/// <summary>
/// Check to see what kind of device we are outputting the log to, is it a character device, a file, or something else
/// this can be used by loggers to modify their outputs based on the device they are writing to
/// </summary>
internal void IsRunningWithCharacterFileType()
{
// Get the std out handle
IntPtr stdHandle = NativeMethodsShared.GetStdHandle(NativeMethodsShared.STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
if (stdHandle != Microsoft.Build.BackEnd.NativeMethods.InvalidHandle)
{
uint fileType = NativeMethodsShared.GetFileType(stdHandle);
// The std out is a char type(LPT or Console)
runningWithCharacterFileType = (fileType == NativeMethodsShared.FILE_TYPE_CHAR);
}
else
{
runningWithCharacterFileType = false;
}
}