log_socket_type parameter should allow host, port, timeout options

[simonelbaz]

Hello,

I need to pass %option as mentionned in https://perldoc.perl.org/Sys::Syslog#setlogsock().

It would allow sending logs to remote host, port and timeout.

Expected Behavior

"inet" value should allow host, port, timeout options.

Current Behavior

log_socket_type is checked against the following regex: if ($self->{_socket_type} =~ /^(unix|inet)$/i) {.

It is not useful for "inet" socket used towards remote servers.

Possible Solution

log_socket_type parameter should allow hash input.

Regards

[ikedas]

It is not useful for "inet" socket used towards remote servers.

The unix did not work on some environments including Solaris and inet (i.e. TCP or UDP bound for local host) had to be specified.

BTW making the full option available looks very meaningful. Thank you for suggestion!