#ifndef LOGGER_H
#define LOGGER_H

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <fstream>
#include "string.h"
#include <time.h>

using namespace std;

// this is the singleton implementation

class Logger {
  
 public:

  ~Logger();
  static Logger* getInstance();
  
  void appendDebug(string);
  void appendInfo(string);
  void appendWarning(string);
  void appendError(string);
  void appendFatal(string);
  void appendTime();

  void append(string); 

  void   setlogfilename(const string&); 
  string getlogfilename()      { return fLogFileName; };
    
  int  getDebugLevel()         { return fDebugLevel;  };
  void setDebugLevel(int dlvl) { fDebugLevel = dlvl;  };

 private:

  Logger();
  Logger(const string&);
  Logger(const Logger& cc);

  void append(string, string); 

  ofstream fFile;
  int fDebugLevel;  
  string fLogFileName;
}; 


#endif // LOGGER_H