/*
 * (C) Copyright 1996- ECMWF.
 *
 * This software is licensed under the terms of the Apache Licence Version 2.0
 * which can be obtained at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
 * In applying this licence, ECMWF does not waive the privileges and immunities
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 */

/// @file UserChannel.h
/// @author Tiago Quintino

#ifndef eckit_log_UserChannel_h
#define eckit_log_UserChannel_h


#include <ostream>

#include "eckit/memory/NonCopyable.h"
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

namespace eckit {

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

class UserMsg {
public:
    virtual ~UserMsg() {}
    virtual void infoMsg(const std::string&)      = 0;
    virtual void warningMsg(const std::string&)   = 0;
    virtual void errorMsg(const std::string&)     = 0;
    virtual void notifyClient(const std::string&) = 0;
};

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

class UserBuffer;

class UserChannel : public std::ostream, private NonCopyable {
public: // types

    enum MsgType { NONE, INFO, ERROR, WARN };

public: // methods

    /// Constructor
    UserChannel();

    /// Destructor
    ~UserChannel();

    /// type for next message
    void msgType( MsgType t );

    void userMsg( UserMsg* );
    UserMsg* userMsg() const;

protected:

    UserBuffer* buffer_;
};

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

} // namespace eckit

#endif
