Is Ruby's stdlib Logger class thread-safe?
A quick look at logger.rb reveals code such as the following:
def write(message)
@mutex.synchronize do
if @shift_age and @dev.respond_to?(:stat)
begin
check_shift_log
rescue
raise Logger::ShiftingError.new("Shifting failed. #{$!}")
end
end
@dev.write(message)
end
end
So while I can't vouch for whether it gets thread-safety correct, I can confirm that it is making a concerted effort to do it right!
P.S. It's often easy to answer questions like this for yourself by reading the code :-)