diff --git a/wrenchboard/build/config.m4 b/wrenchboard/build/config.m4
index 9329dab0..00424ea9 100644
--- a/wrenchboard/build/config.m4
+++ b/wrenchboard/build/config.m4
@@ -2,13 +2,25 @@ PHP_ARG_ENABLE(wrenchboard_api,
     [Whether to enable the "wrenchboard_api" extension],
     [  --enable-wrenchboard_api      Enable "wrenchboard_api" extension support])
 
+# *** Mac:
+# brew install rapidjson boost
+# c++ -DRAPIDJSON_HAS_STDSTRING=1 -I./include -I/usr/include -I/opt/homebrew/include -std=gnu++14 -o main.cpp.o -c main.cpp
+# c++ main.cpp.o -o main -L/opt/homebrew/lib -lboost_system-mt -lboost_iostreams-mt -lpthread
+
+# *** Linux:
+# dnf install rapidjson-devel boost boost-devel # centos
+# apt install rapidjson-dev libboost-all-dev # ubuntu
+# c++ -DRAPIDJSON_HAS_STDSTRING=1 -I./include -I/usr/include -std=gnu++14 -o main.cpp.o -c main.cpp
+# c++ main.cpp.o -o main -lboost_system -lboost_iostreams -lpthread
+
+
 if test $PHP_WRENCHBOARD_API != "no"; then
     PHP_REQUIRE_CXX()
     PHP_SUBST(WRENCHBOARD_API_SHARED_LIBADD)
-    PHP_ADD_LIBRARY(stdc++, 1, WRENCHBOARD_API_SHARED_LIBADD)
     PHP_ADD_INCLUDE(/usr/include/pgsql)
     PHP_ADD_INCLUDE(/usr/include/postgresql)
     PHP_ADD_LIBRARY_WITH_PATH(pq, /usr/lib64,  WRENCHBOARD_API_SHARED_LIBADD)
+    PHP_ADD_LIBRARY(stdc++, 1, WRENCHBOARD_API_SHARED_LIBADD)
     PHP_ADD_LIBRARY(curl, 1, WRENCHBOARD_API_SHARED_LIBADD)
     PHP_ADD_LIBRARY(config++, 1, WRENCHBOARD_API_SHARED_LIBADD)
     PHP_ADD_LIBRARY(json-c, 1, WRENCHBOARD_API_SHARED_LIBADD)
@@ -16,6 +28,9 @@ if test $PHP_WRENCHBOARD_API != "no"; then
     PHP_ADD_LIBRARY(z, 1, WRENCHBOARD_API_SHARED_LIBADD)
     PHP_ADD_LIBRARY(pcrecpp, 1, WRENCHBOARD_API_SHARED_LIBADD)
     PHP_ADD_LIBRARY(gcc_s, 1, WRENCHBOARD_API_SHARED_LIBADD)
+    PHP_ADD_LIBRARY(boost_system, 1, WRENCHBOARD_API_SHARED_LIBADD)
+    PHP_ADD_LIBRARY(boost_iostreams, 1, WRENCHBOARD_API_SHARED_LIBADD)
+    PHP_ADD_LIBRARY(pthread, 1, WRENCHBOARD_API_SHARED_LIBADD)
 
     #LIBCFG_DIR="`pwd`/libconfig-1.3.1"
 
@@ -25,7 +40,7 @@ if test $PHP_WRENCHBOARD_API != "no"; then
 	wrenchboard_api, 
 	core/*.cc shared_tool/*.cc, 
 	$ext_shared,
-	,-I@ext_srcdir@/libconfig-1.0.1)
+	,-I@ext_srcdir@/include/gelfcpp -std=gnu++14 -DRAPIDJSON_HAS_STDSTRING=1)
     PHP_DEFINE([WRENCHBOARD_API_NS],[\"wrenchboard_api\"],[])
     PHP_DEFINE([WRENCHBOARD_CONFIG],[\"`pwd|sed s/src//`etc/\"],[])
     PHP_DEFINE([WRENCHBOARD_LOG],[\"`pwd|sed s/src//`logs/wrenchboard_api.log\"],[])
diff --git a/wrenchboard/src/core/clog.cc b/wrenchboard/src/core/clog.cc
index fa9f291c..a5efb863 100644
--- a/wrenchboard/src/core/clog.cc
+++ b/wrenchboard/src/core/clog.cc
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 #include "clog.h"
 #include "php_wrenchboard_log.h"
 
+//gelfcpp::output::GelfUDPOutput graylog("10.0.0.112", 12201);
+
 void logfmt( TLogLevel level, const char * format, ... ) {
+  size_t n = 32678;
+  char buffer[n];
+  bzero(buffer, n);
   try {
     //FILELog::ReportingLevel() = level;
     va_list args;
@@ -15,10 +20,19 @@ void logfmt( TLogLevel level, const char * format, ... ) {
         FILELog::ToString(level).c_str(),
         getpid(),
         (level > logDEBUG ? level - logDEBUG : 0, '\t'));
-      vfprintf(f, format, args);
+      vsnprintf (buffer, n, format, args);
+      fprintf(f, buffer);
       fprintf(f, "\n");
     }
     va_end (args);
+    // Graylog
+    /*if (strlen(buffer) > 0) {
+      GELF_MESSAGE(graylog)
+                    (CurrentTimeStamp())
+                    ("level", FILELog::ToString(level).c_str())
+                    ("pid", getpid())
+                    (buffer);
+    } // */
   } catch(const std::exception& e) {
     FILE_LOG(logERROR) << e.what();
   }
@@ -40,3 +54,36 @@ void logfmt( TLogLevel level, const char * format, ... ) {
 }
 */
 
+/* void GraylogStream(std::string raw) {
+
+    std::string marker1 ("]: ");
+    std::string marker2 (" [");
+    std::string marker3 (" ");
+
+    std::size_t found = raw.find(marker1);
+    if (found != std::string::npos) {
+        std::string msg = raw.substr (found + 3);
+        std::string level ("FLOG_MAX");
+
+        found = raw.find(marker2);
+        if (found != std::string::npos) {
+            std::string str = raw.substr(0, found - 1);
+            boost::trim_right(str);
+            found = str.find(marker3);
+            while (found != std::string::npos) {
+                level = str.substr(found);
+                found = str.find(marker3);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (!msg.empty()) {
+            GELF_MESSAGE(graylog)
+                            (CurrentTimeStamp())
+                            ("pid", getpid())
+                            ("level", level.c_str())
+                            (msg.c_str());
+        }
+    }
+}
+// */
+
diff --git a/wrenchboard/src/include/clog.h b/wrenchboard/src/include/clog.h
index fecc959e..96746c34 100644
--- a/wrenchboard/src/include/clog.h
+++ b/wrenchboard/src/include/clog.h
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@
 #include "php_wrenchboard_log.h"
 #include "php_filelog_max_level.h"
 
+#include <gelfcpp/GelfMessageStream.hpp>
+#include <gelfcpp/output/GelfUDPOutput.hpp>
+#include <gelfcpp/decorator/Timestamp.hpp>
+
+#include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
+
 #include <sstream>
 #include <string>
 #include <cstdio>
@@ -12,6 +18,8 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 inline std::string NowTime();
+inline gelfcpp::decorator::CurrentTimestamp CurrentTimeStamp();
+void GraylogStream(std::string raw);
 
 enum TLogLevel {logERROR, logWARNING, logINFO, logDEBUG, logDEBUG1, logDEBUG2, logDEBUG3, logDEBUG4, logSQL, FLOG_MAX};
 
@@ -45,7 +53,7 @@ std::ostringstream& Log<T>::Get(TLogLevel level)
 {
     os << "- " << NowTime();
     os << " " << ToString(level);
-		os << " [" << getpid() << "]: ";
+    os << " [" << getpid() << "]: ";
     os << std::string(level > logDEBUG ? level - logDEBUG : 0, '\t');
     return os;
 }
@@ -53,6 +61,9 @@ std::ostringstream& Log<T>::Get(TLogLevel level)
 template <typename T>
 Log<T>::~Log()
 {
+    // Graylog
+    //GraylogStream(os.str());
+
     os << std::endl;
     T::Output(os.str());
 }
@@ -182,6 +193,11 @@ inline std::string NowTime()
 
 #endif //WIN32
 
+inline gelfcpp::decorator::CurrentTimestamp CurrentTimeStamp()
+{
+    gelfcpp::decorator::CurrentTimestamp timestamp;
+    return timestamp;
+}
 
 #endif //__LOG_H__
 
diff --git a/wrenchboard/src/include/gelfcpp/GelfMessage.hpp b/wrenchboard/src/include/gelfcpp/GelfMessage.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a9f94904
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wrenchboard/src/include/gelfcpp/GelfMessage.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <rapidjson/document.h>
+#include <unordered_set>
+#include <string>
+#include <chrono>
+
+
+namespace gelfcpp
+{
+
+namespace detail
+{
+struct DocumentAccessor;
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief A single GELF message, with write-only access to its fields.
+ *
+ * \note This class only supports GELF version 1.1 and treats deprecated standard fields as normal additional fields.
+ *
+ * Currently the following standard fields are handled: <code>version, host, short_message, full_message, timestamp, level</code>.
+ * Standard fields are included "as-is". All other fields are prefixed with "_".
+ */
+class GelfMessage
+{
+    friend struct detail::DocumentAccessor;
+
+    struct FieldSetter
+    {
+        GelfMessage& owner;
+        std::string field;
+
+        template<typename T>
+        void operator=(T&& value)
+        {
+            owner.SetField(field, std::forward<T>(value));
+        }
+    };
+
+public:
+    GelfMessage() :
+            doc_(rapidjson::kObjectType)
+    {
+        SetField("version", "1.1");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * \brief Quick accessor for <code>short_message</code> field.
+     *
+     * Behaves like \code SetField("short_message", message). \endcode
+     *
+     * \param message message
+     */
+    void SetMessage(const std::string& message)
+    {
+        SetField("short_message", message);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * \brief Quick accessor for <code>full_message</code> field.
+     *
+     * Behaves like \code SetField("full_message", message). \endcode
+     *
+     * \param message message
+     */
+    void SetFullMessage(const std::string& message)
+    {
+        SetField("full_message", message);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * \brief Quick accessor for <code>host</code> field.
+     *
+     * Behaves like \code SetField("host", message). \endcode
+     *
+     * \param host hostname
+     */
+    void SetHost(const std::string& host)
+    {
+        SetField("host", host);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * \brief Quick accessor for <code>timestamp</code> field.
+     *
+     * Behaves like \code SetField("timestamp", message). \endcode
+     *
+     * \param timestamp timestamp
+     */
+    void SetTimestamp(double timestamp)
+    {
+        SetField("timestamp", timestamp);
+    }
+
+#ifndef GELFCPP_DOXYGEN_RUNNING
+
+    template<typename T>
+    auto SetField(const std::string& name, T value) -> std::enable_if_t<std::is_arithmetic<T>::value && !std::is_same<T, bool>::value>
+    {
+        rapidjson::Value json(std::forward<T>(value));
+        SetField(name, std::move(json));
+    }
+
+    void SetField(const std::string& name, bool value)
+    {
+        SetField(name, value ? 1 : 0);
+    }
+
+    void SetField(const std::string& name, const char* value)
+    {
+        rapidjson::Value json(value, doc_.GetAllocator());
+        SetField(name, std::move(json));
+    }
+
+    void SetField(const std::string& name, const std::string& value)
+    {
+        rapidjson::Value json(value, doc_.GetAllocator());
+        SetField(name, std::move(json));
+    }
+
+#else
+    /**
+     * \brief Adds a field to the message.
+     *
+     * \note If a field was already assigned the old value is overwritten.
+     *
+     * \tparam T value type, supported: <code>bool, integral, floating point, strings</code>
+     * \param name field name, the "_" prefix is added automatically
+     * \param value field value of any supported type
+     */
+    template<typename T> void SetField(const std::string& name, T value) {}
+#endif
+
+    /**
+     * \brief Adds a field to the message.
+     *
+     * This behaves like SetField(const std::string&, T) but allows map/array like syntax.
+     *
+     * Example usage:
+     * \code{.cpp}
+     * GelfMessage message;
+     * message["field_name"] = field_value;
+     * \endcode
+     *
+     * \param field field name, the "_" prefix is added automatically
+     * \return wrapper to allow assignment, see the usage example.
+     */
+    FieldSetter operator[](const std::string& field)
+    {
+        return { *this, field };
+    }
+
+private:
+    void SetField(const std::string& field, rapidjson::Value&& value)
+    {
+        static const std::unordered_set<std::string> BUILDIN_FIELDS{ "version", "host", "short_message", "full_message", "timestamp", "level" };
+
+        rapidjson::Value key;
+        if (BUILDIN_FIELDS.find(field) != BUILDIN_FIELDS.end())
+            key.SetString(field.c_str(), static_cast<rapidjson::SizeType>(field.size()), doc_.GetAllocator());
+        else
+            key.SetString(("_" + field).c_str(), static_cast<rapidjson::SizeType>(field.size() + 1), doc_.GetAllocator());
+
+        auto find = doc_.FindMember(key);
+        if (find != doc_.MemberEnd())
+            find->value = std::move(value);
+        else
+            doc_.AddMember(std::move(key), std::move(value), doc_.GetAllocator());
+    }
+
+private:
+    rapidjson::Document doc_;
+};
+
+}
diff --git a/wrenchboard/src/include/gelfcpp/GelfMessageBuilder.hpp b/wrenchboard/src/include/gelfcpp/GelfMessageBuilder.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f4495d7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wrenchboard/src/include/gelfcpp/GelfMessageBuilder.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <gelfcpp/GelfMessage.hpp>
+#include <type_traits>
+#include <functional>
+
+
+namespace gelfcpp
+{
+
+/**
+ * \brief Builder class for GelfMessage instances.
+ *
+ * Allows convenient construction for GelfMessages with additional Decorator support.
+ * The builder is implicitly convertible to a GelfMessage and can be directly passed to an Output.
+ *
+ * \note The internal GelfMessage is not copy-constructible, thus \code GelfMessage msg = builder; \endcode is invalid!
+ *  But move-construction from an temporary GelfMessageBuilder is allowed.
+ *
+ * Example usage:
+ * \code
+ * GelfMessageBuilder builder;
+ * builder("This is the short_message");
+ * builder("field_1", true)("field_2", "chains are possible too!");
+ *
+ * output->Write(builder);
+ * \endcode
+ *
+ * Decorators are also supported.
+ * A decorator is a functional having the following syntax:
+ * \code
+ * void operator()(GelfMessage& message)
+ * \endcode
+ * This allows to dynamically set common values via a globally defined decorator.
+ * Common use cases are e.g. adding the current timestamp, setting the "host" field.
+ *
+ * Example useage:
+ * \code
+ * auto add_common_fields = [](GelfMessage& message)
+ * {
+ *     message.SetTimestamp(std::time(nullptr));
+ *     message.SetHost("my-host");
+ * };
+ * builder(add_common_fields);
+ * \endcode
+ */
+struct GelfMessageBuilder
+{
+public:
+#ifndef GELFCPP_DOXYGEN_RUNNING
+
+    GelfMessageBuilder&& operator()(const std::string& message) &&
+    {
+        message_.SetMessage(message);
+        return std::move(*this);
+    }
+
+    template<typename T>
+    GelfMessageBuilder&& operator()(const std::string& field, T&& value) &&
+    {
+        message_.SetField(field, std::forward<T>(value));
+        return std::move(*this);
+    }
+
+    GelfMessageBuilder& operator()(const std::string& message) &
+    {
+        message_.SetMessage(message);
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    template<typename T>
+    GelfMessageBuilder& operator()(const std::string& field, T&& value) &
+    {
+        message_.SetField(field, std::forward<T>(value));
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    template<typename Decorator, typename = decltype(std::declval<Decorator>()(std::declval<GelfMessage&>()))>
+    GelfMessageBuilder& operator()(Decorator&& decorator) &
+    {
+        std::forward<Decorator>(decorator)(message_);
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    template<typename Decorator, typename = decltype(std::declval<Decorator>()(std::declval<GelfMessage&>()))>
+    GelfMessageBuilder&& operator()(Decorator&& decorator) &&
+    {
+        std::forward<Decorator>(decorator)(message_);
+        return std::move(*this);
+    }
+
+    operator const GelfMessage&() const&
+    {
+        return message_;
+    }
+
+    operator GelfMessage&&() &&
+    {
+        return std::move(message_);
+    }
+
+#else
+    /**
+     * \brief Sets the short_message field
+     *
+     * Equivalent to \c gelf_message.SetMessage(message).
+     *
+     * \param message message
+     * \return \c *this , for chaining
+     * \see GelfMessage::SetMessage()
+     */
+    GelfMessageBuilder& operator()(const std::string& message) {}
+
+    /**
+     * \brief Sets a field to the given value
+     *
+     * Equivalent to \c gelf_message.SetField(field, value).
+     *
+     * \tparam T any supported field type, \see GelfMessage::SetField()
+     * \param field field name
+     * \param value field value
+     * \return \c *this , for chaining
+     * \see GelfMessage::SetField()
+     */
+    template<typename T> GelfMessageBuilder& operator()(const std::string& field, T value) {}
+
+    /**
+     * \brief Applies a decorator to the message
+     *
+     * Equivalent to \c decorator(gelf_message).
+     *
+     * \tparam Decorator decorator type
+     * \param decorator decorator function
+     * \return \c *this , for chaining
+     */
+    template<typename Decorator> GelfMessageBuilder& operator()(Decorator decorator) {}
+#endif
+
+private:
+    GelfMessage message_;
+};
+
+
+}
diff --git a/wrenchboard/src/include/gelfcpp/GelfMessageStream.hpp b/wrenchboard/src/include/gelfcpp/GelfMessageStream.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9bb1f7b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wrenchboard/src/include/gelfcpp/GelfMessageStream.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <gelfcpp/GelfMessageBuilder.hpp>
+#include <gelfcpp/detail/Sender.hpp>
+#include <memory>
+
+
+namespace gelfcpp
+{
+
+/**
+ * \brief Allows stream like sending of GelfMessage
+ *
+ * Usually used in conjunction with a convenience macro like GELF_MESSAGE to allow conditional sending.
+ *
+ * Allows contextual-conversion to bool to check wether the output is valid.
+ * An output is valid if it can accept messages, meaning:
+ * * output is a reference to an output type
+ * * output is a non-null pointer to an output type
+ * * output is a valid smart pointer (shared, unique) to an output type
+ *
+ * \note
+ *  Send explicitly requires to provide the output again, since it is not stored inside the stream.
+ *  This is due to the need to support arbitrary, non-virtual output types.
+ *
+ * Usage example:
+ * \code
+ * GelfMessageStream stream(output);
+ * if (stream)
+ * {
+ *     stream.Send(output) = message;
+ *     // or
+ *     stream.Send(output) << message_1 << message_2;
+ * }
+ * \endcode
+ */
+struct GelfMessageStream
+{
+public:
+    /**
+     * \brief Creates a new stream
+     *
+     * Checks wether the output is valid and thus invalidates this stream.
+     *
+     * \tparam T output type
+     * \param output output
+     */
+    template<typename T>
+    explicit GelfMessageStream(T&& output) :
+            valid_(detail::Sender<std::decay_t<T>>::IsValid(output)) {}
+
+    /**
+     * \brief Checks if this stream is associated to a valid output
+     *
+     * \return \c true if output is valid, \c false otherwise
+     */
+    explicit operator bool()
+    {
+        return valid_;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * \brief Opens a stream to an output
+     *
+     * \note After calling Send() once this stream is considered invalid.
+     *
+     * \tparam T output type
+     * \param output output
+     * \return Sink for GelfMessages, which are send to the output
+     */
+    template<typename T>
+    detail::Sender<std::decay_t<T>> Send(T&& output)
+    {
+        valid_ = false;
+        return { std::forward<T>(output) };
+    }
+
+private:
+    bool valid_;
+};
+}
+
+/**
+ * \ingroup Marcos
+ * \brief Convenience macro for easy stream-like creation and sending of GelfMessages
+ *
+ * Usage:
+ * \code
+ * GELF_MESSAGE()("short_message")("field_1", value);
+ * \endcode
+ */
+#define GELF_MESSAGE(output) \
+    for (::gelfcpp::GelfMessageStream stream(output); stream ;) \
+        stream.Send(output) = ::gelfcpp::GelfMessageBuilder()
diff --git a/wrenchboard/src/include/gelfcpp/decorator/Host.hpp b/wrenchboard/src/include/gelfcpp/decorator/Host.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b9a4a7fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wrenchboard/src/include/gelfcpp/decorator/Host.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <gelfcpp/GelfMessage.hpp>
+#include <boost/asio/ip/host_name.hpp>
+
+
+namespace gelfcpp
+{
+namespace decorator
+{
+
+/**
+ * \brief Decorator which appends the "hostname"
+ *
+ * Defaults to the current hostname of the system.
+ */
+class Host
+{
+public:
+    /**
+     * \brief Uses the systems current hostname
+     */
+    Host() : Host(boost::asio::ip::host_name()) {}
+
+    /**
+     * \brief Explicitly sets the hostname
+     * \param host the hostname
+     */
+    Host(const std::string& host) : host_(host) {}
+
+    /**
+     * \brief Resets the hostname to the system current hostname
+     */
+    void SetDefault() { SetHost(boost::asio::ip::host_name()); }
+
+    /**
+     * \brief Explicitly sets the hostname
+     * \param host the hostname
+     */
+    void SetHost(const std::string& host) { host_ = host; }
+
+    /**
+     * \brief Decorator apply operator
+     * \param message the message
+     */
+    void operator()(GelfMessage& message) const
+    {
+        message.SetField("host", host_);
+    }
+
+private:
+    std::string host_;
+};
+
+}
+}
diff --git a/wrenchboard/src/include/gelfcpp/decorator/StaticDecoratorSet.hpp b/wrenchboard/src/include/gelfcpp/decorator/StaticDecoratorSet.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ad7e95a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wrenchboard/src/include/gelfcpp/decorator/StaticDecoratorSet.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <gelfcpp/GelfMessage.hpp>
+#include <tuple>
+
+
+namespace gelfcpp
+{
+namespace decorator
+{
+
+/**
+ * \brief Statically combines multiple decorators
+ *
+ * \note The decorators are applied in definition order.
+ *
+ * \tparam Decorators decorators that should be applied
+ */
+template<typename... Decorators>
+class StaticDecoratorSet
+{
+    using DecoratorSet = std::tuple<Decorators...>;
+public:
+    /**
+     * \brief Decorator apply operator
+     * \param message the message
+     */
+    void operator()(GelfMessage& message)
+    {
+        operator()(message, std::make_index_sequence<std::tuple_size<DecoratorSet>::value>{});
+    }
+
+#ifndef GELFCPP_DOXYGEN_RUNNING
+
+    template<std::size_t I>
+    auto get() -> std::add_lvalue_reference_t<std::tuple_element_t<I, DecoratorSet>>
+    {
+        return std::get<I>(decorators_);
+    }
+
+    template<typename T>
+    auto get() -> std::add_lvalue_reference_t<T>
+    {
+        return std::get<T>(decorators_);
+    }
+
+#else
+    /**
+     * \brief Accesses the decorator in the set by index
+     * \tparam I decorator index
+     * \return the decorator
+     */
+    template<std::size_t I> Decorator& get();
+
+    /**
+     * \brief Accesses the decorator in the set by name
+     * \tparam T decorator type
+     * \return the decorator
+     */
+    template<typename T> Decorator& get();
+#endif
+
+private:
+    template<std::size_t... I>
+    void operator()(GelfMessage& message, std::index_sequence<I...>)
+    {
+        int dummy[] = { (std::get<I>(decorators_)(message), 0)... };
+        (void) dummy;
+    }
+
+private:
+    DecoratorSet decorators_;
+};
+
+}
+}
diff --git a/wrenchboard/src/include/gelfcpp/decorator/Timestamp.hpp b/wrenchboard/src/include/gelfcpp/decorator/Timestamp.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8c6ba68e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wrenchboard/src/include/gelfcpp/decorator/Timestamp.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <gelfcpp/GelfMessage.hpp>
+
+
+namespace gelfcpp
+{
+namespace decorator
+{
+
+/**
+ * \brief Decorator which appends the current timestamp
+ *
+ * Uses UnixTime with sub-second resolution.
+ */
+class CurrentTimestamp
+{
+public:
+    /**
+     * \brief Decorator apply operator
+     * \param message the message
+     */
+    void operator()(GelfMessage& message) const
+    {
+        message.SetField("timestamp", GetCurrentTime());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * \brief Returns the current timestamp as UnixTime
+     *
+     * \return unixtime with sub-second resolution
+     */
+    static double GetCurrentTime()
+    {
+        using clock = std::chrono::system_clock;
+        using unixtime = std::chrono::duration<double>;
+        return std::chrono::duration_cast<unixtime>(clock::now().time_since_epoch()).count();
+    }
+};
+
+}
+}
diff --git a/wrenchboard/src/include/gelfcpp/detail/DocumentAccessor.hpp b/wrenchboard/src/include/gelfcpp/detail/DocumentAccessor.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fe94c713
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wrenchboard/src/include/gelfcpp/detail/DocumentAccessor.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <gelfcpp/GelfMessage.hpp>
+
+
+namespace gelfcpp
+{
+namespace detail
+{
+
+struct DocumentAccessor
+{
+    static const rapidjson::Document& get(const GelfMessage& message)
+    {
+        return message.doc_;
+    }
+};
+
+}
+}
diff --git a/wrenchboard/src/include/gelfcpp/detail/GelfSerializer.hpp b/wrenchboard/src/include/gelfcpp/detail/GelfSerializer.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7aeeb2da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wrenchboard/src/include/gelfcpp/detail/GelfSerializer.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <gelfcpp/GelfMessage.hpp>
+#include <gelfcpp/detail/DocumentAccessor.hpp>
+
+#include <rapidjson/stringbuffer.h>
+#include <rapidjson/writer.h>
+#ifndef GELFCPP_NO_COMPRESSION
+#   include <boost/iostreams/device/array.hpp>
+#   include <boost/iostreams/filter/gzip.hpp>
+#   include <boost/iostreams/copy.hpp>
+#   include <boost/iostreams/filtering_streambuf.hpp>
+#endif
+#include <chrono>
+#include <random>
+#include <sstream>
+
+
+namespace gelfcpp
+{
+namespace detail
+{
+/**
+ * \brief Handles chunking and compression
+ *
+ * \todo Merge this into GelfUDPOutput, for convenience and performance.
+ *
+ * \see GelfUDPOutput
+ */
+class GelfSerializer
+{
+    static constexpr std::size_t DEFAULT_CHUNK_SIZE = 2096;
+    static constexpr std::size_t DEFAULT_COMPRESS_THRESHOLD = 0;
+
+public:
+    GelfSerializer() :
+            random_(std::random_device{}()),
+            chunk_size_(DEFAULT_CHUNK_SIZE),
+            compress_threshold_(DEFAULT_COMPRESS_THRESHOLD) {}
+
+    /**
+     * \brief Serialize JSON message into chunks, maybe gzip compressed.
+     *
+     * \param message the message
+     * \return list of chunks to send
+     */
+    std::vector<std::string> Serialize(const GelfMessage& message)
+    {
+        std::vector<std::string> out;
+
+        rapidjson::StringBuffer buffer;
+        rapidjson::Writer<rapidjson::StringBuffer> writer(buffer);
+        detail::DocumentAccessor::get(message).Accept(writer);
+
+#ifndef GELFCPP_NO_COMPRESSION
+        if (buffer.GetSize() >= compress_threshold_)
+        {
+            std::string compressed = Compress(buffer.GetString(), buffer.GetSize());
+            if (compressed.size() > chunk_size_)
+                ToChunks(compressed.c_str(), compressed.size(), out);
+            else
+                out.emplace_back(std::move(compressed));
+        }
+        else
+#endif
+        {
+            if (buffer.GetSize() > chunk_size_)
+                ToChunks(buffer.GetString(), buffer.GetSize(), out);
+            else
+                out.emplace_back(buffer.GetString(), buffer.GetSize());
+        }
+
+        return out;
+    }
+
+private:
+#ifndef GELFCPP_NO_COMPRESSION
+
+    std::string Compress(const char* message, std::size_t size)
+    {
+        boost::iostreams::array_source input(message, size);
+        boost::iostreams::filtering_istreambuf compressor;
+        compressor.push(boost::iostreams::gzip_compressor());
+        compressor.push(input);
+        std::ostringstream out;
+        boost::iostreams::copy(compressor, out);
+        return out.str();
+    }
+
+#endif
+
+    uint64_t GenerateMessageID()
+    {
+        uint64_t random = random_();
+        uint64_t time = static_cast<uint64_t>(std::chrono::steady_clock::now().time_since_epoch().count());
+        return random ^ time;
+    }
+
+    void ToChunks(const char* message, size_t size, std::vector<std::string>& out)
+    {
+        static constexpr char CHUNKED_GELF_MAGIC[2] = { 0x1e, 0x0f };
+        static constexpr std::size_t HEADER_SIZE = 2 + 8 + 1 + 1;
+
+        std::size_t count = size / chunk_size_ + 1;
+        const char* message_ptr = message;
+
+        uint64_t message_id = GenerateMessageID();
+
+        for (std::size_t i = 0; i < count; ++i, message_ptr += chunk_size_)
+        {
+            std::string chunk;
+            chunk.reserve(count + HEADER_SIZE);
+
+            chunk.append(CHUNKED_GELF_MAGIC, 2);
+            chunk.append(reinterpret_cast<char*>(&message_id), 8);
+            chunk.push_back(static_cast<char>(i & 0x7F));
+            chunk.push_back(static_cast<char>(count & 0x7F));
+
+            chunk.append(message_ptr, chunk_size_);
+
+            out.emplace_back(std::move(chunk));
+        }
+    }
+
+private:
+    std::mt19937_64 random_;
+    std::size_t chunk_size_;
+    std::size_t compress_threshold_;
+};
+
+}
+}
diff --git a/wrenchboard/src/include/gelfcpp/detail/Sender.hpp b/wrenchboard/src/include/gelfcpp/detail/Sender.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..972f893d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wrenchboard/src/include/gelfcpp/detail/Sender.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <gelfcpp/GelfMessage.hpp>
+#include <memory>
+
+
+namespace gelfcpp
+{
+namespace detail
+{
+
+template<typename T>
+class Sender
+{
+public:
+    Sender(const Sender&) = delete;
+    Sender& operator=(const Sender&) = delete;
+
+    static bool IsValid(const T&)
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    Sender(T& output) :
+            output_(output) {}
+
+    void operator=(const GelfMessage& message)
+    {
+        output_.Write(message);
+    }
+
+private:
+    T& output_;
+};
+
+template<typename T>
+class Sender<T*>
+{
+public:
+    Sender(const Sender&) = delete;
+    Sender& operator=(const Sender&) = delete;
+
+    static bool IsValid(const T* output)
+    {
+        return output != nullptr;
+    }
+
+    Sender(T* output) :
+            output_(output) {}
+
+    void operator=(const GelfMessage& message)
+    {
+        output_->Write(message);
+    }
+
+private:
+    T* output_;
+};
+
+template<typename T>
+class Sender<std::shared_ptr<T>>
+{
+public:
+    Sender(const Sender&) = delete;
+    Sender& operator=(const Sender&) = delete;
+
+    static bool IsValid(const std::shared_ptr<T>& output)
+    {
+        return output != nullptr;
+    }
+
+    Sender(const std::shared_ptr<T>& output) :
+            output_(output) {}
+
+    void operator=(const GelfMessage& message)
+    {
+        output_->Write(message);
+    }
+
+private:
+    const std::shared_ptr<T>& output_;
+};
+
+template<typename T, typename Deleter>
+class Sender<std::unique_ptr<T, Deleter>>
+{
+public:
+    Sender(const Sender&) = delete;
+    Sender& operator=(const Sender&) = delete;
+
+    static bool IsValid(const std::unique_ptr<T, Deleter>& output)
+    {
+        return output != nullptr;
+    }
+
+    Sender(const std::unique_ptr<T, Deleter>& output) :
+            output_(output) {}
+
+    void operator=(const GelfMessage& message)
+    {
+        output_->Write(message);
+    }
+
+private:
+    const std::unique_ptr<T, Deleter>& output_;
+};
+
+}
+}
diff --git a/wrenchboard/src/include/gelfcpp/output/GelfJSONOutput.hpp b/wrenchboard/src/include/gelfcpp/output/GelfJSONOutput.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c242eea0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wrenchboard/src/include/gelfcpp/output/GelfJSONOutput.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <gelfcpp/GelfMessage.hpp>
+#include <gelfcpp/detail/DocumentAccessor.hpp>
+#include <rapidjson/stringbuffer.h>
+#include <rapidjson/writer.h>
+#include <ostream>
+
+namespace gelfcpp
+{
+namespace output
+{
+/**
+ * \brief Writes GelfMessages as JSON to given std::ostream
+ *
+ * Uses short notation, which minimizes the space requirements
+ * No newline is appended, the output is not flushed.
+ */
+class GelfJSONOutput
+{
+public:
+    /**
+     * \brief Constructs a new output on the given stream
+     *
+     * \param output underlying stream
+     */
+    GelfJSONOutput(std::ostream& output) :
+            output_(output) {}
+
+    /**
+     * \brief Serializes a message to the underlying stream
+     *
+     * \param message the message
+     */
+    void Write(const GelfMessage& message)
+    {
+        rapidjson::StringBuffer buffer;
+        rapidjson::Writer<rapidjson::StringBuffer> writer(buffer);
+        detail::DocumentAccessor::get(message).Accept(writer);
+
+        output_.write(buffer.GetString(), buffer.GetSize());
+    }
+
+private:
+    std::ostream& output_;
+};
+
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief Serializes a message to the given stream
+ *
+ * \param os the stream
+ * \param message the message
+ * \return the stream
+ * \see GelfJSONOutput
+ */
+inline std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const GelfMessage& message)
+{
+    output::GelfJSONOutput(os).Write(message);
+    return os;
+}
+
+}
diff --git a/wrenchboard/src/include/gelfcpp/output/GelfUDPOutput.hpp b/wrenchboard/src/include/gelfcpp/output/GelfUDPOutput.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..324826c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wrenchboard/src/include/gelfcpp/output/GelfUDPOutput.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <gelfcpp/GelfMessage.hpp>
+#include <gelfcpp/detail/GelfSerializer.hpp>
+#include <boost/asio/ip/udp.hpp>
+#include <string>
+#include <cstdint>
+
+
+namespace gelfcpp
+{
+namespace output
+{
+/**
+ * \brief Writes GelfMessages to an UDP socket
+ *
+ * Serializes and sends messages to e.g. an Graylog Node, sending is non-blocking.
+ *
+ * Uses chunking for big messages due to size limitations of UDP.
+ * Additionally uses compression if enabled (by setting \c GELFCPP_WITH_COMPRESSION in CMake).
+ */
+class GelfUDPOutput
+{
+public:
+    /**
+     * \brief Creates an new output socket to given host and port
+     *
+     * \param host remote hostname
+     * \param port remote UDP port
+     */
+    GelfUDPOutput(const std::string& host, uint16_t port)
+    {
+        boost::asio::ip::udp::resolver resolver(service_);
+        boost::asio::ip::udp::resolver::query query(host, std::to_string(port));
+        endpoint_ = *resolver.resolve(query);
+        socket_.reset(new boost::asio::ip::udp::socket(service_, endpoint_.protocol()));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * \brief Serializes a message to the UDP stream
+     *
+     * \param message the message
+     */
+    void Write(const GelfMessage& message)
+    {
+        for (const std::string& chunk : serializer_.Serialize(message))
+            socket_->async_send_to(boost::asio::buffer(chunk), endpoint_, [](const boost::system::error_code&, unsigned long int) {});
+    }
+
+private:
+    detail::GelfSerializer serializer_;
+    boost::asio::io_context service_;
+    boost::asio::ip::udp::endpoint endpoint_;
+    std::unique_ptr<boost::asio::ip::udp::socket> socket_;
+};
+
+}
+}