/*----------------------------------------------------------------------*
* Function: log_write_timestamp *
* Purpose: Write a timestamp to the logfile. *
* Params: newline = 1 to follow timestamp with a newline character. *
* Returns: None. *
*----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
void log_write_timestamp(int newline)
{
char timestring[64];
log_get_timestamp(timestring);
if (newline) {
log_printf("----- %s -----\n", timestring);
} else {
log_printf("%s", timestring);
}
}
/*----------------------------------------------------------------------*
* Function: log_start *
* Purpose: Create a new log file, ready for writing. *
* Params: filename -> name of log file. *
* Returns: 1 for success, 0 if file couldn't be opened. *
*----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
int log_start(char* filename)
{
int rc = 1;
FILE *fp;
if (!filename) {
rc = 0;
} else {
log_filename = filename;
fp = fopen(log_filename, "w");
if (fp) {
char timestring[64];
log_get_timestamp(timestring);
fprintf(fp, "%s Log started\n", timestring);
fclose(fp);
} else {
log_filename = 0;
rc = 0;
}
}
return rc;
}
