appender_type_stream.h(3)

💖 appender_type_stream.h 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the Library Functions Manual — yes, that's the section 3 manual, the one where all the library functions live, and today's main character is appender_type_stream.h. it's a whole header file from log4c and it's lowkey iconic. let's go. 🦋

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✨ NAME ✨

appender_type_stream.h — Log4c stream appender interface.

that's it, that's the name. no notes. 💅

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include <log4c/defs.h>
#include <log4c/appender.h>

🌸 Variables 🌸

__LOG4C_BEGIN_DECLS const log4c_appender_type_t
    log4c_appender_type_stream

like yes, that's the variable, and she's const and she's extern-ish and she is THE moment. ⭐

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✨ Detailed Description ✨

Log4c stream appender interface.

so here's the tea, fr fr: the stream appender uses a file handle FILE* for logging. the appender's name gets used as the file name, and that file gets opened at the first log. that's the whole vibe — name it, log to it, done.

you can also associate an appender with an already-opened file handle using the log4c_appender_set_udata() method to update the appender's user data field. and in that last case? the appender name has no meaning. like, it's just there being decorative. 🙈

there are 2 default stream appenders defined, and they're both giving:

• "stdout"
• "stderr"

the following examples show how to define and use stream appenders.

• the simple way 👑

log4c_appender_t* myappender;

myappender = log4c_appender_get("myfile.log");
log4c_appender_set_type(myappender, &log4c_appender_type_stream);

• the sophisticated way 💅

log4c_appender_t* myappender;

myappender = log4c_appender_get("myappender");

log4c_appender_set_type(myappender, &log4c_appender_type_stream);
log4c_appender_set_udata(myappender, fopen("myfile.log", "w"));

not me showing you both levels of effort so you can pick your energy. both slay, ngl. 🌈

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✨ Variable Documentation ✨

🎀 __LOG4C_BEGIN_DECLS const log4c_appender_type_t log4c_appender_type_stream 🎀

[extern]

Stream appender type definition.

this is the one you're supposed to use as a parameter to the log4c_appender_set_type() routine, so it can set the type of the appender. literally that's her job and she does it flawlessly. periodt. 🔥

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✨ Author ✨

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