Added periodic flusher support, and fixed some registry issues

README.md

@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ void rotating_example()
     auto rotating_logger = spdlog::rotating_logger_mt("some_logger_name", "logs/rotating.txt", 1048576 * 5, 3);
 }
 ```
+
 ---
 #### Daily files
 ```c++
@@ -157,6 +158,16 @@ void daily_example()
 }
 
 ```
+
+---
+#### Periodic flush
+```c++
+// periodically flush all *registered* loggers every 3 seconds:
+// warning: only use if all your loggers are thread safe!
+spdlog::flush_every(std::chrono::seconds(3));
+
+```
+
 ---
 #### Asynchronous logging
 ```c++

example/example.cpp

@@ -45,8 +45,14 @@ int main(int, char *[])
         // custom  error handler
         err_handler_example();
 
+        // flush all *registered* loggers using a worker thread every 3 seconds.
+		// note: registered loggers *must* be thread safe for this to work correctly!
+        spdlog::flush_every(std::chrono::seconds(3));
+
         // apply some function on all registered loggers
-        spdlog::apply_all([&](std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> l) { l->info("End of example."); });
+        spdlog::apply_all([&](std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> l) {
+            l->info("End of example.");
+        });
 
         // Release and close all loggers
         spdlog::drop_all();
@@ -172,7 +178,9 @@ void user_defined_example()
 void err_handler_example()
 {
     // can be set globally or per logger(logger->set_error_handler(..))
-    spdlog::set_error_handler([](const std::string &msg) { spdlog::get("console")->error("*** ERROR HANDLER EXAMPLE ***: {}", msg); });
+    spdlog::set_error_handler([](const std::string &msg) {
+        spdlog::get("console")->error("*** ERROR HANDLER EXAMPLE ***: {}", msg);
+    });
     spdlog::get("console")->info("some invalid message to trigger an error {}{}{}{}", 3);
 }
 

example/example.sln

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
-# Visual Studio 15
+# Visual Studio 2013
-VisualStudioVersion = 15.0.27428.2037
+VisualStudioVersion = 12.0.40629.0
 MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 10.0.40219.1
 Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "example", "example.vcxproj", "{9E5AB93A-0CCE-4BAC-9FCB-0FC9CB5EB8D2}"
 EndProject
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "details", "details", "{08E9
 		..\include\spdlog\details\null_mutex.h = ..\include\spdlog\details\null_mutex.h
 		..\include\spdlog\details\os.h = ..\include\spdlog\details\os.h
 		..\include\spdlog\details\pattern_formatter.h = ..\include\spdlog\details\pattern_formatter.h
+		..\include\spdlog\details\periodic_worker.h = ..\include\spdlog\details\periodic_worker.h
 		..\include\spdlog\details\registry.h = ..\include\spdlog\details\registry.h
 		..\include\spdlog\details\spdlog_impl.h = ..\include\spdlog\details\spdlog_impl.h
 		..\include\spdlog\details\thread_pool.h = ..\include\spdlog\details\thread_pool.h
@@ -101,16 +102,4 @@ Global
 	GlobalSection(ExtensibilityGlobals) = postSolution
 		SolutionGuid = {1BF53532-C5DC-4236-B195-9E17CBE40A48}
 	EndGlobalSection
-	GlobalSection(Performance) = preSolution
-		HasPerformanceSessions = true
-	EndGlobalSection
-	GlobalSection(Performance) = preSolution
-		HasPerformanceSessions = true
-	EndGlobalSection
-	GlobalSection(Performance) = preSolution
-		HasPerformanceSessions = true
-	EndGlobalSection
-	GlobalSection(Performance) = preSolution
-		HasPerformanceSessions = true
-	EndGlobalSection
 EndGlobal

example/example.vcxproj

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v141</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v120</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'" Label="Configuration">
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v141</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v120</PlatformToolset>
     <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
     <ClCompile>
       <PrecompiledHeader>
       </PrecompiledHeader>
-      <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
+      <WarningLevel>Level4</WarningLevel>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;_LIB;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\include;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>

include/spdlog/async.h

@@ -19,8 +19,12 @@
 #include "spdlog/details/thread_pool.h"
 
 #include <memory>
+
 namespace spdlog {
 
+namespace details {
+static const size_t default_async_q_size = 8192;
+}
 
 // async logger factory - creates async loggers backed with thread pool.
 // if a global thread pool doesn't already exist, create it with default queue size of 8192 items and single thread.
@@ -32,11 +36,11 @@ struct async_factory_impl
     {
         using details::registry;
 
-        std::lock_guard<registry::MutexT> lock(registry::instance().tp_mutex());
+        std::lock_guard<std::recursive_mutex> lock(registry::instance().tp_mutex());
         auto tp = registry::instance().get_thread_pool();
         if (tp == nullptr)
         {
-            tp = std::make_shared<details::thread_pool>(8192, 1);
+            tp = std::make_shared<details::thread_pool>(details::default_async_q_size, 1);
             registry::instance().set_thread_pool(tp);
         }
 
@@ -62,7 +66,7 @@ inline std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> create_async_nb(const std::string &logger
 {
     return async_factory_nonblock::create<Sink>(logger_name, std::forward<SinkArgs>(sink_args)...);
 }
-    
+
 
 // set global thread pool.
 inline void init_thread_pool(size_t q_size, size_t thread_count)

include/spdlog/details/registry.h

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 #include "spdlog/common.h"
 #include "spdlog/logger.h"
+#include "spdlog/details/periodic_worker.h"
 
 #include <chrono>
 #include <functional>
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ public:
 
     void register_logger(std::shared_ptr<logger> new_logger)
     {
-        std::lock_guard<Mutex> lock(mutex_);
+        std::lock_guard<Mutex> lock(loggers_mutex_);
         auto logger_name = new_logger->name();
         throw_if_exists_(logger_name);
         loggers_[logger_name] = new_logger;
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ public:
 
     void register_and_init(std::shared_ptr<logger> new_logger)
     {
-        std::lock_guard<Mutex> lock(mutex_);
+        std::lock_guard<Mutex> lock(loggers_mutex_);
         auto logger_name = new_logger->name();
         throw_if_exists_(logger_name);
 
@@ -63,26 +64,26 @@ public:
 
     std::shared_ptr<logger> get(const std::string &logger_name)
     {
-        std::lock_guard<Mutex> lock(mutex_);
+        std::lock_guard<Mutex> lock(loggers_mutex_);
         auto found = loggers_.find(logger_name);
         return found == loggers_.end() ? nullptr : found->second;
     }
 
     void set_thread_pool(std::shared_ptr<thread_pool> tp)
     {
-        std::lock_guard<Mutex> lock(mutex_);
+        std::lock_guard<decltype(tp_mutex_)> lock(tp_mutex_);
         tp_ = std::move(tp);
     }
 
     std::shared_ptr<thread_pool> get_thread_pool()
     {
-        std::lock_guard<Mutex> lock(mutex_);
+        std::lock_guard<decltype(tp_mutex_)> lock(tp_mutex_);
         return tp_;
     }
 
     void set_pattern(const std::string &pattern, pattern_time_type time_type)
     {
-        std::lock_guard<Mutex> lock(mutex_);
+        std::lock_guard<Mutex> lock(loggers_mutex_);
         formatter_pattern_ = pattern;
         pattern_time_type_ = time_type;
         for (auto &l : loggers_)
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ public:
 
     void set_level(level::level_enum log_level)
     {
-        std::lock_guard<Mutex> lock(mutex_);
+        std::lock_guard<Mutex> lock(loggers_mutex_);
         for (auto &l : loggers_)
         {
             l.second->set_level(log_level);
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ public:
 
     void flush_on(level::level_enum log_level)
     {
-        std::lock_guard<Mutex> lock(mutex_);
+        std::lock_guard<Mutex> lock(loggers_mutex_);
         for (auto &l : loggers_)
         {
             l.second->flush_on(log_level);
@@ -111,6 +112,13 @@ public:
         flush_level_ = log_level;
     }
 
+    void flush_every(std::chrono::seconds interval)
+    {
+        std::lock_guard<Mutex> lock(loggers_mutex_);
+        std::function<void()> clbk(std::bind(&registry_t::flush_all, this));
+        periodic_flusher_.reset(new periodic_worker(clbk, interval));
+    }
+
     void set_error_handler(log_err_handler handler)
     {
         for (auto &l : loggers_)
@@ -122,7 +130,7 @@ public:
 
     void apply_all(std::function<void(std::shared_ptr<logger>)> fun)
     {
-        std::lock_guard<Mutex> lock(mutex_);
+        std::lock_guard<Mutex> lock(loggers_mutex_);
         for (auto &l : loggers_)
         {
             fun(l.second);
@@ -131,24 +139,24 @@ public:
 
     void drop(const std::string &logger_name)
     {
-        std::lock_guard<Mutex> lock(mutex_);
+        std::lock_guard<Mutex> lock(loggers_mutex_);
         loggers_.erase(logger_name);
     }
 
     void drop_all()
     {
         {
-            std::lock_guard<Mutex> lock(mutex_);
+            std::lock_guard<Mutex> lock(loggers_mutex_);
             loggers_.clear();
         }
 
         {
-            std::lock_guard<Mutex> lock(tp_mutex_);
+            std::lock_guard<decltype(tp_mutex_)> lock(tp_mutex_);
             tp_.reset();
         }
     }
 
-    Mutex &tp_mutex()
+    std::recursive_mutex &tp_mutex()
     {
         return tp_mutex_;
     }
@@ -162,6 +170,11 @@ public:
 private:
     registry_t<Mutex>() = default;
 
+    ~registry_t<Mutex>()
+    {
+        periodic_flusher_.reset();
+    }
+
     void throw_if_exists_(const std::string &logger_name)
     {
         if (loggers_.find(logger_name) != loggers_.end())
@@ -170,8 +183,17 @@ private:
         }
     }
 
-    Mutex mutex_;
+    void flush_all()
-    Mutex tp_mutex_;
+    {
+        std::lock_guard<Mutex> lock(loggers_mutex_);
+        for (auto &l : loggers_)
+        {
+            l.second->flush();
+        }
+    }
+
+    Mutex loggers_mutex_;
+    std::recursive_mutex tp_mutex_;
     std::unordered_map<std::string, std::shared_ptr<logger>> loggers_;
     std::string formatter_pattern_ = "%+";
     pattern_time_type pattern_time_type_ = pattern_time_type::local;
@@ -179,6 +201,7 @@ private:
     level::level_enum flush_level_ = level::off;
     log_err_handler err_handler_;
     std::shared_ptr<thread_pool> tp_;
+    std::unique_ptr<periodic_worker> periodic_flusher_;
 };
 
 #ifdef SPDLOG_NO_REGISTRY_MUTEX

include/spdlog/spdlog.h

@@ -71,6 +71,14 @@ inline void flush_on(level::level_enum log_level)
     details::registry::instance().flush_on(log_level);
 }
 
+// Start/Restart a periodic flusher thread
+// Warning: Use only if all your loggers are thread safe!
+inline void flush_every(std::chrono::seconds interval)
+{
+    details::registry::instance().flush_every(interval);
+}
+
+
 // Set global error handler
 inline void set_error_handler(log_err_handler handler)
 {

tests/test_async.cpp

@@ -27,34 +27,34 @@ TEST_CASE("discard policy ", "[async]")
     using namespace spdlog;
     auto test_sink = std::make_shared<sinks::test_sink_mt>();
     size_t queue_size = 2;
-    size_t messages = 1024;
+    size_t messages = 10240;
-    {
-        auto tp = std::make_shared<details::thread_pool>(queue_size, 1);
-        auto logger = std::make_shared<async_logger>("as", test_sink, tp, async_overflow_policy::overrun_oldest);
-        for (size_t i = 0; i < messages; i++)
-        {
-            logger->info("Hello message #{}", i);
-        }
-    }
 
+    auto tp = std::make_shared<details::thread_pool>(queue_size, 1);
+    auto logger = std::make_shared<async_logger>("as", test_sink, tp, async_overflow_policy::overrun_oldest);
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < messages; i++)
+    {
+        logger->info("Hello message");
+    }
     REQUIRE(test_sink->msg_counter() < messages);
+
 }
 
 TEST_CASE("discard policy using factory ", "[async]")
 {
     using namespace spdlog;
-    //auto test_sink = std::make_shared<sinks::test_sink_mt>();
     size_t queue_size = 2;
-    size_t messages = 1024;
+    size_t messages = 10240;
-    {        
+    spdlog::init_thread_pool(queue_size, 1);
-        auto logger = spdlog::create_async_nb<sinks::test_sink_mt>("as2");
+
-        for (size_t i = 0; i < messages; i++)
+    auto logger = spdlog::create_async_nb<sinks::test_sink_mt>("as2");
-        {
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < messages; i++)
-            logger->info("Hello message #{}", i);
+    {
-        }
+        logger->info("Hello message");
-        auto sink = std::static_pointer_cast<sinks::test_sink_mt>(logger->sinks()[0]);
+    }
-		REQUIRE(sink->msg_counter() < messages);
+    auto sink = std::static_pointer_cast<sinks::test_sink_mt>(logger->sinks()[0]);
-    }    
+    REQUIRE(sink->msg_counter() < messages);
+    spdlog::drop_all();
+
 }
 
 TEST_CASE("flush", "[async]")
@@ -73,11 +73,27 @@ TEST_CASE("flush", "[async]")
 
         logger->flush();
     }
-    std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(250));
+    //std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(250));
     REQUIRE(test_sink->msg_counter() == messages);
     REQUIRE(test_sink->flush_counter() == 1);
 }
 
+
+TEST_CASE("async periodic flush", "[async]")
+{
+    using namespace spdlog;
+
+    auto logger = spdlog::create_async<sinks::test_sink_mt>("as");
+
+    auto test_sink = std::static_pointer_cast<sinks::test_sink_mt>(logger->sinks()[0]);
+
+    spdlog::flush_every(std::chrono::seconds(1));
+    std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(1100));
+    REQUIRE(test_sink->flush_counter() == 1);
+    spdlog::flush_every(std::chrono::seconds(0));
+    spdlog::drop_all();
+}
+
 TEST_CASE("tp->wait_empty() ", "[async]")
 {
     using namespace spdlog;

tests/test_misc.cpp

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "includes.h"
+#include "test_sink.h"
 
 template<class T>
 std::string log_info(const T &what, spdlog::level::level_enum logger_level = spdlog::level::info)
@@ -75,3 +76,19 @@ TEST_CASE("to_level_enum", "[convert_to_level_enum]")
     REQUIRE(spdlog::level::from_str("off") == spdlog::level::off);
     REQUIRE(spdlog::level::from_str("null") == spdlog::level::off);
 }
+
+
+TEST_CASE("periodic flush", "[periodic_flush]")
+{
+    using namespace spdlog;
+
+    auto logger = spdlog::create<sinks::test_sink_mt>("periodic_flush");
+
+    auto test_sink = std::static_pointer_cast<sinks::test_sink_mt>(logger->sinks()[0]);
+
+    spdlog::flush_every(std::chrono::seconds(1));
+    std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(1100));
+    REQUIRE(test_sink->flush_counter() == 1);
+    spdlog::flush_every(std::chrono::seconds(0));
+    spdlog::drop_all();
+}

tests/tests.vcxproj

@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">
     <ClCompile>
-      <WarningLevel>Level4</WarningLevel>
+      <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>