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category.h(3) Library Functions Manual category.h(3)

NAME

category.h - central class in the log4c package.

SYNOPSIS

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdarg.h>
#include <log4c/defs.h>
#include <log4c/priority.h>
#include <log4c/location_info.h>

Macros


#define log4c_category_define(a_category, a_name)

Typedefs


typedef struct __log4c_category log4c_category_t

Functions


log4c_category_t * log4c_category_get (const char *a_name)
int log4c_category_list (log4c_category_t **a_cats, int a_ncats)
log4c_category_t * log4c_category_new (const char *a_name)
void log4c_category_delete (log4c_category_t *a_category)
const char * log4c_category_get_name (const log4c_category_t *a_category)
const struct __log4c_appender * log4c_category_get_appender (const log4c_category_t *a_category)
int log4c_category_get_additivity (const log4c_category_t *a_category)
int log4c_category_get_priority (const log4c_category_t *a_category)
int log4c_category_get_chainedpriority (const log4c_category_t *a_category)
const struct __log4c_appender * log4c_category_set_appender (log4c_category_t *a_category, struct __log4c_appender *a_appender)
int log4c_category_set_priority (log4c_category_t *a_category, int a_priority)
int log4c_category_set_additivity (log4c_category_t *a_category, int a_additivity)
void log4c_category_print (const log4c_category_t *a_category, FILE *a_stream)
static int log4c_category_is_priority_enabled (const log4c_category_t *a_category, int a_priority)
static int log4c_category_is_fatal_enabled (const log4c_category_t *a_category)
static int log4c_category_is_alert_enabled (const log4c_category_t *a_category)
static int log4c_category_is_crit_enabled (const log4c_category_t *a_category)
static int log4c_category_is_error_enabled (const log4c_category_t *a_category)
static int log4c_category_is_warn_enabled (const log4c_category_t *a_category)
static int log4c_category_is_notice_enabled (const log4c_category_t *a_category)
static int log4c_category_is_info_enabled (const log4c_category_t *a_category)
static int log4c_category_is_debug_enabled (const log4c_category_t *a_category)
static int log4c_category_is_trace_enabled (const log4c_category_t *a_category)
static LOG4C_INLINE void log4c_category_log (const log4c_category_t *a_category, int a_priority, const char *a_format,...)
static LOG4C_INLINE void log4c_category_log_locinfo (const log4c_category_t *a_category, const log4c_location_info_t *a_locinfo, int a_priority, const char *a_format,...)
static LOG4C_INLINE void log4c_category_fatal (const log4c_category_t *a_category, const char *a_format,...)
static LOG4C_INLINE void log4c_category_alert (const log4c_category_t *a_category, const char *a_format,...)
static LOG4C_INLINE void log4c_category_crit (const log4c_category_t *a_category, const char *a_format,...)
static LOG4C_INLINE void log4c_category_error (const log4c_category_t *a_category, const char *a_format,...)
static LOG4C_INLINE void log4c_category_warn (const log4c_category_t *a_category, const char *a_format,...)
static LOG4C_INLINE void log4c_category_notice (const log4c_category_t *a_category, const char *a_format,...)
static LOG4C_INLINE void log4c_category_info (const log4c_category_t *a_category, const char *a_format,...)
static LOG4C_INLINE void log4c_category_debug (const log4c_category_t *a_category, const char *a_format,...)
static LOG4C_INLINE void __log4c_category_trace (const log4c_category_t *a_category, const char *a_format,...)

Detailed Description

central class in the log4c package.

One of the distintive features of log4j (and hence log4c) are hierarchical categories and their evaluation.

Macro Definition Documentation

#define log4c_category_define(a_category, a_name)

Helper macro to define static categories.

Parameters

a_category the log4c_category_t pointer name
a_name the category name

Typedef Documentation

typedef struct __log4c_category log4c_category_t

log4c category class

Function Documentation

static LOG4C_INLINE void __log4c_category_trace (const log4c_category_t * a_category, const char * a_format, ...) [static]

Log a message with trace priority.

Parameters

a_category the log4c_category_t object
a_format Format specifier for the string to write in the log file.
... The arguments for a_format

References log4c_category_is_priority_enabled(), and LOG4C_PRIORITY_TRACE.

static LOG4C_INLINE void log4c_category_alert (const log4c_category_t * a_category, const char * a_format, ...) [static]

Log a message with alert priority.

Parameters

a_category the log4c_category_t object
a_format Format specifier for the string to write in the log file.
... The arguments for a_format

References log4c_category_is_priority_enabled(), and LOG4C_PRIORITY_ALERT.

static LOG4C_INLINE void log4c_category_crit (const log4c_category_t * a_category, const char * a_format, ...) [static]

Log a message with crit priority.

Parameters

a_category the log4c_category_t object
a_format Format specifier for the string to write in the log file.
... The arguments for a_format

References log4c_category_is_priority_enabled(), and LOG4C_PRIORITY_CRIT.

static LOG4C_INLINE void log4c_category_debug (const log4c_category_t * a_category, const char * a_format, ...) [static]

Log a message with debug priority.

Parameters

a_category the log4c_category_t object
a_format Format specifier for the string to write in the log file.
... The arguments for a_format

References log4c_category_is_priority_enabled(), and LOG4C_PRIORITY_DEBUG.

void log4c_category_delete (log4c_category_t * a_category)

Destructor for a log4c_category_t.

Parameters

a_category the log4c_category_t object

static LOG4C_INLINE void log4c_category_error (const log4c_category_t * a_category, const char * a_format, ...) [static]

Log a message with error priority.

Parameters

a_category the log4c_category_t object
a_format Format specifier for the string to write in the log file.
... The arguments for a_format

References log4c_category_is_priority_enabled(), and LOG4C_PRIORITY_ERROR.

static LOG4C_INLINE void log4c_category_fatal (const log4c_category_t * a_category, const char * a_format, ...) [static]

Log a message with fatal priority.

Parameters

a_category the log4c_category_t object
a_format Format specifier for the string to write in the log file.
... The arguments for a_format

References log4c_category_is_priority_enabled(), and LOG4C_PRIORITY_FATAL.

log4c_category_t * log4c_category_get (const char * a_name)

Instantiate a log4c_category_t with name name. This method does not set priority of the category which is by default LOG4C_PRIORITY_NOTSET.

Parameters

a_name The name of the category to retrieve.

Bug

the root category name should be '' not 'root'. *

int log4c_category_get_additivity (const log4c_category_t * a_category)

Get the additivity flag for this log4c_category_t..

Parameters

a_category the log4c_category_t object

Returns

the category additivity

const struct __log4c_appender * log4c_category_get_appender (const log4c_category_t * a_category)

Returns the Appender for this log4c_category_t, or NULL if no Appender has been set.

Parameters

a_category the log4c_category_t object

Returns

The Appender.

int log4c_category_get_chainedpriority (const log4c_category_t * a_category)

Starting from this category, search the category hierarchy for a set priority and return it. Otherwise, return the priority of the root category.

Parameters

a_category the log4c_category_t object

Todo

the log4c_category_t is designed so that this method executes as quickly as possible. It could even be faster if the set priority was propagated through the children hierarchy of a category.

References LOG4C_PRIORITY_NOTSET, and LOG4C_PRIORITY_UNKNOWN.

const char * log4c_category_get_name (const log4c_category_t * a_category)

Return the category name.

Parameters

a_category the log4c_category_t object

Returns

the category name.

int log4c_category_get_priority (const log4c_category_t * a_category)

Returns the assigned Priority, if any, for this log4c_category_t.

Parameters

a_category the log4c_category_t object

Returns

Priority - the assigned Priority, can be LOG4C_PRIORITY_NOTSET

References LOG4C_PRIORITY_UNKNOWN.

static LOG4C_INLINE void log4c_category_info (const log4c_category_t * a_category, const char * a_format, ...) [static]

Log a message with info priority.

Parameters

a_category the log4c_category_t object
a_format Format specifier for the string to write in the log file.
... The arguments for a_format

References log4c_category_is_priority_enabled(), and LOG4C_PRIORITY_INFO.

static int log4c_category_is_alert_enabled (const log4c_category_t * a_category) [inline], [static]

Return true if the category will log messages with priority LOG4C_PRIORITY_ALERT.

Parameters

a_category the log4c_category_t object

Returns

Whether the category will log.

References log4c_category_is_priority_enabled(), and LOG4C_PRIORITY_ALERT.

static int log4c_category_is_crit_enabled (const log4c_category_t * a_category) [inline], [static]

Return true if the category will log messages with priority LOG4C_PRIORITY_CRIT.

Parameters

a_category the log4c_category_t object

Returns

Whether the category will log.

References log4c_category_is_priority_enabled(), and LOG4C_PRIORITY_CRIT.

static int log4c_category_is_debug_enabled (const log4c_category_t * a_category) [inline], [static]

Return true if the category will log messages with priority LOG4C_PRIORITY_DEBUG.

Parameters

a_category the log4c_category_t object

Returns

Whether the category will log.

References log4c_category_is_priority_enabled(), and LOG4C_PRIORITY_DEBUG.

static int log4c_category_is_error_enabled (const log4c_category_t * a_category) [inline], [static]

Return true if the category will log messages with priority LOG4C_PRIORITY_ERROR.

Parameters

a_category the log4c_category_t object

Returns

Whether the category will log.

References log4c_category_is_priority_enabled(), and LOG4C_PRIORITY_ERROR.

static int log4c_category_is_fatal_enabled (const log4c_category_t * a_category) [inline], [static]

Return true if the category will log messages with priority LOG4C_PRIORITY_FATAL.

Parameters

a_category the log4c_category_t object

Returns

Whether the category will log.

References log4c_category_is_priority_enabled(), and LOG4C_PRIORITY_FATAL.

static int log4c_category_is_info_enabled (const log4c_category_t * a_category) [inline], [static]

Return true if the category will log messages with priority LOG4C_PRIORITY_INFO.

Parameters

a_category the log4c_category_t object

Returns

Whether the category will log.

References log4c_category_is_priority_enabled(), and LOG4C_PRIORITY_INFO.

static int log4c_category_is_notice_enabled (const log4c_category_t * a_category) [inline], [static]

Return true if the category will log messages with priority LOG4C_PRIORITY_NOTICE.

Parameters

a_category the log4c_category_t object

Returns

Whether the category will log.

References log4c_category_is_priority_enabled(), and LOG4C_PRIORITY_NOTICE.

static int log4c_category_is_priority_enabled (const log4c_category_t * a_category, int a_priority) [inline], [static]

Returns true if the chained priority of the log4c_category_t is equal to or higher than given priority.

Parameters

a_category the log4c_category_t object
a_priority The priority to compare with.

Returns

whether logging is enable for this priority.

References log4c_category_get_chainedpriority().

static int log4c_category_is_trace_enabled (const log4c_category_t * a_category) [inline], [static]

Return true if the category will log messages with priority LOG4C_PRIORITY_TRACE.

Parameters

a_category the log4c_category_t object

Returns

Whether the category will log.

References log4c_category_is_priority_enabled(), and LOG4C_PRIORITY_TRACE.

static int log4c_category_is_warn_enabled (const log4c_category_t * a_category) [inline], [static]

Return true if the category will log messages with priority LOG4C_PRIORITY_WARN.

Parameters

a_category the log4c_category_t object

Returns

Whether the category will log.

References log4c_category_is_priority_enabled(), and LOG4C_PRIORITY_WARN.

int log4c_category_list (log4c_category_t ** a_cats, int a_ncats)

Fill in an array with the log4c categories.

Parameters

a_cats array of categories that will be filled
a_ncats number of categories in the array

Returns

-1 if it fails or the number of available categories in log4c.

static LOG4C_INLINE void log4c_category_log (const log4c_category_t * a_category, int a_priority, const char * a_format, ...) [static]

Log a message with the specified priority.

Parameters

a_category the log4c_category_t object
a_priority The priority of this log message.
a_format Format specifier for the string to write in the log file.
... The arguments for a_format

References log4c_category_is_priority_enabled().

static LOG4C_INLINE void log4c_category_log_locinfo (const log4c_category_t * a_category, const log4c_location_info_t * a_locinfo, int a_priority, const char * a_format, ...) [static]

Log a message with the specified priority and a user location info.

Parameters

a_category the log4c_category_t object
a_locinfo a user location info
a_priority The priority of this log message.
a_format Format specifier for the string to write in the log file.
... The arguments for a_format

References log4c_category_is_priority_enabled().

log4c_category_t * log4c_category_new (const char * a_name)

Constructor for a log4c_category_t.

Parameters

a_name the category name

Returns

a log4c_category object

Warning

this method should not be called directly. You should use the log4c_category_get() method in order to preserve the categories hierarchy.

References LOG4C_PRIORITY_NOTSET.

static LOG4C_INLINE void log4c_category_notice (const log4c_category_t * a_category, const char * a_format, ...) [static]

Log a message with notice priority.

Parameters

a_category the log4c_category_t object
a_format Format specifier for the string to write in the log file.
... The arguments for a_format

References log4c_category_is_priority_enabled(), and LOG4C_PRIORITY_NOTICE.

void log4c_category_print (const log4c_category_t * a_category, FILE * a_stream)

prints the log4c_category_t object on a stream

Parameters

a_category the log4c_category_t object
a_stream The stream

int log4c_category_set_additivity (log4c_category_t * a_category, int a_additivity)

Sets a new additivity flag for this category.

Parameters

a_category the log4c_category_t object
a_additivity the new category additivity

Returns

the previous category additivity

const struct __log4c_appender * log4c_category_set_appender (log4c_category_t * this, log4c_appender_t * a_appender)

Sets a new appender for this category.

Parameters

a_category the log4c_category_t object
a_appender the new category appender

Returns

the previous category appender

Todo

need multiple appenders per category

int log4c_category_set_priority (log4c_category_t * a_category, int a_priority)

Sets a new priority of this category.

Parameters

a_category the log4c_category_t object
a_priority the new priority to set. Use LOG4C_PRIORITY_NOTSET to let the category use its parents priority as effective priority.

Returns

the previous category priority

References LOG4C_PRIORITY_UNKNOWN.

static LOG4C_INLINE void log4c_category_warn (const log4c_category_t * a_category, const char * a_format, ...) [static]

Log a message with warn priority.

Parameters

a_category the log4c_category_t object
a_format Format specifier for the string to write in the log file.
... The arguments for a_format

References log4c_category_is_priority_enabled(), and LOG4C_PRIORITY_WARN.

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