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[wxWidgets.git] / include / wx / log.h

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Name:        log.h
// Purpose:     Assorted wxLogXXX functions, and wxLog (sink for logs)
// Author:      Vadim Zeitlin
// Modified by:
// Created:     29/01/98
// RCS-ID:      $Id$
// Copyright:   (c) 1998 Vadim Zeitlin <zeitlin@dptmaths.ens-cachan.fr>
// Licence:     wxWindows license
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

#ifndef   _WX_LOG_H_
#define   _WX_LOG_H_

#ifdef  __GNUG__
    #pragma interface "log.h"
#endif

#include <time.h>   // for time_t

#include "wx/dynarray.h"

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// constants
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

// different standard log levels (you may also define your own)
enum
{
    wxLOG_FatalError, // program can't continue, abort immediately
    wxLOG_Error,      // a serious error, user must be informed about it
    wxLOG_Warning,    // user is normally informed about it but may be ignored
    wxLOG_Message,    // normal message (i.e. normal output of a non GUI app)
    wxLOG_Info,       // informational message (a.k.a. 'Verbose')
    wxLOG_Status,     // informational: might go to the status line of GUI app
    wxLOG_Debug,      // never shown to the user, disabled in release mode
    wxLOG_Trace,      // trace messages are also only enabled in debug mode
    wxLOG_Progress,   // used for progress indicator (not yet)
    wxLOG_User = 100  // user defined levels start here
};

// symbolic trace masks - wxLogTrace("foo", "some trace message...") will be
// discarded unless the string "foo" has been added to the list of allowed
// ones with AddTraceMask()

#define wxTRACE_MemAlloc "memalloc" // trace memory allocation (new/delete)
#define wxTRACE_Messages "messages" // trace window messages/X callbacks
#define wxTRACE_ResAlloc "resalloc" // trace GDI resource allocation
#define wxTRACE_RefCount "refcount" // trace various ref counting operations

#ifdef  __WXMSW__
    #define wxTRACE_OleCalls "ole"  // OLE interface calls
#endif

// the trace masks have been superceded by symbolic trace constants, they're
// for compatibility only andwill be removed soon - do NOT use them

// meaning of different bits of the trace mask (which allows selectively
// enable/disable some trace messages)
#define wxTraceMemAlloc 0x0001  // trace memory allocation (new/delete)
#define wxTraceMessages 0x0002  // trace window messages/X callbacks
#define wxTraceResAlloc 0x0004  // trace GDI resource allocation
#define wxTraceRefCount 0x0008  // trace various ref counting operations

#ifdef  __WXMSW__
    #define wxTraceOleCalls 0x0100  // OLE interface calls
#endif

typedef unsigned long wxTraceMask;
typedef unsigned long wxLogLevel;

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// forward declarations
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

class WXDLLEXPORT wxTextCtrl;
class WXDLLEXPORT wxLogFrame;
class WXDLLEXPORT wxFrame;

#if wxUSE_IOSTREAMH
// N.B. BC++ doesn't have istream.h, ostream.h
#   include <iostream.h>
#else
#   include <ostream>
#   if defined(__VISUALC__) || defined(__MWERKS__)
        using namespace std;
#   endif
#endif

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// derive from this class to redirect (or suppress, or ...) log messages
// normally, only a single instance of this class exists but it's not enforced
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

class WXDLLEXPORT wxLog
{
public:
    // ctor
    wxLog();

    // these functions allow to completely disable all log messages
        // is logging disabled now?
    static bool IsEnabled() { return ms_doLog; }
        // change the flag state, return the previous one
    static bool EnableLogging(bool doIt = TRUE)
        { bool doLogOld = ms_doLog; ms_doLog = doIt; return doLogOld; }

    // static sink function - see DoLog() for function to overload in the
    // derived classes
    static void OnLog(wxLogLevel level, const char *szString, time_t t)
    {
        if ( IsEnabled() ) {
            wxLog *pLogger = GetActiveTarget();
            if ( pLogger )
                pLogger->DoLog(level, szString, t);
        }
    }

    // message buffering
        // flush shows all messages if they're not logged immediately (FILE
        // and iostream logs don't need it, but wxGuiLog does to avoid showing
        // 17 modal dialogs one after another)
    virtual void Flush();
        // call to Flush() may be optimized: call it only if this function
        // returns true (although Flush() also returns immediately if there is
        // no messages, this functions is more efficient because inline)
    bool HasPendingMessages() const { return m_bHasMessages; }

    // only one sink is active at each moment
        // get current log target, will call wxApp::CreateLogTarget() to
        // create one if none exists
    static wxLog *GetActiveTarget();
        // change log target, pLogger may be NULL
    static wxLog *SetActiveTarget(wxLog *pLogger);

    // functions controlling the default wxLog behaviour
        // verbose mode is activated by standard command-line '-verbose'
        // option
    void SetVerbose(bool bVerbose = TRUE) { m_bVerbose = bVerbose; }
        // should GetActiveTarget() try to create a new log object if the
        // current is NULL?
    static void DontCreateOnDemand() { ms_bAutoCreate = FALSE; }

        // trace mask (see wxTraceXXX constants for details)
    static void SetTraceMask(wxTraceMask ulMask) { ms_ulTraceMask = ulMask; }
        // add string trace mask
    static void AddTraceMask(const wxString& str) { ms_aTraceMasks.Add(str); }
        // add string trace mask
    static void RemoveTraceMask(const wxString& str);

    // accessors
        // gets the verbose status
    bool GetVerbose() const { return m_bVerbose; }
        // get trace mask
    static wxTraceMask GetTraceMask() { return ms_ulTraceMask; }
        // is this trace mask in the list?
    static bool IsAllowedTraceMask(const char *mask)
        { return ms_aTraceMasks.Index(mask) != wxNOT_FOUND; }

    // make dtor virtual for all derived classes
    virtual ~wxLog() { }

protected:
    bool m_bHasMessages; // any messages in the queue?
    bool m_bVerbose;     // FALSE => ignore LogInfo messages

    // the logging functions that can be overriden
        // default DoLog() prepends the time stamp and a prefix corresponding
        // to the message to szString and then passes it to DoLogString()
    virtual void DoLog(wxLogLevel level, const char *szString, time_t t);
        // default DoLogString does nothing but is not pure virtual because if
        // you override DoLog() you might not need it at all
    virtual void DoLogString(const char *szString, time_t t);

private:
    // static variables
    // ----------------

    static wxLog      *ms_pLogger;      // currently active log sink
    static bool        ms_doLog;        // FALSE => all logging disabled
    static bool        ms_bAutoCreate;  // create new log targets on demand?

    static wxTraceMask ms_ulTraceMask;   // controls wxLogTrace behaviour
    static wxArrayString ms_aTraceMasks; // more powerful filter for wxLogTrace
};

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// "trivial" derivations of wxLog
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

// log everything to a "FILE *", stderr by default
class WXDLLEXPORT wxLogStderr : public wxLog
{
public:
    // redirect log output to a FILE
    wxLogStderr(FILE *fp = (FILE *) NULL);

private:
    // implement sink function
    virtual void DoLogString(const char *szString, time_t t);

    FILE *m_fp;
};

#if wxUSE_STD_IOSTREAM
// log everything to an "ostream", cerr by default
class WXDLLEXPORT wxLogStream : public wxLog
{
public:
    // redirect log output to an ostream
    wxLogStream(ostream *ostr = (ostream *) NULL);

protected:
    // implement sink function
    virtual void DoLogString(const char *szString, time_t t);

    // using ptr here to avoid including <iostream.h> from this file
    ostream *m_ostr;
};
#endif

#ifndef wxUSE_NOGUI

#if wxUSE_STD_IOSTREAM
// log everything to a text window (GUI only of course)
class WXDLLEXPORT wxLogTextCtrl : public wxLogStream
{
public:
    // we just create an ostream from wxTextCtrl and use it in base class
    wxLogTextCtrl(wxTextCtrl *pTextCtrl);
    ~wxLogTextCtrl();
};
#endif

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// GUI log target, the default one for wxWindows programs
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
class WXDLLEXPORT wxLogGui : public wxLog
{
public:
    // ctor
    wxLogGui();

    // show all messages that were logged since the last Flush()
    virtual void Flush();

protected:
    virtual void DoLog(wxLogLevel level, const char *szString, time_t t);

    // empty everything
    void Clear();

    wxArrayString m_aMessages;
    wxArrayLong   m_aTimes;
    bool          m_bErrors,        // do we have any errors?
                  m_bWarnings;      // any warnings?
};

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// (background) log window: this class forwards all log messages to the log
// target which was active when it was instantiated, but also collects them
// to the log window. This window has it's own menu which allows the user to
// close it, clear the log contents or save it to the file.
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
class WXDLLEXPORT wxLogWindow : public wxLog
{
public:
    wxLogWindow(wxFrame *pParent,         // the parent frame (can be NULL)
            const char *szTitle,      // the title of the frame
            bool bShow = TRUE,        // show window immediately?
            bool bPassToOld = TRUE);  // pass log messages to the old target?
    ~wxLogWindow();

    // window operations
    // show/hide the log window
    void Show(bool bShow = TRUE);
    // retrieve the pointer to the frame
    wxFrame *GetFrame() const;

    // accessors
    // the previous log target (may be NULL)
    wxLog *GetOldLog() const { return m_pOldLog; }
    // are we passing the messages to the previous log target?
    bool IsPassingMessages() const { return m_bPassMessages; }

    // we can pass the messages to the previous log target (we're in this mode by
    // default: we collect all messages in the window, but also let the default
    // processing take place)
    void PassMessages(bool bDoPass) { m_bPassMessages = bDoPass; }

    // base class virtuals
    // we don't need it ourselves, but we pass it to the previous logger
    virtual void Flush();

    // overridables
    // called immediately after the log frame creation allowing for
    // any extra initializations
    virtual void OnFrameCreate(wxFrame *frame);
    // called right before the log frame is going to be deleted
    virtual void OnFrameDelete(wxFrame *frame);

protected:
    virtual void DoLog(wxLogLevel level, const char *szString, time_t t);
    virtual void DoLogString(const char *szString, time_t t);

private:
    bool        m_bPassMessages;  // pass messages to m_pOldLog?
    wxLog      *m_pOldLog;        // previous log target
    wxLogFrame *m_pLogFrame;      // the log frame
};

#endif // wxUSE_NOGUI

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// /dev/null log target: suppress logging until this object goes out of scope
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

// example of usage:
/*
   void Foo() {
   wxFile file;

// wxFile.Open() normally complains if file can't be opened, we don't want it
wxLogNull logNo;
if ( !file.Open("bar") )
... process error ourselves ...

// ~wxLogNull called, old log sink restored
}
 */
class WXDLLEXPORT wxLogNull
{
public:
    wxLogNull() { m_flagOld = wxLog::EnableLogging(FALSE); }
    ~wxLogNull() { (void)wxLog::EnableLogging(m_flagOld);   }

private:
    bool m_flagOld; // the previous value of the wxLog::ms_doLog
};

// ============================================================================
// global functions
// ============================================================================

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Log functions should be used by application instead of stdio, iostream &c
// for log messages for easy redirection
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

// define wxLog<level>
// -------------------

#define DECLARE_LOG_FUNCTION(level)                                 \
extern void WXDLLEXPORT wxLog##level(const char *szFormat, ...)
#define DECLARE_LOG_FUNCTION2(level, arg1)                          \
extern void WXDLLEXPORT wxLog##level(arg1, const char *szFormat, ...)

    // a generic function for all levels (level is passes as parameter)
    DECLARE_LOG_FUNCTION2(Generic, wxLogLevel level);

    // one function per each level
    DECLARE_LOG_FUNCTION(FatalError);
    DECLARE_LOG_FUNCTION(Error);
    DECLARE_LOG_FUNCTION(Warning);
    DECLARE_LOG_FUNCTION(Message);
    DECLARE_LOG_FUNCTION(Info);
    DECLARE_LOG_FUNCTION(Verbose);

    // this function sends the log message to the status line of the top level
    // application frame, if any
    DECLARE_LOG_FUNCTION(Status);

    // this one is the same as previous except that it allows to explicitly
    // specify the frame to which the output should go
    DECLARE_LOG_FUNCTION2(Status, wxFrame *pFrame);

    // additional one: as wxLogError, but also logs last system call error code
    // and the corresponding error message if available
    DECLARE_LOG_FUNCTION(SysError);

    // and another one which also takes the error code (for those broken APIs
    // that don't set the errno (like registry APIs in Win32))
    DECLARE_LOG_FUNCTION2(SysError, long lErrCode);

    // debug functions do nothing in release mode
#ifdef  __WXDEBUG__
    DECLARE_LOG_FUNCTION(Debug);

    // first king of LogTrace is uncoditional: it doesn't check the level,
    DECLARE_LOG_FUNCTION(Trace);

    // this second version will only log the message if the mask had been
    // added to the list of masks with AddTraceMask()
    DECLARE_LOG_FUNCTION2(Trace, const char *mask);

    // the last one does nothing if all of level bits are not set
    // in wxLog::GetActive()->GetTraceMask() - it's deprecated in favour of
    // string identifiers
    DECLARE_LOG_FUNCTION2(Trace, wxTraceMask mask);
#else   //!debug
    // these functions do nothing in release builds
    inline void wxLogDebug(const char *, ...) { }
    inline void wxLogTrace(const char *, ...) { }
    inline void wxLogTrace(wxTraceMask, const char *, ...) { }
    inline void wxLogTrace(const char *, const char *, ...) { }
#endif


    // are we in 'verbose' mode?
    // (note that it's often handy to change this var manually from the
    //  debugger, thus enabling/disabling verbose reporting for some
    //  parts of the program only)
    WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern bool) g_bVerbose;

    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // get error code/error message from system in a portable way
    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    // return the last system error code
    WXDLLEXPORT unsigned long wxSysErrorCode();
    // return the error message for given (or last if 0) error code
    WXDLLEXPORT const char* wxSysErrorMsg(unsigned long nErrCode = 0);

    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // debug only logging functions: use them with API name and error code
    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

#ifdef  __WXDEBUG__
#define wxLogApiError(api, rc)                                              \
    wxLogDebug("At %s(%d) '%s' failed with error %lx (%s).",  \
            __FILE__, __LINE__, api,                       \
            rc, wxSysErrorMsg(rc))
#define wxLogLastError(api) wxLogApiError(api, wxSysErrorCode())
#else   //!debug
    inline void wxLogApiError(const char *, long) { }
    inline void wxLogLastError(const char *) { }
#endif  //debug/!debug

#endif  // _WX_LOG_H_