Write logging information either to a file or to stdout if no output file has been specified. More...

#include <debugUtils.h>

Public Member Functions
	LogFile ()
	Create a logger that writes to `stdout`.

	LogFile (const std::string &filename)
	Create a logger that writes to the file named filename.

	~LogFile ()

void	open (const std::string &filename)
	Direct any further output to the file named filename.

void	close ()
	Close the current log file, directing any further output to `stdout`.

template<class T>
void	write (const T &other, bool newline=true)
	Write the value of other to the current log destination.

template<class T>
void	verboseWrite (const T &message, bool newline=true)
	Write the value of message to the current log destination only if the flag `debugParameters::veryVerbose` is set.

Private Attributes
bool	haveFile

std::ofstream	file

Detailed Description

Write logging information either to a file or to stdout if no output file has been specified.

Usually accessed through the global instance logFile.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ LogFile() [1/2]

LogFile::LogFile ( )

Create a logger that writes to stdout.

◆ LogFile() [2/2]

LogFile::LogFile ( const std::string & filename )

explicit

Create a logger that writes to the file named filename.

An existing file with the same name will be replaced.

◆ ~LogFile()

LogFile::~LogFile ( )

Member Function Documentation

◆ open()

void LogFile::open ( const std::string & filename )

Direct any further output to the file named filename.

◆ close()

void LogFile::close ( )

Close the current log file, directing any further output to stdout.

◆ write()

template<class T>

void LogFile::write	(	const T &	other,
		bool	newline = true )

inline

Write the value of other to the current log destination.

Templated so that any object that overloads operator<< for std::ostream will be appropriately formatted.

◆ verboseWrite()

template<class T>

void LogFile::verboseWrite	(	const T &	message,
		bool	newline = true )

inline

Write the value of message to the current log destination only if the flag debugParameters::veryVerbose is set.

Member Data Documentation

◆ haveFile

bool LogFile::haveFile

private

◆ file

std::ofstream LogFile::file