From b4a7f35411fb3d3c1318bdb4435d4f3e9e8a9aaf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jonathan Oppenheimer <147infiniti@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2026 10:45:30 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] test: add log handler for error promotion to `testing.TB`
(#259)
This adds a test logger for libevm, that treats errors as they _should_
be treated.
- Logs at `log.LevelWarn` and above trigger `t.Errorf()`, causing tests
to fail
- Critical logs fail immediately: Logs at `log.LevelCrit` trigger
`t.Fatalf()`
- Info/debug logs pass through: Lower severity logs use `t.Logf()` for
informational output
You can use the logger like this:
```go
import (
"github.com/ava-labs/libevm/ethtest"
"github.com/ava-labs/libevm/log"
)
func TestSomething(t *testing.T) {
logger := log.NewLogger(ethtest.NewTBLogHandler(t, log.LevelDebug))
// Or to set globally
log.SetDefault(log.NewLogger(ethtest.NewTBLogHandler(t, log.LevelDebug))
}
```
I was thinking about adding tests to show this works, but it seemed
silly to test a testing utility.
---------
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Oppenheimer <147infiniti@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Arran Schlosberg <519948+ARR4N@users.noreply.github.com>
---
libevm/ethtest/logger.go | 85 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
libevm/ethtest/logger_test.go | 65 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
libevm/hookstest/stub_test.go | 4 +-
3 files changed, 151 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 libevm/ethtest/logger.go
create mode 100644 libevm/ethtest/logger_test.go
diff --git a/libevm/ethtest/logger.go b/libevm/ethtest/logger.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d78055cf8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libevm/ethtest/logger.go
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+// Copyright 2026 the libevm authors.
+//
+// The libevm additions to go-ethereum are free software: you can redistribute
+// them and/or modify them under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+// as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License,
+// or (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// The libevm additions are distributed in the hope that they will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser
+// General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+// along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see
+// .
+
+package ethtest
+
+import (
+ "context"
+ "runtime"
+ "slices"
+ "testing"
+
+ "golang.org/x/exp/slog"
+
+ "github.com/ava-labs/libevm/log"
+)
+
+// NewTBLogHandler constructs a [slog.Handler] that propagates logs to [testing.TB].
+// Logs at [log.LevelWarn] or above go to [testing.TB.Errorf], except
+// [log.LevelCrit] which goes to [testing.TB.Fatalf]. All other logs go to
+// [testing.TB.Logf]. The level parameter controls which logs are enabled.
+//
+//nolint:thelper // The outputs include the logging site while the TB site is most useful if here
+func NewTBLogHandler(tb testing.TB, level slog.Level) slog.Handler {
+ return &tbHandler{
+ tb: tb,
+ level: level,
+ }
+}
+
+type tbHandler struct {
+ tb testing.TB
+ level slog.Level
+ attrs []slog.Attr
+}
+
+func (h *tbHandler) Enabled(_ context.Context, level slog.Level) bool {
+ return level >= min(h.level, slog.LevelWarn)
+}
+
+func (h *tbHandler) Handle(_ context.Context, rec slog.Record) error {
+ to := h.tb.Logf
+ switch {
+ case rec.Level >= log.LevelCrit:
+ to = h.tb.Fatalf
+ case rec.Level >= log.LevelWarn:
+ to = h.tb.Errorf
+ }
+
+ _, file, line, _ := runtime.Caller(3)
+
+ fields := make(map[string]any, len(h.attrs)+rec.NumAttrs())
+ for _, a := range h.attrs {
+ fields[a.Key] = a.Value.Any()
+ }
+ rec.Attrs(func(a slog.Attr) bool {
+ fields[a.Key] = a.Value.Any()
+ return true
+ })
+
+ to("[%s] %s %v - %s:%d", log.LevelAlignedString(rec.Level), rec.Message, fields, file, line)
+ return nil
+}
+
+func (h *tbHandler) WithAttrs(attrs []slog.Attr) slog.Handler {
+ return &tbHandler{
+ tb: h.tb,
+ level: h.level,
+ attrs: slices.Concat(slices.Clone(h.attrs), attrs),
+ }
+}
+
+func (h *tbHandler) WithGroup(string) slog.Handler { return h }
diff --git a/libevm/ethtest/logger_test.go b/libevm/ethtest/logger_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dce83a30ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libevm/ethtest/logger_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+// Copyright 2026 the libevm authors.
+//
+// The libevm additions to go-ethereum are free software: you can redistribute
+// them and/or modify them under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+// as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License,
+// or (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// The libevm additions are distributed in the hope that they will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser
+// General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+// along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see
+// .
+
+package ethtest
+
+import (
+ "fmt"
+ "testing"
+
+ "github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+ "github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+ "golang.org/x/exp/slog"
+
+ "github.com/ava-labs/libevm/log"
+)
+
+type tbRecorder struct {
+ testing.TB
+ logged, errored []string
+}
+
+func (r *tbRecorder) Logf(format string, a ...any) {
+ r.logged = append(r.logged, fmt.Sprintf(format, a...))
+}
+
+func (r *tbRecorder) Errorf(format string, a ...any) {
+ r.errored = append(r.errored, fmt.Sprintf(format, a...))
+}
+
+func TestTBLogHandler(t *testing.T) {
+ got := &tbRecorder{}
+ l := log.NewLogger(NewTBLogHandler(got, slog.LevelDebug))
+
+ l.Debug("Cockroach") // Logf
+ l.Info("Hello", "who", "world") // Logf
+ l.Warn("Smoke") // Errorf
+ l.Error("Fire") // Errorf
+ // Crit will call os.Exit(1) so we don't test it.
+
+ require.Len(t, got.logged, 2, "Logf() calls")
+ require.Len(t, got.errored, 2, "Errorf() calls")
+
+ // Check simplest elements without being brittle about exact formatting
+ // See https://testing.googleblog.com/2015/01/testing-on-toilet-change-detector-tests.html.
+ assert.Contains(t, got.logged[0], "Cockroach")
+ assert.Contains(t, got.logged[1], "Hello")
+ assert.Contains(t, got.logged[1], "who")
+ assert.Contains(t, got.logged[1], "world")
+
+ assert.Contains(t, got.errored[0], "Smoke")
+ assert.Contains(t, got.errored[1], "Fire")
+}
diff --git a/libevm/hookstest/stub_test.go b/libevm/hookstest/stub_test.go
index b4d1b6d956..bd6d7bf131 100644
--- a/libevm/hookstest/stub_test.go
+++ b/libevm/hookstest/stub_test.go
@@ -17,11 +17,9 @@
package hookstest
import (
- "os"
"testing"
"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
- "golang.org/x/exp/slog"
"github.com/ava-labs/libevm/common"
"github.com/ava-labs/libevm/core"
@@ -37,7 +35,7 @@ func TestSetupGenesisBlockWithStub(t *testing.T) {
// [log.Crit] being called.
l := log.Root()
t.Cleanup(func() { log.SetDefault(l) })
- log.SetDefault(log.NewLogger(slog.NewTextHandler(os.Stderr, nil)))
+ log.SetDefault(log.NewLogger(ethtest.NewTBLogHandler(t, log.LevelDebug)))
stub := &Stub{}
extras := stub.Register(t)