Add "Dump" to dump objects using valast

go.mod

@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
 module git.site.quack-lab.dev/dave/cylogger
 
-go 1.24.2
+go 1.23
+
+require github.com/hexops/valast v1.5.0
+
+require (
+	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.9 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/mod v0.7.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.3.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/tools v0.4.0 // indirect
+	mvdan.cc/gofumpt v0.4.0 // indirect
+)

go.sum

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+github.com/frankban/quicktest v1.14.3 h1:FJKSZTDHjyhriyC81FLQ0LY93eSai0ZyR/ZIkd3ZUKE=
+github.com/frankban/quicktest v1.14.3/go.mod h1:mgiwOwqx65TmIk1wJ6Q7wvnVMocbUorkibMOrVTHZps=
+github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.9 h1:O2Tfq5qg4qc4AmwVlvv0oLiVAGB7enBSJ2x2DqQFi38=
+github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.9/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeNGIjoY=
+github.com/hexops/autogold v0.8.1 h1:wvyd/bAJ+Dy+DcE09BoLk6r4Fa5R5W+O+GUzmR985WM=
+github.com/hexops/autogold v0.8.1/go.mod h1:97HLDXyG23akzAoRYJh/2OBs3kd80eHyKPvZw0S5ZBY=
+github.com/hexops/gotextdiff v1.0.3 h1:gitA9+qJrrTCsiCl7+kh75nPqQt1cx4ZkudSTLoUqJM=
+github.com/hexops/gotextdiff v1.0.3/go.mod h1:pSWU5MAI3yDq+fZBTazCSJysOMbxWL1BSow5/V2vxeg=
+github.com/hexops/valast v1.5.0 h1:FBTuvVi0wjTngtXJRZXMbkN/Dn6DgsUsBwch2DUJU8Y=
+github.com/hexops/valast v1.5.0/go.mod h1:Jcy1pNH7LNraVaAZDLyv21hHg2WBv9Nf9FL6fGxU7o4=
+github.com/kr/pretty v0.3.0 h1:WgNl7dwNpEZ6jJ9k1snq4pZsg7DOEN8hP9Xw0Tsjwk0=
+github.com/kr/pretty v0.3.0/go.mod h1:640gp4NfQd8pI5XOwp5fnNeVWj67G7CFk/SaSQn7NBk=
+github.com/kr/text v0.2.0 h1:5Nx0Ya0ZqY2ygV366QzturHI13Jq95ApcVaJBhpS+AY=
+github.com/kr/text v0.2.0/go.mod h1:eLer722TekiGuMkidMxC/pM04lWEeraHUUmBw8l2grE=
+github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.9.0 h1:73kH8U+JUqXU8lRuOHeVHaa/SZPifC7BkcraZVejAe8=
+github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.9.0/go.mod h1:WtVeX8xhTBvf0smdhujwtBcq4Qrzq/fJaraNFVN+nFs=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.7.0 h1:LapD9S96VoQRhi/GrNTqeBJFrUjs5UHCAtTlgwA5oZA=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.7.0/go.mod h1:iBbtSCu2XBx23ZKBPSOrRkjjQPZFPuis4dIYUhu/chs=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.1.0 h1:wsuoTGHzEhffawBOhz5CYhcrV4IdKZbEyZjBMuTp12o=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.1.0/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.3.0 h1:w8ZOecv6NaNa/zC8944JTU3vz4u6Lagfk4RPQxv92NQ=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.3.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.4.0 h1:7mTAgkunk3fr4GAloyyCasadO6h9zSsQZbwvcaIciV4=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.4.0/go.mod h1:UE5sM2OK9E/d67R0ANs2xJizIymRP5gJU295PvKXxjQ=
+mvdan.cc/gofumpt v0.4.0 h1:JVf4NN1mIpHogBj7ABpgOyZc65/UUOkKQFkoURsz4MM=
+mvdan.cc/gofumpt v0.4.0/go.mod h1:PljLOHDeZqgS8opHRKLzp2It2VBuSdteAgqUfzMTxlQ=

main.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/hexops/valast"
 	"io"
 	"log"
 	"os"
@@ -33,6 +34,8 @@ const (
 	LevelDebug
 	// LevelTrace is for very detailed tracing information
 	LevelTrace
+	// LevelDump is for dumping objects to console for regressive tests
+	LevelDump
 	// LevelLua is specifically for output from Lua scripts
 	LevelLua
 	LevelPrefix
@@ -75,6 +78,12 @@ var levelStyles = map[LogLevel]LevelStyle{
 		Tag:      "TRACE",
 		TagColor: BPurple, // Bold Purple
 	},
+	LevelDump: {
+		Tag:                    "DUMP",
+		TagColor:               BIMagenta,   // Bold Intense Magenta
+		TagBackgroundColor:     On_White,    // White background
+		MessageColor:           IMagenta,       // White text
+	},
 	LevelLua: {
 		Tag:      "LUA",
 		TagColor: BBlue, // Bold Blue
@@ -121,6 +130,8 @@ func ParseLevel(levelStr string) LogLevel {
 		return LevelDebug
 	case "TRACE":
 		return LevelTrace
+	case "DUMP":
+		return LevelDump
 	case "LUA":
 		return LevelLua
 	default:
@@ -505,6 +516,27 @@ func (l *Logger) Trace(format string, args ...interface{}) {
 	l.log(LevelTrace, format, args...)
 }
 
+// Dump logs objects using valast for regressive tests
+func (l *Logger) Dump(message string, objects ...interface{}) {
+	if len(objects) == 0 {
+		l.log(LevelDump, message)
+		return
+	}
+
+	var dumpContent strings.Builder
+	dumpContent.WriteString(message)
+	dumpContent.WriteString(":\n")
+
+	for i, obj := range objects {
+		if i > 0 {
+			dumpContent.WriteString("\n")
+		}
+		dumpContent.WriteString(valast.String(obj))
+	}
+
+	l.log(LevelDump, dumpContent.String())
+}
+
 // Lua logs a Lua message
 func (l *Logger) Lua(format string, args ...interface{}) {
 	l.log(LevelLua, format, args...)
@@ -552,6 +584,14 @@ func Trace(format string, args ...interface{}) {
 	Default.Trace(format, args...)
 }
 
+// Dump logs objects using valast for regressive tests using the default logger
+func Dump(message string, objects ...interface{}) {
+	if Default == nil {
+		Init(defaultLogLevel)
+	}
+	Default.Dump(message, objects...)
+}
+
 // Lua logs a Lua message using the default logger
 func Lua(format string, args ...interface{}) {
 	if Default == nil {
@@ -657,4 +697,35 @@ func main() {
 	// Test with custom prefix
 	WithField("prefix", "custom").Info("Message with custom prefix")
 	Lua("This is a Lua message")
+
+	// Test Dump functionality
+	SetLevel(LevelDump) // Set level to show dump messages
+	
+	type ProjectData struct {
+		Title   string
+		Name    string
+		Data    string
+		Commits string
+	}
+
+	type Project struct {
+		Id   int64
+		Data *ProjectData
+	}
+
+	p := Project{
+		Id: 1,
+		Data: &ProjectData{
+			Title:   "Test",
+			Name:    "Mihai",
+			Data:    "Some data",
+			Commits: "Test Message",
+		},
+	}
+
+	// Test single object dump
+	Dump("FooBar called", p)
+
+	// Test multiple object dump
+	Dump("Multiple objects", p, fields, "string value", 42)
 }