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defmt ("de format", short for "deferred formatting") is a highly efficient logging framework that targets resource-constrained devices, like microcontrollers.

For more details about the framework check the book at https://defmt.ferrous-systems.com.

Components

This repository contains the following packages:

NamePathDescription
defmt./defmtOn-target code for highly efficient logging
defmt-macros./macrosProc Macros for defmt
defmt-print./printCLI utility for decoding and printing defmt encoded logs to standard out
defmt-decoder./decoderHost Library for decoding defmt log frames
defmt-parser./parserHost Library for parsing defmt log frames
defmt-rtt./firmware/defmt-rttOn-target library for sending defmt logs over RTT
defmt-itm./firmware/defmt-itmOn-target library for sending defmt logs over ITM
defmt-semihosting./firmware/defmt-semihostingOn-target library for sending defmt logs over semihosting
panic-probe./firmware/panic-probeOn-target library for sending panic! over defmt
defmt-test./firmware/defmt-testFramework for running tests on-target
defmt-test-macros./firmware/defmt-test/macrosProc Macros for defmt-test
defmt-json-schema./defmt/defmt-json-schemaDescribes the JSON emitted by defmt-decoder

MSRV

The minimum supported Rust version is 1.76 (or Ferrocene 24.05). defmt is tested against the latest stable Rust version and the MSRV.

Developer Information

Running Tests

Tests are run using cargo xtask -- although this is simply an alias (defined in .cargo/config.toml) for cargo run --package xtask --.

To see a list of options, see xtask/src/main.rs, or run:

cargo xtask help

For example, to run all the tests, run:

cargo xtask test-all

You will need qemu-system-arm installed and in your $PATH for some of the tests (e.g. test-snapshot).

Support

defmt is part of the Knurling project, Ferrous Systems' effort at improving tooling used to develop for embedded systems.

If you think that our work is useful, consider sponsoring it via GitHub Sponsors.

License

Licensed under either of

at your option.

Contribution

Unless you explicitly state otherwise, any contribution intentionally submitted for inclusion in the work by you, as defined in the Apache-2.0 license, shall be licensed as above, without any additional terms or conditions.