Logging Module

For detailed information see Logging More...

Collaboration diagram for Logging Module:

Classes
class	LogConsoleSink
	Special class that uses LogTxtStreamSink as a base and cout as stream Provided for logging to console. More...
class	LogCustomizableFilter
	A customizable log filter to match the users needs. More...
class	LogCustomizableFormatter
	A customizable formatter. More...
class	LogFileSink
	A logging sink for file, which supports log file rotation and daily log files. More...
struct	LogRecord
	Holds all the information about a log entry. More...
struct	LogRecordFunctionInfo
	Holds information about a log entry function. More...
class	LogFormatterBase
	Abstract base class for sink formatters. More...
class	LogFilterBase
	Abstract base class for log filters. More...
class	LogSink
	Abstract base class for all log sinks. More...
class	LogCore
	Single instance of the core logging class. More...
class	Logger
	Helper class that is created to make one logging process atomic and thread safe. More...
class	LogSimpleFormatter
	Very simple log formatter logging the severity level, the time and the message. More...
class	LogTimer
	Class that can be used as a stop watch to measure execution time of operations. More...
class	LogTxtStreamSink
	Simple log sink for writing to streams like cout or file It uses the SimpleFormatter for output. More...

Macros
#define	MIRA_LOG_EXCEPTION(level, ex)
	Log the specified exception, including all information that the exception object carries. More...
#define	MIRA_LOG_SIGNAL(level, sig)
	Log the error string based on the specified signal and a backtrace if available. More...
#define	MIRA_LOGGER   (mira::LogCore::instance())
	Macro for easier access to the logging core instance. More...
#define	MIRA_SEVERITY_MAX_LEVEL   mira::TRACE
	Compile time defined maximum log level In release build the maximum log level should be NOTICE to eliminate some of the logging and gain performance. More...
#define	MIRA_LOG(level)
	Use this macro to log data. More...
#define	MIRA_LOG_ALWAYS(level)   mira::Logger(level, mira::Time::now(), __FILE__, __LINE__, MIRA_FUNCTION, mira::getCurrentThreadID()).stream()
	Use this macro to log data. More...
#define	MIRA_LOG_ATTR(level, time, file, line, function, threadID)
	Use this macro to log data when you have collected the log data yourself. More...
#define	MIRA_LOGTIMER(level, name, text)
	Macro for starting a LogTimer. More...
#define	MIRA_PEEKLOGTIMER(name)   name.peek();
	Macro for peeking LogTimer class at a defined point. More...
#define	MIRA_ENDLOGTIMER(name)   name.end();
	Macro for ending LogTimer class at a defined point. More...

Enumerations
enum	SeverityLevel {   CRITICAL = 0, ERROR = 1, WARNING = 2, NOTICE = 3,   DEBUG = 4, TRACE = 5 }
	Severity levels to graduate between different log outputs. More...

Functions
template<typename Derived1 , typename Derived2 >
LogCustomizableFilter::AndOperator< Derived1, Derived2 >	operator & (const LogCustomizableFilter::CustomFilter< Derived1 > &f1, const LogCustomizableFilter::CustomFilter< Derived2 > &f2)
	Operator to combine filters by and. More...
template<typename Derived1 , typename Derived2 >
LogCustomizableFilter::OrOperator< Derived1, Derived2 >	operator| (const LogCustomizableFilter::CustomFilter< Derived1 > &f1, const LogCustomizableFilter::CustomFilter< Derived2 > &f2)
	Operator to combine filters by or. More...
MIRA_BASE_EXPORT SeverityLevel	stringToSeverityLevel (const std::string &levelString)
	Converts the specified string into a numeric severity level. More...

Detailed Description

For detailed information see Logging

Macro Definition Documentation

MIRA_LOG_EXCEPTION

#define MIRA_LOG_EXCEPTION	(		level,
			ex
	)

Value:

if (level > MIRA_SEVERITY_MAX_LEVEL) {}                                       \
else if (level > MIRA_LOGGER.getSeverityLevel()) {}                           \
    else mira::Private::AuxLogger<const std::exception&>(level, ex).stream()

Log the specified exception, including all information that the exception object carries.

The usage is similar to MIRA_LOG.

MIRA_LOG_SIGNAL

#define MIRA_LOG_SIGNAL	(		level,
			sig
	)

Value:

if (level > MIRA_SEVERITY_MAX_LEVEL) {}                                       \
else if (level > MIRA_LOGGER.getSeverityLevel()) {}                           \
    else mira::Private::AuxLogger<const IntSignal&>(level, sig).stream()

Log the error string based on the specified signal and a backtrace if available.

The usage is similar to MIRA_LOG.

MIRA_LOGGER

#define MIRA_LOGGER   (mira::LogCore::instance())

Macro for easier access to the logging core instance.

MIRA_SEVERITY_MAX_LEVEL

#define MIRA_SEVERITY_MAX_LEVEL   mira::TRACE

Compile time defined maximum log level In release build the maximum log level should be NOTICE to eliminate some of the logging and gain performance.

Effectively, MIRA_SEVERITY_MAX_LEVEL imposes a static plateau on the dynamically allowed range of logging levels: Any logging level above the static plateau is simply eliminated from the code.

MIRA_LOG

#define MIRA_LOG

(

level

)

Value:

if (level > MIRA_SEVERITY_MAX_LEVEL) {}                                       \
else if (level > MIRA_LOGGER.getSeverityLevel()) {}                           \
    else mira::Logger(level, mira::Time::now(), __FILE__, __LINE__, MIRA_FUNCTION, mira::getCurrentThreadID()).stream()

Use this macro to log data.

e.g.

MIRA_LOG(DEBUG) << "Hello, " << "World";

!!!ATTENTION!!! This code combines two tests. If you pass a compile time constant to MIRA_LOG, the first test is against two constants and any optimizer will pick that up statically and discard the dead branch entirely from generated code. The second test examines the runtime logging level. If the specified level is above the runtime logging level the branch will never be called. e.g. Assuming MIRA_SEVERITY_MAX_LEVEL is ERROR:

MIRA_LOG(DEBUG) << callAnImportantFunctionThatNeedsToBeCalledUnderAllCircumstances(42);

will be expanded by the preprocessor to

if (DEBUG > ERROR);
else if ( DEBUG > LogCore::instance()->severityLevel());
        else Logger(...).stream() << callAnImportantFunctionThatNeedsToBeCalledUnderAllCircumstances(42);

So the so important function will never be called when the runtime logging level is below the specified.

If you combine a MIRA_LOG with an if case it is strongly recommended to add {} around the MIRA_LOG statement:

if (myCondition)
{
        MIRA_LOG(DEBUG) << "My condition is true";
} 

Otherwise you will get compiler warnings about an ambiguous else. !!!ATTENTION!!!

MIRA_LOG_ALWAYS

#define MIRA_LOG_ALWAYS

(

level

)

mira::Logger(level, mira::Time::now(), __FILE__, __LINE__, MIRA_FUNCTION, mira::getCurrentThreadID()).stream()

Use this macro to log data.

In contrast to MIRA_LOG() the log messages will be passed to the log sinks independent from the current severity level and build target. One can make use of LogCustomizableFilter to modify the severity levels for different log sinks.

MIRA_LOG_ATTR

#define MIRA_LOG_ATTR	(		level,
			time,
			file,
			line,
			function,
			threadID
	)

Value:

if (level > MIRA_SEVERITY_MAX_LEVEL) {}                                       \
else if (level > MIRA_LOGGER.getSeverityLevel()) {}                           \
    else mira::Logger(level, time, file, line, function, threadID).stream()

Use this macro to log data when you have collected the log data yourself.

MIRA_LOGTIMER

#define MIRA_LOGTIMER	(		level,
			name,
			text
	)

Value:

LogTimer name(level, #name, Time::now(), \
                      __FILE__, __LINE__,        \
                      MIRA_FUNCTION, getCurrentThreadID(), text);

Macro for starting a LogTimer.

MIRA_PEEKLOGTIMER

#define MIRA_PEEKLOGTIMER

(

name

)

name.peek();

Macro for peeking LogTimer class at a defined point.

MIRA_ENDLOGTIMER

#define MIRA_ENDLOGTIMER

(

name

)

name.end();

Macro for ending LogTimer class at a defined point.

Enumeration Type Documentation

SeverityLevel

enum SeverityLevel

Severity levels to graduate between different log outputs.

Enumerator
CRITICAL
ERROR
WARNING
NOTICE
DEBUG
TRACE

Function Documentation

operator &()

LogCustomizableFilter::AndOperator<Derived1, Derived2> mira::operator&	(	const LogCustomizableFilter::CustomFilter< Derived1 > &	f1,
		const LogCustomizableFilter::CustomFilter< Derived2 > &	f2
	)

Operator to combine filters by and.

operator|()

LogCustomizableFilter::OrOperator<Derived1, Derived2> mira::operator|	(	const LogCustomizableFilter::CustomFilter< Derived1 > &	f1,
		const LogCustomizableFilter::CustomFilter< Derived2 > &	f2
	)

Operator to combine filters by or.

stringToSeverityLevel()

MIRA_BASE_EXPORT SeverityLevel mira::stringToSeverityLevel

(

const std::string &

levelString

)

Converts the specified string into a numeric severity level.

Exceptions

XInvalidParameter,if

the string does not name a valid level.