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DO NOT REPLY [Bug 40586] New: - Add option to supress default '-' output

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           Summary: Add option to supress default '-' output
           Product: Apache httpd-2
           Version: 2.3-HEAD
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P2
         Component: mod_log_config
        AssignedTo: bugs@httpd.apache.org
        ReportedBy: mkent@magoazul.com


Quick patch for mod_log_config to add a '^' modifier which suppresses the
default output of '-' by process_item whenever it gets a NULL back from a
LogFormat item, outputting an empty string instead.

eg: LogFormat "url: \"%^U\"\n referer: \"%^{Referer}i\"\n agent:
\"%^{User-Agent}i\"" sample

This allows users to solve some ambiguity with items like \"%{Referer}i\" or
\"%{User-Agent}i\" where "-", although rather useless, is a valid referrer if it
was passed in and should treated as such by a log processing program, instead of
being thrown away because it represents an empty value. 

Plus it eliminates the need for anyone writing a log processor to dig through
the code to determine what might happen to output a '-' indicating a non
existent value and handle it accordingly.

Will submit a documentation patch if accepted.

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DO NOT REPLY [Bug 40586] - Add option to supress default '-' output

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------- Additional Comments From mkent@magoazul.com  2006-09-22 18:50 -------
Created an attachment (id=18899)
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add ^ modifier


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