Changeset 5dee79a for perl/lib/BarnOwl/Logging.pm

Timestamp:

Aug 16, 2017, 12:53:41 PM (7 years ago)

Author:

Jason Gross <jasongross9@gmail.com>

Branches:

master

Children:

8cec8f7

Parents:

d2ba33c

git-author:

Jason Gross <jgross@mit.edu> (01/05/14 18:08:28)

git-committer:

Jason Gross <jasongross9@gmail.com> (08/16/17 12:53:41)

Message:

Add log-to-subdirectories, a compatibility frob

If disabled (the default), then logging of jabber and AIM messages
behaves how it used to.  If enabled, then each protocol gets its own
subdirectory.

File:

• perl/lib/BarnOwl/Logging.pm (modified) (1 diff)

perl/lib/BarnOwl/Logging.pm

@@ -120 +120 @@
                            . "Files will be created in the directory for each class."
         });
+
+    BarnOwl::new_variable_bool('log-to-subdirectories',
+        {
+            default     => 0,
+            summary     => "log each protocol to its own subdirectory of logbasepath",
+            description => "When this is enabled, BarnOwl will log each protocol to its own\n"
+                         . "subdirectory of logbasepath.  When this is disabled, BarnOwl will\n"
+                         . "instead log all non-zephyr non-loopback messages to the logpath,\n"
+                         . "and prefix each filename with what would otherwise be the subdirectory\n"
+                         . "name.\n\n"
+                         . "If you enable this, be sure that the relevant directories exist;\n"
+                         . "BarnOwl will not create them for you."
+        });
+
 }