#ifndef __JLOGGER__
#define __JLOGGER__

#include <string>
#include <JLang/JMutex.hh>

/**
 * \author mdejong
 */

namespace JLOGGER {}
namespace JPP { using namespace JLOGGER; }

/**
 * Message logging.
 */
namespace JLOGGER {

  /**
   * Interface for logging messages.
   */
  class JLogger {
  public:
    /**
     * Virtual destructor.
     */
    virtual ~JLogger()
    {}

    /**
     * Report message
     *
     * \param  tag     tag
     * \param  message message
     */
    virtual void typeout(const std::string& tag,
                         const std::string& message) = 0;

    /**
     * Provides internal lock object.
     *
     * \return   reference to the internal mutex object.
     */
    JSYNCHRONIZATION::JMutex& mutex()
    {
      return m_mutex;
    }

  private:

    JSYNCHRONIZATION::JMutex m_mutex;
  };
}

#endif