {
+			select {
+			case paused = <-m.paused:
+				if !paused {
+					m.ResetLevel()
+				}
+			case _, ok := <-m.flush:
+				if !ok {
+					m.closeLoggers()
+					return
+				}
+				m.mutex.Lock()
+				for _, logger := range m.loggers {
+					logger.Flush()
+				}
+				m.mutex.Unlock()
+			case <-m.close:
+				m.closeLoggers()
+				return
+			}
+			continue
+		}
 		select {
+		case paused = <-m.paused:
+			if paused && m.level < INFO {
+				m.level = INFO
+			}
 		case event, ok := <-m.queue:
 			if !ok {
 				m.closeLoggers()
@@ -275,7 +337,7 @@ func (m *MultiChannelledLog) LogEvent(event *Event) error {
 	select {
 	case m.queue <- event:
 		return nil
-	case <-time.After(60 * time.Second):
+	case <-time.After(100 * time.Millisecond):
 		// We're blocked!
 		return ErrTimeout{
 			Name:     m.name,
diff --git a/modules/log/file.go b/modules/log/file.go
index 877820b8be..925d83f2b7 100644
--- a/modules/log/file.go
+++ b/modules/log/file.go
@@ -249,6 +249,19 @@ func (log *FileLogger) Flush() {
 	_ = log.mw.fd.Sync()
 }
 
+// ReleaseReopen releases and reopens log files
+func (log *FileLogger) ReleaseReopen() error {
+	closingErr := log.mw.fd.Close()
+	startingErr := log.StartLogger()
+	if startingErr != nil {
+		if closingErr != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Error during closing: %v Error during starting: %v", closingErr, startingErr)
+		}
+		return startingErr
+	}
+	return closingErr
+}
+
 // GetName returns the default name for this implementation
 func (log *FileLogger) GetName() string {
 	return "file"
diff --git a/modules/log/log.go b/modules/log/log.go
index 71e88491f1..2a35b5752c 100644
--- a/modules/log/log.go
+++ b/modules/log/log.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 package log
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
@@ -192,6 +193,42 @@ func IsFatal() bool {
 	return GetLevel() <= FATAL
 }
 
+// Pause pauses all the loggers
+func Pause() {
+	NamedLoggers.Range(func(key, value interface{}) bool {
+		logger := value.(*Logger)
+		logger.Pause()
+		logger.Flush()
+		return true
+	})
+}
+
+// Resume resumes all the loggers
+func Resume() {
+	NamedLoggers.Range(func(key, value interface{}) bool {
+		logger := value.(*Logger)
+		logger.Resume()
+		return true
+	})
+}
+
+// ReleaseReopen releases and reopens logging files
+func ReleaseReopen() error {
+	var accumulatedErr error
+	NamedLoggers.Range(func(key, value interface{}) bool {
+		logger := value.(*Logger)
+		if err := logger.ReleaseReopen(); err != nil {
+			if accumulatedErr == nil {
+				accumulatedErr = fmt.Errorf("Error reopening %s: %v", key.(string), err)
+			} else {
+				accumulatedErr = fmt.Errorf("Error reopening %s: %v & %v", key.(string), err, accumulatedErr)
+			}
+		}
+		return true
+	})
+	return accumulatedErr
+}
+
 // Close closes all the loggers
 func Close() {
 	l, ok := NamedLoggers.Load(DEFAULT)
diff --git a/modules/log/smtp.go b/modules/log/smtp.go
index f912299a73..edf4943619 100644
--- a/modules/log/smtp.go
+++ b/modules/log/smtp.go
@@ -97,6 +97,11 @@ func (log *SMTPLogger) sendMail(p []byte) (int, error) {
 func (log *SMTPLogger) Flush() {
 }
 
+// ReleaseReopen does nothing
+func (log *SMTPLogger) ReleaseReopen() error {
+	return nil
+}
+
 // GetName returns the default name for this implementation
 func (log *SMTPLogger) GetName() string {
 	return "smtp"