Added logger which is implemented using standard EPICSv3 logging facilities.

pvAccessApp/testUtils/Makefile

@@ -18,11 +18,15 @@ PROD_HOST += growingCircularBufferTest
 growingCircularBufferTest_SRCS += growingCircularBufferTest.cpp
 growingCircularBufferTest_LIBS += pvAccessUtils Com
 
-
 PROD_HOST += inetAddressUtilsTest
 inetAddressUtilsTest_SRCS += inetAddressUtilsTest.cpp
 inetAddressUtilsTest_LIBS += pvAccessUtils Com
 
+PROD_HOST += loggerTest
+loggerTest_SRCS += loggerTest.cpp
+loggerTest_LIBS += pvAccessUtils Com
+
+
 include $(TOP)/configure/RULES
 #----------------------------------------
 #  ADD RULES AFTER THIS LINE

pvAccessApp/testUtils/loggerTest.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*
+ * loggerTest.cpp
+ *
+ *  Created on: Dec 10, 2010
+ *      Author: Miha Vitorovic
+ */
+
+#include "logger.h"
+
+#include <errlog.h>
+#include <epicsExit.h>
+
+#include <iostream>
+
+using namespace epics::pvAccess;
+using std::cout;
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+
+    createFileLogger("loggerTest.log");
+
+    errlogSetSevToLog(errlogMinor);
+    errlogSevPrintf( errlogInfo, "This will not appear");
+    errlogSevPrintf( errlogMajor, "This is a test %d", 42);
+    errlogSevPrintf( errlogFatal, "This is another test %f", 3.14);
+
+    epicsExit(0);
+}

pvAccessApp/utils/Makefile

@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@ INC += wildcharMatcher.h
 INC += arrayFIFO.h
 INC += growingCircularBuffer.h
 INC += inetAddressUtil.h
+INC += logger.h
 
 LIBSRCS += hexDump.cpp
 LIBSRCS += wildcharMatcher.cpp
 LIBSRCS += inetAddressUtil.cpp
+LIBSRCS += logger.cpp
 
 LIBRARY = pvAccessUtils
 pvAccessUtils_LIBS += Com

pvAccessApp/utils/logger.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+/*
+ * logger.cpp
+ *
+ *  Created on: Dec 10, 2010
+ *      Author: Miha Vitorovic
+ */
+
+#include "logger.h"
+
+#include <noDefaultMethods.h>
+#include <lock.h>
+#include <pvType.h>
+
+#include <epicsExit.h>
+#include <errlog.h>
+
+#include <fstream>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <time.h>
+#include <cstring>
+
+using namespace epics::pvData;
+using std::ofstream;
+using std::ios;
+using std::endl;
+
+namespace epics {
+    namespace pvAccess {
+
+        class FileLogger : public NoDefaultMethods {
+        public:
+            FileLogger(String name) {
+                logFile.open(name.data(), ios::app);
+            }
+
+            ~FileLogger() {
+                logFile.close();
+            }
+
+            void logMessage(const char* message) {
+                time_t rawtime;
+                time(&rawtime);
+                char* timeStr = ctime(&rawtime);
+                timeStr[strlen(timeStr)-1]='\0'; // remove newline
+
+                logFile<<timeStr<<"\t"<<message; // the newline is added by the caller
+            }
+        private:
+            ofstream logFile;
+
+        };
+
+        static FileLogger* fileLogger = NULL;
+
+        static void errLogFileListener(void* pPrivate, const char *message) {
+            fileLogger->logMessage(message);
+        }
+
+        static void exitFileLoggerHandler(void* pPrivate) {
+            errlogFlush();
+            delete fileLogger;
+        }
+
+        void createFileLogger(String fname) {
+            static Mutex mutex = Mutex();
+            Lock xx(&mutex);
+
+            if(fileLogger==NULL) {
+                fileLogger = new FileLogger(fname);
+                errlogInit(2048);
+                errlogAddListener(errLogFileListener, NULL);
+                epicsAtExit(exitFileLoggerHandler, NULL);
+            }
+        }
+
+    }
+}

pvAccessApp/utils/logger.h

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+ * logger.h
+ *
+ *  Created on: Dec 10, 2010
+ *      Author: Miha Vitorovic
+ */
+
+#ifndef LOGGER_H_
+#define LOGGER_H_
+
+#include <pvType.h>
+
+using epics::pvData::String;
+
+namespace epics {
+    namespace pvAccess {
+
+        /**
+         * Create a logger that will write to file indicated by the <tt>fname</tt>.
+         * After creation you are free to use standard EPICSv3 functions from
+         * <tt>errlog.h</tt>.
+         *
+         * @param[in] fname The file to write to. If the file exists, it
+         * is opened for append.
+         */
+        void createFileLogger( String fname );
+
+    }
+}
+
+#endif /* LOGGER_H_ */