refs #316 Added CLogMessage for logging messages, and corresponding changes to CStatusMessage and CTextMessage.

src/blackgui/components/infowindowcomponent.cpp

@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
             }
 
             this->ui->le_SmSeverity->setText(statusMessage.getSeverityAsString());
-            this->ui->le_SmType->setText(statusMessage.getTypeAsString());
+            this->ui->le_SmType->setText(statusMessage.getCategory()); // TODO should be called ui->le_SmCategory
             this->ui->te_SmStatusMessage->setText(statusMessage.getMessage());
             this->ui->lbl_SmSeverityIcon->setPixmap(statusMessage.toPixmap());
 

src/blackgui/models/statusmessagelistmodel.cpp

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
             this->m_columns.addColumn(CColumn("time", CStatusMessage::IndexTimestamp, new CDateTimeFormatter(CDateTimeFormatter::formatHms())));
             this->m_columns.addColumn(CColumn("severity", CStatusMessage::IndexSeverity));
             this->m_columns.addColumn(CColumn::standardString("message", CStatusMessage::IndexMessage));
-            this->m_columns.addColumn(CColumn::standardString("type", CStatusMessage::IndexTypeAsString));
+            this->m_columns.addColumn(CColumn::standardString("category", CStatusMessage::IndexCategory));
 
             this->m_sortedColumn = CStatusMessage::IndexTimestamp;
             this->m_sortOrder = Qt::DescendingOrder;

src/blackmisc/logmessage.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+/* Copyright (C) 2014
+ * Swift Project Community / Contributors
+ *
+ * This file is part of Swift Project. It is subject to the license terms in the LICENSE file found in the top-level
+ * directory of this distribution and at http://www.swift-project.org/license.html. No part of Swift Project,
+ * including this file, may be copied, modified, propagated, or distributed except according to the terms
+ * contained in the LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+#include "logmessage.h"
+#include "blackmiscfreefunctions.h"
+
+namespace BlackMisc
+{
+
+    CLogMessage &CLogMessage::debugImpl(QString format, QString category)
+    {
+        m_severity = CStatusMessage::SeverityDebug;
+        m_category = category;
+        m_message = format;
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    CLogMessage &CLogMessage::infoImpl(QString format, QString category)
+    {
+        m_severity = CStatusMessage::SeverityInfo;
+        m_category = category;
+        m_message = format;
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    CLogMessage &CLogMessage::warningImpl(QString format, QString category)
+    {
+        m_severity = CStatusMessage::SeverityWarning;
+        m_category = category;
+        m_message = format;
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    CLogMessage &CLogMessage::errorImpl(QString format, QString category)
+    {
+        m_severity = CStatusMessage::SeverityError;
+        m_category = category;
+        m_message = format;
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    CLogMessage::operator CStatusMessage()
+    {
+        m_redundant = true;
+        return { m_category, m_severity, message() };
+    }
+
+    CLogMessage::operator CVariant()
+    {
+        return CVariant::from(static_cast<CStatusMessage>(*this));
+    }
+
+    CLogMessage::~CLogMessage()
+    {
+        // ostream(encodedCategory()) << message(); // QDebug::operator<<(QString) puts quote characters around the message
+
+        // FIXME hack to avoid putting quote characters around the message
+        // should be safe, but still it's horrible, we could directly call qt_message_output instead
+        QByteArray category = encodedCategory();
+        QDebug debug = ostream(category);
+        auto &stream = **reinterpret_cast<QTextStream**>(&debug); // should be safe because it is relying on Qt's guarantee of ABI compatibility
+        stream << message();
+    }
+
+    QByteArray CLogMessage::encodedCategory() const
+    {
+        if (m_category.isEmpty())
+        {
+            return {};
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            QString category = m_category;
+            if (m_severity == CStatusMessage::SeverityDebug) { category = CLogMessageHelper::addDebugFlag(category); }
+            if (m_redundant) { category = CLogMessageHelper::addRedundantFlag(category); }
+            return category.toLatin1();
+        }
+    }
+
+    QDebug CLogMessage::ostream(const QByteArray &category) const
+    {
+        if (m_category.isEmpty())
+        {
+            switch (m_severity)
+            {
+            default:
+            case CStatusMessage::SeverityDebug: return m_logger.debug();
+            case CStatusMessage::SeverityInfo: return m_logger.debug();
+            case CStatusMessage::SeverityWarning: return m_logger.warning();
+            case CStatusMessage::SeverityError: return m_logger.critical();
+            }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            switch (m_severity)
+            {
+            default:
+            case CStatusMessage::SeverityDebug: return m_logger.debug(QLoggingCategory(category.constData()));
+            case CStatusMessage::SeverityInfo: return m_logger.debug(QLoggingCategory(category.constData()));
+            case CStatusMessage::SeverityWarning: return m_logger.warning(QLoggingCategory(category.constData()));
+            case CStatusMessage::SeverityError: return m_logger.critical(QLoggingCategory(category.constData()));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    QString CLogMessage::message() const
+    {
+        if (m_message.isEmpty())
+        {
+            return m_args.join(" ");
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // TODO would like to have a QString::arg(QStringList) overload
+            switch (m_args.size())
+            {
+            case 0: return m_message;
+            case 1: return m_message.arg(m_args[0]);
+            case 2: return m_message.arg(m_args[0], m_args[1]);
+            case 3: return m_message.arg(m_args[0], m_args[1], m_args[2]);
+            case 4: return m_message.arg(m_args[0], m_args[1], m_args[2], m_args[3]);
+            case 5: return m_message.arg(m_args[0], m_args[1], m_args[2], m_args[3], m_args[4]);
+            case 6: return m_message.arg(m_args[0], m_args[1], m_args[2], m_args[3], m_args[4], m_args[5]);
+            case 7: return m_message.arg(m_args[0], m_args[1], m_args[2], m_args[3], m_args[4], m_args[5], m_args[6]);
+            case 8: return m_message.arg(m_args[0], m_args[1], m_args[2], m_args[3], m_args[4], m_args[5], m_args[6], m_args[7]);
+            default: qWarning("Too many arguments");
+            case 9: return m_message.arg(m_args[0], m_args[1], m_args[2], m_args[3], m_args[4], m_args[5], m_args[6], m_args[7], m_args[8]);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    bool hasFlag(const QString &category, const QString &flag)
+    {
+        return category.section("/", 1, -1).split("/").contains(flag);
+    }
+    QString addFlag(QString category, const QString &flag)
+    {
+        if (category.isEmpty() || hasFlag(category, flag)) return category;
+        return category + "/" + flag;
+    }
+    QString CLogMessageHelper::addRedundantFlag(const QString &category) { return addFlag(category, "redundant"); }
+    QString CLogMessageHelper::addDebugFlag(const QString &category) { return addFlag(category, "debug"); }
+    QString CLogMessageHelper::stripFlags(const QString &category) { return category.section("/", 0, 1); }
+    bool CLogMessageHelper::hasRedundantFlag(const QString &category) { return hasFlag(category, "redundant"); }
+    bool CLogMessageHelper::hasDebugFlag(const QString &category) { return hasFlag(category, "debug") || category.isEmpty()
+        || (QLoggingCategory::defaultCategory() && category == QLoggingCategory::defaultCategory()->categoryName()); }
+
+}

src/blackmisc/logmessage.h

@@ -0,0 +1,178 @@
+/* Copyright (C) 2014
+ * Swift Project Community / Contributors
+ *
+ * This file is part of Swift Project. It is subject to the license terms in the LICENSE file found in the top-level
+ * directory of this distribution and at http://www.swift-project.org/license.html. No part of Swift Project,
+ * including this file, may be copied, modified, propagated, or distributed except according to the terms
+ * contained in the LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+#ifndef BLACKMISC_LOGMESSAGE_H
+#define BLACKMISC_LOGMESSAGE_H
+
+//! \file
+
+#include "statusmessage.h"
+#include "index_sequence.h"
+#include <QDebug>
+#include <QLoggingCategory>
+#include <QList>
+#include <type_traits>
+
+namespace BlackMisc
+{
+    /*!
+     * Helper with static methods for dealing with metadata embedded in log message category strings.
+     *
+     * There are certain aspects of log messages which cannot be represented in Qt's native log message machinery.
+     * Therefore we are forced to use a special encoding of the message category string to encode these aspects.
+     *
+     * An encoded category string consists of a plain category string with zero or more flag strings appended.
+     * The plain category and the flags are all separated by forward-slash characters ('/').
+     *
+     * There are currently two flags:
+     * \li \c "debug" Qt only has 3 ordinary severities (debug, warning, critical), so we use QtMsgDebug for both
+     *                debug and info messages, and we use this flag to distinguish between them.
+     * \li \c "redundant" To avoid handling the same message twice, this flag identifies a message which has already
+     *                    been directly returned as the return value of the method which generated it.
+     */
+    class CLogMessageHelper
+    {
+    public:
+        //! Deleted constructor.
+        CLogMessageHelper() = delete;
+
+        //! Returns an encoded category string with the debug flag appended.
+        static QString addDebugFlag(const QString &category);
+
+        //! Returns an encoded category string with the redundant flag appended.
+        static QString addRedundantFlag(const QString &category);
+
+        //! Strips all flags from an encoded category string, returning only the plain category string.
+        static QString stripFlags(const QString &category);
+
+        //! Returns true if the given encoded category string has the debug flag.
+        static bool hasDebugFlag(const QString &category);
+
+        //! Returns true if the given encoded category string has the redundant flag.
+        static bool hasRedundantFlag(const QString &category);
+    };
+
+    /*!
+     * Class for emitting a log message. Works similar to the qDebug, qWarning, qCritical family of functions.
+     *
+     * The member functions debug, info, warning, error, and the stream operators all return a reference to <tt>*this</tt>,
+     * so they can be chained together.
+     *
+     * The category string identifies the origin of the message (e.g. network system) or its subtype (e.g. validation).
+     */
+    class CLogMessage
+    {
+    public:
+        //! Constructor.
+        CLogMessage() {}
+
+        //! Constructor taking filename, line number, and function name, for verbose debug messages.
+        CLogMessage(const char *file, int line, const char *function): m_logger(file, line, function) {}
+
+        //! Destructor. This actually emits the message.
+        ~CLogMessage();
+
+        //! Convert to CStatusMessage for returning the message directly from the function which generated it.
+        operator CStatusMessage();
+
+        //! Convert to CVariant for returning the message directly from the function which generated it.
+        operator CVariant();
+
+        //! Set the severity to debug, with the default category.
+        CLogMessage &debug() { return debugImpl(""); }
+
+        //! Set the severity to debug, with a category string.
+        CLogMessage &debug(QString category) { return debugImpl("", category); }
+
+        //! Set the severity to debug, with the category string obtained from the getMessageCategory method of the sender.
+        //! \note To avoid overload ambiguity, this method is disabled if T is not a class type.
+        template <class T, class = typename std::enable_if<std::is_class<typename std::decay<T>::type>::value>::type>
+        CLogMessage &debug(T *sender) { Q_UNUSED(sender); return debugImpl("", sender->getMessageCategory()); }
+
+        //! Set the severity to info, providing a format string, with the default category.
+        CLogMessage &info(QString format) { return infoImpl(format); }
+
+        //! Set the severity to info, providing a format string and category string.
+        CLogMessage &info(QString category, QString format) { return infoImpl(format, category); }
+
+        //! Set the severity to info, providing a format string, with the category string obtained from the getMessageCategory method of the sender.
+        //! \note To avoid overload ambiguity, this method is disabled if T is not a class type.
+        template <class T, class = typename std::enable_if<std::is_class<typename std::decay<T>::type>::value>::type>
+        CLogMessage &info(T *sender, QString format) { Q_UNUSED(sender); return infoImpl(format, sender->getMessageCategory()); }
+
+        //! Set the severity to warning, providing a format string, with the default category.
+        CLogMessage &warning(QString format) { return warningImpl(format); }
+
+        //! Set the severity to warning, providing a format string and category string.
+        CLogMessage &warning(QString category, QString format) { return warningImpl(format, category); }
+
+        //! Set the severity to warning, providing a format string, with the category string obtained from the getMessageCategory method of the sender.
+        //! \note To avoid overload ambiguity, this method is disabled if T is not a class type.
+        template <class T, class = typename std::enable_if<std::is_class<typename std::decay<T>::type>::value>::type>
+        CLogMessage &warning(T *sender, QString format) { Q_UNUSED(sender); return warningImpl(format, sender->getMessageCategory()); }
+
+        //! Set the severity to error, providing a format string, with the default category.
+        CLogMessage &error(QString format) { return errorImpl(format); }
+
+        //! Set the severity to error, providing a format string and category string.
+        CLogMessage &error(QString category, QString format) { return errorImpl(format, category); }
+
+        //! Set the severity to error, providing a format string, with the category string obtained from the getMessageCategory method of the sender.
+        template <class T, class = typename std::enable_if<std::is_class<typename std::decay<T>::type>::value>::type>
+        CLogMessage &error(T *sender, QString format) { Q_UNUSED(sender); return errorImpl(format, sender->getMessageCategory()); }
+
+        //! Streaming operators.
+        //! \details If the format string is empty, the message will consist of all streamed values separated by spaces.
+        //!          Otherwise, the streamed values will replace the place markers %1, %2, %3... in the format string.
+        //! \see QString::arg
+        //! @{
+        CLogMessage &operator <<(const QString &v) { return arg(v); }
+        CLogMessage &operator <<(int v) { return arg(QString::number(v)); }
+        CLogMessage &operator <<(uint v) { return arg(QString::number(v)); }
+        CLogMessage &operator <<(long v) { return arg(QString::number(v)); }
+        CLogMessage &operator <<(ulong v) { return arg(QString::number(v)); }
+        CLogMessage &operator <<(qlonglong v) { return arg(QString::number(v)); }
+        CLogMessage &operator <<(qulonglong v) { return arg(QString::number(v)); }
+        CLogMessage &operator <<(short v) { return arg(QString::number(v)); }
+        CLogMessage &operator <<(ushort v) { return arg(QString::number(v)); }
+        CLogMessage &operator <<(QChar v) { return arg(v); }
+        CLogMessage &operator <<(char v) { return arg(QChar(v)); }
+        CLogMessage &operator <<(double v) { return arg(QString::number(v)); }
+        CLogMessage &operator <<(const CValueObject &v) { return arg(v.toQString()); }
+        //! @}
+
+        //! The default message category which is used if a category is not provided.
+        static const char *defaultMessageCategory() { return "swift"; }
+
+    private:
+        QMessageLogger m_logger;
+        CStatusMessage::StatusSeverity m_severity { CStatusMessage::SeverityDebug };
+        QString m_category;
+        QString m_message;
+        QStringList m_args;
+        bool m_redundant = false;
+
+        CLogMessage &debugImpl(QString format, QString category = defaultMessageCategory());
+        CLogMessage &infoImpl(QString format, QString category = defaultMessageCategory());
+        CLogMessage &warningImpl(QString format, QString category = defaultMessageCategory());
+        CLogMessage &errorImpl(QString format, QString category = defaultMessageCategory());
+        CLogMessage &arg(QString value) { m_args.push_back(value); return *this; }
+        QString message() const;
+        QByteArray encodedCategory() const;
+        QDebug ostream(const QByteArray &category) const;
+    };
+}
+
+/*!
+ * Convenience macro to construct a CLogMessage with the filename, line number, and function name,
+ * for verbose debug messages.
+ */
+#define BLACK_LOG (BlackMisc::CLogMessage{ __FILE__, __LINE__, Q_FUNC_INFO })
+
+#endif

src/blackmisc/nwtextmessage.cpp

@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         CStatusMessage CTextMessage::asStatusMessage(bool withSender, bool withRecipient, const QString separator) const
         {
             QString m = this->asString(withSender, withRecipient, separator);
-            return CStatusMessage::getInfoMessage(m, CStatusMessage::TypeTrafficNetwork);
+            return { this->getMessageCategory(), CStatusMessage::SeverityInfo, m };
         }
 
         /*

src/blackmisc/nwtextmessage.h

@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ namespace BlackMisc
             CTextMessage(const QString &message, const BlackMisc::Aviation::CCallsign &senderCallsign, const BlackMisc::Aviation::CCallsign &recipientCallsign = BlackMisc::Aviation::CCallsign())
                 : m_message(message), m_received(QDateTime::currentDateTimeUtc()), m_senderCallsign(senderCallsign), m_recipientCallsign(recipientCallsign), m_frequency(0, BlackMisc::PhysicalQuantities::CFrequencyUnit::nullUnit()) {}
 
+            //! Logging category
+            static QString getMessageCategory() { return "swift.textMessage"; }
+
             //! \brief Get callsign (from)
             const BlackMisc::Aviation::CCallsign &getSenderCallsign() const
             {

src/blackmisc/statusmessage.cpp

@@ -11,17 +11,57 @@
 #include "blackmiscfreefunctions.h"
 #include "propertyindex.h"
 #include "iconlist.h"
+#include "loghandler.h"
+#include "logmessage.h"
 #include <QMetaEnum>
 
 namespace BlackMisc
 {
 
     /*
-     * Constructor
+     * Constructors
      */
-    CStatusMessage::CStatusMessage(StatusType type, StatusSeverity severity, const QString &message)
-        : m_type(type), m_severity(severity), m_message(message), m_timestamp(QDateTime::currentDateTimeUtc())
-    {  }
+    CStatusMessage::CStatusMessage()
+        : m_timestamp(QDateTime::currentDateTimeUtc())
+    {}
+
+    CStatusMessage::CStatusMessage(const QString &message)
+        : m_message(message), m_timestamp(QDateTime::currentDateTimeUtc())
+    {}
+
+    CStatusMessage::CStatusMessage(StatusSeverity severity, const QString &message)
+        : m_severity(severity), m_message(message), m_timestamp(QDateTime::currentDateTimeUtc())
+    {}
+
+    CStatusMessage::CStatusMessage(const QString &category, StatusSeverity severity, const QString &message)
+        : m_category(category), m_severity(severity), m_message(message), m_timestamp(QDateTime::currentDateTimeUtc())
+    {}
+
+    CStatusMessage::CStatusMessage(QtMsgType type, const QMessageLogContext &context, const QString &message)
+        : CStatusMessage(context.category, SeverityInfo, message)
+    {
+        m_redundant = CLogMessageHelper::hasRedundantFlag(m_category);
+        bool debug = CLogMessageHelper::hasDebugFlag(m_category);
+        m_category = CLogMessageHelper::stripFlags(m_category);
+
+        switch(type)
+        {
+        default:
+        case QtDebugMsg:
+            if (debug)
+                this->m_severity = SeverityDebug;
+            else
+                this->m_severity = SeverityInfo;
+            break;
+        case QtWarningMsg:
+            this->m_severity = SeverityWarning;
+            break;
+        case QtCriticalMsg:
+        case QtFatalMsg:
+            this->m_severity = SeverityError;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
 
     /*
      * Equal?
@@ -41,11 +81,38 @@ namespace BlackMisc
     }
 
     /*
-     * Constructor
+     * Conversion
      */
-    CStatusMessage::CStatusMessage(StatusType type, StatusSeverity severity, const char *message)
-        : m_type(type), m_severity(severity), m_message(QString(message)), m_timestamp(QDateTime::currentDateTimeUtc())
-    {  }
+    void CStatusMessage::toQtLogTriple(QtMsgType *o_type, QString *o_category, QString *o_message) const
+    {
+        QString category = m_category;
+        if (this->m_severity == SeverityDebug && ! category.isEmpty())
+        {
+            category = CLogMessageHelper::addDebugFlag(category);
+        }
+        if (this->m_redundant)
+        {
+            category = CLogMessageHelper::addRedundantFlag(category);
+        }
+
+        *o_category = category;
+        *o_message = this->m_message;
+
+        switch (this->m_severity)
+        {
+        default:
+        case SeverityDebug:
+        case SeverityInfo:
+            *o_type = QtDebugMsg;
+            break;
+        case SeverityWarning:
+            *o_type = QtWarningMsg;
+            break;
+        case SeverityError:
+            *o_type = QtCriticalMsg;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
 
     /*
      * To string
@@ -53,8 +120,8 @@ namespace BlackMisc
     QString CStatusMessage::convertToQString(bool /** i18n */) const
     {
 
-        QString s("Index: ");
-        s.append(QString::number(this->m_type));
+        QString s("Category: ");
+        s.append(this->m_category);
 
         s.append(" Severity: ");
         s.append(QString::number(this->m_severity));
@@ -66,38 +133,6 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         return s;
     }
 
-    /*
-     * Validation Error
-     */
-    CStatusMessage CStatusMessage::getValidationError(const QString &message)
-    {
-        return CStatusMessage(CStatusMessage::TypeValidation, CStatusMessage::SeverityError, message);
-    }
-
-    /*
-     * Unspecific info message
-     */
-    CStatusMessage CStatusMessage::getInfoMessage(const QString &message, StatusType type)
-    {
-        return CStatusMessage(type, CStatusMessage::SeverityInfo, message);
-    }
-
-    /*
-     * Unspecific warning message
-     */
-    CStatusMessage CStatusMessage::getWarningMessage(const QString &message, StatusType type)
-    {
-        return CStatusMessage(type, CStatusMessage::SeverityWarning, message);
-    }
-
-    /*
-     * Unspecific error message
-     */
-    CStatusMessage CStatusMessage::getErrorMessage(const QString &message, StatusType type)
-    {
-        return CStatusMessage(type, CStatusMessage::SeverityError, message);
-    }
-
     /*
      *  Pixmap
      */
@@ -105,6 +140,7 @@ namespace BlackMisc
     {
         switch (statusMessage.getSeverity())
         {
+        case SeverityDebug: return CIconList::iconForIndex(CIcons::StandardIconUnknown16); // TODO
         case SeverityInfo: return CIconList::iconForIndex(CIcons::StandardIconInfo16);
         case SeverityWarning: return CIconList::iconForIndex(CIcons::StandardIconWarning16);
         case SeverityError: return CIconList::iconForIndex(CIcons::StandardIconError16);
@@ -112,70 +148,6 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         }
     }
 
-    /*
-     * Type
-     */
-    const QString &CStatusMessage::getTypeAsString() const
-    {
-        switch (this->m_type)
-        {
-        case TypeAudio:
-            {
-                static QString t("audio");
-                return t;
-            }
-        case TypeCore:
-            {
-                static QString t("core");
-                return t;
-            }
-        case TypeGui:
-            {
-                static QString t("gui");
-                return t;
-            }
-        case TypeSettings:
-            {
-                static QString t("settings");
-                return t;
-            }
-        case TypeSimulator:
-            {
-                static QString t("simulator");
-                return t;
-            }
-        case TypeStdoutRedirect:
-            {
-                static QString t("redirection");
-                return t;
-            }
-        case TypeTrafficNetwork:
-            {
-                static QString t("traffic network");
-                return t;
-            }
-        case TypeUnknown:
-            {
-                static QString t("unknown");
-                return t;
-            }
-        case TypeUnspecific:
-            {
-                static QString t("unspecific");
-                return t;
-            }
-        case TypeValidation:
-            {
-                static QString t("validation");
-                return t;
-            }
-        default:
-            static QString x("unknown type");
-            qFatal("Unknown type");
-            return x;
-        }
-    }
-
     /*
      *  Severity
      */
@@ -227,10 +199,8 @@ namespace BlackMisc
                 if (this->m_timestamp.isNull() || !this->m_timestamp.isValid()) return "";
                 return this->m_timestamp.toString("HH:mm::ss.zzz");
             }
-        case IndexType:
-            return QVariant(static_cast<uint>(this->m_type));
-        case IndexTypeAsString:
-            return QVariant(this->getTypeAsString());
+        case IndexCategory:
+            return QVariant(this->m_category);
         default:
             break;
         }
@@ -262,8 +232,8 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         case IndexSeverity:
             this->m_severity = static_cast<StatusSeverity>(variant.value<uint>());
             break;
-        case IndexType:
-            this->m_type = static_cast<StatusType>(variant.value<uint>());
+        case IndexCategory:
+            this->m_category = variant.value<QString>();
             break;
         default:
             CValueObject::setPropertyByIndex(variant, index);

src/blackmisc/statusmessage.h

@@ -25,24 +25,10 @@ namespace BlackMisc
     class CStatusMessage : public CValueObjectStdTuple<CStatusMessage>
     {
     public:
-        //! Status types
-        enum StatusType
-        {
-            TypeUnknown,    //!< not set
-            TypeUnspecific, //!< intentionally set, but not specific
-            TypeValidation,
-            TypeTrafficNetwork,
-            TypeSimulator,
-            TypeSettings,
-            TypeCore,
-            TypeAudio,
-            TypeGui,
-            TypeStdoutRedirect
-        };
-
         //! Status severities
         enum StatusSeverity
         {
+            SeverityDebug,
             SeverityInfo,
             SeverityWarning,
             SeverityError
@@ -51,8 +37,7 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         //! Properties by index
         enum ColumnIndex
         {
-            IndexType = BlackMisc::CPropertyIndex::GlobalIndexCStatusMessage,
-            IndexTypeAsString,
+            IndexCategory = BlackMisc::CPropertyIndex::GlobalIndexCStatusMessage,
             IndexSeverity,
             IndexSeverityAsString,
             IndexMessage,
@@ -61,13 +46,24 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         };
 
         //! Constructor
-        CStatusMessage() : m_type(TypeUnknown), m_severity(SeverityInfo) {}
+        CStatusMessage();
 
         //! Constructor
-        CStatusMessage(StatusType type, StatusSeverity severity, const char *message);
+        CStatusMessage(const QString &message);
 
         //! Constructor
-        CStatusMessage(StatusType type, StatusSeverity severity, const QString &message);
+        CStatusMessage(StatusSeverity severity, const QString &message);
+
+        //! Constructor
+        CStatusMessage(const QString &category, StatusSeverity severity, const QString &message);
+
+        //! Construct from a Qt logging triple
+        //! \sa QtMessageHandler
+        CStatusMessage(QtMsgType type, const QMessageLogContext &context, const QString &message);
+
+        //! Convert to a Qt logging triple
+        //! \sa QtMessageHandler
+        void toQtLogTriple(QtMsgType *o_type, QString *o_category, QString *o_message) const;
 
         //! Equal operator ==
         bool operator ==(const CStatusMessage &other) const;
@@ -75,10 +71,10 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         //! Unequal operator !=
         bool operator !=(const CStatusMessage &other) const;
 
-        //! Status type
-        StatusType getType() const { return this->m_type; }
+        //! Message category
+        QString getCategory() const { return this->m_category; }
 
-        //! Status severity
+        //! Message severity
         StatusSeverity getSeverity() const { return this->m_severity; }
 
         //! Message
@@ -87,8 +83,8 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         //! Message empty
         bool isEmpty() const { return this->m_message.isEmpty(); }
 
-        //! Type as string
-        const QString &getTypeAsString() const;
+        //! Message may already have been handled directly
+        bool isRedundant() const { return this->m_redundant; }
 
         //! Severity
         void setSeverity(StatusSeverity severity) { this->m_severity = severity; }
@@ -108,18 +104,6 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         //! To HTML
         QString toHtml() const;
 
-        //! Validation error
-        static CStatusMessage getValidationError(const QString &message);
-
-        //! (Unspecific) Info message
-        static CStatusMessage getInfoMessage(const QString &message, StatusType type = CStatusMessage::TypeUnspecific);
-
-        //! (Unspecific) Warning message
-        static CStatusMessage getWarningMessage(const QString &message, StatusType type = CStatusMessage::TypeUnspecific);
-
-        //! (Unspecific) Error message
-        static CStatusMessage getErrorMessage(const QString &message, StatusType type = CStatusMessage::TypeUnspecific);
-
         //! Representing icon
         static const CIcon &convertToIcon(const CStatusMessage &statusMessage);
 
@@ -129,16 +113,16 @@ namespace BlackMisc
 
     private:
         BLACK_ENABLE_TUPLE_CONVERSION(CStatusMessage)
-        StatusType m_type;
+        QString m_category;
         StatusSeverity m_severity;
         QString m_message;
         QDateTime m_timestamp;
-
+        bool m_redundant = false;
     };
 } // namespace
 
 
-BLACK_DECLARE_TUPLE_CONVERSION(BlackMisc::CStatusMessage, (o.m_type, o.m_severity, o.m_message, o.m_timestamp))
+BLACK_DECLARE_TUPLE_CONVERSION(BlackMisc::CStatusMessage, (o.m_category, o.m_severity, o.m_message, o.m_timestamp, o.m_redundant))
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(BlackMisc::CStatusMessage)
 
 #endif // guard

src/blackmisc/statusmessagelist.cpp

@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ namespace BlackMisc
     /*
      * Messages by type
      */
-    CStatusMessageList CStatusMessageList::findByType(CStatusMessage::StatusType type) const
+    CStatusMessageList CStatusMessageList::findByCategory(const QString &category) const
     {
-        return this->findBy(&CStatusMessage::getType, type);
+        return this->findBy(&CStatusMessage::getCategory, category);
     }
 
     /*

src/blackmisc/statusmessagelist.h

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         CStatusMessageList(const CSequence<CStatusMessage> &other);
 
         //! Find by type
-        CStatusMessageList findByType(CStatusMessage::StatusType type) const;
+        CStatusMessageList findByCategory(const QString &category) const;
 
         //! Find by severity
         CStatusMessageList findBySeverity(CStatusMessage::StatusSeverity severity) const;