mdlogger 0.1.2

Multi-device logging system library crate
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use crate::{
    interfaces::{LogHandler, LogHandlerFactory}, logmessage::LogMessage, pretty_function, types::{LogHandlerBase, LogMsgType, LOG_MSG_TYPE_NUM}, utils::{
        check_log_handler_common_parameters, check_pattern, get_log_handler_common_parameters
    }
};
use regex::Regex;
use rssettings::Settings;

use serde_json::{json, Value};
use time::{
    macros::format_description, 
    OffsetDateTime
};
use std::{ 
    fmt::Display, fs::{create_dir, metadata, read_dir, remove_file, OpenOptions}, io::Write, path::Path, result::Result, str::FromStr
};


const REMOVE_PREVIOUS_LOGS_KEY: &str = "remove_previous_logs";
const DEFAULT_REMOVE_PREVIOUS_LOGS: bool = true;
const DIRECTORY_KEY: &str = "directory";
const DEFAULT_DIRECTORY: &str = "./";
const BASENAME_KEY: &str = "basename";
const EXTENSION_KEY: &str = "extension"; 
const MAXSIZE_KEY: &str = "maxsize";
const DEPTH_KEY: &str = "depth";




const SIZEUM_BYTE: &str = "B";
const SIZEUM_KILOBYTE: &str = "KB";
const SIZEUM_MEGABYTE: &str = "MB";
const SIZEUM_GIGABYTE: &str = "GB";
const SIZEUM_TERABYTE: &str = "TB";


const VALID_SIZEUMS: [&str; 5] = [
    SIZEUM_BYTE,
    SIZEUM_KILOBYTE,
    SIZEUM_MEGABYTE,
    SIZEUM_GIGABYTE,
    SIZEUM_TERABYTE
];


const APPNAME_BASENAME_PLACEHOLDER: &str = "appname";
const DATETIMEUTC_BASENAME_PLACEHOLDER: &str = "datetime:utc";
const DATETIMELOC_BASENAME_PLACEHOLDER: &str = "datetime:loc";

const BASENAME_APPNAME_PLACEHOLDER_IDX: usize = 0usize;
const BASENAME_DATETIMEUTC_PLACEHOLDER_IDX: usize = BASENAME_APPNAME_PLACEHOLDER_IDX + 1usize;
const BASENAME_DATETIMELOC_PLACEHOLDER_IDX: usize = BASENAME_DATETIMEUTC_PLACEHOLDER_IDX + 1usize;
const BASENAME_PLACEHOLDER_NUM: usize = BASENAME_DATETIMELOC_PLACEHOLDER_IDX + 1usize;
pub (crate) const VALID_BASENAME_PLACEHOLDERS: [&str; BASENAME_PLACEHOLDER_NUM] = [
    APPNAME_BASENAME_PLACEHOLDER, 
    DATETIMEUTC_BASENAME_PLACEHOLDER, 
    DATETIMELOC_BASENAME_PLACEHOLDER
];

// Size unit measure enumeration
enum SizeUm {
    B(u64),
    KB(u64),
    MB(u64),
    GB(u64),
    TB(u64)
}

// Size unit measure enumeration implementation
impl SizeUm {
    // Return size unit measure factor value
    fn unwrap(&self) -> u64 {
        match self {
            Self::B(value) => value.clone(),
            Self::KB(value) => value.clone(),
            Self::MB(value) => value.clone(),
            Self::GB(value) => value.clone(),
            Self::TB(value) => value.clone()
        }
    }
}

// Size unit measure format error object
struct SizeUmFormatError {
    message: String
}

// Display trait implementaion of a size unit measure format error object
impl Display for SizeUmFormatError {
    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
        write!(f, "{}", self.message)
    }
}

// FromStr trait implementaion of a size unit measure enumeration
impl FromStr for SizeUm {
    type Err = SizeUmFormatError;

    fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
        let s_uppercase = s.to_uppercase();
        let result: Result<Self, Self::Err>; 
        if SIZEUM_BYTE == s_uppercase {
            result = Ok(Self::B(1u64))
        } else if SIZEUM_KILOBYTE == s_uppercase {
            result = Ok(Self::KB(1024u64))
        } else if SIZEUM_MEGABYTE == s_uppercase {
            result =  Ok(Self::MB(1024u64 * 1024u64))
        } else if SIZEUM_GIGABYTE == s_uppercase {
            result = Ok(Self::GB(1024u64 * 1024u64 * 1024u64))
        } else if SIZEUM_TERABYTE == s_uppercase {
            result =  Ok(Self::TB(1024u64 * 1024u64 * 1024u64 * 1024u64))
        } else {
            result = Err(SizeUmFormatError { message: format!("'{s}' is not a valid user measure value valid are: ({})",
                VALID_SIZEUMS.join(", ")) });
        }
        result        
    }
}

// Replace in a file basename a valid placeholder with its real value
// * `log_handler_name` log handler name
// * `type_name` log handler type name
// * `basename` file base name
// * `appname` application name
fn replace_basename_placeholder(log_handler_name: &str, 
                                type_name: &str, 
                                basename: &mut String, 
                                appname: &str) {
    let mut idx = 0usize;
    for valid_placeholder in VALID_BASENAME_PLACEHOLDERS {
        let placeholder = format!("%{{{}}}", valid_placeholder);
        if basename.contains(&placeholder) {
            match idx {
                BASENAME_APPNAME_PLACEHOLDER_IDX => {
                    *basename = basename.replace(&placeholder, appname);
                },
                BASENAME_DATETIMEUTC_PLACEHOLDER_IDX => {
                    let datetime = OffsetDateTime::now_utc();
                    let ts_format = format_description!("[year][month][day]_[hour][minute][second]_[offset_hour sign:mandatory][offset_second]").to_vec();
                    let ts_string = datetime.format(&ts_format).unwrap_or_else(|e| {
                        format!("{:#}", e)
                    });
                    *basename = basename.replace(&placeholder, &ts_string);
                },
                BASENAME_DATETIMELOC_PLACEHOLDER_IDX => {
                    let datetime = OffsetDateTime::now_local().unwrap_or_else(|error| {
                        eprintln!("Log handler '{}' type '{}' error: {} utc time ussed", log_handler_name, type_name, error);
                        OffsetDateTime::now_utc()
                    });
                    let ts_format = format_description!("[year][month][day]_[hour][minute][second]_[offset_hour sign:mandatory][offset_second]").to_vec();
                    let ts_string = datetime.format(&ts_format).unwrap_or_else(|e| {
                        format!("{:#}", e)
                    });
                    *basename = basename.replace(&placeholder, &ts_string);
                },
                _ => {}                    
            }
            idx = idx + 1;
        }
    }
}

// Rolling file log handler factory object
pub (crate) struct RollingFileLogHandlerFactory {

}

// LogHandlerFactory trait implementation for Rolling file log handler factory object 
impl LogHandlerFactory for RollingFileLogHandlerFactory {
    // Return log handler type name
    fn type_name(&self) -> &str {
        "file"
    }

    // Check Rolling file log handler configuration parametrs 
    // * `self` itself reference
    // * `settings` reference to mdlogger settings file
    // * `log_handler_name` log handler name (SECTION name of settings file)
    fn check_parameters(&self, settings: &Settings, log_handler_name: &str) -> Result<(), String> {
        check_log_handler_common_parameters(settings, self.type_name(), log_handler_name)?;
        
        let basename = settings.get(log_handler_name, BASENAME_KEY, "".to_string());
        if basename.error.len() > 0 {
            return Err(format!("Log handler: '{}' type: '{}' error: '{}'", log_handler_name, self.type_name(), basename.error));
        }

        if 0 == basename.value.len() {
            return Err(format!("Log handler: '{}' type: '{}' error: missing or empty '{}'", log_handler_name, self.type_name(), BASENAME_KEY));
        }

        let mut valid_placeholders: Vec<&str> = vec![];
        for placeholder in VALID_BASENAME_PLACEHOLDERS {
            valid_placeholders.push(placeholder);
        }
        check_pattern(&basename.value, &valid_placeholders)?;

        let maxsize = settings.get(log_handler_name, MAXSIZE_KEY,String::new());
        if maxsize.error.len() > 0 {
            return Err(format!("Log handler: '{}' type: '{}' error: '{}'", 
                        log_handler_name, self.type_name(), maxsize.error));
        }
        if maxsize.value.is_empty(){
            return Err(format!("Log handler: '{}' type: '{}' error: '{}' cannot be empty",
                        log_handler_name, self.type_name(), MAXSIZE_KEY));
        }

        let regex = &format!(r"^(?P<maxsize>[0-9]+)(?P<sizeum>{})$", VALID_SIZEUMS.join("|"));
        match Regex::new(regex) {
            Ok(re) => {
                if !re.is_match(&maxsize.value) {
                    return Err(format!("{} not valid, has to be [:digit:]({})",
                        maxsize.value, VALID_SIZEUMS.join("|")));
                }
                let caps = re.captures(&maxsize.value).unwrap();
                let cap = &caps["maxsize"];
                let base_maxsize: i64 = cap.parse::<i64>().unwrap_or(0i64);

                if base_maxsize <= 0i64 {
                    return Err(format!("Log handler: '{}' type: '{}' error: '{}' {} as to be greater than 0",
                    log_handler_name, self.type_name(), MAXSIZE_KEY, base_maxsize));
                }

                let cap = &caps["sizeum"];

                if let Err(parse_error) = cap.parse::<SizeUm>() {
                    return Err(format!("Log handler: '{}' type: '{}' error: '{}' {}",
                    log_handler_name, self.type_name(), MAXSIZE_KEY, parse_error));
                }
            },
            Err(error) => {
                return Err(format!("{}", error));
            }
        }

        Ok(())
    }

    // Create a Rolling file log handler
    // * `self` itself reference
    // * `settings` reference to mdlogger settings file
    // * `log_handler_name` log handler name (SECTION name of settings file)
    // * `appname` application name as passed to mdlogger::initialize funtion
    // * `appver` application version as passed to mdlogger::initialize funtion
    fn create_log_handler(&self, settings: &Settings, log_handler_name: &str, appname: &str, appver: &str) -> Box<dyn LogHandler> {
        let mut enabled = false;
        let mut pattern =  String::new();
        let mut timestamp_format = String::new();
        let mut msg_types_enabled: [bool; LOG_MSG_TYPE_NUM] = [false, false, false, false, false]; 
        let mut msg_types_text: [String; LOG_MSG_TYPE_NUM] = [
            String::new(), String::new(), String::new(),
            String::new(), String::new()
        ];
        let mut message_format = String::new();
        get_log_handler_common_parameters(
            &mut enabled, &mut pattern, &mut timestamp_format,
            &mut msg_types_enabled, &mut msg_types_text,
            &mut message_format, settings, log_handler_name,
        pretty_function!());
        
        let remove_previous_logs = settings.get(log_handler_name, REMOVE_PREVIOUS_LOGS_KEY, DEFAULT_REMOVE_PREVIOUS_LOGS).value;
        let directory = settings.get(log_handler_name, DIRECTORY_KEY, DEFAULT_DIRECTORY.to_string()).value;
        let mut basename = settings.get(log_handler_name, BASENAME_KEY, APPNAME_BASENAME_PLACEHOLDER.to_string()).value;
        let mut extension = settings.get(log_handler_name, EXTENSION_KEY, "".to_string()).value;
        
        replace_basename_placeholder(log_handler_name, 
                                        self.type_name(), 
                                        &mut basename, appname);


        if !extension.starts_with(".") {
            extension = format!(".{}", extension);
        }
        
        let maxsize = &settings.get(log_handler_name, MAXSIZE_KEY, String::from("2GB")).value;
        let mut base_maxsize = 2u64;
        let mut sizeum = String::from(SIZEUM_GIGABYTE);
        let mut factor : u64 = sizeum.parse::<SizeUm>().unwrap_or(SizeUm::B(1024u64)).unwrap();
        let regex = &format!(r"^(?P<maxsize>[0-9]+)(?P<sizeum>{})$", VALID_SIZEUMS.join("|"));
        match Regex::new(regex) {
            Ok(re) => {
                let caps = re.captures(maxsize).unwrap();
                let cap = &caps["maxsize"];
                base_maxsize = cap.parse::<u64>().unwrap_or(0u64);

                sizeum = caps["sizeum"].to_string();

                match sizeum.parse::<SizeUm>() {
                    Ok(um) => {
                        factor = um.unwrap();
                    },
                    Err(_) => {
                        factor = 1024u64;
                    }
                }
            },
            Err(_error) => {
                
            }
        }

        let maxsize = base_maxsize * factor;
        let depth = settings.get(log_handler_name, DEPTH_KEY, 3u32).value;


        let dir_path = Path::new(&directory);
        if dir_path.exists() && remove_previous_logs {
            if let Ok(files) = read_dir(dir_path) {
                for file in files {
                    if let Ok(dir_entry) = file {
                        if let Ok(filedata) = dir_entry.metadata() {
                            if filedata.is_file() {
                                if let Err(ioerror) = remove_file(dir_entry.path()) {
                                    eprintln!("Cannot remove '{}': {:#}", 
                                        dir_entry.path().as_os_str().to_str().unwrap_or(""),
                                        ioerror);
                                }
                            }
                        } 
                    }
                }
            }
        } else if !dir_path.exists() {
            if let Err(ioerror) = create_dir(dir_path) {
                eprintln!("Cannot create directory '{}': {:#} '{}' disabled", 
                dir_path.as_os_str().to_str().unwrap_or(""), ioerror, log_handler_name);
                enabled = false;
            }
        }
        
        Box::new(
            RollingFileLogHandler::new(log_handler_name.to_string(), 
            enabled,
            timestamp_format, 
            msg_types_enabled, 
            msg_types_text,
            message_format,
            pattern,
            appname.to_string(),
            appver.to_string(),
            remove_previous_logs,
            directory,
            basename,
            extension,
            maxsize,
            base_maxsize,
            sizeum,
            depth))
    }
}

// Rolling file log handler object
struct RollingFileLogHandler {
    base: LogHandlerBase,
    remove_previous_logs: bool,
    directory: String,
    basename: String,
    extension: String,
    maxsize: u64,
    base_maxsize: u64,
    sizeum: String,
    depth: u32,
    current_depth: u32,
}

// Rolling file log handler object implementation
impl RollingFileLogHandler{

    // Create a Rolling file log handler object
    // * `name` log handler name
    // * `enabled` log handler enabling flag
    // * `timestamp_format` time stampt format
    // * `msg_types_enabled` log message type enabling flags
    // * `msg_types_text` log message type texts
    // * `message_format` log message output format (plain , json, json_pretty)
    // * `pattern` log message format pattern
    // * `appname` application name as passed to mdlogger::initialize funtion
    // * `appver` application version as passed to mdlogger::initialize funtion
    // * `remove_previous_logs` flag indicating if log handler has to remove previous log files
    // * `directory` directory where log handler stores log files
    // * `basename` log file base name
    // * `extension` log file extension
    // * `maxsize` log file calculated maximum size
    // * `base_maxsize` log file maximum size as found in configuration sttings file
    // * `sizeum` log file size unit measure    
    // * `depth` log file rolling depth
    fn new(name: String,
        enabled: bool,
        timestamp_format: String,
        msg_types_enabled: [bool; LOG_MSG_TYPE_NUM],
        msg_types_text: [String; LOG_MSG_TYPE_NUM],
        message_format: String, 
        pattern: String,
        appname: String,
        appver: String,
        remove_previous_logs: bool,
        directory: String,
        basename: String,
        extension: String,
        maxsize: u64,
        base_maxsize: u64,
        sizeum: String,    
        depth: u32
    ) -> Self {
        Self {
            base: LogHandlerBase::new(name,
                                    enabled,
                                    timestamp_format,
                                    msg_types_enabled,
                                    msg_types_text,
                                    message_format,
                                    pattern, appname, appver),
            remove_previous_logs,
            directory,
            basename,
            extension,
            maxsize,
            base_maxsize,
            sizeum,
            depth,
            current_depth: 0
        }
    }

    // Return the current log file name according the current depth value
    fn get_current_file_name(&self) -> String {
        let result: String;
        if 0 == self.current_depth {
            result = format!("{}/{}{}", self.directory, self.basename, self.extension);
        } else {
            result = format!("{}/{}_{}{}", self.directory, self.basename, self.current_depth, self.extension);
        }

        result
    }
}

// LogHandler trait implementation for Rolling file log handler
impl LogHandler for RollingFileLogHandler {

    // Return log handler name
    fn get_name(&self) ->&String {
        self.base.get_name()
    }

    // Return if log handler is enabled
    fn is_enabled(&self) ->bool {
        self.base.is_enabled()
    }

    // Return if log handler is enabled to log a specific message type
    // * `self` itself reference
    // * `msg_type` log message type to check for
    fn is_msg_type_enabled(&self, msg_type: &LogMsgType) -> bool{
        self.base.is_msg_type_enabled(msg_type)
    }

    // Return log handler messag format pattern
    fn get_pattern(&self) ->&String {
        &self.base.get_pattern()
    }

    // Return a json Value representing log handler configuration
    fn get_config(&self) -> Value {
        let mut config = self.base.get_config();
        config.insert( String::from(REMOVE_PREVIOUS_LOGS_KEY), json!(self.remove_previous_logs));
        config.insert(String::from(DIRECTORY_KEY), json!(self.directory));
        config.insert(String::from(BASENAME_KEY), json!(self.basename));
        config.insert(String::from(EXTENSION_KEY), json!(self.extension));

        let maxsize = format!("{}{}", self.base_maxsize, self.sizeum);
        config.insert(String::from(MAXSIZE_KEY), json!(maxsize));
        config.insert(String::from(DEPTH_KEY), json!(self.depth));

        Value::Object(config)
    }

    // Set log handler configuration value
    // * `self` itself mutable reference
    // * `key` log message configuration key
    // * `value` log message new configuration value
    fn set_config(&mut self, key: &str, value: &Value) -> Result<Option<String>, String> {
        if self.base.is_abaseconfig(key) {
            return self.base.set_config(key, value);
        } else if REMOVE_PREVIOUS_LOGS_KEY == key {
            if let Some(_remove) = value.as_bool() {
                return Ok(Some(format!("Changing '{}' has meaning only if you save it for next run",
                                key)));
            } else {
                return Err(String::from("needs a boolean value"));    
            }
        }  else if DIRECTORY_KEY == key {
            if let Some(_directory) = value.as_str() {
                return Ok(Some(format!("Changing '{}' has meaning only if you save it for next run",
                                key)));
            } else {
                return Err(String::from("needs a string value"));    
            }
        } else if BASENAME_KEY == key {
            if let Some(_basename) = value.as_str() {
                return Ok(Some(format!("Changing '{}' has meaning only if you save it for next run",
                                key)));
            } else {
                return Err(String::from("needs a string value"));    
            }
        } else if EXTENSION_KEY == key {
            if let Some(extension) = value.as_str() {
                if false == extension.starts_with(".") {
                    return Ok(Some(format!("Changing '{}' has meaning only if you save it for next run",
                                    key)));
                } else {
                    return Err(format!("'{}' first character cannot be '.'", extension));
                }
            } else {
                return Err(String::from("needs a string value"));
            }
        } else if MAXSIZE_KEY == key {
            if let Some(maxsize) = value.as_str() {
                let regex = &format!(r"^(?P<maxsize>[0-9]+)(?P<sizeum>{})$", VALID_SIZEUMS.join("|"));
                match Regex::new(regex) {
                    Ok(re) => {
                        if !re.is_match(maxsize) {
                            return Err(format!("{} not valid, has to be [:digit:]({})",
                                maxsize, VALID_SIZEUMS.join("|")));
                        }
                        let caps = re.captures(maxsize).unwrap();
                        let cap = &caps["maxsize"];
                        let base_maxsize: u64 = cap.parse::<u64>().unwrap_or(0u64);

                        let sizeum = &caps["sizeum"];

                        let factor : u64;
                        match sizeum.parse::<SizeUm>() {
                            Ok(um) => {
                                factor = um.unwrap();
                            },
                            Err(_) => {
                                factor = 1024u64;
                            }
                        }
                        let maxsize = base_maxsize * factor;
                        if maxsize > 0 {
                            self.maxsize = maxsize;
                            self.base_maxsize = base_maxsize;
                            self.sizeum = sizeum.to_string();
                        }
                    },
                    Err(error) => {
                        return Err(format!("{}", error));
                    }
                }
                return Ok(None);
            } else {
                return Err(String::from("needs an string value"));                
            }
        } else if DEPTH_KEY == key {
            if let Some(depth) = value.as_i64() {
                if depth > 0 {
                    self.depth = depth as u32;
                    return Ok(None);
                } else {
                    return Err(String::from("needs an integer greater than 0 value"));                
                }
            } else {
                return Err(String::from("needs an integer value"));                
            }
        } else {
            return Err(String::from("is not a valid parameter"));
        }    
    }

    // Log handler log function
    // * `self` itself mutable reference
    // * `msg_type` log message type enumeration
    // * `log_message` log message object
    fn log(&mut self, msg_type: &LogMsgType, log_message: &LogMessage) {
        if self.is_enabled() && self.is_msg_type_enabled(msg_type) {
            let formatted_message = log_message.formatted_message(
                self.base.get_message_format(),
                self.base.get_pattern(),
                self.base.get_appname(),
                self.base.get_appver(),
                self.base.get_timestamp_format(),
                self.base.get_msg_types_text());
            let mut current_file_name = self.get_current_file_name();
            let mut filepath = Path::new(&current_file_name);
            if filepath.exists() {
                let filemetadata = metadata(filepath);
                if let Ok(filedata) = filemetadata {
                    if filedata.len() + formatted_message.len() as u64 > self.maxsize {
                        self.current_depth = (self.current_depth  + 1) % self.depth;
                        current_file_name = self.get_current_file_name();
                        filepath = Path::new(&current_file_name);
                        if filepath.exists() {
                            if let Err(ioerror) = remove_file(filepath) {
                                eprintln!("Log hamdler '{}',  cannot remove '{}': {:#}, log redirected to stdout", 
                                self.get_name(), filepath.as_os_str().to_str().unwrap_or(&current_file_name), 
                                ioerror);
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
            match OpenOptions::new().create(true).write(true).append(true).open(filepath){
                Ok(mut file) => {
                    if let Err(ioerror) = writeln!(file, "{}", formatted_message) {
                        eprintln!("Log hamdler '{}',  cannot open '{}': {:#}, log redirected to stdout", 
                                self.get_name(), filepath.as_os_str().to_str().unwrap_or(&current_file_name), 
                                ioerror);
                        println!("{}", formatted_message);
                    }
                },
                Err(ioerror) => {
                    eprintln!("Cannot open '{}': {:#}, log redirected to stdout", 
                            current_file_name, ioerror);
                    println!("{}", formatted_message);
                }
            }
        }
    }


}