Loggspråk

Loggspråk is a constructed language concept intended to standardize the form and interpretation of log records across software, systems, and operations. It is designed to maximize machine readability and reduce ambiguity in human-to-machine and machine-to-human communications. The term is derived from logg (log) and språk (language) in Norwegian.

Developed mainly in theoretical discussions of controlled languages for IT data representation, loggspråk is not an official standard. It appears in academic writings, design exercises, and some speculative or fiction contexts as an example of domain-specific language design.

Loggspråk emphasizes regular syntax and a compact lexicon. It favors a fixed word order (subject–verb–object) and limited inflection, with domain terms assembled by compounding or simple affixes. A small set of particles marks tense, aspect, and certainty, while punctuation and field separators help parsing.

Writing uses a Latin script with ASCII characters, spaces separating tokens, and punctuation to delimit fields. Core vocabulary covers log concepts such as time, place, source, level, and message; technical terms are formed by combining roots such as logg, tid (time), plass (place), kilde (source), nivå (level), and melding (message).

Example (canonical form): TID 20251223T150000 LVL WARN SRC SYS-01 MSG DiskSpaceLow. This demonstrates the intended structure for automatic parsing and indexing in log pipelines.

Usage remains largely theoretical, with occasional implementation experiments in research projects or fictional environments. It is discussed as a case study in controlled language design for data interchange rather than a widely deployed standard.