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*==LICENSE==*/
#ifndef plLoggable_inc
#define plLoggable_inc

#include <stdio.h>
#include "hsTypes.h"

//
// An abstract base class which contains a status log and simple functions 
// for writing Debug and Error msgs to the log
//
class plStatusLog;
class plLoggable
{
protected:
	mutable plStatusLog* fStatusLog;
	mutable bool	fWeCreatedLog;
	mutable bool	fComplainAboutMissingLog;

	virtual void ICreateStatusLog() const { };	// call plStatusLogMgr::CreateStatusLog with the options you want
	void	IDeleteLog();

public:
	plLoggable() : fStatusLog(nil), fWeCreatedLog(false),fComplainAboutMissingLog(true) { 	}
	virtual ~plLoggable();

	plStatusLog* GetLog() const;
	void SetLog( plStatusLog * log, bool deleteOnDestruct=false );
	
	// logging

	virtual bool Log( const char * str ) const;
	virtual bool LogF( const char * fmt, ... ) const;
	virtual bool LogV( const char * fmt, va_list args ) const;
	virtual bool ErrorMsgV(const char* fmt, va_list args) const ;
	virtual bool DebugMsgV(const char* fmt, va_list args) const ;
	virtual bool WarningMsgV(const char* fmt, va_list args) const ;
	virtual bool AppMsgV(const char* fmt, va_list args) const ;
	virtual bool ErrorMsg(const char* fmt, ...) const ;
	virtual bool DebugMsg(const char* fmt, ...) const ;
	virtual bool WarningMsg(const char* fmt, ...) const ;
	virtual bool AppMsg(const char* fmt, ...) const ;
};

#endif	// plLoggable_inc