/*
 * \brief  Simple console for debug output
 * \author Norman Feske
 * \date   2006-04-07
 */

/*
 * Copyright (C) 2006-2013 Genode Labs GmbH
 *
 * This file is part of the Genode OS framework, which is distributed
 * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2.
 */

#ifndef _INCLUDE__BASE__CONSOLE_H_
#define _INCLUDE__BASE__CONSOLE_H_

#include <stdarg.h>

namespace Genode { class Console; }


class Genode::Console
{
	public:

		virtual ~Console() {}

		/**
		 * Print format string
		 */
		void  printf(const char *format, ...) __attribute__((format(printf, 2, 3)));
		void vprintf(const char *format, va_list) __attribute__((format(printf, 2, 0)));

	protected:

		/**
		 * Back end used for the output of a single character
		 */
		virtual void _out_char(char c) = 0;

		/**
		 * Back end for the output of a null-terminated string
		 *
		 * The default implementation uses _out_char. This method may
		 * be overridden by the backend for improving efficiency.
		 *
		 * This method is virtual to enable the use an optimized
		 * string-output operation on some target platforms, e.g.,
		 * a kernel debugger that offers a string-output syscall. The
		 * default implementation calls '_out_char' for each character.
		 */
		virtual void _out_string(const char *str);

	private:

		template <typename T> void _out_unsigned(T value, unsigned base = 10, int pad = 0);
		template <typename T> void _out_signed(T value, unsigned base = 10);
};

#endif /* _INCLUDE__BASE__CONSOLE_H_ */