Resque syslog (via log4r)

resque.rake

require 'log4r'
require 'log4r/outputter/syslogoutputter'
require 'resque/failure/multiple'
require 'resque/failure/redis'

module Resque
  module Failure
    class Syslog < Base

      # Define your logger, change as needed.
      def logger
        unless @logger
          @logger = Log4r::Logger.new 'resque'
          @logger.outputters = Log4r::SyslogOutputter.new 'resque',
            :ident => 'resque', :logopt => 'foo', :facility => 'local'
        end
        @logger
      end

      # We are using a two line log here: Resume and backtrace follow.
      def save
        logger.error "#{worker} #{queue} #{payload} #{exception.class}"
        logger.error "#{exception} -- #{exception.backtrace.join('\n')}"
      end
    end
  end
end

# Use multiple failure backends (Redis and Syslog)
Resque::Failure::Multiple.classes = [Resque::Failure::Redis, Resque::Failure::Syslog]
Resque::Failure.backend = Resque::Failure::Multiple