Apply code review suggestions. Rename decorating_pipe to logging_pipe. Add plugin_id to plugin log. Move logger init from file to in-code initialization and change logging file to zellij directory. Change format of timestamp.

.gitignore

@@ -4,5 +4,4 @@
 .vim
 .DS_Store 
 /assets/man/zellij.1
-**/target
+**/target
-zellij.log

Cargo.lock

@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "anyhow"
-version = "1.0.41"
+version = "1.0.42"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "15af2628f6890fe2609a3b91bef4c83450512802e59489f9c1cb1fa5df064a61"
+checksum = "595d3cfa7a60d4555cb5067b99f07142a08ea778de5cf993f7b75c7d8fabc486"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "arc-swap"
@@ -105,12 +105,11 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "async-io"
-version = "1.4.1"
+version = "1.6.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4bbfd5cf2794b1e908ea8457e6c45f8f8f1f6ec5f74617bf4662623f47503c3b"
+checksum = "a811e6a479f2439f0c04038796b5cfb3d2ad56c230e0f2d3f7b04d68cfee607b"
 dependencies = [
  "concurrent-queue",
- "fastrand",
  "futures-lite",
  "libc",
  "log",
@@ -211,12 +210,12 @@ checksum = "065374052e7df7ee4047b1160cca5e1467a12351a40b3da123c870ba0b8eda2a"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "atty"
-version = "0.2.11"
+version = "0.2.14"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9a7d5b8723950951411ee34d271d99dddcc2035a16ab25310ea2c8cfd4369652"
+checksum = "d9b39be18770d11421cdb1b9947a45dd3f37e93092cbf377614828a319d5fee8"
 dependencies = [
+ "hermit-abi",
  "libc",
- "termion",
  "winapi",
 ]
 
@@ -308,9 +307,9 @@ checksum = "df8670b8c7b9dae1793364eafadf7239c40d669904660c5960d74cfd80b46a53"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cc"
-version = "1.0.68"
+version = "1.0.69"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4a72c244c1ff497a746a7e1fb3d14bd08420ecda70c8f25c7112f2781652d787"
+checksum = "e70cc2f62c6ce1868963827bd677764c62d07c3d9a3e1fb1177ee1a9ab199eb2"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cfg-if"
@@ -589,9 +588,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "darling"
-version = "0.12.4"
+version = "0.13.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5f2c43f534ea4b0b049015d00269734195e6d3f0f6635cb692251aca6f9f8b3c"
+checksum = "757c0ded2af11d8e739c4daea1ac623dd1624b06c844cf3f5a39f1bdbd99bb12"
 dependencies = [
  "darling_core",
  "darling_macro",
@@ -599,9 +598,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "darling_core"
-version = "0.12.4"
+version = "0.13.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "8e91455b86830a1c21799d94524df0845183fa55bafd9aa137b01c7d1065fa36"
+checksum = "2c34d8efb62d0c2d7f60ece80f75e5c63c1588ba68032740494b0b9a996466e3"
 dependencies = [
  "fnv",
  "ident_case",
@@ -613,9 +612,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "darling_macro"
-version = "0.12.4"
+version = "0.13.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "29b5acf0dea37a7f66f7b25d2c5e93fd46f8f6968b1a5d7a3e02e97768afc95a"
+checksum = "ade7bff147130fe5e6d39f089c6bd49ec0250f35d70b2eebf72afdfc919f15cc"
 dependencies = [
  "darling_core",
  "quote",
@@ -674,18 +673,18 @@ checksum = "a357d28ed41a50f9c765dbfe56cbc04a64e53e5fc58ba79fbc34c10ef3df831f"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "enumset"
-version = "1.0.6"
+version = "1.0.7"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "fbd795df6708a599abf1ee10eacc72efd052b7a5f70fdf0715e4d5151a6db9c3"
+checksum = "7e76129da36102af021b8e5000dab2c1c30dbef85c1e482beeff8da5dde0e0b0"
 dependencies = [
  "enumset_derive",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "enumset_derive"
-version = "0.5.4"
+version = "0.5.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e19c52f9ec503c8a68dc04daf71a04b07e690c32ab1a8b68e33897f255269d47"
+checksum = "6451128aa6655d880755345d085494cf7561a6bee7c8dc821e5d77e6d267ecd4"
 dependencies = [
  "darling",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -980,9 +979,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "instant"
-version = "0.1.9"
+version = "0.1.10"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "61124eeebbd69b8190558df225adf7e4caafce0d743919e5d6b19652314ec5ec"
+checksum = "bee0328b1209d157ef001c94dd85b4f8f64139adb0eac2659f4b08382b2f474d"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if 1.0.0",
 ]
@@ -1070,9 +1069,9 @@ checksum = "3576a87f2ba00f6f106fdfcd16db1d698d648a26ad8e0573cad8537c3c362d2a"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "libc"
-version = "0.2.97"
+version = "0.2.98"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "12b8adadd720df158f4d70dfe7ccc6adb0472d7c55ca83445f6a5ab3e36f8fb6"
+checksum = "320cfe77175da3a483efed4bc0adc1968ca050b098ce4f2f1c13a56626128790"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "libloading"
@@ -1354,9 +1353,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ordered-float"
-version = "2.5.1"
+version = "2.7.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f100fcfb41e5385e0991f74981732049f9b896821542a219420491046baafdc2"
+checksum = "039f02eb0f69271f26abe3202189275d7aa2258b903cb0281b5de710a2570ff3"
 dependencies = [
  "num-traits",
 ]
@@ -1925,9 +1924,9 @@ checksum = "73473c0e59e6d5812c5dfe2a064a6444949f089e20eec9a2e5506596494e4623"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "structopt"
-version = "0.3.21"
+version = "0.3.22"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5277acd7ee46e63e5168a80734c9f6ee81b1367a7d8772a2d765df2a3705d28c"
+checksum = "69b041cdcb67226aca307e6e7be44c8806423d83e018bd662360a93dabce4d71"
 dependencies = [
  "clap",
  "lazy_static",
@@ -1936,9 +1935,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "structopt-derive"
-version = "0.4.14"
+version = "0.4.15"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5ba9cdfda491b814720b6b06e0cac513d922fc407582032e8706e9f137976f90"
+checksum = "7813934aecf5f51a54775e00068c237de98489463968231a51746bbbc03f9c10"
 dependencies = [
  "heck",
  "proc-macro-error",
@@ -2050,18 +2049,18 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "thiserror"
-version = "1.0.25"
+version = "1.0.26"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "fa6f76457f59514c7eeb4e59d891395fab0b2fd1d40723ae737d64153392e9c6"
+checksum = "93119e4feac1cbe6c798c34d3a53ea0026b0b1de6a120deef895137c0529bfe2"
 dependencies = [
  "thiserror-impl",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "thiserror-impl"
-version = "1.0.25"
+version = "1.0.26"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "8a36768c0fbf1bb15eca10defa29526bda730a2376c2ab4393ccfa16fb1a318d"
+checksum = "060d69a0afe7796bf42e9e2ff91f5ee691fb15c53d38b4b62a9a53eb23164745"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -2081,11 +2080,12 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "time"
-version = "0.1.43"
+version = "0.1.44"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ca8a50ef2360fbd1eeb0ecd46795a87a19024eb4b53c5dc916ca1fd95fe62438"
+checksum = "6db9e6914ab8b1ae1c260a4ae7a49b6c5611b40328a735b21862567685e73255"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
+ "wasi",
  "winapi",
 ]
 
@@ -2163,9 +2163,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "unicode-segmentation"
-version = "1.7.1"
+version = "1.8.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "bb0d2e7be6ae3a5fa87eed5fb451aff96f2573d2694942e40543ae0bbe19c796"
+checksum = "8895849a949e7845e06bd6dc1aa51731a103c42707010a5b591c0038fb73385b"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "unicode-width"
@@ -2272,9 +2272,9 @@ checksum = "9d5b2c62b4012a3e1eca5a7e077d13b3bf498c4073e33ccd58626607748ceeca"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wasi"
-version = "0.10.2+wasi-snapshot-preview1"
+version = "0.10.0+wasi-snapshot-preview1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "fd6fbd9a79829dd1ad0cc20627bf1ed606756a7f77edff7b66b7064f9cb327c6"
+checksum = "1a143597ca7c7793eff794def352d41792a93c481eb1042423ff7ff72ba2c31f"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wasm-bindgen"
@@ -2639,6 +2639,7 @@ name = "zellij-client"
 version = "0.15.0"
 dependencies = [
  "insta",
+ "log",
  "mio",
  "termbg",
  "zellij-utils",
@@ -2652,6 +2653,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "base64",
  "cassowary",
+ "chrono",
  "daemonize",
  "insta",
  "log",

default-plugins/status-bar/src/main.rs

@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ fn color_elements(palette: Palette) -> ColoredElements {
 
 impl ZellijPlugin for State {
     fn load(&mut self) {
-        dbg!("hello from load");
         set_selectable(false);
         set_invisible_borders(true);
         set_fixed_height(2);

default-plugins/strider/src/main.rs

@@ -9,15 +9,11 @@ register_plugin!(State);
 
 impl ZellijPlugin for State {
     fn load(&mut self) {
-        dbg!("hello from load");
-        dbg!("hello from load2?");
         refresh_directory(self);
         subscribe(&[EventType::KeyPress]);
     }
 
     fn update(&mut self, event: Event) {
-        dbg!("hello from update");
-
         if let Event::KeyPress(key) = event {
             match key {
                 Key::Up | Key::Char('k') => {

src/main.rs

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use zellij_utils::{
 
 pub fn main() {
     configure_logger();
-    info!("Hello Zellij!");
+    info!("Starting Zellij!");
     let opts = CliArgs::from_args();
 
     if let Some(Command::Sessions(Sessions::ListSessions)) = opts.command {

zellij-client/Cargo.toml

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ license = "MIT"
 mio = "0.7.11"
 termbg = "0.2.3"
 zellij-utils = { path = "../zellij-utils/", version = "0.15.0" }
+log = "0.4.14"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 insta = "1.6.0"

zellij-client/src/lib.rs

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ pub mod os_input_output;
 mod command_is_executing;
 mod input_handler;
 
+use log::info;
 use std::env::current_exe;
 use std::io::{self, Write};
 use std::path::Path;
@@ -291,6 +292,7 @@ pub fn start_client(
     );
 
     os_input.disable_mouse();
+    info!("{}", exit_msg);
     os_input.unset_raw_mode(0);
     let mut stdout = os_input.get_stdout_writer();
     let _ = stdout.write(goodbye_message.as_bytes()).unwrap();

zellij-server/Cargo.toml

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ cassowary = "0.3.0"
 zellij-utils = { path = "../zellij-utils/", version = "0.15.0" }
 log = "0.4.14"
 typetag = "0.1.7"
+chrono = "0.4.19"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 insta = "1.6.0"

zellij-server/src/lib.rs

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ pub mod os_input_output;
 pub mod panes;
 pub mod tab;
 
-mod decorating_pipe;
+mod logging_pipe;
 mod pty;
 mod route;
 mod screen;

zellij-server/src/logging_pipe.rs

@@ -3,32 +3,51 @@ use std::{
     io::{Read, Seek, Write},
 };
 
-use log::{error, info};
+use log::{debug, error, info};
 use wasmer_wasi::{WasiFile, WasiFsError};
 use zellij_utils::serde;
 
+use chrono::prelude::*;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 // 16kB log buffer
 const ZELLIJ_MAX_PIPE_BUFFER_SIZE: usize = 16_384;
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(crate = "self::serde")]
-pub struct DecoratingPipe {
+pub struct LoggingPipe {
     buffer: VecDeque<u8>,
     plugin_name: String,
+    plugin_id: u32,
 }
 
-impl DecoratingPipe {
+impl LoggingPipe {
-    pub fn new(plugin_name: &str) -> DecoratingPipe {
+    pub fn new(plugin_name: &str, plugin_id: u32) -> LoggingPipe {
-        info!("Creating decorating pipe for plugin: {}!", plugin_name);
+        info!(
-        DecoratingPipe {
+            "|{:<25.25}| {} [{:<10.15}] Creating decorating pipe for plugin: {}!",
+            plugin_name,
+            Local::now().format("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%3f"),
+            format!("id: {}", plugin_id),
+            plugin_name
+        );
+        LoggingPipe {
             buffer: VecDeque::new(),
             plugin_name: String::from(plugin_name),
+            plugin_id,
         }
     }
+
+    fn log_message(&self, message: &str) {
+        debug!(
+            "|{:<25.25}| {} [{:<10.15}] {}",
+            self.plugin_name,
+            Local::now().format("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%3f"),
+            format!("id: {}", self.plugin_id),
+            message
+        );
+    }
 }
 
-impl Read for DecoratingPipe {
+impl Read for LoggingPipe {
     fn read(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> std::io::Result<usize> {
         let amt = std::cmp::min(buf.len(), self.buffer.len());
         for (i, byte) in self.buffer.drain(..amt).enumerate() {
@@ -38,11 +57,9 @@ impl Read for DecoratingPipe {
     }
 }
 
-impl Write for DecoratingPipe {
+impl Write for LoggingPipe {
     fn write(&mut self, buf: &[u8]) -> std::io::Result<usize> {
-        self.buffer.extend(buf);
+        if self.buffer.len() + buf.len() > ZELLIJ_MAX_PIPE_BUFFER_SIZE {
-
-        if self.buffer.len() > ZELLIJ_MAX_PIPE_BUFFER_SIZE {
             let error_msg =
                 "Exceeded log buffer size. Make sure that your plugin calls flush on stderr on \
                 valid UTF-8 symbol boundary. Aditionally, make sure that your log message contains \
@@ -55,6 +72,8 @@ impl Write for DecoratingPipe {
             ));
         }
 
+        self.buffer.extend(buf);
+
         Ok(buf.len())
     }
 
@@ -73,11 +92,11 @@ impl Write for DecoratingPipe {
                     if split_converted_buffer.peek().is_none() {
                         // Log last chunk iff the last char is endline. Otherwise do not do it.
                         if converted_buffer.chars().last().unwrap() == '\n' && !msg.is_empty() {
-                            info!("|{:<25}| {}", self.plugin_name, msg);
+                            self.log_message(msg);
                             consumed_bytes += msg.len() + 1;
                         }
                     } else {
-                        info!("|{:<25}| {}", self.plugin_name, msg);
+                        self.log_message(msg);
                         consumed_bytes += msg.len() + 1;
                     }
                 }
@@ -91,7 +110,7 @@ impl Write for DecoratingPipe {
     }
 }
 
-impl Seek for DecoratingPipe {
+impl Seek for LoggingPipe {
     fn seek(&mut self, _pos: std::io::SeekFrom) -> std::io::Result<u64> {
         Err(std::io::Error::new(
             std::io::ErrorKind::Other,
@@ -101,7 +120,7 @@ impl Seek for DecoratingPipe {
 }
 
 #[typetag::serde]
-impl WasiFile for DecoratingPipe {
+impl WasiFile for LoggingPipe {
     fn last_accessed(&self) -> u64 {
         0
     }
@@ -128,13 +147,13 @@ impl WasiFile for DecoratingPipe {
 
 // Unit tests
 #[cfg(test)]
-mod decorating_pipe_test {
+mod logging_pipe_test {
 
     use super::*;
 
     #[test]
     fn write_without_endl_does_not_consume_buffer_after_flush() {
-        let mut pipe = DecoratingPipe::new("TestPipe");
+        let mut pipe = LoggingPipe::new("TestPipe", 0);
 
         let test_buffer = "Testing write".as_bytes();
 
@@ -146,7 +165,7 @@ mod decorating_pipe_test {
 
     #[test]
     fn write_with_single_endl_at_the_end_consumes_whole_buffer_after_flush() {
-        let mut pipe = DecoratingPipe::new("TestPipe");
+        let mut pipe = LoggingPipe::new("TestPipe", 0);
 
         let test_buffer = "Testing write \n".as_bytes();
 
@@ -158,7 +177,7 @@ mod decorating_pipe_test {
 
     #[test]
     fn write_with_endl_in_the_middle_consumes_buffer_up_to_endl_after_flush() {
-        let mut pipe = DecoratingPipe::new("TestPipe");
+        let mut pipe = LoggingPipe::new("TestPipe", 0);
 
         let test_buffer = "Testing write \n".as_bytes();
         let test_buffer2 = "And the rest".as_bytes();
@@ -182,7 +201,7 @@ mod decorating_pipe_test {
 
     #[test]
     fn write_with_many_endl_consumes_whole_buffer_after_flush() {
-        let mut pipe = DecoratingPipe::new("TestPipe");
+        let mut pipe = LoggingPipe::new("TestPipe", 0);
 
         let test_buffer = "Testing write \n".as_bytes();
 
@@ -205,7 +224,7 @@ mod decorating_pipe_test {
 
     #[test]
     fn write_with_incorrect_byte_boundary_does_not_crash() {
-        let mut pipe = DecoratingPipe::new("TestPipe");
+        let mut pipe = LoggingPipe::new("TestPipe", 0);
 
         let test_buffer = "😱".as_bytes();
 

zellij-server/src/wasm_vm.rs

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ use wasmer_wasi::{Pipe, WasiEnv, WasiState};
 use zellij_tile::data::{Event, EventType, PluginIds};
 
 use crate::{
-    decorating_pipe::DecoratingPipe,
+    logging_pipe::LoggingPipe,
     panes::PaneId,
     pty::PtyInstruction,
     screen::ScreenInstruction,
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ pub(crate) struct PluginEnv {
 
 // Thread main --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 pub(crate) fn wasm_thread_main(bus: Bus<PluginInstruction>, store: Store, data_dir: PathBuf) {
-    info!("Wasm create thread :))");
+    info!("Wasm main thread starts");
     let mut plugin_id = 0;
     let mut plugin_map = HashMap::new();
     loop {
@@ -76,8 +76,10 @@ pub(crate) fn wasm_thread_main(bus: Bus<PluginInstruction>, store: Store, data_d
 
                 let output = Pipe::new();
                 let input = Pipe::new();
-                let stderr =
+                let stderr = LoggingPipe::new(
-                    DecoratingPipe::new(path.as_path().file_name().unwrap().to_str().unwrap());
+                    path.as_path().file_name().unwrap().to_str().unwrap(),
+                    plugin_id,
+                );
                 let mut wasi_env = WasiState::new("Zellij")
                     .env("CLICOLOR_FORCE", "1")
                     .preopen(|p| {

zellij-tile/src/lib.rs

@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ macro_rules! register_plugin {
         }
 
         fn main() {
-            dbg!("hello from plugin main :)");
             STATE.with(|state| {
                 state.borrow_mut().load();
             });

zellij-utils/assets/config/log4rs.yml

@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-# Scan this file for changes every 30 seconds
-refresh_rate: 30 seconds
-
-appenders:
-  # An appender named "stderr" that writes to stderr
-  stderr:
-    kind: console
-    target: stderr
-
-  # default zellij appender, should be used across most of the codebase.
-  logFile:
-    kind: file
-    path: "zellij.log"
-    append: false
-    encoder:
-      # {n} means platform dependent newline
-      # module is padded to *at least* 25 bytes and thread is padded to be between 10 and 15 bytes.
-      pattern: "|{module:<25}| {date} {highlight({level})} [{thread:<10.15}] [{file}:{line}]: {message} {n}"
-
-  # plugin appender. To be used in decorating_pipe to forward stderr output from plugins.
-  logPlugin:
-    kind: file
-    path: "zellij.log"
-    encoder:
-      # {n} means platform dependent newline
-      pattern: "{message} {n}"
-
-# Set the default logging level to "info" and log it to zellij.log file
-root:
-  level: info
-  appenders:
-    - logFile
-
-loggers:
-  # decrease verbosity for this module because it has a lot of useless info logs
-  wasmer_compiler_cranelift:
-    level: warn
-    appenders:
-      - logFile
-
-  # For decorating_pipe, we use custom format as we use logging macros to forward stderr output from plugins
-  zellij_server::decorating_pipe:
-    level: trace
-    appenders:
-      - logPlugin
-    additive: false

zellij-utils/src/logging.rs

@@ -7,13 +7,59 @@ use std::{
     path::{Path, PathBuf},
 };
 
-use log::info;
+use log::{info, LevelFilter};
+
+use log4rs::append::file::FileAppender;
+use log4rs::config::{Appender, Config, Logger, Root};
+use log4rs::encode::pattern::PatternEncoder;
 
 use crate::consts::{ZELLIJ_TMP_LOG_DIR, ZELLIJ_TMP_LOG_FILE};
 use crate::shared::set_permissions;
 
 pub fn configure_logger() {
-    log4rs::init_file("zellij-utils/assets/config/log4rs.yml", Default::default()).unwrap();
+    // {n} means platform dependent newline
+    // module is padded to exactly 25 bytes and thread is padded to be between 10 and 15 bytes.
+    let file_pattern = "{highlight({level:<6})} |{module:<25.25}| {date(%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%3f)} [{thread:<10.15}] [{file}:{line}]: {message} {n}";
+
+    // default zellij appender, should be used across most of the codebase.
+    let log_file = FileAppender::builder()
+        .encoder(Box::new(PatternEncoder::new(file_pattern)))
+        .append(true)
+        .build(ZELLIJ_TMP_LOG_DIR.join("zellij.log"))
+        .unwrap();
+
+    // plugin appender. To be used in loggin_pipe to forward stderr output from plugins. We do some formatting
+    // in logging_pipe to print plugin name as 'module' and plugin_id instead of thread.
+    let log_plugin = FileAppender::builder()
+        .encoder(Box::new(PatternEncoder::new(
+            "{highlight({level:<6})} {message} {n}",
+        )))
+        .append(true)
+        .build(ZELLIJ_TMP_LOG_DIR.join("zellij.log"))
+        .unwrap();
+
+    // Set the default logging level to "info" and log it to zellij.log file
+    // Decrease verbosity for `wasmer_compiler_cranelift` module because it has a lot of useless info logs
+    // For `zellij_server::logging_pipe`, we use custom format as we use logging macros to forward stderr output from plugins
+    let config = Config::builder()
+        .appender(Appender::builder().build("logFile", Box::new(log_file)))
+        .appender(Appender::builder().build("logPlugin", Box::new(log_plugin)))
+        .logger(
+            Logger::builder()
+                .appender("logFile")
+                .build("wasmer_compiler_cranelift", LevelFilter::Warn),
+        )
+        .logger(
+            Logger::builder()
+                .appender("logPlugin")
+                .additive(false)
+                .build("zellij_server::logging_pipe", LevelFilter::Trace),
+        )
+        .build(Root::builder().appender("logFile").build(LevelFilter::Info))
+        .unwrap();
+
+    let _ = log4rs::init_config(config).unwrap();
+
     info!("Zellij logger initialized");
 }