plaintextlogger.inl

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/// \file
/// This header-file is part of module \alib_alox of the \aliblong.
///
/// \emoji :copyright: 2013-2025 A-Worx GmbH, Germany.
/// Published under \ref mainpage_license "Boost Software License".
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ALIB_EXPORT namespace alib::lox::textlogger {
 
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/// A text logger that either removes or ignores (just writes through) \alox ESC sequences.
/// Implements abstract method #logText and introduces two new abstract methods
/// #logSubstring and #notifyLogOp.
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class PlainTextLogger : public TextLogger
{
    // #############################################################################################
    // public fields
    // #############################################################################################
    public:
        /// If this field is set to \c true (the default), all \ref alib::lox::ESC "ESC" color and
        /// style codes get removed when logging into this Logger. \c ESC::TAB is processed.
        ///
        /// It might be useful, to set this to false, e.g., in the case, the contents of the
        /// Logger is (later) written into a different logger (e.g., as a multi line message)
        /// which is capable of interpreting the escape sequences of class ESC.
        bool                        PruneESCSequences                                        = true;
 
    // #############################################################################################
    // Constructor/destructor
    // #############################################################################################
    protected:
        //==========================================================================================
        /// Creates a PlainTextLogger
        /// @param name            The name of the \e Logger. If empty, it defaults to the type name.
        /// @param typeName        The type of the \e Logger.
        /// @param pUsesStdStreams Denotes whether this logger writes to the
        ///                        <em>standard output streams</em>.
        //==========================================================================================
        explicit  PlainTextLogger( const NString& name, const NString& typeName, bool pUsesStdStreams )
                  : TextLogger( name, typeName, pUsesStdStreams )
        {}
 
        //==========================================================================================
        /// Destructs a MemoryLogger
        //==========================================================================================
        virtual  ~PlainTextLogger()                                                         override
        {}
 
    // #############################################################################################
    // Abstract methods introduced
    // #############################################################################################
    protected:
        //==========================================================================================
        /// Abstract method to be implemented by descendants. This method is called when a new
        /// log message is started. It is called exactly once before a series of logSubstring()
        /// calls and exactly once after such series. If either the start or one of the calls
        /// to #logSubstring returns \c false, the second invocation that would indicate the end of
        /// a log message is omitted.
        ///
        /// Implementing this method allows the acquisition of system resources
        /// (e.g., opening a file).
        ///
        /// @param phase  Indicates the beginning or end of a log line.
        /// @return If \c false is returned, the log line is aborted without an invocation of
        ///         \ref notifyLogOp "notifyLogOp(Phase::End)".
        //==========================================================================================
        virtual bool    notifyLogOp( lang::Phase phase )                                  = 0;
 
        //==========================================================================================
        /// Abstract method to be implemented by descendants. Has to write the given region of
        /// the given string to the destination.
        /// Has to return the number of characters written, which might be different from the
        /// region length requested, e.g., in case of character set conversions.
        ///
        /// If an error occurs, \c -1 can be returned to indicate that the current log should be
        /// aborted. In this case, no invocation of \ref notifyLogOp "notifyLogOp(Phase::End)"
        /// will be performed.
        ///
        /// @param buffer   The string to write a portion of.
        /// @param start    The start of the portion in \p{buffer} to write out.
        /// @param length   The length of the portion in \p{buffer} to write out.
        /// @return The number of characters written, -1 on error.
        //==========================================================================================
        virtual integer logSubstring( const String& buffer, integer start, integer length )     = 0;
 
 
    // #############################################################################################
    // Abstract method implementations
    // #############################################################################################
    protected:
        //==========================================================================================
        /// The implementation of the abstract method of parent class TextLogger.
        /// Loops over the log text, removes or ignores ESC sequences (all but ESC.TAB) and invokes
        /// abstract methods of descendants as follows:
        /// - \ref notifyLogOp "notifyLogOp(true)"
        /// -   #logSubstring()
        /// -   ...
        /// - \ref notifyLogOp "notifyLogOp(Phase::End)"
        ///
        /// @param domain        The <em>Log Domain</em>.
        /// @param verbosity     The verbosity. This has been checked to be active already on this
        ///                      stage and is provided to be able to be logged out only.
        /// @param msg           The log message.
        /// @param scope         Information about the scope of the <em>Log Statement</em>..
        /// @param lineNumber    The line number of a multi-line message, starting with 0. For
        ///                      single line messages this is -1.
        //==========================================================================================
        ALIB_DLL
        virtual void    logText( detail::Domain&     domain,    Verbosity verbosity,
                                 AString&          msg,
                                 detail::ScopeInfo&  scope,     int       lineNumber )     override;
}; // class PlainTextLogger
 
} // namespace [alib::lox::textlogger]