Add macros for logging.

.github/workflows/check.yaml

@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build libclide
         run: |
           cargo b -p libclide --release
+      - name: Build libclide-macros
+        run: |
+          cargo b -p libclide-macros --release
       - name: Build clide
         run: |
           cargo b --release
@@ -44,6 +47,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Test libclide
         run: |
           cargo test -p libclide
+      - name: Test libclide-macros
+        run: |
+          cargo test -p libclide-macros
       - name: Test clide
         run: |
           cargo test
@@ -62,6 +68,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Lint libclide
         run: |
           cargo clippy -p libclide -- -D warnings
+      - name: Lint libclide-macros
+        run: |
+          cargo clippy -p libclide-macros -- -D warnings
       - name: Lint clide
         run: |
           cargo clippy -- -D warnings
@@ -80,6 +89,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Format libclide
         run: |
           cargo fmt -p libclide --verbose -- --check
+      - name: Format libclide-macros
+        run: |
+          cargo fmt -p libclide-macros -- --check
       - name: Format clide
         run: |
           cargo fmt --verbose -- --check

Cargo.lock

@@ -299,6 +299,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "dirs",
  "edtui",
  "libclide",
+ "libclide-macros",
  "log",
  "ratatui",
  "strum",
@@ -1169,9 +1170,19 @@ name = "libclide"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
+ "log",
  "strum",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "libclide-macros"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn 2.0.117",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "libredox"
 version = "0.1.12"

Cargo.toml

@@ -5,20 +5,17 @@ edition = "2024"
 
 [workspace]
 resolver = "3"
-members = [
+members = [".", "libclide", "libclide-macros", ]
-    ".",
-    "libclide",
-]
 
 [workspace.dependencies]
 anyhow = "1.0.100"
 strum = "0.27.2"
+log = { version = "0.4.27", features = [] }
 
 [dependencies]
 cxx = "1.0.95"
 cxx-qt = "0.8.0"
 cxx-qt-lib = { version = "0.8.0", features = ["qt_full", "qt_gui", "qt_qml"] }
-log = { version = "0.4.27", features = [] }
 dirs = "6.0.0"
 syntect = "5.2.0"
 clap = { version = "4.5.54", features = ["derive"] }
@@ -28,9 +25,11 @@ tui-logger = "0.18.1"
 edtui = "0.11.1"
 devicons = "0.6.12"
 libclide = { path = "./libclide" }
+libclide-macros = { path = "./libclide-macros" }
 anyhow = { workspace = true }
 strum = { workspace = true }
+log = { workspace = true }
 
 [build-dependencies]
 # The link_qt_object_files feature is required for statically linking Qt 6.
-cxx-qt-build = { version = "0.8.0", features = ["link_qt_object_files"] }
+cxx-qt-build = { version = "0.8.0", features = ["link_qt_object_files"] }

libclide-macros/Cargo.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[package]
+name = "libclide-macros"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2024"
+
+[lib]
+proc-macro = true
+
+[dependencies]
+syn = { version = "2", features = ["full"] }
+quote = "1"
+proc-macro2 = "1"

libclide-macros/src/lib.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+use proc_macro::TokenStream;
+use quote::quote;
+use syn::{ItemStruct, parse_macro_input};
+
+#[proc_macro_attribute]
+pub fn log_id(_attr: TokenStream, item: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
+    let input = parse_macro_input!(item as ItemStruct);
+
+    let struct_name = &input.ident;
+    let generics = &input.generics;
+
+    // This is the important part
+    let (impl_generics, type_generics, where_clause) = generics.split_for_impl();
+
+    let struct_name_str = struct_name.to_string();
+
+    let expanded = quote! {
+        #input
+
+        impl #impl_generics #struct_name #type_generics #where_clause {
+            #[allow(unused)]
+            pub const ID: &'static str = #struct_name_str;
+        }
+    };
+
+    TokenStream::from(expanded)
+}

libclide/Cargo.toml

@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ edition = "2024"
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = { workspace = true }
 strum = { workspace = true }
+log = { workspace = true }

libclide/src/lib.rs

@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
 
 pub mod fs;
+pub mod log;
 pub mod theme;

libclide/src/log.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026, Shaun Reed <shaunrd0@gmail.com>
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
+
+pub mod macros;

libclide/src/log/macros.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+//! Logging targets allow filtering of log messages by their source. By default, the log crate sets
+//! the target to the module path where the log macro was invoked if no target is provided.
+//!
+//! These macros essentially disable using the default target and instead require the target to be
+//! explicitly set. This is to avoid implicit pooling of log messages under the same default target,
+//! which can make it difficult to filter log messages by their source.
+
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! info {
+    // The target argument can be overridden using one of the following macros.
+    (logger: $logger:expr, target: $target:expr, $($arg:tt)+) => ({
+        log::info!(logger: $logger, target: $target, $($arg)+)
+    });
+
+    (target: $target:expr, $($arg:tt)+) => ({
+        log::info!(target: $target, $($arg)+)
+    });
+
+    // The target argument will default to Self::ID if not provided.
+    // Obviously, this is an error if Self::ID is not defined, forcing you to use the explicit form.
+    (logger: $logger:expr, $($arg:tt)+) => ({
+        log::info!(logger: $logger, target: Self::ID, $($arg)+)
+    });
+
+    ($($arg:tt)+) => (log::info!(target: Self::ID, $($arg)+))
+}
+
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! debug {
+    // The target argument can be overridden using one of the following macros.
+    (logger: $logger:expr, target: $target:expr, $($arg:tt)+) => ({
+        log::debug!(logger: $logger, target: $target, $($arg)+)
+    });
+
+    (target: $target:expr, $($arg:tt)+) => ({
+        log::debug!(target: $target, $($arg)+)
+    });
+
+    // The target argument will default to Self::ID if not provided.
+    // Obviously, this is an error if Self::ID is not defined, forcing you to use the explicit form.
+    (logger: $logger:expr, $($arg:tt)+) => ({
+        log::debug!(logger: $logger, target: Self::ID, $($arg)+)
+    });
+
+    ($($arg:tt)+) => (log::debug!(target: Self::ID, $($arg)+))
+}
+
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! warn {
+    // The target argument can be overridden using one of the following macros.
+    (logger: $logger:expr, target: $target:expr, $($arg:tt)+) => ({
+        log::warn!(logger: $logger, target: $target, $($arg)+)
+    });
+
+    (target: $target:expr, $($arg:tt)+) => ({
+        log::warn!(target: $target, $($arg)+)
+    });
+
+    // The target argument will default to Self::ID if not provided.
+    // Obviously, this is an error if Self::ID is not defined, forcing you to use the explicit form.
+    (logger: $logger:expr, $($arg:tt)+) => ({
+        log::warn!(logger: $logger, target: Self::ID, $($arg)+)
+    });
+
+    ($($arg:tt)+) => (log::warn!(target: Self::ID, $($arg)+))
+}
+
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! error {
+    // The target argument can be overridden using one of the following macros.
+    (logger: $logger:expr, target: $target:expr, $($arg:tt)+) => ({
+        log::error!(logger: $logger, target: $target, $($arg)+)
+    });
+
+    (target: $target:expr, $($arg:tt)+) => ({
+        log::error!(target: $target, $($arg)+)
+    });
+
+    // The target argument will default to Self::ID if not provided.
+    // Obviously, this is an error if Self::ID is not defined, forcing you to use the explicit form.
+    (logger: $logger:expr, $($arg:tt)+) => ({
+        log::error!(logger: $logger, target: Self::ID, $($arg)+)
+    });
+
+    ($($arg:tt)+) => (log::error!(target: Self::ID, $($arg)+))
+}
+
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! trace {
+    // The target argument can be overridden using one of the following macros.
+    (logger: $logger:expr, target: $target:expr, $($arg:tt)+) => ({
+        log::trace!(logger: $logger, target: $target, $($arg)+)
+    });
+
+    (target: $target:expr, $($arg:tt)+) => ({
+        log::trace!(target: $target, $($arg)+)
+    });
+
+    // The target argument will default to Self::ID if not provided.
+    // Obviously, this is an error if Self::ID is not defined, forcing you to use the explicit form.
+    (logger: $logger:expr, $($arg:tt)+) => ({
+        log::trace!(logger: $logger, target: Self::ID, $($arg)+)
+    });
+
+    ($($arg:tt)+) => (log::trace!(target: Self::ID, $($arg)+))
+}

libclide/src/theme/colors.rs

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ impl Colors {
         let hex_full = match hex.len() {
             3 => hex
                 .chars()
-                .map(|c| std::iter::repeat(c).take(2).collect::<String>())
+                .map(|c| std::iter::repeat_n(c, 2).collect::<String>())
                 .collect::<String>(),
             6 => hex.to_string(),
             _ => panic!("Invalid hex color length: {hex:?}"),

src/gui.rs

@@ -5,13 +5,12 @@
 use crate::AppContext;
 use anyhow::Result;
 use cxx_qt_lib::{QMapPair, QMapPair_QString_QVariant, QString, QVariant};
-use log::trace;
 
 pub mod colors;
 pub mod filesystem;
 
 pub fn run(app_context: AppContext) -> Result<()> {
-    trace!(target:"gui::run()", "Starting the GUI editor at {:?}", app_context.path);
+    libclide::trace!(target:"gui::run()", "Starting the GUI editor at {:?}", app_context.path);
 
     use cxx_qt_lib::{QGuiApplication, QQmlApplicationEngine, QUrl};
 

src/gui/filesystem.rs

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 use cxx_qt_lib::{QModelIndex, QString};
 use devicons::FileIcon;
 use dirs;
-use log::warn;
 use std::fs;
 use std::path::Path;
 use syntect::easy::HighlightLines;
@@ -78,7 +77,7 @@ impl qobject::FileSystem {
         let meta = fs::metadata(path.to_string())
             .unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("Failed to get file metadata {path:?}"));
         if !meta.is_file() {
-            warn!(target:"FileSystem", "Attempted to open file {path:?} that is not a valid file");
+            libclide::warn!(target:"FileSystem", "Attempted to open file {path:?} that is not a valid file");
             return QString::default();
         }
         let path_str = path.to_string();

src/tui.rs

@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ mod menu_bar;
 
 use crate::AppContext;
 use anyhow::{Context, Result};
-use log::{LevelFilter, debug, info, trace};
+use libclide_macros::log_id;
+use log::LevelFilter;
 use ratatui::Terminal;
 use ratatui::backend::CrosstermBackend;
 use ratatui::crossterm::event::{
@@ -28,24 +29,23 @@ use tui_logger::{
     TuiLoggerFile, TuiLoggerLevelOutput, init_logger, set_default_level, set_log_file,
 };
 
+#[log_id]
 struct Tui {
     terminal: Terminal<CrosstermBackend<Stdout>>,
     root_path: std::path::PathBuf,
 }
 
 pub fn run(app_context: AppContext) -> Result<()> {
-    trace!(target:Tui::ID, "Starting TUI");
+    libclide::trace!(target:Tui::ID, "Starting TUI");
     Tui::new(app_context)?.start()
 }
 
 impl Tui {
-    pub const ID: &str = "Tui";
-
     fn new(app_context: AppContext) -> Result<Self> {
-        trace!(target:Self::ID, "Building {}", Self::ID);
+        libclide::trace!("Building {}", Self::ID);
         init_logger(LevelFilter::Trace)?;
         set_default_level(LevelFilter::Trace);
-        debug!(target:Self::ID, "Logging initialized");
+        libclide::debug!("Logging initialized");
 
         let mut dir = env::temp_dir();
         dir.push("clide.log");
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ impl Tui {
         .output_file(false)
         .output_separator(':');
         set_log_file(file_options);
-        debug!(target:Self::ID, "Logging to file: {dir:?}");
+        libclide::debug!("Logging to file: {dir:?}");
 
         Ok(Self {
             terminal: Terminal::new(CrosstermBackend::new(stdout()))?,
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ impl Tui {
     }
 
     fn start(self) -> Result<()> {
-        info!(target:Self::ID, "Starting the TUI editor at {:?}", self.root_path);
+        libclide::info!("Starting the TUI editor at {:?}", self.root_path);
         ratatui::crossterm::execute!(
             stdout(),
             EnterAlternateScreen,
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ impl Tui {
     }
 
     fn stop() -> Result<()> {
-        info!(target:Self::ID, "Stopping the TUI editor");
+        libclide::info!("Stopping the TUI editor");
         disable_raw_mode()?;
         ratatui::crossterm::execute!(
             stdout(),

src/tui/about.rs

@@ -2,19 +2,18 @@
 //
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
 
+use libclide_macros::log_id;
 use ratatui::buffer::Buffer;
 use ratatui::layout::{Constraint, Direction, Layout, Rect};
 use ratatui::text::{Line, Span};
 use ratatui::widgets::{Block, Borders, Clear, Padding, Paragraph, Widget, Wrap};
 
+#[log_id]
 pub struct About {}
 
 impl About {
-    #[allow(unused)]
-    pub const ID: &str = "About";
-
     pub fn new() -> Self {
-        // trace!(target:Self::id(), "Building {}", Self::id());
+        // libclide::trace!("Building {}", Self::id());
         Self {}
     }
 }

src/tui/app.rs

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use crate::tui::explorer::Explorer;
 use crate::tui::logger::Logger;
 use crate::tui::menu_bar::MenuBar;
 use anyhow::{Context, Result};
-use log::{error, info, trace};
+use libclide_macros::log_id;
 use ratatui::DefaultTerminal;
 use ratatui::buffer::Buffer;
 use ratatui::crossterm::event;
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ pub enum AppComponent {
     MenuBar,
 }
 
+#[log_id]
 pub struct App<'a> {
     editor_tab: EditorTab,
     explorer: Explorer<'a>,
@@ -40,10 +41,8 @@ pub struct App<'a> {
 }
 
 impl<'a> App<'a> {
-    pub const ID: &'static str = "App";
-
     pub fn new(root_path: PathBuf) -> Result<Self> {
-        trace!(target:Self::ID, "Building {}", Self::ID);
+        libclide::trace!(target:Self::ID, "Building {}", Self::ID);
         let app = Self {
             editor_tab: EditorTab::new(),
             explorer: Explorer::new(&root_path)?,
@@ -57,13 +56,13 @@ impl<'a> App<'a> {
 
     /// Logic that should be executed once on application startup.
     pub fn start(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
-        trace!(target:Self::ID, "Starting App");
+        libclide::trace!(target:Self::ID, "Starting App");
         Ok(())
     }
 
     pub fn run(mut self, mut terminal: DefaultTerminal) -> Result<()> {
         self.start()?;
-        trace!(target:Self::ID, "Entering App run loop");
+        libclide::trace!(target:Self::ID, "Entering App run loop");
         loop {
             terminal.draw(|f| {
                 f.render_widget(&mut self, f.area());
@@ -89,7 +88,7 @@ impl<'a> App<'a> {
                 Some(editor) => editor.component_state.help_text.clone(),
                 None => {
                     if !self.editor_tab.is_empty() {
-                        error!(target:Self::ID, "Failed to get Editor while drawing bottom status bar");
+                        libclide::error!(target:Self::ID, "Failed to get Editor while drawing bottom status bar");
                     }
                     "Failed to get current Editor while getting widget help text".to_string()
                 }
@@ -113,26 +112,26 @@ impl<'a> App<'a> {
     }
 
     fn clear_focus(&mut self) {
-        info!(target:Self::ID, "Clearing all widget focus");
+        libclide::info!(target:Self::ID, "Clearing all widget focus");
         self.explorer.component_state.set_focus(Focus::Inactive);
         self.explorer.component_state.set_focus(Focus::Inactive);
         self.logger.component_state.set_focus(Focus::Inactive);
         self.menu_bar.component_state.set_focus(Focus::Inactive);
         match self.editor_tab.current_editor_mut() {
             None => {
-                error!(target:Self::ID, "Failed to get current Editor while clearing focus")
+                libclide::error!(target:Self::ID, "Failed to get current Editor while clearing focus")
             }
             Some(editor) => editor.component_state.set_focus(Focus::Inactive),
         }
     }
 
     fn change_focus(&mut self, focus: AppComponent) {
-        info!(target:Self::ID, "Changing widget focus to {:?}", focus);
+        libclide::info!(target:Self::ID, "Changing widget focus to {:?}", focus);
         self.clear_focus();
         match focus {
             AppComponent::Editor => match self.editor_tab.current_editor_mut() {
                 None => {
-                    error!(target:Self::ID, "Failed to get current Editor while changing focus")
+                    libclide::error!(target:Self::ID, "Failed to get current Editor while changing focus")
                 }
                 Some(editor) => editor.component_state.set_focus(Focus::Active),
             },
@@ -275,13 +274,13 @@ impl<'a> Component for App<'a> {
             Action::Quit | Action::Handled => Ok(action),
             Action::Save => match self.editor_tab.current_editor_mut() {
                 None => {
-                    error!(target:Self::ID, "Failed to get current editor while handling App Action::Save");
+                    libclide::error!(target:Self::ID, "Failed to get current editor while handling App Action::Save");
                     Ok(Action::Noop)
                 }
                 Some(editor) => match editor.save() {
                     Ok(_) => Ok(Action::Handled),
                     Err(e) => {
-                        error!(target:Self::ID, "Failed to save editor contents: {e}");
+                        libclide::error!(target:Self::ID, "Failed to save editor contents: {e}");
                         Ok(Action::Noop)
                     }
                 },
@@ -300,14 +299,14 @@ impl<'a> Component for App<'a> {
                 Err(_) => Ok(Action::Noop),
             },
             Action::ReloadFile => {
-                trace!(target:Self::ID, "Reloading file for current editor");
+                libclide::trace!(target:Self::ID, "Reloading file for current editor");
                 if let Some(editor) = self.editor_tab.current_editor_mut() {
                     editor
                         .reload_contents()
                         .map(|_| Action::Handled)
                         .context("Failed to handle Action::ReloadFile")
                 } else {
-                    error!(target:Self::ID, "Failed to get current editor while handling App Action::ReloadFile");
+                    libclide::error!(target:Self::ID, "Failed to get current editor while handling App Action::ReloadFile");
                     Ok(Action::Noop)
                 }
             }

src/tui/component.rs

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use crate::tui::component::Focus::Inactive;
 use Focus::Active;
 use anyhow::Result;
 use libclide::theme::colors::Colors;
-use log::trace;
+use libclide_macros::log_id;
 use ratatui::crossterm::event::{Event, KeyEvent, MouseEvent};
 use ratatui::style::Color;
 
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ pub trait Component {
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Default)]
+#[log_id]
 pub struct ComponentState {
     pub(crate) focus: Focus,
     pub(crate) vis: Visibility,
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ impl ComponentState {
     }
 
     fn new() -> Self {
-        trace!(target:Self::id(), "Building {}", Self::id());
+        libclide::trace!(target:Self::id(), "Building {}", Self::id());
         Self {
             focus: Active,
             vis: Visibility::Visible,

src/tui/editor.rs

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use anyhow::{Context, Result, bail};
 use edtui::{
     EditorEventHandler, EditorState, EditorTheme, EditorView, LineNumbers, Lines, SyntaxHighlighter,
 };
-use log::{error, trace};
+use libclide_macros::log_id;
 use ratatui::buffer::Buffer;
 use ratatui::crossterm::event::{Event, KeyCode, KeyEvent, KeyModifiers};
 use ratatui::layout::{Alignment, Rect};
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ use ratatui::widgets::{Block, Borders, Padding, Widget};
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use syntect::parsing::SyntaxSet;
 
+#[log_id]
 pub struct Editor {
     pub state: EditorState,
     pub event_handler: EditorEventHandler,
@@ -25,10 +26,8 @@ pub struct Editor {
 }
 
 impl Editor {
-    pub const ID: &str = "Editor";
-
     pub fn new(path: &std::path::Path) -> Self {
-        trace!(target:Self::ID, "Building {}", Self::ID);
+        libclide::trace!(target:Self::ID, "Building {}", Self::ID);
         Editor {
             state: EditorState::default(),
             event_handler: EditorEventHandler::default(),
@@ -42,10 +41,10 @@ impl Editor {
     }
 
     pub fn reload_contents(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
-        trace!(target:Self::ID, "Reloading editor file contents {:?}", self.file_path);
+        libclide::trace!(target:Self::ID, "Reloading editor file contents {:?}", self.file_path);
         match self.file_path.clone() {
             None => {
-                error!(target:Self::ID, "Failed to reload editor contents with None file_path");
+                libclide::error!(target:Self::ID, "Failed to reload editor contents with None file_path");
                 bail!("Failed to reload editor contents with None file_path")
             }
             Some(path) => self.set_contents(&path),
@@ -53,7 +52,7 @@ impl Editor {
     }
 
     pub fn set_contents(&mut self, path: &std::path::Path) -> Result<()> {
-        trace!(target:Self::ID, "Setting Editor contents from path {:?}", path);
+        libclide::trace!(target:Self::ID, "Setting Editor contents from path {:?}", path);
         if let Ok(contents) = std::fs::read_to_string(path) {
             let lines: Vec<_> = contents
                 .lines()
@@ -69,10 +68,10 @@ impl Editor {
 
     pub fn save(&self) -> Result<()> {
         if let Some(path) = &self.file_path {
-            trace!(target:Self::ID, "Saving Editor contents {:?}", path);
+            libclide::trace!(target:Self::ID, "Saving Editor contents {:?}", path);
             return std::fs::write(path, self.state.lines.to_string()).map_err(|e| e.into());
         };
-        error!(target:Self::ID, "Failed saving Editor contents; file_path was None");
+        libclide::error!(target:Self::ID, "Failed saving Editor contents; file_path was None");
         bail!("File not saved. No file path set.")
     }
 }

src/tui/editor_tab.rs

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 use crate::tui::component::{Action, Component, Focus, FocusState};
 use crate::tui::editor::Editor;
 use anyhow::{Context, Result, anyhow};
-use log::{error, info, trace, warn};
+use libclide_macros::log_id;
 use ratatui::buffer::Buffer;
 use ratatui::crossterm::event::{Event, KeyCode, KeyEvent, KeyModifiers};
 use ratatui::layout::Rect;
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ use std::collections::HashMap;
 // Render the tabs with keys as titles
 // Tab keys can be file names.
 // Render the editor using the key as a reference for lookup
+#[log_id]
 pub struct EditorTab {
     pub(crate) editors: HashMap<String, Editor>,
     tab_order: Vec<String>,
@@ -23,10 +24,8 @@ pub struct EditorTab {
 }
 
 impl EditorTab {
-    pub const ID: &str = "EditorTab";
-
     pub fn new() -> Self {
-        trace!(target:Self::ID, "Building {}", Self::ID);
+        libclide::trace!(target:Self::ID, "Building {}", Self::ID);
         Self {
             editors: HashMap::new(),
             tab_order: Vec::new(),
@@ -36,7 +35,7 @@ impl EditorTab {
 
     pub fn next_editor(&mut self) {
         let next = (self.current_editor + 1) % self.tab_order.len();
-        trace!(target:Self::ID, "Moving from {} to next editor tab at {}", self.current_editor, next);
+        libclide::trace!(target:Self::ID, "Moving from {} to next editor tab at {}", self.current_editor, next);
         self.set_tab_focus(Focus::Active, next);
         self.current_editor = next;
     }
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ impl EditorTab {
             .current_editor
             .checked_sub(1)
             .unwrap_or(self.tab_order.len() - 1);
-        trace!(target:Self::ID, "Moving from {} to previous editor tab at {}", self.current_editor, prev);
+        libclide::trace!(target:Self::ID, "Moving from {} to previous editor tab at {}", self.current_editor, prev);
         self.set_tab_focus(Focus::Active, prev);
         self.current_editor = prev;
     }
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@ impl EditorTab {
         match self.tab_order.get(index) {
             None => {
                 if !self.tab_order.is_empty() {
-                    error!(target:Self::ID, "Failed to get editor tab key with invalid index {index}");
+                    libclide::error!(target:Self::ID, "Failed to get editor tab key with invalid index {index}");
                 }
                 None
             }
@@ -73,15 +72,15 @@ impl EditorTab {
     }
 
     pub fn set_current_tab_focus(&mut self, focus: Focus) {
-        trace!(target:Self::ID, "Setting current tab {} focus to {:?}", self.current_editor, focus);
+        libclide::trace!(target:Self::ID, "Setting current tab {} focus to {:?}", self.current_editor, focus);
         self.set_tab_focus(focus, self.current_editor)
     }
 
     pub fn set_tab_focus(&mut self, focus: Focus, index: usize) {
-        trace!(target:Self::ID, "Setting tab {} focus to {:?}", index, focus);
+        libclide::trace!(target:Self::ID, "Setting tab {} focus to {:?}", index, focus);
         if focus == Focus::Active && index != self.current_editor {
             // If we are setting another tab to active, disable the current one.
-            trace!(
+            libclide::trace!(
                 target:Self::ID,
                 "New tab {} focus set to Active; Setting current tab {} to Inactive",
                 index,
@@ -91,11 +90,11 @@ impl EditorTab {
         }
         match self.get_editor_key(index) {
             None => {
-                error!(target:Self::ID, "Failed setting tab focus for invalid key {index}");
+                libclide::error!(target:Self::ID, "Failed setting tab focus for invalid key {index}");
             }
             Some(key) => match self.editors.get_mut(&key) {
                 None => {
-                    error!(
+                    libclide::error!(
                         target:Self::ID,
                         "Failed to update tab focus at index {} with invalid key: {}",
                         self.current_editor,
@@ -108,12 +107,12 @@ impl EditorTab {
     }
 
     pub fn open_tab(&mut self, path: &std::path::Path) -> Result<()> {
-        trace!(target:Self::ID, "Opening new EditorTab with path {:?}", path);
+        libclide::trace!(target:Self::ID, "Opening new EditorTab with path {:?}", path);
         if self
             .editors
             .contains_key(&path.to_string_lossy().to_string())
         {
-            warn!(target:Self::ID, "EditorTab already opened with this file");
+            libclide::warn!(target:Self::ID, "EditorTab already opened with this file");
             return Ok(());
         }
 
@@ -138,12 +137,12 @@ impl EditorTab {
             .to_owned();
         match self.editors.remove(&key) {
             None => {
-                error!(target:Self::ID, "Failed to remove editor tab {key} with invalid index {index}")
+                libclide::error!(target:Self::ID, "Failed to remove editor tab {key} with invalid index {index}")
             }
             Some(_) => {
                 self.prev_editor();
                 self.tab_order.remove(index);
-                info!(target:Self::ID, "Closed editor tab {key} at index {index}")
+                libclide::info!(target:Self::ID, "Closed editor tab {key} at index {index}")
             }
         }
         Ok(())

src/tui/explorer.rs

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 use crate::tui::component::{Action, Component, ComponentState, Focus, FocusState};
 use anyhow::{Context, Result, bail};
 use libclide::fs::entry_meta::EntryMeta;
-use log::trace;
+use libclide_macros::log_id;
 use ratatui::buffer::Buffer;
 use ratatui::crossterm::event::{Event, KeyCode, KeyEvent, MouseEvent, MouseEventKind};
 use ratatui::layout::{Alignment, Position, Rect};
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use tui_tree_widget::{Tree, TreeItem, TreeState};
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
+#[log_id]
 pub struct Explorer<'a> {
     root_path: EntryMeta,
     tree_items: TreeItem<'a, String>,
@@ -25,10 +26,8 @@ pub struct Explorer<'a> {
 }
 
 impl<'a> Explorer<'a> {
-    pub const ID: &'static str = "Explorer";
-
     pub fn new(path: &PathBuf) -> Result<Self> {
-        trace!(target:Self::ID, "Building {}", Self::ID);
+        libclide::trace!("Building {}", Self::ID);
         let explorer = Explorer {
             root_path: EntryMeta::new(path)?,
             tree_items: Self::build_tree_from_path(path)?,

src/tui/logger.rs

@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
 
 use crate::tui::component::{Action, Component, ComponentState, Focus, FocusState};
-use log::{LevelFilter, trace};
+use libclide_macros::log_id;
+use log::LevelFilter;
 use ratatui::buffer::Buffer;
 use ratatui::crossterm::event::{Event, KeyCode, KeyEvent};
 use ratatui::layout::Rect;
@@ -13,16 +14,15 @@ use tui_logger::{TuiLoggerLevelOutput, TuiLoggerSmartWidget, TuiWidgetEvent, Tui
 
 /// Any log written as info!(target:self.id(), "message") will work with this logger.
 /// The logger is bound to info!, debug!, error!, trace! macros within Tui::new().
+#[log_id]
 pub struct Logger {
     state: TuiWidgetState,
     pub(crate) component_state: ComponentState,
 }
 
 impl Logger {
-    pub const ID: &str = "Logger";
-
     pub fn new() -> Self {
-        trace!(target:Self::ID, "Building {}", Self::ID);
+        libclide::trace!(target:Self::ID, "Building {}", Self::ID);
         let state = TuiWidgetState::new();
         state.transition(TuiWidgetEvent::HideKey);
         Self {

src/tui/menu_bar.rs

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use crate::tui::menu_bar::MenuBarItemOption::{
     About, CloseTab, Exit, Reload, Save, ShowHideExplorer, ShowHideLogger,
 };
 use anyhow::Context;
-use log::trace;
+use libclide_macros::log_id;
 use ratatui::buffer::Buffer;
 use ratatui::crossterm::event::{KeyCode, KeyEvent};
 use ratatui::layout::Rect;
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ impl MenuBarItem {
     }
 }
 
+#[log_id]
 pub struct MenuBar {
     selected: MenuBarItem,
     opened: Option<MenuBarItem>,
@@ -88,11 +89,9 @@ pub struct MenuBar {
 }
 
 impl MenuBar {
-    pub const ID: &str = "MenuBar";
-
     const DEFAULT_HELP: &str = "(←/h)/(→/l): Select option | Enter: Choose selection";
     pub fn new() -> Self {
-        trace!(target:Self::ID, "Building {}", Self::ID);
+        libclide::trace!("Building {}", Self::ID);
         Self {
             selected: MenuBarItem::File,
             opened: None,
@@ -157,7 +156,7 @@ impl MenuBar {
             height,
         }
         // TODO: X offset for item option? It's fine as-is, but it might look nicer.
-        // trace!(target:Self::ID, "Building Rect under MenuBar popup {}", rect);
+        // trace!("Building Rect under MenuBar popup {}", rect);
     }
 }