Logging exception outside the context of controller

[kamilpogo]

I'm using exception logger in classes that are not within a controller context. This is the case for example for resque workers.
Resque workers are classes with a class method named perform in order to perform background jobs. For logging an exception I need a class method that logs exceptions. I include this module to all my workers:

module WorkerExceptionLogger

  def self.included(target)
    target.extend(ClassMethods)
  end

  module ClassMethods
    def log_exception(exception, data = nil)
      message = exception.message.inspect
      message << "\n* Extra Data\n\n#{data}" unless data.blank?
      ExceptionLogger::LoggedException.create! \
          :exception_class => exception.class.name,
          :controller_name => self.to_s,
          :action_name => caller_locations(1, 1)[0].label,
          :message => message,
          :backtrace => exception.backtrace
    end
  end

This method sets "controller_name" to the name of the class and "action_name" to the name of the calling function.

It would be cool to have this functionallity directly in the gem:

1. class method for logging an exception
2. universal create_from_exception (i.e. that not only works with conrollers)

[frnco]

I have the exact same issue. I need to log exceptions from a Model (Model records contains E-Mail data, a flag with status of E-Mail sent or not is recorded on the db after sending if successful, and there is the possibility of re-sending. It's amazingly DRY and simple if I do everything from the Model).

Currently I use a similar solution, but since I only call it from the model I simply include ExceptionLogger and do the full call from the Model, I'll probably DRY it up later.

+1 for building such a solution into the gem, I'd use it and love it.