two functions to log $data into a file using JLog

log_data.php

	protected function logData($data, $type="ERROR")
	{
		jimport('joomla.log.log');
		$types = array(
						'EMERGENCY',
						'ALERT',
						'CRITICAL',
						'ERROR',
						'WARNING',
						'NOTICE',
						'INFO',
						'DEBUG'
						);

		if (!in_array($type, $types))
		{
			$type = 'EMERGENCY';
		}

		$loglevel = constant('JLog::' . $type);

		JLog::addLogger(
       		array(
            //Sets file name
            'text_file' => 'com_babioonad.'.strtolower($type).'.php'
       			),
       		$loglevel,
       		//Chooses a category name
       		'com_babioonad'
   		);


		JLog::add('- START LOGGING DATA -', $loglevel, 'com_babioonad');

		// we are trying to convert the data to an array
		$convertedData = array();

		if (is_array($data))
		{
			$convertedData = $data;
		}
		else
		{
			if (is_string($data) || is_bool($data) || is_integer($data) || is_float($data))
			{
				$convertedData = (array) $data;
			}
			else
			{
				if (is_object($data))
				{
					$convertedData = JArrayHelper::fromObject($data);
				}

			}

		}

		$this->doLog($convertedData, $loglevel);

		JLog::add('- END LOGGING DATA -', $loglevel, 'com_babioonad');

	}

	private function doLog($data, $loglevel, $level=0, $component='com_babioonad')
	{
		foreach ($data as $key => $value)
		{
			if (is_array($value))
			{
				if ($level < 50)
				{
					$this->doLog($value, $loglevel, $level++);
				}

			}
			else
			{
				JLog::add($key . '=' . $value, $loglevel, 'com_babioonad');
			}

		}

	}