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diff --git a/src/logger.cpp b/src/logger.cpp
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@@ -18,13 +18,26 @@
/*
* Suggested implementation...
* class LogManager
- * LogStream *AddLogType(const std::string &type)
- * LogStream *DelLogType(const std::string &type)
- * Log(LogStream *, enum loglevel, const std::string &msg)
+ * bool AddLogType(const std::string &type, enum loglevel, LogStream *)
+ * bool DelLogType(const std::string &type, LogStream *)
+ * Log(const std::string &type, enum loglevel, const std::string &msg)
+ * std::map<std::string, std::vector<LogStream *> > logstreams (holds a 'chain' of logstreams for each type that are all notified when a log happens)
*
* class LogStream
* std::string type
- * (void)(*)Callback(LogStream *, enum loglevel, const std::string &msg) <---- callback for modules to implement their own logstreams, core will just handle to file/channel(?)
+ * virtual void OnLog(enum loglevel, const std::string &msg)
*
- * Feel free to elaborate on this further.
+ * How it works:
+ * Modules create their own logstream types (core will create one for 'file logging' for example) and create instances of these logstream types
+ * and register interest in a certain logtype. Globbing is not here, with the exception of * - for all events.. loglevel is used to drop
+ * events that are of no interest to a logstream.
+ *
+ * When Log is called, the vector of logstreams for that type is iterated (along with the special vector for "*"), and all registered logstreams
+ * are called back ("OnLog" or whatever) to do whatever they like with the message. In the case of the core, this will write to a file.
+ * In the case of the module I plan to write (m_logtochannel or something), it will log to the channel(s) for that logstream, etc.
+ *
+ * NOTE: Somehow we have to let LogManager manage the non-blocking file streams and provide an interface to share them with various LogStreams,
+ * as, for example, a user may want to let 'KILL' and 'XLINE' snotices go to /home/ircd/inspircd/logs/operactions.log, or whatever. How
+ * can we accomplish this easily? I guess with a map of pre-loved logpaths, and a pointer of FILE *..
+ *
*/