Index: trunk/JavaHelperLib/src/de/ugoe/cs/util/console/FileOutputListener.java
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--- trunk/JavaHelperLib/src/de/ugoe/cs/util/console/FileOutputListener.java	(revision 243)
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+package de.ugoe.cs.util.console;
+
+import java.io.FileWriter;
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import de.ugoe.cs.util.console.listener.IOutputListener;
+
+/**
+ * <p>
+ * Implements an {@link IOutputListener} for the {@link Console} that logs all
+ * outputs in a file. This can be used to "pipe" the output-stream of the
+ * console into a file. The advantage of using this mechanism for piping is that
+ * the file will only contain the output stream. No errors, no commands, etc.
+ * </p>
+ * 
+ * @author Steffen Herbold
+ * @version 1.0
+ */
+public class FileOutputListener implements IOutputListener {
+
+	/**
+	 * <p>
+	 * Flag that ensures that only one log message is produced if the listener
+	 * breaks, e.g., because of a full hard disk/quota.
+	 * </p>
+	 */
+	boolean failureLogged = false;
+
+	/**
+	 * <p>
+	 * Name of the output file.
+	 * </p>
+	 */
+	String filename;
+
+	/**
+	 * <p>
+	 * Writer for the output.
+	 * </p>
+	 */
+	FileWriter writer;
+
+	/**
+	 * <p>
+	 * Constructor. Creates a new FileOutputListener.
+	 * </p>
+	 * 
+	 * @param filename
+	 *            name and path of the file the listener writes to.
+	 */
+	public FileOutputListener(String filename) {
+		this.filename = filename;
+
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * <p>
+	 * Starts the listener by opening the file and registering it with the
+	 * {@link Console}.
+	 * </p>
+	 */
+	public void start() {
+		try {
+			writer = new FileWriter(filename);
+			Console.getInstance().registerOutputListener(this);
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			Console.printerrln("Failed to start FileOutputListener for file "
+					+ filename + ": " + e.getMessage());
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * <p>
+	 * Stops the listener by closing the file and removing itself from the
+	 * {@link Console}.
+	 * </p>
+	 */
+	public void stop() {
+		Console.getInstance().removeOutputListener(this);
+		try {
+			writer.close();
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			Console.printerrln("Failed to close file " + filename + ": "
+					+ e.getMessage());
+		}
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * 
+	 * @see
+	 * de.ugoe.cs.util.console.listener.IOutputListener#outputMsg(java.lang.
+	 * String)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void outputMsg(String newMessage) {
+		try {
+			writer.write(newMessage);
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			if (!failureLogged) {
+				Console.printerrln("FileOutpustListener for file " + filename
+						+ " broken: " + e.getMessage());
+				failureLogged = true;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+}