//# TSLogSink.h: Save distributed log messages
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//# $Id$

#ifndef CASA_TSLOGSINK_H
#define CASA_TSLOGSINK_H

//# Includes
#include <casacore/casa/aips.h>
#include <casacore/casa/Logging/LogSink.h>
#include <casacore/casa/Containers/Block.h>
#include <casacore/casa/BasicSL/String.h>

#include <fstream>

namespace casacore{

	class LogSinkInterface;
	class LogFilterInterface;
}

namespace casa { //# NAMESPACE CASA - BEGIN

//# Forward Declarations
#ifndef AIPS_LOG4CPLUS
#endif

// <summary>
// Save distributed log messages.
// </summary>

// <use visibility=export>

// <reviewed reviewer="UNKNOWN" date="before2004/08/25" tests="tLogging.cc" demos="dLogging.cc">
// </reviewed>

// <prerequisite>
//   <li> <linkto class=casacore::LogSink>LogSink</linkto>
// </prerequisite>
//
// <synopsis>
// This class posts messages which pass the filter to 
// a distributed logger.
// </synopsis>
//
// <example>
// See <linkto file="Logging.h">Logging.h</linkto>.
// </example>
//
// <motivation>
// For a distributed systems log messages.
// </motivation>
//
//# <todo asof="2005/08/15">
//# </todo>

class TSLogSink : public casacore::LogSinkInterface
{
public:
  // Create an empty sink without a filter.
    TSLogSink(const std::string &name);

  // Create an empty sink with the given filter.
  // <group>
  explicit TSLogSink (casacore::LogMessage::Priority filter);
  explicit TSLogSink (const casacore::LogFilterInterface& filter);
  // </group>

  // Copy constructor (copy semantics).
  TSLogSink (const TSLogSink& other);

  // Assignment (copy semantics).
  TSLogSink& operator= (const TSLogSink& other);
  
  virtual ~TSLogSink();

  // If the message passes the filter, write it
  virtual casacore::Bool postLocally (const casacore::LogMessage& message);

  // Returns the id for this class...
  static casacore::String localId( );
  // Returns the id of the casacore::LogSink in use...
  casacore::String id( ) const;
  const casacore::LogFilterInterface& filter() const;
  casacore::LogSinkInterface& filter(const casacore::LogFilterInterface &newfilter);
#ifndef AIPSLOG4CPLUS
  void cerrToo(casacore::Bool);
  void setLogSink(casacore::String logname = "");
#endif

private:
  // Avoid duplicating code in copy ctor and assignment operator
  void copy_other (const TSLogSink& other);
#ifndef AIPS_LOG4CPLUS
  casacore::LogSinkInterface *logsink;
  casacore::Bool send2cerr;
  std::ofstream *logfile;
#endif

};



} //# NAMESPACE CASA - END

#endif