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#ifndef LINCVSLOG_H_20030602
#define LINCVSLOG_H_20030602

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------

#include "config.h"

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------

#include "qstring.h"

#ifdef QT_THREAD_SUPPORT
#include <qmutex.h> 
#endif

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------

class CLinCVSLog
{
public:
  CLinCVSLog();
  ~CLinCVSLog();

  /**
     Appends the msg at the log file, if the passed level is not greater as the
     currently used log level of LinCVS.
     Returns false if the msg could not appended, else true (i.e. it returns also
     true if the passed log level was greater as the current log level).
  */
  bool log(Debug::LogLevel level, const QString msg);

private:

#ifdef QT_THREAD_SUPPORT
  bool getMutex(int timeout = 500/*ms*/);
  QMutex m_mutex;
#endif

  QString m_logFileName;
};

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------

#endif  //LINCVSLOG_H_20030602