Tiny Python Syslog Server

pysyslog.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

## Tiny Syslog Server in Python.
##
## This is a tiny syslog server that is able to receive UDP based syslog
## entries on a specified port and save them to a file.
## That's it... it does nothing else...
## There are a few configuration parameters.

LOG_FILE = 'yourlogfile.log'
HOST, PORT = "0.0.0.0", 514
LOG_FORMAT='%(asctime)s@%(clientip)s: %(message)s'
LOG_TO_CONSOLE=True

#
# NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS BELOW HERE...
#

import logging
import SocketServer

logger = logging.getLogger("pysyslog")
logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)

if LOG_TO_CONSOLE:
    ch = logging.StreamHandler()
    ch.setFormatter(logging.Formatter(LOG_FORMAT))
    logger.addHandler(ch)

if LOG_FILE:
    fh = logging.FileHandler(LOG_FILE, mode='a')
    fh.setFormatter(logging.Formatter(LOG_FORMAT))
    logger.addHandler(fh)

class SyslogUDPHandler(SocketServer.BaseRequestHandler):

	def handle(self):
		data = bytes.decode(self.request[0].strip())
		socket = self.request[1]
                logger.info(str(data), extra={'clientip': self.client_address[0]})

if __name__ == "__main__":
	logger.info("pysyslog started", extra={'clientip': HOST})
	try:
		server = SocketServer.UDPServer((HOST,PORT), SyslogUDPHandler)
		server.serve_forever(poll_interval=0.5)
        except IOError as e:
            logger.info("IOError: " + str(e), extra={'clientip': HOST})
	except KeyboardInterrupt:
		logger.info("Crtl+C Pressed. Shutting down pysyslog.", extra={'clientip': HOST})