Logging, how do I do that?

Author

940

January 29, 2001 01:27 PM

I just need a funktion that saves some text like "DirectDraw init - OK" and/or "Shutdown complete" But the only save to file method I know saves it like many weird ACHII. Can anyone post his/her log funktion? I need a easy to use funktion like AddToLog("bla bla"); I thankful for any help /MindWipe "If it doesn''t fit, force it; if it breaks, it needed replacement anyway."

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der_meista

122

January 29, 2001 01:40 PM

the easiest way would be file streams
you create the objekt
check if its ok
and store data by using just the << operator

example:
ofstream save(strFileName);

if (save.good())
{
save << somthing << something_else;
}
save.close();

you can save any basic type from int to char

der_meista

nullguid

122

January 29, 2001 01:43 PM

Have you tried following:

At init:
FILE* log=fopen("mylog.txt","wt");

when at any place
fprintf(log,"DirectDraw init OK\n");

and at end:
fclose(log);

This is more convenient than streams cause you may use expression like:
fprint(log,"%s %d %f",string,intval,floatval);
to print values to log (I found it very useful, and not only I)

Or you programming in Delphi of Visual Basic?
Hope you find it useful

Edited by - nullguid on January 29, 2001 2:48:36 PM

phueppl1

122

January 29, 2001 01:44 PM

something like this?

    bool State_Protokollfileopened = false;void Log(char* st, ...){ if(st == NULL)  return;  FILE* protokollfile = fopen("protokoll.log", "a+t"); if(State_Protokollfileopened) {   fseek(protokollfile, 0, SEEK_SET);   State_Protokollfileopened = true; } else   fseek(protokollfile, 0, SEEK_END); char output[800]; va_list ap; va_start(ap, st);     // Parses The String For Variables   vsprintf(output, st, ap);    // And Converts Symbols To  va_end(ap); fprintf(protokollfile, "%s\n", output); fclose(protokollfile);}

I just took this from my leveleditor. had to take some things out, so if somethings wrong, just e-mail me....
cya,
Phil

Uh, btw.. you can use this function just as any format function (just like sscanf, fprintf, printf, an so on)...

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Edited by - phueppl1 on January 29, 2001 2:48:17 PM

Visit Rarebyte! and no!, there are NO kangaroos in Austria (I got this question a few times over in the states ;) )

MindWipe

Author

940

January 29, 2001 01:59 PM

nullguid> Yup I''m using C++, I think I''ll use your method. Looks easiest. Thankx.

/MindWipe

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Houdini

266

January 29, 2001 02:17 PM

MindWipe, if you use C++ you might want to consider creating a LogFile class and make it a little more robust (support for multiple log files, debug levels for logging, displaying message to output window and/or printer, etc).

BTW, if you are going to log successful function calls (ie, DirectDraw init - OK) I''d recommend against opening/closing your file after every single log. It''ll kill your performance.

- Houdini

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Bleakcabal

122

January 29, 2001 04:48 PM

I have a logfile class that has everything you talk about Houdini except printer support. How would I go implementing that ?

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Bleakcabal

122

January 29, 2001 05:27 PM

BTW im revamping a general logfile and im a little stumped for ideas. Do anyone have suggestions or wishlists for things to be included in a logfile ?

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Spanky

138

January 29, 2001 05:36 PM

I would love to see multiple log files supported as well as auto indenting. So if you are like loading a level, you could indent it and show all the portions of the level that loaded... that would be nice

Timestamping would be a nice and easy feature as well.

Spanky

CGameProgrammer

640

January 29, 2001 05:52 PM

You can also keep a log in RAM, which you''d want to do if you had a drop-down console for users to read as it is updated. You''d also need something like this for a message queue for RPGs or strategy games (conversations for RPGs, commands issued for strategy games). It would be this:

  struct MessageLog{    char* Message;    MessageLog* NextEntry;};//MessageLog g_Log; // I''ll use a global for this example//void InitLog ( ){    g_Log.Message = NULL;    g_Log.NextEntry = NULL;}//void AddEntry ( char* NewMessage ){    MessageLog* Temp;    if( !g_Log.Message ) g_Log.Message = NewMessage;    else    {        Temp = &g_Log;//        while( Temp->NextEntry )            Temp = Temp->NextEntry;        Temp->NextEntry = new MessageLog;        Temp->NextEntry->Message = NewMessage;        Temp->NextEntry->NextEntry = NULL;    }}//void DeleteLog ( ){    MessageLog* Temp;    MessageLog* Next;//    if( g_Log.Message ) delete [] g_Log.Message;    g_Log.Message = NULL;    Temp = g_Log.NextEntry;    g_Log.NextEntry = NULL;//    while( Temp )    {        if( Temp->Message ) delete [] Temp->Message;        Next = Temp->NextEntry;        delete Temp;        Temp = Next;    }}

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