SDL/include/SDL3/SDL_log.h

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/**
 * # CategoryLog
 *
 * Simple log messages with priorities and categories. A message's
 * SDL_LogPriority signifies how important the message is. A message's
 * SDL_LogCategory signifies from what domain it belongs to. Every category
 * has a minimum priority specified: when a message belongs to that category,
 * it will only be sent out if it has that minimum priority or higher.
 *
 * SDL's own logs are sent below the default priority threshold, so they are
 * quiet by default.
 *
 * You can change the log verbosity programmatically using
 * SDL_SetLogPriority() or with SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_LOGGING, ...), or with
 * the "SDL_LOGGING" environment variable. This variable is a comma separated
 * set of category=level tokens that define the default logging levels for SDL
 * applications.
 *
 * The category can be a numeric category, one of "app", "error", "assert",
 * "system", "audio", "video", "render", "input", "test", or `*` for any
 * unspecified category.
 *
 * The level can be a numeric level, one of "trace", "verbose", "debug",
 * "info", "warn", "error", "critical", or "quiet" to disable that category.
 *
 * You can omit the category if you want to set the logging level for all
 * categories.
 *
 * If this hint isn't set, the default log levels are equivalent to:
 *
 * `app=info,assert=warn,test=verbose,*=error`
 *
 * Here's where the messages go on different platforms:
 *
 * - Windows: debug output stream
 * - Android: log output
 * - Others: standard error output (stderr)
 *
 * You don't need to have a newline (`\n`) on the end of messages, the
 * functions will do that for you. For consistent behavior cross-platform, you
 * shouldn't have any newlines in messages, such as to log multiple lines in
 * one call; unusual platform-specific behavior can be observed in such usage.
 * Do one log call per line instead, with no newlines in messages.
 *
 * Each log call is atomic, so you won't see log messages cut off one another
 * when logging from multiple threads.
 */

#ifndef SDL_log_h_
#define SDL_log_h_

#include <SDL3/SDL_stdinc.h>

#include <SDL3/SDL_begin_code.h>
/* Set up for C function definitions, even when using C++ */
#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif

/**
 * The predefined log categories
 *
 * By default the application and gpu categories are enabled at the INFO
 * level, the assert category is enabled at the WARN level, test is enabled at
 * the VERBOSE level and all other categories are enabled at the ERROR level.
 *
 * \since This enum is available since SDL 3.2.0.
 */
typedef enum SDL_LogCategory
{
    SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_APPLICATION,
    SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_ERROR,
    SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_ASSERT,
    SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_SYSTEM,
    SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_AUDIO,
    SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_VIDEO,
    SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_RENDER,
    SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_INPUT,
    SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_TEST,
    SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_GPU,

    /* Reserved for future SDL library use */
    SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_RESERVED2,
    SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_RESERVED3,
    SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_RESERVED4,
    SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_RESERVED5,
    SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_RESERVED6,
    SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_RESERVED7,
    SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_RESERVED8,
    SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_RESERVED9,
    SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_RESERVED10,

    /* Beyond this point is reserved for application use, e.g.
       enum {
           MYAPP_CATEGORY_AWESOME1 = SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_CUSTOM,
           MYAPP_CATEGORY_AWESOME2,
           MYAPP_CATEGORY_AWESOME3,
           ...
       };
     */
    SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_CUSTOM
} SDL_LogCategory;

/**
 * The predefined log priorities
 *
 * \since This enum is available since SDL 3.2.0.
 */
typedef enum SDL_LogPriority
{
    SDL_LOG_PRIORITY_INVALID,
    SDL_LOG_PRIORITY_TRACE,
    SDL_LOG_PRIORITY_VERBOSE,
    SDL_LOG_PRIORITY_DEBUG,
    SDL_LOG_PRIORITY_INFO,
    SDL_LOG_PRIORITY_WARN,
    SDL_LOG_PRIORITY_ERROR,
    SDL_LOG_PRIORITY_CRITICAL,
    SDL_LOG_PRIORITY_COUNT
} SDL_LogPriority;


/**
 * Set the priority of all log categories.
 *
 * \param priority the SDL_LogPriority to assign.
 *
 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
 *
 * \sa SDL_ResetLogPriorities
 * \sa SDL_SetLogPriority
 */
extern SDL_DECLSPEC void SDLCALL SDL_SetLogPriorities(SDL_LogPriority priority);

/**
 * Set the priority of a particular log category.
 *
 * \param category the category to assign a priority to.
 * \param priority the SDL_LogPriority to assign.
 *
 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
 *
 * \sa SDL_GetLogPriority
 * \sa SDL_ResetLogPriorities
 * \sa SDL_SetLogPriorities
 */
extern SDL_DECLSPEC void SDLCALL SDL_SetLogPriority(int category, SDL_LogPriority priority);

/**
 * Get the priority of a particular log category.
 *
 * \param category the category to query.
 * \returns the SDL_LogPriority for the requested category.
 *
 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
 *
 * \sa SDL_SetLogPriority
 */
extern SDL_DECLSPEC SDL_LogPriority SDLCALL SDL_GetLogPriority(int category);

/**
 * Reset all priorities to default.
 *
 * This is called by SDL_Quit().
 *
 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
 *
 * \sa SDL_SetLogPriorities
 * \sa SDL_SetLogPriority
 */
extern SDL_DECLSPEC void SDLCALL SDL_ResetLogPriorities(void);

/**
 * Set the text prepended to log messages of a given priority.
 *
 * By default SDL_LOG_PRIORITY_INFO and below have no prefix, and
 * SDL_LOG_PRIORITY_WARN and higher have a prefix showing their priority, e.g.
 * "WARNING: ".
 *
 * This function makes a copy of its string argument, **prefix**, so it is not
 * necessary to keep the value of **prefix** alive after the call returns.
 *
 * \param priority the SDL_LogPriority to modify.
 * \param prefix the prefix to use for that log priority, or NULL to use no
 *               prefix.
 * \returns true on success or false on failure; call SDL_GetError() for more
 *          information.
 *
 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
 *
 * \sa SDL_SetLogPriorities
 * \sa SDL_SetLogPriority
 */
extern SDL_DECLSPEC bool SDLCALL SDL_SetLogPriorityPrefix(SDL_LogPriority priority, const char *prefix);

/**
 * Log a message with SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_APPLICATION and SDL_LOG_PRIORITY_INFO.
 *
 * \param fmt a printf() style message format string.
 * \param ... additional parameters matching % tokens in the `fmt` string, if
 *            any.
 *
 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
 *
 * \sa SDL_LogCritical
 * \sa SDL_LogDebug
 * \sa SDL_LogError
 * \sa SDL_LogInfo
 * \sa SDL_LogMessage
 * \sa SDL_LogMessageV
 * \sa SDL_LogTrace
 * \sa SDL_LogVerbose
 * \sa SDL_LogWarn
 */
extern SDL_DECLSPEC void SDLCALL SDL_Log(SDL_PRINTF_FORMAT_STRING const char *fmt, ...) SDL_PRINTF_VARARG_FUNC(1);

/**
 * Log a message with SDL_LOG_PRIORITY_TRACE.
 *
 * \param category the category of the message.
 * \param fmt a printf() style message format string.
 * \param ... additional parameters matching % tokens in the **fmt** string,
 *            if any.
 *
 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
 *
 * \sa SDL_Log
 * \sa SDL_LogCritical
 * \sa SDL_LogDebug
 * \sa SDL_LogError
 * \sa SDL_LogInfo
 * \sa SDL_LogMessage
 * \sa SDL_LogMessageV
 * \sa SDL_LogVerbose
 * \sa SDL_LogWarn
 */
extern SDL_DECLSPEC void SDLCALL SDL_LogTrace(int category, SDL_PRINTF_FORMAT_STRING const char *fmt, ...) SDL_PRINTF_VARARG_FUNC(2);

/**
 * Log a message with SDL_LOG_PRIORITY_VERBOSE.
 *
 * \param category the category of the message.
 * \param fmt a printf() style message format string.
 * \param ... additional parameters matching % tokens in the **fmt** string,
 *            if any.
 *
 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
 *
 * \sa SDL_Log
 * \sa SDL_LogCritical
 * \sa SDL_LogDebug
 * \sa SDL_LogError
 * \sa SDL_LogInfo
 * \sa SDL_LogMessage
 * \sa SDL_LogMessageV
 * \sa SDL_LogWarn
 */
extern SDL_DECLSPEC void SDLCALL SDL_LogVerbose(int category, SDL_PRINTF_FORMAT_STRING const char *fmt, ...) SDL_PRINTF_VARARG_FUNC(2);

/**
 * Log a message with SDL_LOG_PRIORITY_DEBUG.
 *
 * \param category the category of the message.
 * \param fmt a printf() style message format string.
 * \param ... additional parameters matching % tokens in the **fmt** string,
 *            if any.
 *
 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
 *
 * \sa SDL_Log
 * \sa SDL_LogCritical
 * \sa SDL_LogError
 * \sa SDL_LogInfo
 * \sa SDL_LogMessage
 * \sa SDL_LogMessageV
 * \sa SDL_LogTrace
 * \sa SDL_LogVerbose
 * \sa SDL_LogWarn
 */
extern SDL_DECLSPEC void SDLCALL SDL_LogDebug(int category, SDL_PRINTF_FORMAT_STRING const char *fmt, ...) SDL_PRINTF_VARARG_FUNC(2);

/**
 * Log a message with SDL_LOG_PRIORITY_INFO.
 *
 * \param category the category of the message.
 * \param fmt a printf() style message format string.
 * \param ... additional parameters matching % tokens in the **fmt** string,
 *            if any.
 *
 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
 *
 * \sa SDL_Log
 * \sa SDL_LogCritical
 * \sa SDL_LogDebug
 * \sa SDL_LogError
 * \sa SDL_LogMessage
 * \sa SDL_LogMessageV
 * \sa SDL_LogTrace
 * \sa SDL_LogVerbose
 * \sa SDL_LogWarn
 */
extern SDL_DECLSPEC void SDLCALL SDL_LogInfo(int category, SDL_PRINTF_FORMAT_STRING const char *fmt, ...) SDL_PRINTF_VARARG_FUNC(2);

/**
 * Log a message with SDL_LOG_PRIORITY_WARN.
 *
 * \param category the category of the message.
 * \param fmt a printf() style message format string.
 * \param ... additional parameters matching % tokens in the **fmt** string,
 *            if any.
 *
 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
 *
 * \sa SDL_Log
 * \sa SDL_LogCritical
 * \sa SDL_LogDebug
 * \sa SDL_LogError
 * \sa SDL_LogInfo
 * \sa SDL_LogMessage
 * \sa SDL_LogMessageV
 * \sa SDL_LogTrace
 * \sa SDL_LogVerbose
 */
extern SDL_DECLSPEC void SDLCALL SDL_LogWarn(int category, SDL_PRINTF_FORMAT_STRING const char *fmt, ...) SDL_PRINTF_VARARG_FUNC(2);

/**
 * Log a message with SDL_LOG_PRIORITY_ERROR.
 *
 * \param category the category of the message.
 * \param fmt a printf() style message format string.
 * \param ... additional parameters matching % tokens in the **fmt** string,
 *            if any.
 *
 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
 *
 * \sa SDL_Log
 * \sa SDL_LogCritical
 * \sa SDL_LogDebug
 * \sa SDL_LogInfo
 * \sa SDL_LogMessage
 * \sa SDL_LogMessageV
 * \sa SDL_LogTrace
 * \sa SDL_LogVerbose
 * \sa SDL_LogWarn
 */
extern SDL_DECLSPEC void SDLCALL SDL_LogError(int category, SDL_PRINTF_FORMAT_STRING const char *fmt, ...) SDL_PRINTF_VARARG_FUNC(2);

/**
 * Log a message with SDL_LOG_PRIORITY_CRITICAL.
 *
 * \param category the category of the message.
 * \param fmt a printf() style message format string.
 * \param ... additional parameters matching % tokens in the **fmt** string,
 *            if any.
 *
 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
 *
 * \sa SDL_Log
 * \sa SDL_LogDebug
 * \sa SDL_LogError
 * \sa SDL_LogInfo
 * \sa SDL_LogMessage
 * \sa SDL_LogMessageV
 * \sa SDL_LogTrace
 * \sa SDL_LogVerbose
 * \sa SDL_LogWarn
 */
extern SDL_DECLSPEC void SDLCALL SDL_LogCritical(int category, SDL_PRINTF_FORMAT_STRING const char *fmt, ...) SDL_PRINTF_VARARG_FUNC(2);

/**
 * Log a message with the specified category and priority.
 *
 * \param category the category of the message.
 * \param priority the priority of the message.
 * \param fmt a printf() style message format string.
 * \param ... additional parameters matching % tokens in the **fmt** string,
 *            if any.
 *
 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
 *
 * \sa SDL_Log
 * \sa SDL_LogCritical
 * \sa SDL_LogDebug
 * \sa SDL_LogError
 * \sa SDL_LogInfo
 * \sa SDL_LogMessageV
 * \sa SDL_LogTrace
 * \sa SDL_LogVerbose
 * \sa SDL_LogWarn
 */
extern SDL_DECLSPEC void SDLCALL SDL_LogMessage(int category,
                                            SDL_LogPriority priority,
                                            SDL_PRINTF_FORMAT_STRING const char *fmt, ...) SDL_PRINTF_VARARG_FUNC(3);

/**
 * Log a message with the specified category and priority.
 *
 * \param category the category of the message.
 * \param priority the priority of the message.
 * \param fmt a printf() style message format string.
 * \param ap a variable argument list.
 *
 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
 *
 * \sa SDL_Log
 * \sa SDL_LogCritical
 * \sa SDL_LogDebug
 * \sa SDL_LogError
 * \sa SDL_LogInfo
 * \sa SDL_LogMessage
 * \sa SDL_LogTrace
 * \sa SDL_LogVerbose
 * \sa SDL_LogWarn
 */
extern SDL_DECLSPEC void SDLCALL SDL_LogMessageV(int category,
                                             SDL_LogPriority priority,
                                             SDL_PRINTF_FORMAT_STRING const char *fmt, va_list ap) SDL_PRINTF_VARARG_FUNCV(3);

/**
 * The prototype for the log output callback function.
 *
 * This function is called by SDL when there is new text to be logged. A mutex
 * is held so that this function is never called by more than one thread at
 * once.
 *
 * \param userdata what was passed as `userdata` to
 *                 SDL_SetLogOutputFunction().
 * \param category the category of the message.
 * \param priority the priority of the message.
 * \param message the message being output.
 *
 * \since This datatype is available since SDL 3.2.0.
 */
typedef void (SDLCALL *SDL_LogOutputFunction)(void *userdata, int category, SDL_LogPriority priority, const char *message);

/**
 * Get the default log output function.
 *
 * \returns the default log output callback.
 *
 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
 *
 * \sa SDL_SetLogOutputFunction
 * \sa SDL_GetLogOutputFunction
 */
extern SDL_DECLSPEC SDL_LogOutputFunction SDLCALL SDL_GetDefaultLogOutputFunction(void);

/**
 * Get the current log output function.
 *
 * \param callback an SDL_LogOutputFunction filled in with the current log
 *                 callback.
 * \param userdata a pointer filled in with the pointer that is passed to
 *                 `callback`.
 *
 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
 *
 * \sa SDL_GetDefaultLogOutputFunction
 * \sa SDL_SetLogOutputFunction
 */
extern SDL_DECLSPEC void SDLCALL SDL_GetLogOutputFunction(SDL_LogOutputFunction *callback, void **userdata);

/**
 * Replace the default log output function with one of your own.
 *
 * \param callback an SDL_LogOutputFunction to call instead of the default.
 * \param userdata a pointer that is passed to `callback`.
 *
 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
 *
 * \sa SDL_GetDefaultLogOutputFunction
 * \sa SDL_GetLogOutputFunction
 */
extern SDL_DECLSPEC void SDLCALL SDL_SetLogOutputFunction(SDL_LogOutputFunction callback, void *userdata);


/* Ends C function definitions when using C++ */
#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif
#include <SDL3/SDL_close_code.h>

#endif /* SDL_log_h_ */