feat: replace libxev with native async io

.github/workflows/zig.yml

@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - uses: mlugg/setup-zig@v2
         with:
-          version: 0.15.2
+          version: 0.16.0
       - run: zig build test
   lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - uses: mlugg/setup-zig@v2
         with:
-          version: 0.15.2
+          version: 0.16.0
       - run: zig fmt --check src/*.zig
       - uses: DonIsaac/zlint-action@v0

.gitignore

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 .zig-cache
+zig-pkg
 zig-out
 
 .DS_Store

README.md

@@ -7,17 +7,7 @@
 [![PRs Welcome](https://img.shields.io/badge/PRs-welcome-brightgreen.svg)](https://github.com/hendriknielaender/zlog/blob/HEAD/CONTRIBUTING.md)
 <img src="logo.png" alt="zlog logo" align="right" width="20%"/>
 
-zlog is a high-performance structured logging library for Zig with full OpenTelemetry support.
-The synchronous formatting path avoids heap allocation, and async batching, redaction, and OTLP
-export use caller-owned bounded state. Designed for system-level applications requiring maximum
-performance and observability, zlog provides clean anonymous struct logging with comprehensive
-tracing capabilities.
-
-[badge_license]: https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-blue.svg
-[badge_code_size]: https://img.shields.io/github/languages/code-size/hendriknielaender/zlog
-[badge_prs]: https://img.shields.io/badge/PRs-welcome-brightgreen.svg
-[license_link]: https://github.com/hendriknielaender/zlog/blob/HEAD/LICENSE
-[contributing_link]: https://github.com/hendriknielaender/zlog/blob/HEAD/CONTRIBUTING.md
+zlog is a high-performance, zero-allocation structured logging library for Zig with full OpenTelemetry support. Designed for system-level applications requiring maximum performance and observability, zlog provides clean anonymous struct logging with comprehensive tracing capabilities.
 
 ---
 
@@ -40,8 +30,7 @@ tracing capabilities.
 }
 ```
 
-> **Note**: zlog has no runtime dependency beyond Zig itself. Async logging uses caller-owned
-> bounded state and explicit `drain()` / `flush()` calls.
+> **Note**: zlog now uses Zig 0.16's native `std.Io` runtime. No external event-loop dependency is required.
 
 2. Configure in `build.zig`:
 
@@ -56,13 +45,8 @@ exe.root_module.addImport("zlog", zlog_module);
 const std = @import("std");
 const zlog = @import("zlog");
 
-pub fn main() !void {
-    // Prefer std.fs.File.Writer so stdout/stderr stays buffered.
-    var stderr_buffer: [4096]u8 = undefined;
-    var stderr_writer = std.fs.File.stderr().writer(&stderr_buffer);
-    defer stderr_writer.interface.flush() catch {};
-
-    var logger = zlog.Logger(.{}).init(&stderr_writer);
+pub fn main(init: std.process.Init) !void {
+    var logger = try zlog.Logger(.{ .async_mode = true }).initAsyncOwnedStderr(init.gpa, init.io);
     defer logger.deinit();
 
     // Clean, ergonomic logging with anonymous structs
@@ -86,7 +70,8 @@ pub fn main() !void {
         .status_code = 200,
     });
 
-    try logger.flush();
+    // Flush queued async work before shutdown
+    try logger.runEventLoopUntilDone();
 }
 ```
 
@@ -98,39 +83,29 @@ For maximum throughput in high-load scenarios:
 const std = @import("std");
 const zlog = @import("zlog");
 
-pub fn main() !void {
-    // Create async logger with caller-owned bounded state.
+pub fn main(init: std.process.Init) !void {
     const config = zlog.Config{
         .async_mode = true,
         .async_queue_size = 1024,
         .batch_size = 32,
         .enable_simd = true,
     };
 
-    var stdout_buffer: [4096]u8 = undefined;
-    var stdout_writer = std.fs.File.stdout().writer(&stdout_buffer);
-    defer stdout_writer.interface.flush() catch {};
-
-    var async_state = zlog.Logger(config).AsyncState{};
-    var logger = zlog.Logger(config).initAsync(&stdout_writer, &async_state);
+    var logger = try zlog.Logger(config).initAsyncOwnedStderr(init.gpa, init.io);
     defer logger.deinit();
 
     const trace_ctx = zlog.TraceContext.init(true);
 
     // Log messages per second
     for (0..1_000_000) |i| {
-        logger.infoWithTrace("High throughput message", trace_ctx, &.{
-            zlog.field.uint("iteration", i),
-            zlog.field.string("service", "api"),
+        logger.infoWithTrace("High throughput message", trace_ctx, .{
+            .iteration = @as(u64, @intCast(i)),
+            .service = "api",
         });
-
-        // Drain queued writes periodically.
-        if (i % 1000 == 0) {
-            logger.drain();
-        }
     }
 
-    try logger.flush();
+    // Final flush
+    try logger.runEventLoopUntilDone();
 }
 ```
 
@@ -147,21 +122,13 @@ const Config = zlog.Config{
     .enable_simd = true,       // Enable SIMD optimizations
 };
 
-var output_buffer: [4096]u8 = undefined;
-var output_writer = std.fs.File.stdout().writer(&output_buffer);
-defer output_writer.interface.flush() catch {};
-
-// Async logger with caller-owned bounded state.
-var async_state = zlog.Logger(Config).AsyncState{};
-var logger = zlog.Logger(Config).initAsync(&output_writer, &async_state);
+// Async logger using Zig 0.16's native std.Io runtime
+var logger = try zlog.Logger(Config).initAsyncOwnedStderr(allocator, io);
 defer logger.deinit();
-logger.drain();
-try logger.flush();
 
-// Or sync logger.
-var sync_logger = zlog.Logger(.{}).init(&output_writer);
+// Or sync logger
+var sync_logger = try zlog.Logger(.{}).initOwnedStderr(allocator, io);
 defer sync_logger.deinit();
-try sync_logger.flush();
 ```
 
 ## Anonymous Struct API
@@ -196,7 +163,7 @@ zlog provides a hybrid compile-time and runtime redaction system for sensitive d
 // Define sensitive fields at compile-time
 var logger = zlog.loggerWithRedaction(.{
     .redacted_fields = &.{ "password", "api_key", "ssn" },
-}, writer);
+});
 
 // These fields will be automatically redacted with zero runtime cost
 logger.info("User login", &.{
@@ -208,7 +175,7 @@ logger.info("User login", &.{
 ### Runtime Redaction (Dynamic)
 
 ```zig
-var redaction_storage: [16][]const u8 = undefined;
+var redaction_storage: [8][]const u8 = undefined;
 var redaction_config = zlog.RedactionConfig.init(&redaction_storage);
 defer redaction_config.deinit();
 
@@ -242,7 +209,7 @@ logger.fatal("Fatal error", &.{});     // Highest priority
 
 ## Performance Benchmarks
 
-zlog is designed for zero-allocation synchronous logging and bounded-allocation async/export paths:
+zlog is designed for zero-allocation logging with exceptional performance:
 
 ```bash
 # Run all benchmarks
@@ -260,7 +227,7 @@ zig build test
 
 ### Key Performance Features
 
-- **Zero Heap In Sync Hot Path**: Synchronous formatting avoids heap allocations
+- **Zero Allocations**: No heap allocations during logging operations
 - **SIMD Optimizations**: Vectorized string operations where available  
 - **Async Batching**: Intelligent batching with backpressure handling
 - **Pre-formatted Traces**: Hex strings generated once, reused efficiently
@@ -281,16 +248,7 @@ logger.infoWithTrace("Request processed", trace_ctx, .{
 
 Output:
 ```json
-{
-  "level":"INFO",
-  "msg":"Request processed",
-  "trace":"a1b2c3d4e5f67890a1b2c3d4e5f67890",
-  "span":"1234567890abcdef",
-  "ts":1640995200000,
-  "tid":12345,
-  "service":"api",
-  "status_code":200
-}
+{"level":"INFO","msg":"Request processed","trace":"a1b2c3d4e5f67890a1b2c3d4e5f67890","span":"1234567890abcdef","ts":1640995200000,"tid":12345,"service":"api","status_code":200}
 ```
 
 zlog provides full W3C Trace Context specification compliance:
@@ -306,8 +264,7 @@ const child_ctx = trace_ctx.createChild(true);
 const short_id = zlog.extract_short_from_trace_id(trace_ctx.trace_id);
 ```
 
-Pre-formatted hex strings eliminate per-log conversion overhead, which matters in ultra-high
-throughput scenarios.
+Pre-formatted hex strings eliminate per-log conversion overhead, crucial for ultra-high throughput scenarios.
 
 ## OpenTelemetry Support
 
@@ -319,16 +276,10 @@ zlog provides full OpenTelemetry compliance with dedicated OTel loggers:
 const std = @import("std");
 const zlog = @import("zlog");
 
-pub fn main() !void {
-    // Create OpenTelemetry-compliant logger with caller-owned async state.
-    var stdout_buffer: [4096]u8 = undefined;
-    var stdout_writer = std.fs.File.stdout().writer(&stdout_buffer);
-    defer stdout_writer.interface.flush() catch {};
-
-    var async_state = zlog.OTelLogger(.{
+pub fn main(init: std.process.Init) !void {
+    var otel_logger = try zlog.OTelLogger(.{
         .base_config = .{ .async_mode = true },
-    }).AsyncState{};
-    var otel_logger = zlog.otelLogger(&stdout_writer, &async_state);
+    }).initAsyncOwnedStderr(init.gpa, init.io);
     defer otel_logger.deinit();
 
     // Log with OTel semantic conventions
@@ -339,7 +290,7 @@ pub fn main() !void {
         .@"http.user_agent" = "curl/7.68.0",
     });
 
-    try otel_logger.flush();
+    try otel_logger.runEventLoopUntilDone();
 }
 ```
 
@@ -363,26 +314,28 @@ const otel_config = zlog.OTelConfig{
     },
 };
 
-var async_state = zlog.OTelLogger(otel_config).AsyncState{};
-var otel_logger = zlog.otelLoggerWithConfig(otel_config, writer, &async_state);
+var shared_runtime = zlog.EventLoop.init(allocator);
+defer shared_runtime.deinit();
+
+var otel_logger = try zlog.otelLoggerWithConfig(otel_config, &shared_runtime, allocator);
 defer otel_logger.deinit();
-otel_logger.drain();
-try otel_logger.flush();
 ```
 
 ### OTLP Export
 
-Serialize OTLP payloads with caller-owned header storage and transport:
+Export logs directly to OpenTelemetry collectors:
 
 ```zig
-var header_storage: [4]zlog.OTLPExporter.Header = undefined;
-var exporter = zlog.OTLPExporter.init("http://localhost:4318/v1/logs", &header_storage);
+const exporter = zlog.OTLPExporter.init(allocator, .{
+    .endpoint = "http://localhost:4318/v1/logs",
+    .headers = &.{
+        .{ .key = "Authorization", .value = "Bearer token123" },
+    },
+});
 defer exporter.deinit();
 
-try exporter.setHeader("Authorization", "Bearer token123");
-
-// Serialize the OTLP JSON payload to your chosen transport or buffer.
-try exporter.exportLogs(writer, log_records);
+// Export log records
+try exporter.export(&log_records);
 ```
 
 ### Semantic Conventions
@@ -424,7 +377,6 @@ const span = logger.spanStart("user_authentication", .{
 });
 
 // Your business logic here...
-std.time.sleep(100 * std.time.ns_per_ms);
 
 // End the span with results
 logger.spanEnd(span, .{
@@ -435,51 +387,37 @@ logger.spanEnd(span, .{
 
 Output includes automatic span correlation:
 ```json
-{
-  "level":"INFO",
-  "msg":"user_authentication",
-  "span_mark":"start",
-  "span_id":123,
-  "task_id":456,
-  "thread_id":789,
-  "user_id":"12345",
-  "method":"oauth"
-}
-{
-  "level":"INFO",
-  "msg":"user_authentication",
-  "span_mark":"end",
-  "span_id":123,
-  "task_id":456,
-  "thread_id":789,
-  "duration_ns":100000000,
-  "success":true,
-  "token_type":"bearer"
-}
+{"level":"INFO","msg":"user_authentication","span_mark":"start","span_id":123,"task_id":456,"thread_id":789,"user_id":"12345","method":"oauth"}
+{"level":"INFO","msg":"user_authentication","span_mark":"end","span_id":123,"task_id":456,"thread_id":789,"duration_ns":100000000,"success":true,"token_type":"bearer"}
 ```
 
 ## Advanced Usage
 
-### Explicit Queue Draining
+### Shared Runtime Management
 
-Async logging is a bounded queue with explicit draining:
+For advanced users who want to share a `std.Io` runtime across multiple components:
 
 ```zig
 const zlog = @import("zlog");
 
-var async_state = zlog.Logger(.{ .async_mode = true }).AsyncState{};
-var logger = zlog.Logger(.{ .async_mode = true }).initAsync(writer, &async_state);
+var runtime = zlog.EventLoop.init(allocator);
+defer runtime.deinit();
+
+// `writer` is a `*std.Io.Writer`
+var logger = try zlog.Logger(.{ .async_mode = true }).initAsyncWithEventLoop(
+    writer,
+    &runtime,
+    allocator
+);
 defer logger.deinit();
 
-// You control when the queue is drained.
-logger.drain();
-try logger.flush();
+try logger.runEventLoopUntilDone();
 ```
 
-### Drain vs Flush
+### Managed vs Shared Runtime
 
-- `drain()`: move queued entries to the writer without flushing the writer itself.
-- `flush()`: drain the queue and flush the underlying writer.
+- **Managed (Recommended)**: Use `initAsync()` or `initAsyncOwnedStderr()` and let zlog create its own runtime.
+- **Shared Runtime (Advanced)**: Use `initAsyncWithIo()` or `initAsyncWithEventLoop()` when you want zlog to reuse an existing `std.Io` runtime.
 
 ## License