source: trunk/sources/HeuristicLab.Hive.Client.Common/Logging.cs @ 880

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#endregion

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Diagnostics;

namespace HeuristicLab.Hive.Client.Common {
  /// <summary>
  /// The Logging class uses the Windows Event logging mechanism. It writes the logs to a custom log 
  /// called "Hive Client". For the creation of the Hive Client Log the program must be executed with
  /// Administrator privileges   
  /// </summary>
  public class Logging {      
    private static Logging instance = null;
    private EventLog eventLogger = null;

    /// <summary>
    /// This is an implementation of the singleton design pattern.
    /// </summary>
    /// <returns>the instance of the logger</returns>
    public static Logging GetInstance() {
      if (instance == null)
        instance = new Logging();
      return instance;
    }

    private Logging() {      
      eventLogger = new EventLog("Hive Client");          
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Writes an Info Log-Entry
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="source">string representation of the caller</param>
    /// <param name="message">the message</param>
    public void Info(String source, String message) {
      eventLogger.Source = source;
      eventLogger.WriteEntry(message);      
      eventLogger.Close();
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Writes an Error Log-Entry
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="source">string representation of the caller</param>
    /// <param name="message">the message</param>
    public void Error(String source, String message) {
      eventLogger.Source = source;
      eventLogger.WriteEntry(message, EventLogEntryType.Error);
      eventLogger.Close();
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Writes an Error Log-Entry
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="source">string representation of the caller</param>
    /// <param name="message">the message</param>
    /// <param name="e">the exception</param>
    public void Error(String source, String message, Exception e) {
      eventLogger.Source = source;
      eventLogger.WriteEntry(message +"\n" + e.ToString(), EventLogEntryType.Error);
      eventLogger.Close();
    }
  }
}