JUCE/modules/juce_core/logging/juce_Logger.h

/*
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   This file is part of the juce_core module of the JUCE library.
   Copyright (c) 2013 - Raw Material Software Ltd.

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*/

#ifndef JUCE_LOGGER_H_INCLUDED
#define JUCE_LOGGER_H_INCLUDED


//==============================================================================
/**
    Acts as an application-wide logging class.

    A subclass of Logger can be created and passed into the Logger::setCurrentLogger
    method and this will then be used by all calls to writeToLog.

    The logger class also contains methods for writing messages to the debugger's
    output stream.

    @see FileLogger
*/
class JUCE_API  Logger
{
public:
    //==============================================================================
    /** Destructor. */
    virtual ~Logger();

    //==============================================================================
    /** Sets the current logging class to use.

        Note that the object passed in will not be owned or deleted by the logger, so
        the caller must make sure that it is not deleted while still being used.
        A null pointer can be passed-in to disable any logging.
    */
    static void JUCE_CALLTYPE setCurrentLogger (Logger* newLogger) noexcept;

    /** Returns the current logger, or nullptr if none has been set. */
    static Logger* getCurrentLogger() noexcept;

    /** Writes a string to the current logger.

        This will pass the string to the logger's logMessage() method if a logger
        has been set.

        @see logMessage
    */
    static void JUCE_CALLTYPE writeToLog (const String& message);


    //==============================================================================
    /** Writes a message to the standard error stream.

        This can be called directly, or by using the DBG() macro in
        juce_PlatformDefs.h (which will avoid calling the method in non-debug builds).
    */
    static void JUCE_CALLTYPE outputDebugString (const String& text);


protected:
    //==============================================================================
    Logger();

    /** This is overloaded by subclasses to implement custom logging behaviour.
        @see setCurrentLogger
    */
    virtual void logMessage (const String& message) = 0;

private:
    static Logger* currentLogger;
};


#endif   // JUCE_LOGGER_H_INCLUDED