mosesdecoder/moses/UserMessage.h

// $Id$

/***********************************************************************
Moses - factored phrase-based language decoder
Copyright (C) 2006 University of Edinburgh

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***********************************************************************/

#ifndef moses_UserMessage_h
#define moses_UserMessage_h

#include <string>
#include <queue>

namespace Moses
{

/** User warnings/error messages.
 * Not the same as tracing messages, this should be usable even if Moses front-end if GUI
 */
class UserMessage
{
protected:
  static bool m_toStderr, m_toQueue;
  static std::queue<std::string> m_msgQueue;

public:
  //! whether messages to go to stderr, a queue to later display, or both
  static void SetOutput(bool toStderr, bool toQueue) {
    m_toStderr	= toStderr;
    m_toQueue		= toQueue;
  }
  //! add a message to be displayed
  static void Add(const std::string &msg);
  //! get all messages in queue. Each is on a separate line. Clear queue afterwards
  static std::string GetQueue();
};

}

#endif