diff --git a/lite-example/create_logger.cpp b/lite-example/create_logger.cpp
index bc1b1a8e..6d7e7690 100644
--- a/lite-example/create_logger.cpp
+++ b/lite-example/create_logger.cpp
@@ -2,22 +2,13 @@
 #include "spdlog/spdlog.h"
 #include "spdlog/sinks/basic_file_sink.h"
 #include "spdlog/sinks/stdout_color_sinks.h"
+#include "spdlog/sinks/stdout_sinks.h"
 
 #define UNUSED(x) (void)(x)
 
 // example of creating lite logger with console and file sink
-spdlite::logger spdlite::create_logger(void *ctx)
+spdlite::logger create_logger(void *ctx)
 {
     UNUSED(ctx);
-    std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> logger_impl;
-
-    auto console_sink = std::make_shared<spdlog::sinks::stdout_color_sink_mt> ();
-    console_sink->set_level(spdlog::level::debug);
-
-    auto file_sink = std::make_shared<spdlog::sinks::basic_file_sink_mt > ("log.txt", true);
-    file_sink ->set_level(spdlog::level::info);
-
-    logger_impl = std::make_unique<spdlog::logger>("my-logger", spdlog::sinks_init_list{console_sink, file_sink});
-    logger_impl->set_level(spdlog::level::debug);
-    return spdlite::logger(std::move(logger_impl));
+    return spdlite::default_logger();    
 }
diff --git a/lite-example/example.cpp b/lite-example/example.cpp
index 5c945ecf..cb3e2446 100644
--- a/lite-example/example.cpp
+++ b/lite-example/example.cpp
@@ -1,19 +1,12 @@
 #include "spdlite.h"
 
 int main()
-{
-    auto l = spdlite::create_logger();
-    l.set_level(spdlite::level::trace);
-
-    l.trace_printf("Hello %s ", "GABI");    
-    l.info_printf("Hello %d", 12346);
-    l.warn_printf("Hello %f", 12346.5656);
-    l.warn("Hello {}", "LITE :) ");
-
-    auto l2 = l.clone("logger2");    
-    l2.debug("HELLO");
-
-	auto l3 = std::move(l);
-    l3.warn("HELLO FROM L3");
-
+{   
+	spdlite::default_logger().set_level(spdlite::level::trace);
+    spdlite::trace_printf("Hello %d", 123);    
+	spdlite::debug_printf("Hello %d", 123);
+    spdlite::info_printf("Hello %d", 123);
+    spdlite::warn_printf("Hello %d", 123);
+    spdlite::error_printf("Hello %d", 123);
+    spdlite::critical_printf("Hello %d", 123);
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lite/spdlite.cpp b/lite/spdlite.cpp
index 945e867d..88e5e23d 100644
--- a/lite/spdlite.cpp
+++ b/lite/spdlite.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ spdlite::logger::logger(std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> impl)
     impl_ = std::move(impl);
 }
 
+void spdlite::logger::set_impl(std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> impl)
+{
+    impl_ = std::move(impl);
+}
+
 bool spdlite::logger::should_log(spdlite::level level) const SPDLOG_NOEXCEPT
 {
     auto spd_level = to_spdlog_level(level);
@@ -30,7 +35,7 @@ void spdlite::logger::log(spdlite::level lvl, const string_view_t &sv)
 
 void spdlite::logger::log_printf(spdlite::level lvl, const char *format, va_list args)
 {
-    char buffer[500];
+    char buffer[256];
     auto size = vsnprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), format, args);
     if (size < 0)
     {
@@ -136,8 +141,68 @@ void spdlite::logger::log_formatted_(spdlite::level lvl, const fmt::memory_buffe
     impl_->log(spd_level, spdlog::details::fmt_helper::to_string_view(formatted));
 }
 
+spdlite::logger &spdlite::logger::default_logger()
+{
+    static spdlite::logger default_inst_ = spdlite::logger(spdlog::default_logger());
+    return default_inst_;
+}
+
 spdlite::logger &spdlite::default_logger()
 {
-    static spdlite::logger s_default(spdlog::default_logger());
-    return s_default;
+    return spdlite::logger::default_logger();
 }
+
+// printf
+void spdlite::log_printf(spdlite::level lvl, const char *format, va_list args)
+{
+    default_logger().log_printf(lvl, format, args);
+}
+
+void spdlite::trace_printf(const char *format, ...)
+{
+    va_list args;
+    va_start(args, format);
+    log_printf(level::trace, format, args);
+    va_end(args);
+}
+
+void spdlite::debug_printf(const char *format, ...)
+{
+    va_list args;
+    va_start(args, format);
+    log_printf(level::debug, format, args);
+    va_end(args);
+}
+
+void spdlite::info_printf(const char *format, ...)
+{
+    va_list args;
+    va_start(args, format);
+    log_printf(level::info, format, args);
+    va_end(args);
+}
+
+void spdlite::warn_printf(const char *format, ...)
+{
+    va_list args;
+    va_start(args, format);
+    log_printf(level::warn, format, args);
+    va_end(args);
+}
+
+void spdlite::error_printf(const char *format, ...)
+{
+    va_list args;
+    va_start(args, format);
+    log_printf(level::err, format, args);
+    va_end(args);
+}
+
+void spdlite::critical_printf(const char *format, ...)
+{
+    va_list args;
+    va_start(args, format);
+    log_printf(level::critical, format, args);
+    va_end(args);
+}
+
diff --git a/lite/spdlite.h b/lite/spdlite.h
index da4e589c..cadb1ccb 100644
--- a/lite/spdlite.h
+++ b/lite/spdlite.h
@@ -42,13 +42,15 @@ enum class level
 class logger
 {
 public:
-    explicit logger(std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> impl);    
+    explicit logger(std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> impl);
+    // logger() = default; //logger with nullptr impl
     logger(const logger &) = default;
     logger(logger &&) = default;
     logger &operator=(const logger &) = default;
 
     ~logger() = default;
 
+    void set_impl(std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> impl);
     bool should_log(spdlite::level lvl) const noexcept;
 
     template<typename... Args>
@@ -65,26 +67,28 @@ public:
 
     // log string view
     void log(spdlite::level lvl, const string_view_t &sv);
-
-	// log using printf format
-    void log_printf(spdlite::level lvl, const char *format, va_list args);
-
+    
     //
     // trace
     //
+
     void trace(const char *msg)
     {
         log(spdlite::level::trace, string_view_t(msg));
     }
 
+    template<typename T>
+    void trace(const T &msg)
+    {
+        log(spdlite::level::trace, string_view_t(msg));
+    }
+
     template<typename... Args>
     void trace(const char *fmt, const Args &... args)
     {
         log(spdlite::level::trace, fmt, args...);
     }
-
-    void trace_printf(const char *format, ...);
-
+   
     //
     // debug
     //
@@ -93,72 +97,101 @@ public:
         log(spdlite::level::debug, string_view_t(msg));
     }
 
+    template<typename T>
+    void debug(const T &msg)
+    {
+        log(spdlite::level::debug, string_view_t(msg));
+    }
+
     template<typename... Args>
     void debug(const char *fmt, const Args &... args)
     {
         log(spdlite::level::debug, fmt, args...);
     }
-
-    void debug_printf(const char *format, ...);
-    
-    // info    
+   
+    // info
     void info(const char *msg)
     {
         log(spdlite::level::info, string_view_t(msg));
     }
 
+    template<typename T>
+    void info(const T &msg)
+    {
+        log(spdlite::level::info, string_view_t(msg));
+    }
+
     template<typename... Args>
     void info(const char *fmt, const Args &... args)
     {
         log(spdlite::level::info, fmt, args...);
     }
 
-    void info_printf(const char *format, ...);
-
     // warn
     void warn(const char *msg)
     {
         log(spdlite::level::warn, string_view_t(msg));
     }
 
+    template<typename T>
+    void warn(const T &msg)
+    {
+        log(spdlite::level::warn, string_view_t(msg));
+    }
+
     template<typename... Args>
     void warn(const char *fmt, const Args &... args)
     {
         log(spdlite::level::warn, fmt, args...);
     }
-
-    void warn_printf(const char *format, ...);
-
+  
     // error
     void error(const char *msg)
     {
         log(spdlite::level::err, string_view_t(msg));
     }
 
+    template<typename T>
+    void error(const T &msg)
+    {
+        log(spdlite::level::err, string_view_t(msg));
+    }
+
     template<typename... Args>
     void error(const char *fmt, const Args &... args)
     {
         log(spdlite::level::err, fmt, args...);
     }
 
-    void error_printf(const char *format, ...);
-
     // critical
     void critical(const char *msg)
     {
         log(spdlite::level::critical, string_view_t(msg));
     }
 
+    template<typename T>
+    void critical(const T &msg)
+    {
+        log(spdlite::level::critical, string_view_t(msg));
+    }
+
     template<typename... Args>
     void critical(const char *fmt, const Args &... args)
     {
         log(spdlite::level::critical, fmt, args...);
     }
 
+	// printf formatting    
+    void log_printf(spdlite::level lvl, const char *format, va_list args);
+    void trace_printf(const char *format, ...);
+    void debug_printf(const char *format, ...);
+    void info_printf(const char *format, ...);
+    void warn_printf(const char *format, ...);
+    void error_printf(const char *format, ...);
     void critical_printf(const char *format, ...);
-
-    // setters/getters	
-    void set_level(spdlite::level level) noexcept;    
+    
+    // setters/getters
+    void set_level(spdlite::level level) noexcept;
     void set_pattern(std::string pattern) noexcept;
     spdlite::level level() const noexcept;
     std::string name() const noexcept;
@@ -167,56 +200,69 @@ public:
     // flush
     void flush();
     void flush_on(spdlite::level log_level);
-          
-    //clone with new name
+
+    // clone with new name
     spdlite::logger clone(std::string logger_name);
 
+    static spdlite::logger &default_logger();
+
 protected:
     std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> impl_;
     void log_formatted_(spdlite::level lvl, const fmt::memory_buffer &formatted);
 };
 
+//
+// spdlite namespace functions - forward the calls to the default_logger.
+//
 spdlite::logger &default_logger();
 
 template<typename... Args>
-void trace(const char *fmt, const Args &... args)
+inline void trace(const char *fmt, const Args &... args)
 {
     default_logger().trace(fmt, args...);
 }
 
 template<typename... Args>
-void debug(const char *fmt, const Args &... args)
+inline void debug(const char *fmt, const Args &... args)
 {
     default_logger().debug(fmt, args...);
 }
 
+
 template<typename... Args>
-void info(const char *fmt, const Args &... args)
+inline void info(const char *fmt, const Args &... args)
 {
     default_logger().info(fmt, args...);
 }
 
 template<typename... Args>
-void warn(const char *fmt, const Args &... args)
+inline void warn(const char *fmt, const Args &... args)
 {
     default_logger().warn(fmt, args...);
 }
 
 template<typename... Args>
-void error(const char *fmt, const Args &... args)
+inline void error(const char *fmt, const Args &... args)
 {
     default_logger().error(fmt, args...);
 }
 
 template<typename... Args>
-void critical(const char *fmt, const Args &... args)
+inline void critical(const char *fmt, const Args &... args)
 {
     default_logger().critical(fmt, args...);
 }
 
-// user implemented factory to create lite logger
-// implement it in a seperated and dedicated compilation unit for fast compiles.
-logger create_logger(void *ctx = nullptr);
+void log_printf(spdlite::level lvl, const char *format, va_list args);
+void trace_printf(const char *format, ...);
+void debug_printf(const char *format, ...);
+void info_printf(const char *format, ...);
+void warn_printf(const char *format, ...);
+void error_printf(const char *format, ...);
+void critical_printf(const char *format, ...);
 
 } // namespace spdlite
 
+// user implemented factory to create lite logger
+// implement it in a seperated and dedicated compilation unit for fast compiles.
+spdlite::logger create_logger(void *ctx = nullptr);