From dd6350aa413e766814b0168c2187ac57915a5f47 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jbranchaud <jbranchaud@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2026 13:52:27 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Add Check The Current Named Log Level as a Rails TIL

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 README.md                                  |  3 +-
 rails/check-the-current-named-log-level.md | 46 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 48 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 rails/check-the-current-named-log-level.md

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 769b6c4..421fcaa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ working across different projects via [VisualMode](https://www.visualmode.dev/).
 
 For a steady stream of TILs, [sign up for my newsletter](https://visualmode.kit.com/newsletter).
 
-_1731 TILs and counting..._
+_1732 TILs and counting..._
 
 See some of the other learning resources I work on:
 
@@ -1073,6 +1073,7 @@ If you've learned something here, support my efforts writing daily TILs by
 - [Check If ActiveRecord Update Fails](rails/check-if-activerecord-update-fails.md)
 - [Check If Any Records Have A Null Value](rails/check-if-any-records-have-a-null-value.md)
 - [Check Specific Attributes On ActiveRecord Array](rails/check-specific-attributes-on-activerecord-array.md)
+- [Check The Current Named Log Level](rails/check-the-current-named-log-level.md)
 - [Clean Up Memory Hungry Rails Console Processes](rails/clean-up-memory-hungry-rails-console-processes.md)
 - [Code Statistics For An Application](rails/code-statistics-for-an-application.md)
 - [Columns With Default Values Are Nil On Create](rails/columns-with-default-values-are-nil-on-create.md)
diff --git a/rails/check-the-current-named-log-level.md b/rails/check-the-current-named-log-level.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be4cc54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rails/check-the-current-named-log-level.md
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+# Check The Current Named Log Level
+
+I'm connected to a `rails console` session for an active Rails app. I want to
+check the current log level.
+
+```ruby
+> Rails.logger.level
+=> 1
+```
+
+The `1` doesn't mean much to me at a glance. I can translate that to the
+severity level using the `Logger::SEV_LABLE` constant.
+
+```ruby
+[44] pry(main)> Logger::SEV_LABEL[Rails.logger.level]
+=> "INFO"
+```
+
+Ah yes, `INFO`, that makes sense as the default.
+
+I can see all the severity levels by inspecting the constant itself.
+
+```ruby
+[45] pry(main)> Logger::SEV_LABEL
+=> ["DEBUG", "INFO", "WARN", "ERROR", "FATAL", "ANY"]
+```
+
+As I convenience, I can set the label using the index, the string, or even a
+symbol.
+
+```ruby
+> Rails.logger.level
+=> 1
+> Rails.logger.level = "WARN"
+=> "WARN"
+> Rails.logger.level
+=> 2
+> Rails.logger.level = :debug
+=> :debug
+> Rails.logger.level
+=> 0
+```
+
+See the [Debugging Rails Applications
+guide](https://guides.rubyonrails.org/debugging_rails_applications.html#log-levels)
+for more details.