NAME

ost::AppLog - Application logger is a class that implements a logger that can be used by applications to save log file somewhere on the system.

SYNOPSIS

#include <applog.h>

Inherits streambuf, and ostream.

Classes

class Ident
Ident class that represents module name.

AppLog (const char *logFileName=NULL, bool logDirectly=false, bool usePipe=false)
Constructor for a customized logger. virtual ~AppLog ()
Destructor. void subscribe ()
Subscribes the current thread to logger, it reserves thread safe buffer for it. void unsubscribe ()
Unsubscribes the current thread from logger. void logFileName (const char *FileName, bool logDirectly=false, bool usePipe=false)
Allows to set up ost::alog parameters. void close (void)
if logDirectly is set it closes the file. void level (Slog::Level enable)
Sets the log level. void clogEnable (bool en=true)
Enables clog output. void slogEnable (bool en=true)
Enables slog output for error level messages. void identLevel (const char *ident, Slog::Level level)
Sets the level for that ident. void open (const char *ident)
Opens the file if not already and sets ident. virtual int overflow (int c)
stream overflow() overload. virtual int sync ()
stream sync() overload void emerg (const char *format,...)
emerg level printf style method, provided for convenience. void alert (const char *format,...)
alert level printf style method, provided for convenience. void critical (const char *format,...)
critical level printf style method, provided for convenience. void error (const char *format,...)
error level printf style method, provided for convenience. void warn (const char *format,...)
warn level printf style method, provided for convenience. void notice (const char *format,...)
notice level printf style method, provided for convenience. void info (const char *format,...)
info level printf style method, provided for convenience. void debug (const char *format,...)
debug level printf style method, provided for convenience. AppLog & operator() (const char *ident, Slog::Level level=Slog::levelError)
operator to change ident and log level AppLog & operator() (Ident &ident)
operator to change ident AppLog & operator() (Slog::Level level)
operator to change logging level AppLog & operator<< (AppLog &(*pfManipulator)(AppLog &))
manipulator operator, to change print levels. AppLog & operator<< (ostream &(*pfManipulator)(ostream &))
manipulator operator, to use ostream manipulators (i.e. AppLog & operator<< (Ident &ident)
operator << AppLog & warn (void)
warn level AppLog & error (void)
error level AppLog & debug (void)
debug level AppLog & emerg (void)
emerg level AppLog & alert (void)
alert level AppLog & critical (void)
critical level AppLog & notice (void)
notice level AppLog & info (void)
info level

Static Public Member Functions

static Slog::Level levelTranslate (string name)
Translates level from string to Slog::Level, useful for configuration files for instance.

Protected Member Functions

void writeLog (bool endOfLine=true)

Protected Attributes

AppLogPrivate * d

Static Protected Attributes

static map< string, Slog::Level > * assoc

Friends

ostream & operator<< (ostream &out, AppLog &al)

Detailed Description

Application logger is a class that implements a logger that can be used by applications to save log file somewhere on the system.

It uses ost::slog to write to syslog and std::clog to write to standard output.

It provides either a stream oriented logger or a old printf style one.

It can be used to log directly on a file or in a spooler like way. Latter uses a ost::ThreadQueue to implement a thread safe access to logger.

It provides a global stream variable called ost::alog.

It provides an AppLog::Ident class that represents a module name for instance that can be used to tag logs. Logging levels are the same defined into ost::Slog: Slog::levelEmergency Slog::levelAlert Slog::levelCritical Slog::levelError Slog::levelWarning Slog::levelNotice Slog::levelInfo Slog::levelDebugfrom.

Example of usage: alog << mod_name << debug << 'Hello world!' << std::endl;

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

ost::AppLog::AppLog (const char * logFileName = NULL, bool logDirectly = false, bool usePipe = false)

Constructor for a customized logger.

Parameters:

logFileName log file name.
logDirectly true to write directly to file, false to use a spooler like logger.
usePipe true to use pipe instead of file, false otherwise

virtual ost::AppLog::~AppLog () [virtual]

Destructor.

Member Function Documentation

void ost::AppLog::alert (const char * format, ...)

alert level printf style method, provided for convenience.

Parameters:

format printf format

AppLog& ost::AppLog::alert (void) [inline]

alert level

Returns:

application logger stream

void ost::AppLog::clogEnable (bool en = true)

Enables clog output.

Parameters:

Sets the log level.

Parameters:

enable log level.

static Slog::Level ost::AppLog::levelTranslate (string name) [inline], [static]

Translates level from string to Slog::Level, useful for configuration files for instance. Valid level names are: 'emerg' for Slog::levelEmergency 'alert' for Slog::levelAlert 'critical' for Slog::levelCritical 'error' for Slog::levelError 'warn' for Slog::levelWarning 'notice' for Slog::levelNotice 'info' for Slog::levelInfo 'debug' for Slog::levelDebug

Parameters: