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specification.json

@@ -233,8 +233,8 @@
         {
             "id": "Requirement 1.4.11",
             "machine_id": "requirement_1_4_11",
-            "content": "In the case of abnormal execution, the client SHOULD log an informative error message.",
-            "RFC 2119 keyword": "SHOULD",
+            "content": "Methods, functions, or operations on the client SHOULD NOT write log messages.",
+            "RFC 2119 keyword": "SHOULD NOT",
             "children": []
         },
         {

specification/appendix-a-included-utilities.md

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ This document contains requirements for auxiliary utilities provided by the SDK,
 
 ## In-memory provider
 
-> Language-specific OpenFeature SDK implementations **SHOULD** expose an in-memory provider built into the SDK.
+> OpenFeature SDK implementations **SHOULD** provide an `in-memory provider`.
 
 The in-memory provider is intended to be used for testing; SDK consumers may use it for their use cases.
 Hence, the packaging, naming, and access modifiers must be set appropriately.
@@ -360,3 +360,28 @@ Providers can contain metadata. The Multi-Provider will make that metadata avail
  },
 }
 ```
+
+## Logging Hook
+
+> OpenFeature SDK implementations **SHOULD** provide a `logging hook`.
+
+The logging hook is a hook which logs messages during the flag evaluation life-cycle as described below:
+
+| Stage   | Logged data                                                                                                                                   |
+| ------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| before  | `stage`, `domain`, `provider_name`, `flag_key`, `default_value` and `evaluation_context` (serialized, opt-in)                                 |
+| after   | `stage`, `domain`, `provider_name`, `flag_key`, `default_value`, `evaluation_context` (serialized, opt-in), `reason`, `variant` and `value`   |
+| error   | `stage`, `domain`, `provider_name`, `flag_key`, `default_value`, `evaluation_context` (serialized, opt-in), `error_code`, and `error_message` |
+| finally | N/A                                                                                                                                           |
+
+> The evaluation context **SHOULD** only be logged if an associated option indicates so.
+
+This can be a constructor option or similar, for example: `boolean printContext`.
+
+> If logging the evaluation context is enabled, it **MUST** be printed in such a way that it's human readable.
+
+Consider printing the evaluation context as a stringified JSON object, or using some other format that allows the nested properties to be easily read.
+
+> If the logger abstraction in the SDK supports a log level concept, the appropriate log level **SHOULD** be used for each stage (before/after: debug/info, error: error).
+
+Consider using `debug` or `info` levels for the `before` and `after` stages, and the `error` level for the `error` stage.

specification/sections/01-flag-evaluation.md

@@ -353,9 +353,15 @@ Configuration code includes code to set the provider, instantiate providers, and
 
 #### Requirement 1.4.11
 
-> In the case of abnormal execution, the client **SHOULD** log an informative error message.
+> Methods, functions, or operations on the client **SHOULD NOT** write log messages.
 
-Implementations may define a standard logging interface that can be supplied as an optional argument to the client creation function, which may wrap standard logging functionality of the implementation language.
+The client methods (particularly the evaluation methods) run in hot code paths.
+Logging (even at error level) can cause a huge volume of log entries.
+For example, in a circumstance in which an application expecting a particular flag to exist is deployed in advance of that flag's being defined in the management system, logs can become inundated with `FLAG_NOT_FOUND` messages and related stack traces.
+Logging in these code paths is highly discouraged.
+Application authors can attach a [logging hook](../appendix-a-included-utilities.md#logging-hook) or author their own custom logging hook(s) to help with debugging or satisfy their particular logging needs.
+
+Logging is encouraged in functions to do with configuration, initialization, shutdown, etc.
 
 #### Requirement 1.4.12