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/**
 * @file logger.h
 * Header for Base class for 'loggers' that write text messages to log files
 * (see \ref textlogs and class \link Cantera::Logger Logger\endlink).
 */

// This file is part of Cantera. See License.txt in the top-level directory or
// at http://www.cantera.org/license.txt for license and copyright information.

#ifndef CT_LOGGER_H
#define CT_LOGGER_H

#include "ct_defs.h"

#include <iostream>

namespace Cantera
{

/// Base class for 'loggers' that write text messages to log files.
///
/// This class is used to direct log messages to application- or environment-
/// specific output. The default is to simply print the messages to the standard
/// output stream or standard error stream, but classes may be derived from
/// Logger that implement other output options. This is important when Cantera
/// is used in applications that do not display the standard output, such as
/// MATLAB. The Cantera MATLAB interface derives a class from Logger that
/// implements these methods with MATLAB-specific procedures, insuring that the
/// messages will be passed through to the user. It would also be possible to
/// derive a class that displayed the messages in a pop-up window, or redirected
/// them to a file, etc.
///
/// To install a logger, call function setLogger (global.h / misc.cpp).
///
/// See the files Cantera/python/src/pylogger.h and
/// Cantera/matlab/cantera/private/mllogger.h for examples of
/// deriving logger classes.
/// @ingroup textlogs
///
class Logger
{
public:
    //! Constructor - empty
    Logger() {}

    //! Destructor - empty
    virtual ~Logger() {}

    //! Write a log message.
    /*!
     * The default behavior is to write to the standard output. Note that no
     * end-of-line character is appended to the message, and so if one is
     * desired it must be included in the string.
     *
     * @param msg      String message to be written to cout
     */
    virtual void write(const std::string& msg) {
        std::cout << msg;
    }

    //! Write an end of line character and flush output.
    /*!
     * Some systems treat endl and \n differently. The endl statement causes a
     * flushing of stdout to the screen.
     */
    virtual void writeendl() {
        std::cout << std::endl;
    }

    //! Write an error message and quit.
    /*!
     * The default behavior is to write to the standard error stream, and then
     * call exit(). Note that no end-of-line character is appended to the
     * message, and so if one is desired it must be included in the string. Note
     * that this default behavior will terminate the application Cantera is
     * invoked from (MATLAB, Excel, etc.) If this is not desired, then derive a
     * class and reimplement this method.
     *
     * @param msg    Error message to be written to cerr.
     */
    virtual void error(const std::string& msg) {
        std::cerr << msg << std::endl;
        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
    }
};

}
#endif