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As discussed in recent meetings, we've had complaints about this from
multiple sources. This PR adds a stipulation that no logging is done by
the SDK during flag evaluation. It also defines a very simple `logging
hook` concept as an included utility. These should be very simple to
write and will provide all the needed logging but give authors more
control than built in log statements. It will also be a very nice intro
to the hooks concept for users.

Here's the Java implementation:
open-feature/java-sdk#1084

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Signed-off-by: Todd Baert <[email protected]>
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{
"id": "Requirement 1.4.11",
"machine_id": "requirement_1_4_11",
"content": "In the case of abnormal execution, the client SHOULD log an informative error message.",
"RFC 2119 keyword": "SHOULD",
"content": "Methods, functions, or operations on the client SHOULD NOT write log messages.",
"RFC 2119 keyword": "SHOULD NOT",
"children": []
},
{
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## In-memory provider

> Language-specific OpenFeature SDK implementations **SHOULD** expose an in-memory provider built into the SDK.
> OpenFeature SDK implementations **SHOULD** provide an `in-memory provider`.
The in-memory provider is intended to be used for testing; SDK consumers may use it for their use cases.
Hence, the packaging, naming, and access modifiers must be set appropriately.
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},
}
```

## Logging Hook

> OpenFeature SDK implementations **SHOULD** provide a `logging hook`.
The logging hook is a hook which logs messages during the flag evaluation life-cycle as described below:

| Stage | Logged data |
| ------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| before | `stage`, `domain`, `provider_name`, `flag_key`, `default_value` and `evaluation_context` (serialized, opt-in) |
| after | `stage`, `domain`, `provider_name`, `flag_key`, `default_value`, `evaluation_context` (serialized, opt-in), `reason`, `variant` and `value` |
| error | `stage`, `domain`, `provider_name`, `flag_key`, `default_value`, `evaluation_context` (serialized, opt-in), `error code`, and `error_message` |
| finally | N/A |

> The evaluation context **SHOULD** only be logged if an associated option indicates so.
The can be a constructor option or similar, for example: `boolean printContext`.

> If logging the evaluation context is enabled, it **MUST** be printed in such a way that it's human readable.
> If the logger abstraction in the SDK supports a log level concept, the appropriate log level **SHOULD** be used for each stage (before/after: info, error: error).
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#### Requirement 1.4.11

> In the case of abnormal execution, the client **SHOULD** log an informative error message.
> Methods, functions, or operations on the client **SHOULD NOT** write log messages.
Implementations may define a standard logging interface that can be supplied as an optional argument to the client creation function, which may wrap standard logging functionality of the implementation language.
The client methods (particularly the evaluation methods) run in hot code paths.
Logging (even at error level) can cause a huge volume of log entries.
For example, in a circumstance in which an application expecting a particular flag to exist is deployed in advance of that flag's being defined in the management system, logs can become inundated with `FLAG_NOT_FOUND` messages and related stack traces.
Logging in these code paths is highly discouraged.
Application authors can attach a [logging hook](../appendix-a-included-utilities.md#logging-hook) or author their own custom logging hook(s) to help with debugging or satisfy their particular logging needs.

Logging is encouraged in functions to do with configuration, initialization, shutdown, etc.

#### Requirement 1.4.12

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