Fix log files and remove env_logger #511
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Fix #475
As mentioned in #475, the log file is broken due to env_logger breaks. Originally we were hoping using env_logger can save us from maintaining our own logger, but it seems that env_logger is not a good fit. While there is an issue filed with env_logger to fix file logging target, it is unlikely to be fixed in a reasonable time frame.
For logger, we require:
For now, let's fall back to use our own logger implementation. It is simple enough and fits our use case. I am surprised that there is no good out of box logger for Rust similar to
logrus
for Golang. Most of the logging libraries in Rust either lacks features or is not well maintained. https://github.com/tokio-rs/tracing seems to be a promising substitute forlog
in rust, but it requires more work.