subscriber: add Filtered::filter_mut method

 ## Motivation

Changing the filter of a Filtered at runtime is currently only possible
by replacing it with a new Filtered via the reload::Handle's reload method.
This currently doesn't work (see
#1629).

While it would be desirable to just make that work, it would only be
possible via a breaking change (according to Eliza).
Making it possible to change the filter via the handle's modify method
and mutating the inner filter is an easy workaround.

tracing-subscriber/src/filter/layer_filters/mod.rs

@@ -470,6 +470,40 @@ impl<L, F, S> Filtered<L, F, S> {
     fn did_enable(&self, f: impl FnOnce()) {
         FILTERING.with(|filtering| filtering.did_enable(self.id(), f))
     }
+
+    /// Borrows the [`Filter`](crate::layer::Filter) used by this layer.
+    pub fn filter(&self) -> &F {
+        &self.filter
+    }
+
+    /// Mutably borrows the [`Filter`](crate::layer::Filter) used by this layer.
+    ///
+    /// When this layer can be mutably borrowed, this may be used to mutate the filter.
+    /// Generally, this will primarily be used with the
+    /// [`reload::Handle::modify`](crate::reload::Handle::modify) method.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// # use tracing::info;
+    /// # use tracing_subscriber::{filter,fmt,reload,Registry,prelude::*};
+    /// # fn main() {
+    /// let filtered_layer = fmt::Layer::default().with_filter(filter::LevelFilter::WARN);
+    /// let (filtered_layer, reload_handle) = reload::Layer::new(filtered_layer);
+    /// #
+    /// # // specifying the Registry type is required
+    /// # let _: &reload::Handle<filter::Filtered<fmt::Layer<Registry>,
+    /// # filter::LevelFilter, Registry>,Registry>
+    /// # = &reload_handle;
+    /// #
+    /// info!("This will be ignored");
+    /// reload_handle.modify(|layer| *layer.filter_mut() = filter::LevelFilter::INFO);
+    /// info!("This will be logged");
+    /// # }
+    /// ```
+    pub fn filter_mut(&mut self) -> &mut F {
+        &mut self.filter
+    }
 }
 
 impl<S, L, F> Layer<S> for Filtered<L, F, S>

tracing-subscriber/src/reload.rs

@@ -9,6 +9,28 @@
 //! change at runtime. Note that this layer introduces a (relatively small)
 //! amount of overhead, and should thus only be used as needed.
 //!
+//! # Examples
+//!
+//! Reloading a [`Filtered`](crate::filter::Filtered) layer to change the filter at runtime.
+//!
+//! ```
+//! # use tracing::info;
+//! # use tracing_subscriber::{filter,fmt,reload,Registry,prelude::*};
+//! # fn main() {
+//! let filtered_layer = fmt::Layer::default().with_filter(filter::LevelFilter::WARN);
+//! let (filtered_layer, reload_handle) = reload::Layer::new(filtered_layer);
+//! #
+//! # // specifying the Registry type is required
+//! # let _: &reload::Handle<filter::Filtered<fmt::Layer<Registry>,
+//! # filter::LevelFilter, Registry>,Registry>
+//! # = &reload_handle;
+//! #
+//! info!("This will be ignored");
+//! reload_handle.modify(|layer| *layer.filter_mut() = filter::LevelFilter::INFO);
+//! info!("This will be logged");
+//! # }
+//! ```
+//!
 //! [`Layer` type]: struct.Layer.html
 //! [`Layer` trait]: ../layer/trait.Layer.html
 use crate::layer;
@@ -36,7 +58,7 @@ pub struct Layer<L, S> {
     _s: PhantomData<fn(S)>,
 }
 
-/// Allows reloading the state of an associated `Layer`.
+/// Allows reloading the state of an associated [`Layer`](crate::layer::Layer).
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Handle<L, S> {
     inner: Weak<RwLock<L>>,
@@ -150,6 +172,11 @@ where
     S: Subscriber,
 {
     /// Replace the current layer with the provided `new_layer`.
+    ///
+    /// **Warning:** The [`Filtered`](crate::filter::Filtered) type currently can't be changed
+    /// at runtime via the [`Handle::reload`] method.
+    /// Use the [`Handle::modify`] method to change the filter instead.
+    /// (see <https://github.com/tokio-rs/tracing/issues/1629>)
     pub fn reload(&self, new_layer: impl Into<L>) -> Result<(), Error> {
         self.modify(|layer| {
             *layer = new_layer.into();