log/level: improve examples

log/README.md

@@ -103,6 +103,10 @@ logger.Log("msg", "hello")
 // ts=2016-01-01T12:34:56Z caller=main.go:15 msg=hello
 ```
 
+## Levels
+
+Log levels are supported via the [level package](https://godoc.org/github.com/go-kit/kit/log/level).
+
 ## Supported output formats
 
 - [Logfmt](https://brandur.org/logfmt) ([see also](https://blog.codeship.com/logfmt-a-log-format-thats-easy-to-read-and-write))

log/level/example_test.go

@@ -9,17 +9,31 @@ import (
 )
 
 func Example_basic() {
-	// setup logger with level filter
+	logger := log.NewLogfmtLogger(os.Stdout)
+	level.Debug(logger).Log("msg", "this message is at thte debug level")
+	level.Info(logger).Log("msg", "this message is at the info level")
+	level.Warn(logger).Log("msg", "this message is at the warn level")
+	level.Error(logger).Log("msg", "this message is at the error level")
+
+	// Output:
+	// level=debug msg="this message is at thte debug level"
+	// level=info msg="this message is at the info level"
+	// level=warn msg="this message is at the warn level"
+	// level=error msg="this message is at the error level"
+}
+
+func Example_filtered() {
+	// Set up logger with level filter.
 	logger := log.NewLogfmtLogger(os.Stdout)
 	logger = level.NewFilter(logger, level.AllowInfo())
 	logger = log.With(logger, "caller", log.DefaultCaller)
 
-	// use level helpers to log at different levels
+	// Use level helpers to log at different levels.
 	level.Error(logger).Log("err", errors.New("bad data"))
 	level.Info(logger).Log("event", "data saved")
 	level.Debug(logger).Log("next item", 17) // filtered
 
 	// Output:
-	// level=error caller=example_test.go:18 err="bad data"
-	// level=info caller=example_test.go:19 event="data saved"
+	// level=error caller=example_test.go:32 err="bad data"
+	// level=info caller=example_test.go:33 event="data saved"
 }