query game log even after application shuts down

direct/src/plugin/p3dInstance.cxx

@@ -890,6 +890,26 @@ handle_event(const P3D_event_data &event) {
   return retval;
 }
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: P3DInstance::get_log_pathname
+//       Access: Public
+//  Description: Returns the log filename for this particular session,
+//               if the session was started and if it has a log file.
+//               Returns empty string if the session never started or
+//               if it lacks a log file.
+//
+//               This is the same value returned by
+//               P3DSession::get_log_pathname(), except that it
+//               remains valid even after the session has closed.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+const string &P3DInstance::
+get_log_pathname() const {
+  if (_session != NULL) {
+    return _session->_log_pathname;
+  }
+  return _log_pathname;
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //     Function: P3DInstance::add_package
 //       Access: Public

direct/src/plugin/p3dInstance.h

@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ public:
 
   inline int get_instance_id() const;
   inline const string &get_session_key() const;
+  const string &get_log_pathname() const;
 
   inline P3DSession *get_session() const;
 
@@ -265,6 +266,7 @@ private:
 
   P3DSession *_session;
   P3DAuthSession *_auth_session;
+  string _log_pathname;
 
 #ifdef __APPLE__
   // On OSX, we have to get a copy of the framebuffer data back from

direct/src/plugin/p3dMainObject.cxx

@@ -25,9 +25,10 @@
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 P3DMainObject::
 P3DMainObject() :
-  _pyobj(NULL)
+  _pyobj(NULL),
+  _inst(NULL),
+  _unauth_play(false)
 {
-  _unauth_play = false;
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -297,6 +298,12 @@ get_pyobj() const {
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void P3DMainObject::
 set_instance(P3DInstance *inst) {
+  if (_inst != NULL) {
+    // Save the game log filename of the instance just before it goes
+    // away, in case JavaScript asks for it later.
+    _game_log_pathname = _inst->get_log_pathname();
+  }
+
   _inst = inst;
 }
 
@@ -350,24 +357,22 @@ call_play(P3D_object *params[], int num_params) {
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 P3D_object *P3DMainObject::
 call_read_game_log(P3D_object *params[], int num_params) {
-  P3DInstanceManager *inst_mgr = P3DInstanceManager::get_global_ptr();
-  if (_inst == NULL) {
-    return inst_mgr->new_undefined_object();
+  if (_inst != NULL) {
+    nout << "querying " << _inst << "->_log_pathname\n";
+    string log_pathname = _inst->get_log_pathname();
+    nout << "result is " << log_pathname << "\n";
+    return read_log(log_pathname, params, num_params);
   }
 
-  if (!_inst->get_matches_script_origin()) {
-    // If you're not allowed to be scripting us, you can't query the
-    // game log either.  (But you can query the system log.)
-    return inst_mgr->new_undefined_object();
+  if (!_game_log_pathname.empty()) {
+    // The instance has already finished, but we saved its log
+    // filename.
+    return read_log(_game_log_pathname, params, num_params);
   }
 
-  P3DSession *session = _inst->get_session();
-  if (session == NULL) {
-    return inst_mgr->new_undefined_object();
-  }
-
-  string log_pathname = session->get_log_pathname();
-  return read_log(log_pathname, params, num_params);
+  // No log available for us.
+  P3DInstanceManager *inst_mgr = P3DInstanceManager::get_global_ptr();
+  return inst_mgr->new_undefined_object();
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

direct/src/plugin/p3dMainObject.h

@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ private:
   P3DInstance *_inst;
 
   bool _unauth_play;  
+  string _game_log_pathname;
 
   // This map is used to store properties and retrieve until
   // set_pyobj() is called for the firs ttime.  At that point, the

direct/src/plugin/p3dSession.cxx

@@ -273,6 +273,8 @@ terminate_instance(P3DInstance *inst) {
 
   ACQUIRE_LOCK(_instances_lock);
   if (inst->_session == this) {
+    nout << "Assigning " << inst << "->log_pathname = " << _log_pathname << "\n";
+    inst->_log_pathname = _log_pathname;
     inst->_session = NULL;
     _instances.erase(inst->get_instance_id());
   }