Using string mixins for logging

Level:	Novice
Cookbook Type:	Recipe
Cookbook Status:	Draft
Approximate reading time:	10 min 0.166 hr
D Version:	D2

This recipe uses string mixins for implementing a logging facility. The program code is given in the next section. ▶ Try it online

Program Code

import std.traits : PTT=ParameterTypeTuple;
import std.stdio : stderr;
import std.datetime : Clock;
 
template StringOf(TS...)
{
    static if(TS.length == 0)
    {
        enum StringOf = "";
    }
    else static if(TS.length == 1)
    {
        enum StringOf = (TS[0]).stringof;
    }
    else
    {
        enum StringOf = (TS[0]).stringof ~ "," ~ StringOf!(TS[1..$]) ;
    }
}
 
template ArgStringOf(TS...)
{
    static if(TS.length == 0)
    {
        enum ArgStringOf = "";
    }
    else static if(TS.length == 1)
    {
        enum ArgStringOf = TS[0];
    }
    else
    {
        enum ArgStringOf = TS[0] ~ "," ~ ArgStringOf!(TS[1..$]);
    }
}
 
template log(string level, PS...)
{
    //pragma(msg, log);
    enum log = `static if(!__traits(compiles, __FUNCTION__ == ""))` ~ 
                       `{ enum __FUNCTION__ = __traits(identifier, __traits(parent, {})) ~` ~
                                             `"(" ~ StringOf!(PTT!(__traits(parent, {}))) ~ ")";` ~
                       `} stderr.writeln(Clock.currTime(), " [` ~ level ~ `] ", __FILE__, '(', __LINE__, "): ",` ~
                                         `__FUNCTION__, ": ",` ~ ArgStringOf!(PS) ~ `);` ;
}
 
template info(PS...)
{
    enum info = log!("INFO", PS);    
}
 
template warn(PS...)
{
    enum warn = log!("WARN", PS);        
}
 
template error(PS...)
{
    enum error = log!("ERROR", PS);        
}
 
mixin template set_func_name(string fn)
{    
    enum __FUNCTION__ = fn;
}
 
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
import std.exception;
 
auto foo(T)(in T val)
    if(is(T==int) || is(T==string))
{
    mixin set_func_name!("foo(" ~ T.stringof ~ ")"); //workaround for fwd ref issue
    mixin (info!(`"starting"`));
 
    scope(exit) { mixin (info!(`"stopping"`)); }
 
    static if (is(T==int))
        return 1.0123;
    else static if(is(T==string))
        return true;
    else
        static assert(false, "need int or string");    
}
 
void baz()
{
    mixin (info!(`"starting"`));
 
    scope(exit) { mixin (info!(`"stopping"`)); }
    scope(failure) { mixin (warn!(`"exception encountered"`)); }
 
    throw new Exception("bazzzz");
}
 
void main(string[] args)
{
    mixin (info!(`"starting"`));
 
    scope(exit) { mixin (info!(`"stopping"`)); }
 
    mixin (info!(`"foo(1) returned: "`, `foo(1)`));
    mixin (info!(`"foo(\"bar\") returned: "`, `foo("bar")`));
    mixin (info!(`"calling baz()"`));
    try
    {
        baz();
    }
    catch(Exception e)
    {
        mixin (error!(`"Caught exception: "`, `e.toString()`));
    }    
}

Sample Output

2012-Dec-14 19:12:58.5092108 [INFO] /home/c706/c392.d(99): main(string[]): starting
2012-Dec-14 19:12:58.5093317 [INFO] /home/c706/c392.d(75): foo(int): starting
2012-Dec-14 19:12:58.5094113 [INFO] /home/c706/c392.d(77): foo(int): stopping
2012-Dec-14 19:12:58.5093314 [INFO] /home/c706/c392.d(103): main(string[]): foo(1) returned: 1.0123
2012-Dec-14 19:12:58.509528 [INFO] /home/c706/c392.d(75): foo(string): starting
2012-Dec-14 19:12:58.5095605 [INFO] /home/c706/c392.d(77): foo(string): stopping
2012-Dec-14 19:12:58.5095276 [INFO] /home/c706/c392.d(104): main(string[]): foo("bar") returned: true
2012-Dec-14 19:12:58.5096157 [INFO] /home/c706/c392.d(105): main(string[]): calling baz()
2012-Dec-14 19:12:58.5096436 [INFO] /home/c706/c392.d(89): baz(): starting
2012-Dec-14 19:12:58.5096851 [WARN] /home/c706/c392.d(92): baz(): exception encountered
2012-Dec-14 19:12:58.5097154 [INFO] /home/c706/c392.d(91): baz(): stopping
2012-Dec-14 19:12:58.5097433 [ERROR] /home/c706/c392.d(112): main(string[]): Caught exception: object.Exception@/home/c706/c392.d(94): bazzzz
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2012-Dec-14 19:12:58.5097807 [INFO] /home/c706/c392.d(101): main(string[]): stopping