dbglogger library

A simple PS3 /PSL1GHT library that provides basic debug logging over the network (TCP/UDP) or to a local file. The library also includes additional helper functions to save screenshots in PNG and encode files in Base64.

By default, the logger will send debug messages to UDP multicast address 239.255.0.100:30000.

To receive them you can use socat or netcat on your PC:

socat udp4-recv:30000,ip-add-membership=239.255.0.100:0.0.0.0 -

Sample app

You can find a sample PSL1GHT app using the library here.

Build/Install

Build the library with: make

Install the library to your PSL1GHT setup with: make install

Initialize methods

You need to initialize the library before you can send logs to the network or file.

Default initialization

The default init will send log messages to UDP multicast address 239.255.0.100:30000.

int dbglogger_init(void);

Initialize with a string

You can initialize the library with a custom string, to override the default init.

int dbglogger_init_str(const char* ini_str);

Example: dbglogger_init_str("tcp:192.168.1.123:18194");

More example init strings:

"udp:239.255.0.100:30000"
"file:/dev_hdd0/tmp/dbglogger.log"

Init by parameters

You can also initialize the library with custom parameters, to override the default init.

typedef enum {
	NO_LOGGER,
	UDP_LOGGER,
	TCP_LOGGER,
	FILE_LOGGER	
} LOGGER_MODES;

int dbglogger_init_mode(const unsigned int log_mode, const char* dest, const u_short port);

Example: dbglogger_init_mode(TCP_LOGGER, "192.168.1.123", 18999);

Initialize with a text file

You can initialize the library with a custom string read from a text file, to override the default init.

int dbglogger_init_file(const char* ini_file);

Example: dbglogger_init_file("/dev_hdd0/tmp/mylogger.ini");

Logging methods

printf

A function to print using a format string similar to printf()

void dbglogger_printf(const char* fmt, ...);

log

A function to print using a format string, with a timestamp and carriage return. e.g. [YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS] my log \n similar to printf()

void dbglogger_log(const char* fmt, ...);

Shutdown method

If you no longer need to keep the network open for logging, you can shutdown the logger.

int dbglogger_stop(void);

Screenshot methods

Save a screenshot

A function to save a screenshot in PNG format. Supports alpha channel.

int dbglogger_screenshot(const char* filename, const unsigned short alpha);

Example (PNG with alpha): dbglogger_screenshot("/dev_hdd0/tmp/myscreen.png", 1);

Save a screenshot to hdd0/tmp

A function to save a screenshot in PNG format, with a predefined file name. Supports alpha channel. The screenshot will be placed in /dev_hdd0/tmp/screenshot_YYYY_MM_DD_HH_MM_SS.png

int dbglogger_screenshot_tmp(const unsigned short alpha);

Base64 methods

File encode/send

A helper method to encode a binary file in Base64 and send it thru the initialized logger method (e.g., TCP, UDP or file)

int dbglogger_b64encode(const char* filename);