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+/*******************************************************************************
+
+        copyright:      Copyright (c) 2004 Kris Bell. All rights reserved
+
+        license:        BSD style: $(LICENSE)
+      
+        version:        Initial release: May 2004
+        
+        author:         Kris
+
+*******************************************************************************/
+
+module tango.util.log.FileAppender;
+
+private import  tango.util.log.Appender;
+
+private import  tango.io.Buffer,
+                tango.io.FileConst,
+                tango.io.FileConduit;
+
+private import  tango.io.model.IConduit;
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+
+        Append log messages to a file. This basic version has no rollover 
+        support, so it just keeps on adding to the file. There's also a
+        RollingFileAppender that may suit your needs.
+
+*******************************************************************************/
+
+public class FileAppender : Appender
+{
+        private Mask            mask;
+        private Buffer          buffer;
+        private IConduit        conduit_;
+
+        /***********************************************************************
+
+        ***********************************************************************/
+
+        protected this ()
+        {
+        }
+
+        /***********************************************************************
+                
+                Create a basic FileAppender to a file with the specified 
+                path.
+
+        ***********************************************************************/
+
+        this (FilePath fp, EventLayout layout = null)
+        {
+                // Get a unique fingerprint for this instance
+                mask = register (fp.toString);
+        
+                // make it shareable for read
+                auto style = FileConduit.WriteAppending;
+                style.share = FileConduit.Share.Read;
+                setConduit (new FileConduit (fp, style));
+
+                setLayout (layout);
+        }
+
+        /***********************************************************************
+                
+                Create a basic FileAppender to a file with the specified 
+                path, and with the given EventLayout
+
+        ***********************************************************************/
+
+        this (char[] fp, EventLayout layout = null)
+        {
+                this (new FilePath (fp), layout);
+        }
+
+        /***********************************************************************
+                
+                Return the conduit
+
+        ***********************************************************************/
+
+        IConduit conduit ()
+        {
+                return conduit_;
+        }
+
+        /***********************************************************************
+                
+                Set the conduit
+
+        ***********************************************************************/
+
+        protected Buffer setConduit (IConduit conduit)
+        {
+                // create a new buffer upon this conduit
+                conduit_ = conduit;
+                return (buffer = new Buffer(conduit));
+        }
+
+        /***********************************************************************
+                
+                Return the fingerprint for this class
+
+        ***********************************************************************/
+
+        Mask getMask ()
+        {
+                return mask;
+        }
+
+        /***********************************************************************
+                
+                Return the name of this class
+
+        ***********************************************************************/
+
+        char[] getName ()
+        {
+                return this.classinfo.name;
+        }
+                
+        /***********************************************************************
+                
+                Append an event to the output.
+                 
+        ***********************************************************************/
+
+        synchronized void append (Event event)
+        {
+                auto layout = getLayout;
+                buffer.append (layout.header  (event));
+                buffer.append (layout.content (event));
+                buffer.append (layout.footer  (event))
+                      .append (FileConst.NewlineString)
+                      .flush  ();
+        }
+
+        /***********************************************************************
+                
+                Close the file associated with this Appender
+
+        ***********************************************************************/
+
+        synchronized void close ()
+        {
+                if (conduit_)
+                   {
+                   conduit_.detach;
+                   conduit_ = null;
+                   }
+        }
+}
+
+