CTK/Libs/PluginFramework/service/log/ctkLogEntry.h

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    Division of Medical and Biological Informatics

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#ifndef CTKLOGENTRY_H
#define CTKLOGENTRY_H

#include <QSharedPointer>
#include <QDateTime>
#include <QMetaType>

#include <ctkServiceReference.h>

class ctkRuntimeException;


/**
 * \ingroup LogService
 *
 * Provides methods to access the information contained in an individual Log
 * Service log entry.
 *
 * <p>
 * A <code>ctkLogEntry</code> object may be acquired from the
 * <code>ctkLogReaderService#getLog()</code> method or by registering a
 * <code>ctkLogListener</code> object.
 *
 * @remarks This class is thread safe.
 * @see ctkLogReaderService#getLog()
 * @see ctkLogListener
 */
struct ctkLogEntry
{
  virtual ~ctkLogEntry() {}

  /**
   * Returns the plugin that created this <code>ctkLogEntry</code> object.
   *
   * @return The plugin that created this <code>ctkLogEntry</code> object;
   *         null if no plugins is associated with this
   *         <code>ctkLogEntry</code> object.
   */
  virtual QSharedPointer<ctkPlugin> getPlugin() const = 0;

  /**
   * Returns the <code>ctkServiceReference</code> object for the service associated
   * with this <code>ctkLogEntry</code> object.
   *
   * @return <code>ctkServiceReference</code> object for the service associated
   *         with this <code>ctkLogEntry</code> object; A default constructed object if no
   *         <code>ctkServiceReference</code> object was provided.
   */
  virtual ctkServiceReference getServiceReference() const = 0;

  /**
   * Returns the severity level of this <code>ctkLogEntry</code> object.
   *
   * <p>
   * This is one of the severity levels defined by the <code>ctkLogService</code>
   * interface.
   *
   * @return Severity level of this <code>ctkLogEntry</code> object.
   *
   * @see ctkLogService#LOG_ERROR
   * @see ctkLogService#LOG_WARNING
   * @see ctkLogService#LOG_INFO
   * @see ctkLogService#LOG_DEBUG
   */
  virtual int getLevel() const = 0;

  /**
   * Returns the human readable message associated with this <code>ctkLogEntry</code>
   * object.
   *
   * @return <code>QString</code> containing the message associated with this
   *         <code>ctkLogEntry</code> object.
   */
  virtual QString getMessage() const = 0;

  /**
   * Returns the absolute file name of the source file with which this
   * <code>ctkLogEntry</code> is associated.
   *
   * @return The source file name or an empty string if no information
   *         about the file name is available.
   */
  virtual QString getFileName() const = 0;

  /**
   * Returns the function name of the calling function with which this
   * <code>ctkLogEntry</code> is associated.
   *
   * @return The function name or an empty string if no information
   *         about the function is available.
   */
  virtual QString getFunctionName() const = 0;

  /**
   * Returns the line number in the source file with which this
   * <code>ctkLogEntry</code> is associated.
   *
   * @return The line number (a positive integer) or 0 if no information
   *         about the line number is available.
   */
  virtual int getLineNumber() const = 0;

  /**
   * Returns the exception object associated with this <code>ctkLogEntry</code>
   * object.
   *
   * <p>
   * In some implementations, the returned exception may not be the original
   * exception. For example, STL exceptions associated with log entries may be wrapped
   * in a derived ctkRuntimeException. The returned object will attempt to provide as much
   * information as possible from the original exception object.
   *
   * @return <code>ctkRuntimeException</code> object of the exception associated with this
   *         <code>ctkLogEntry</code>; <code>null</code> if no exception is
   *         associated with this <code>ctkLogEntry</code> object.
   */
  virtual ctkRuntimeException* getException() const = 0;

  /**
   * Returns the value of <code>QDateTime::currentDateTime()</code> at the time this
   * <code>ctkLogEntry</code> object was created.
   *
   * @return The system time when this <code>ctkLogEntry</code>
   *         object was created.
   * @see "QDateTime::currentDateTime()"
   */
  virtual QDateTime getTime() const = 0;
};

/**
 * \ingroup LogService
 * @{
 */

typedef QSharedPointer<ctkLogEntry> ctkLogEntryPtr;

Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(ctkLogEntryPtr)

/** @}*/

#endif // CTKLOGENTRY_H