new

# File activesupport/lib/active_support/buffered_logger.rb, line 37
    def initialize(log, level = DEBUG)
      @level         = level
      @buffer        = {}
      @auto_flushing = 1
      @guard = Mutex.new

      if log.respond_to?(:write)
        @log = log
      elsif File.exist?(log)
        @log = open(log, (File::WRONLY | File::APPEND))
        @log.sync = true
      else
        FileUtils.mkdir_p(File.dirname(log))
        @log = open(log, (File::WRONLY | File::APPEND | File::CREAT))
        @log.sync = true
        @log.write("# Logfile created on %s" % [Time.now.to_s])
      end
    end