Re: [boost] [Review] Boost.Logging: formal review

From: John Torjo (john.lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-12-23 18:23:53

> 
> I think the idea of the Log having multiple Sinks, each of which may perform
> custom formatting on the output and perhaps even ignore some Entries is
> important here.  This says to me that the Log concept is a very simple one:
> simply check the Filter and (if true) forward on to the Sinks.  No modifiers
> happen here.  The Sinks may themselves do further Filtering (e.g. in the
> case of the error_log above) but they receive the Entries exactly as the
> user passed them to the Logger.
> 
Yes, I've come to the same idea myself. That's how it'll be.

Best,
John

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