1 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/logger.rb b/lib/logger.rb
index 918caf0956..7e65af34eb 100644
--- a/lib/logger.rb
+++ b/lib/logger.rb
@@ -322,22 +322,37 @@ class Logger
   # +DEBUG+ messages.
   def debug?; @level <= DEBUG; end
 
+  # Sets the severity to DEBUG.
+  def debug!; self.level = DEBUG; end
+
   # Returns +true+ iff the current severity level allows for the printing of
   # +INFO+ messages.
   def info?; @level <= INFO; end
 
+  # Sets the severity to INFO.
+  def info!; self.level = INFO; end
+
   # Returns +true+ iff the current severity level allows for the printing of
   # +WARN+ messages.
   def warn?; @level <= WARN; end
 
+  # Sets the severity to WARN.
+  def warn!; self.level = WARN; end
+
   # Returns +true+ iff the current severity level allows for the printing of
   # +ERROR+ messages.
   def error?; @level <= ERROR; end
 
+  # Sets the severity to ERROR.
+  def error!; self.level = ERROR; end
+
   # Returns +true+ iff the current severity level allows for the printing of
   # +FATAL+ messages.
   def fatal?; @level <= FATAL; end
 
+  # Sets the severity to FATAL.
+  def fatal!; self.level = FATAL; end
+
   #
   # :call-seq:
   #   Logger.new(logdev, shift_age = 0, shift_size = 1048576)