/// <summary>
/// Start capturing of the standard output channel.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="cache">If set to <c>true</c> output will be cached, and periodically written.</param>
public static void StartCapture(bool cache = true)
{
// Determine if we need to move old log files out of the way
string logPath = Path.Combine(Platform.GetBaseDirectory(), _outputFileName);
if (File.Exists(logPath))
{
// Get count of log files
int count = Directory.GetFiles(Platform.GetBaseDirectory(), _outputFileName + "*").Length;
// Move the latest to its new number
File.Move(logPath, logPath + "." + count.ToString().PadLeft(3, '0'));
}
_writer = new Services.LogWriter(logPath, Console.OutputEncoding, Console.Out)
{
UseCache = cache
};
Console.SetOut(_writer);
// Setup safety thread
_periodicWriter = new Timer(
e => WriteCache(),
null, TimeSpan.Zero,
TimeSpan.FromMinutes(1));
}
/// <summary>
/// Stop capturing the standard output channel.
/// </summary>
public static void StopCapture()
{
// Do we have period writing
if (_periodicWriter != null)
{
_periodicWriter.Dispose();
_periodicWriter = null;
}
// Do we have a writer?
if (_writer != null)
{
WriteCache();
_writer.UseCache = false;
_writer = null;
}
}