envoyproxy/envoy

Allow group operation on fine-grain loggers from adminz

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#42,434 opened on Dec 5, 2025

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Description

Envoy has 2 logging management systems, the traditional one and the fine-grain file-based one.

https://www.envoyproxy.io/docs/envoy/latest/operations/admin#post--logging

The fine-grain logger provides the powerful file based logging management, but when we want to change the logging level, it is not user friendly like the traditional sub-system. One idea to improve it is to have a predefined map to achieve:

/logging?group=htttp:trace

so the group http will apply some log level setting to all the core http files in the predefined map to simplify the usage.

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Research direction
Examine the existing fine grain logger system and the /logging admin endpoint. Understand how the traditional logging group works and propose a mapping for HTTP related loggers. Implement the group parameter parsing and application logic.
Tech stack
cpp
Domain
backendinfrastructure
Issue type
Feature
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3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
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Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
C++Envoy InternalsHTTP Admin
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40