libshell|LocalServer: Asking for the error log path

skyjake · Mar 21, 2014 · 41e695e · 41e695e
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diff --git a/doomsday/libshell/include/de/shell/localserver.h b/doomsday/libshell/include/de/shell/localserver.h
@@ -61,6 +61,13 @@ class LIBSHELL_PUBLIC LocalServer
      */
     Link *openLink();
 
+    /**
+     * Reads the path of the error log. This is useful after a failed server start.
+     *
+     * @return Native path of the error log.
+     */
+    NativePath errorLogPath() const;
+
 private:
     DENG2_PRIVATE(d)
 };

diff --git a/doomsday/libshell/src/localserver.cpp b/doomsday/libshell/src/localserver.cpp
@@ -26,11 +26,14 @@
 namespace de {
 namespace shell {
 
+static String const ERROR_LOG_NAME = "doomsday-errors.out";
+
 DENG2_PIMPL_NOREF(LocalServer)
 {
     Link *link;
     duint16 port;
     String name;
+    NativePath userDir;
 
     Instance() : link(0), port(0) {}
 };
@@ -44,19 +47,24 @@ void LocalServer::setName(String const &name)
     d->name.replace("\"", "\\\""); // for use on command line
 }
 
-void LocalServer::start(duint16 port, String const &gameMode, QStringList additionalOptions,
+void LocalServer::start(duint16 port,
+                        String const &gameMode,
+                        QStringList additionalOptions,
                         NativePath const &runtimePath)
 {
     d->port = port;
 
-    NativePath userDir = runtimePath;
+    d->userDir = runtimePath;
 
-    if(userDir.isEmpty())
+    if(d->userDir.isEmpty())
     {
         // Default runtime location.
-        userDir = DoomsdayInfo::defaultServerRuntimeFolder();
+        d->userDir = DoomsdayInfo::defaultServerRuntimeFolder();
     }
 
+    // Get rid of a previous error log in this location.
+    QDir(d->userDir).remove(ERROR_LOG_NAME);
+
     DENG2_ASSERT(d->link == 0);
 
     CommandLine cmd;
@@ -122,9 +130,9 @@ void LocalServer::start(duint16 port, String const &gameMode, QStringList additi
 #endif
 
     cmd.append("-userdir");
-    cmd.append(userDir);
+    cmd.append(d->userDir);
     cmd.append("-errors");
-    cmd.append("doomsday-errors.out");
+    cmd.append(ERROR_LOG_NAME);
     cmd.append("-game");
     cmd.append(gameMode);
     cmd.append("-cmd");
@@ -154,5 +162,10 @@ Link *LocalServer::openLink()
     return new Link(String("localhost:%1").arg(d->port), 30);
 }
 
+NativePath LocalServer::errorLogPath() const
+{
+    return d->userDir / ERROR_LOG_NAME;
+}
+
 } // namespace shell
 } // namespace de