diff --git a/logging/console.lua b/logging/console.lua
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+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- Prints logging information to console
+--
+-- @author Thiago Costa Ponte (thiago@ideais.com.br)
+--
+-- @copyright 2004-2011 Kepler Project
+--
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+require"logging"
+
+function logging.console(logPattern)
+
+    return logging.new(  function(self, level, message)
+                            io.stdout:write(logging.prepareLogMsg(logPattern, os.date(), level, message))
+                            return true
+                        end
+                      )
+end
+
+return logging.console
+
diff --git a/logging/email.lua b/logging/email.lua
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+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- Emails logging information to the given recipient
+--
+-- @author Thiago Costa Ponte (thiago@ideais.com.br)
+--
+-- @copyright 2004-2011 Kepler Project
+--
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+require"logging"
+local smtp = require"socket.smtp"
+
+function logging.email(params)
+
+    params = params or {}
+    params.headers = params.headers or {}
+    
+    if params.from == nil then
+        return nil, "'from' parameter is required"
+    end
+    if params.rcpt == nil then
+        return nil, "'rcpt' parameter is required"
+    end
+
+    return logging.new( function(self, level, message)
+                            local s = logging.prepareLogMsg(params.logPattern, os.date(), level, message)
+                            if params.headers.subject then
+                                params.headers.subject = logging.prepareLogMsg(params.headers.subject, os.date(), level, message)
+                            end
+                            local msg = { headers = params.headers, body = s }
+                            params.source = smtp.message(msg)
+                            
+                            local r, e = smtp.send(params)
+                            if not r then
+                                return nil, e
+                            end
+                            
+                            return true
+                        end
+                      )
+end
+
+return logging.email
+
diff --git a/logging/file.lua b/logging/file.lua
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+++ b/logging/file.lua
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+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- Saves logging information in a file
+--
+-- @author Thiago Costa Ponte (thiago@ideais.com.br)
+--
+-- @copyright 2004-2011 Kepler Project
+--
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+require"logging"
+
+local lastFileNameDatePattern
+local lastFileHandler
+
+local openFileLogger = function (filename, datePattern)
+	
+	local filename = string.format(filename, os.date(datePattern))
+	if (lastFileNameDatePattern ~= filename) then
+		
+		local f = io.open(filename, "a")
+		if (f) then
+			f:setvbuf ("line")
+			lastFileNameDatePattern = filename
+			lastFileHandler = f
+			return f
+		else
+			return nil, string.format("file `%s' could not be opened for writing", filename)	
+		end
+	else
+		return lastFileHandler		
+	end
+	
+end
+
+function logging.file(filename, datePattern, logPattern)
+
+    if type(filename) ~= "string" then
+        filename = "lualogging.log"
+    end
+
+    return logging.new( function(self, level, message)
+                            
+                            local f, msg = openFileLogger(filename, datePattern)
+                            if not f then
+						       return nil, msg
+						    end              
+                            local s = logging.prepareLogMsg(logPattern, os.date(), level, message)
+                            f:write(s)
+                            return true
+                        end
+                      )
+end
+
+return logging.file
+
diff --git a/logging/rolling_file.lua b/logging/rolling_file.lua
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+++ b/logging/rolling_file.lua
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+---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- RollingFileAppender is a FileAppender that rolls over the logfile 
+-- once it has reached a certain size limit. It also mantains a 
+-- maximum number of log files.
+--
+-- @author Tiago Cesar Katcipis (tiagokatcipis@gmail.com)
+--
+-- @copyright 2004-2007 Kepler Project
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+require"logging"
+
+
+local function openFile(self)
+    self.file = io.open(self.filename, "a")
+    if not self.file then
+        return nil, string.format("file `%s' could not be opened for writing", self.filename)
+    end
+    self.file:setvbuf ("line")
+    return self.file
+end
+
+local rollOver = function (self)
+
+    for i = self.maxIndex - 1, 1, -1 do
+        -- files may not exist yet, lets ignore the possible errors.
+        os.rename(self.filename.."."..i, self.filename.."."..i+1)
+    end
+
+    self.file:close()
+    self.file = nil
+
+    local _, msg = os.rename(self.filename, self.filename..".".."1")
+
+    if msg then 
+        return nil, string.format("error %s on log rollover", msg)
+    end
+
+    return openFile(self)    
+end
+
+
+local openRollingFileLogger = function (self)
+	
+    if not self.file then
+        return openFile(self) 
+    end
+
+    local filesize = self.file:seek("end", 0)
+ 
+    if (filesize < self.maxSize) then 
+        return self.file
+    end
+
+    return rollOver(self)
+end
+
+
+function logging.rolling_file(filename, maxFileSize, maxBackupIndex, logPattern)
+
+    if type(filename) ~= "string" then
+        filename = "lualogging.log"
+    end
+
+    local obj = {  filename     = filename, 
+                   maxSize      = maxFileSize,
+                   maxIndex     = maxBackupIndex or 1
+                }
+
+    return logging.new( function(self, level, message)
+                            
+                            local f, msg = openRollingFileLogger(obj)
+                            if not f then
+			        return nil, msg
+		            end              
+                            local s = logging.prepareLogMsg(logPattern, os.date(), level, message)
+                            f:write(s)
+                            return true
+                        end
+                      )
+end
diff --git a/logging/socket.lua b/logging/socket.lua
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+++ b/logging/socket.lua
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+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- Sends the logging information through a socket using luasocket
+--
+-- @author Thiago Costa Ponte (thiago@ideais.com.br)
+--
+-- @copyright 2004-2011 Kepler Project
+--
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+require"logging"
+local socket = require"socket"
+
+function logging.socket(address, port, logPattern)
+
+    return logging.new( function(self, level, message)
+                            local s = logging.prepareLogMsg(logPattern, os.date(), level, message)
+
+                            local socket, err = socket.connect(address, port)
+                            if not socket then
+                                return nil, err
+                            end
+                            
+                            local cond, err = socket:send(s)
+                            if not cond then
+                                return nil, err
+                            end
+                            socket:close()
+                            
+                            return true
+                        end
+                      )
+end
+
+return logging.socket
+
diff --git a/logging/sql.lua b/logging/sql.lua
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+++ b/logging/sql.lua
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+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- Saves the logging information in a table using luasql
+--
+-- @author Thiago Costa Ponte (thiago@ideais.com.br)
+--
+-- @copyright 2004-2011 Kepler Project
+--
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+require"logging"
+
+function logging.sql(params)
+
+	params = params or {}
+    params.tablename = params.tablename or "LogTable"
+    params.logdatefield = params.logdatefield or "LogDate"
+    params.loglevelfield = params.loglevelfield or "LogLevel"
+    params.logmessagefield = params.logmessagefield or "LogMessage"
+
+	if params.connectionfactory == nil or type(params.connectionfactory) ~= "function" then
+		return nil, "No specified connection factory function"
+	end
+	
+    local con, err
+    if params.keepalive then
+        con, err = params.connectionfactory()
+    end
+    
+    return logging.new( function(self, level, message)
+                            if (not params.keepalive) or (con == nil) then
+                                con, err = params.connectionfactory()
+                                if not con then
+                                    return nil, err
+                                end
+                            end
+                            
+                            local logDate = os.date("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
+                            local insert  = string.format("INSERT INTO %s (%s, %s, %s) VALUES ('%s', '%s', '%s')",
+                                                          params.tablename, params.logdatefield, params.loglevelfield, 
+                                                          params.logmessagefield, logDate, level, string.gsub(message, "'", "''"))
+                            
+                            local ret, err = pcall(con.execute, con, insert)
+                            if not ret then
+                                con, err = params.connectionfactory()
+                                if not con then
+                                    return nil, err
+                                end
+                                ret, err = con:execute(insert)
+                                if not ret then
+                                    return nil, err
+                                end
+                            end
+                            
+                            if not params.keepalive then
+                                con:close()
+                            end
+                            
+                            return true
+                        end
+                      )
+end
+
+return logging.sql
+