trunk/test/redirectStdStreams.h

/*
 *  Standard stream redirection for ASCEND unit tests
 *
 *  Copyright (C) 2005 Jerry St.Clair
 *
 *  This file is part of the Ascend Environment.
 *
 *  The Ascend Environment is free software; you can redistribute it
 *  and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 *  published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
 *  License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 *  The Ascend Environment is distributed in hope that it will be useful,
 *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 *  General Public License for more details.
 *
 *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 *  along with the program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
 *  Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA.  Check the file named
 *  COPYING.
 */

/** @file
 *  Centralized redirection of standard streams to file.
 *  Many ASCEND routines print messages.  In a testing context, it
 *  is usually preferable to have output redirected to a file.  This
 *  module provides a centralized location for this code (which may
 *  end up somewhat platform-dependent).
 *  <pre>
 *  Requires:     #include <stdio.h>
 *                #include "utilities/ascConfig.h"
 *
 */

#ifndef REDIRECTSTDSTREAMS_H_SEEN
#define REDIRECTSTDSTREAMS_H_SEEN

/**
 *  Redirects stderr to the specified file.
 *  Returns a pointer to the new stream.  If stderr was already being
 *  redirected to a file, the previous file is closed before the new
 *  redirection is set up.
 */
FILE *redirect_stderr(CONST char *filename);

/**
 *  Restores stderr to the console.
 *  This function closes the redirection file (if any) and
 *  restores stderr to console output.  It returns a pointer
 *  to the new stderr stream.

 */
FILE *reset_stderr(void);

/**
 *  Redirects stdin to the specified file.
 *  Returns a pointer to the new stream.  If stdin was already being
 *  redirected to a file, the previous file is closed before the new
 *  redirection is set up.
 */
FILE *redirect_stdin(CONST char *filename);

/**
 *  Restores stdin to the console.
 *  This function closes the redirection file (if any) and
 *  restores stdin to console output.  It returns a pointer
 *  to the new stdin stream.
 */
FILE *reset_stdin(void);

#endif  /* REDIRECTSTDSTREAMS_H_SEEN */
1	jds	59	/*
2			* Standard stream redirection for ASCEND unit tests
3			*
4			* Copyright (C) 2005 Jerry St.Clair
5			*
6			* This file is part of the Ascend Environment.
7			*
8			* The Ascend Environment is free software; you can redistribute it
9			* and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
10			* published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
11			* License, or (at your option) any later version.
12			*
13			* The Ascend Environment is distributed in hope that it will be useful,
14			* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
15			* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
16			* General Public License for more details.
17			*
18			* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
19			* along with the program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
20			* Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA. Check the file named
21			* COPYING.
22			*/
23
24			/** @file
25			* Centralized redirection of standard streams to file.
26			* Many ASCEND routines print messages. In a testing context, it
27			* is usually preferable to have output redirected to a file. This
28			* module provides a centralized location for this code (which may
29			* end up somewhat platform-dependent).
30			* <pre>
31			* Requires: #include <stdio.h>
32			* #include "utilities/ascConfig.h"
33			*
34			*/
35
36			#ifndef REDIRECTSTDSTREAMS_H_SEEN
37			#define REDIRECTSTDSTREAMS_H_SEEN
38
39			/**
40			* Redirects stderr to the specified file.
41			* Returns a pointer to the new stream. If stderr was already being
42			* redirected to a file, the previous file is closed before the new
43			* redirection is set up.
44			*/
45			FILE redirect_stderr(CONST char filename);
46
47			/**
48			* Restores stderr to the console.
49			* This function closes the redirection file (if any) and
50			* restores stderr to console output. It returns a pointer
51			* to the new stderr stream.
52
53			*/
54			FILE *reset_stderr(void);
55
56			/**
57			* Redirects stdin to the specified file.
58			* Returns a pointer to the new stream. If stdin was already being
59			* redirected to a file, the previous file is closed before the new
60			* redirection is set up.
61			*/
62			FILE redirect_stdin(CONST char filename);
63
64			/**
65			* Restores stdin to the console.
66			* This function closes the redirection file (if any) and
67			* restores stdin to console output. It returns a pointer
68			* to the new stdin stream.
69			*/
70			FILE *reset_stdin(void);
71
72			#endif /* REDIRECTSTDSTREAMS_H_SEEN */