/** @class Log
* @brief A very simple logging class.
- *
- * This class simply accepts log messages and writes them to a file.
- * Its single nod to complexity is that it has a mutex to prevent
- * multi-thread logging from clashing.
*/
class Log
{
public:
- Log (std::string f);
+ Log ();
+ virtual ~Log () {}
enum Level {
STANDARD = 0,
- VERBOSE = 1
+ VERBOSE = 1,
+ TIMING = 2
};
void log (std::string m, Level l = STANDARD);
+ void microsecond_log (std::string m, Level l = STANDARD);
void set_level (Level l);
+ void set_level (std::string l);
-private:
- /** mutex to prevent simultaneous writes to the file */
+protected:
+ /** mutex to protect the log */
boost::mutex _mutex;
- /** filename to write to */
- std::string _file;
+
+private:
+ virtual void do_log (std::string m) = 0;
+
/** level above which to ignore log messages */
Level _level;
};
+class FileLog : public Log
+{
+public:
+ FileLog (std::string file);
+
+private:
+ void do_log (std::string m);
+ /** filename to write to */
+ std::string _file;
+};
+
#endif