1 files changed, 25 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/src/ruby/lib/grpc/logconfig.rb b/src/ruby/lib/grpc/logconfig.rb
index e9b4aa3c95..2bb7c86d5e 100644
--- a/src/ruby/lib/grpc/logconfig.rb
+++ b/src/ruby/lib/grpc/logconfig.rb
@@ -27,17 +27,32 @@
 # (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
 # OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
-require 'logging'
-
 # GRPC contains the General RPC module.
 module GRPC
-  extend Logging.globally
-end
+  # DefaultLogger is a module included in GRPC if no other logging is set up for
+  # it.  See ../spec/spec_helpers an example of where other logging is added.
+  module DefaultLogger
+    def logger
+      LOGGER
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    # NoopLogger implements the methods of Ruby's conventional logging interface
+    # that are actually used internally within gRPC with a noop implementation.
+    class NoopLogger
+      def info(_ignored)
+      end
 
-Logging.logger.root.appenders = Logging.appenders.stdout
-Logging.logger.root.level = :info
+      def debug(_ignored)
+      end
 
-# TODO: provide command-line configuration for logging
-Logging.logger['GRPC'].level = :info
-Logging.logger['GRPC::ActiveCall'].level = :info
-Logging.logger['GRPC::BidiCall'].level = :info
+      def warn(_ignored)
+      end
+    end
+
+    LOGGER = NoopLogger.new
+  end
+
+  include DefaultLogger unless method_defined?(:logger)
+end