Added "clone()" support to loggers

README.md

@@ -161,6 +161,18 @@ void daily_example()
 ---
 #### Periodic flush
 ```c++
+// clone a logger and give it new name.
+// Useful for creating subsystem loggers from some "root" logger
+void clone_example()
+{
+    auto network_logger = spdlog::get("console")->clone("network");
+    network_logger->info("Logging network stuff..");
+}
+```
+
+---
+#### Cloning loggers for
+```c++
 // periodically flush all *registered* loggers every 3 seconds:
 // warning: only use if all your loggers are thread safe!
 spdlog::flush_every(std::chrono::seconds(3));

example/example.cpp

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ int main(int, char *[])
         // release any threads created by spdlog, and drop all loggers in the registry.
         spdlog::shutdown();
     }
-        // Exceptions will only be thrown upon failed logger or sink construction (not during logging)
+    // Exceptions will only be thrown upon failed logger or sink construction (not during logging)
     catch (const spdlog::spdlog_ex &ex)
     {
         std::cout << "Log init failed: " << ex.what() << std::endl;

include/spdlog/details/async_logger_impl.h

@@ -99,13 +99,9 @@ inline void spdlog::async_logger::backend_flush_()
     SPDLOG_CATCH_AND_HANDLE
 }
 
-
 inline std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> spdlog::async_logger::clone(std::string new_name)
 {
-    auto cloned = std::make_shared<spdlog::async_logger>(std::move(new_name),
-                                                         sinks_.begin(), sinks_.end(),
-                                                         thread_pool_,
-                                                         overflow_policy_);
+    auto cloned = std::make_shared<spdlog::async_logger>(std::move(new_name), sinks_.begin(), sinks_.end(), thread_pool_, overflow_policy_);
 
     cloned->set_level(this->level());
     cloned->flush_on(this->flush_level());

include/spdlog/details/fmt_helper.h

@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ inline void append_str(const std::string &str, fmt::basic_memory_buffer<char, Bu
 template<size_t Buffer_Size>
 inline void append_c_str(const char *c_str, fmt::basic_memory_buffer<char, Buffer_Size> &dest)
 {
-	auto len = std::char_traits<char>::length(c_str);
-	dest.append(c_str, c_str + len);   
+    auto len = std::char_traits<char>::length(c_str);
+    dest.append(c_str, c_str + len);
 }
 
 template<size_t Buffer_Size1, size_t Buffer_Size2>

include/spdlog/details/logger_impl.h

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <string>
 
-
 // create logger with given name, sinks and the default pattern formatter
 // all other ctors will call this one
 template<typename It>
@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@ inline void spdlog::logger::log(level::level_enum lvl, const char *msg)
     try
     {
         details::log_msg log_msg(&name_, lvl);
-		details::fmt_helper::append_c_str(msg, log_msg.raw);
+        details::fmt_helper::append_c_str(msg, log_msg.raw);
         sink_it_(log_msg);
     }
     SPDLOG_CATCH_AND_HANDLE
@@ -276,7 +275,6 @@ inline spdlog::level::level_enum spdlog::logger::flush_level() const
     return static_cast<spdlog::level::level_enum>(flush_level_.load(std::memory_order_relaxed));
 }
 
-
 inline bool spdlog::logger::should_flush_(const details::log_msg &msg)
 {
     auto flush_level = flush_level_.load(std::memory_order_relaxed);

include/spdlog/logger.h

@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ public:
     level::level_enum level() const;
     const std::string &name() const;
 
-
     // set formatting for the sinks in this logger.
     // each sink will get a seperate instance of the formatter object.
     void set_formatter(std::unique_ptr<formatter> formatter);

tests/includes.h

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <exception>
 #include <fstream>
-#include <ostream>
 #include <iostream>
+#include <ostream>
 #include <string>
 
 #define SPDLOG_TRACE_ON

tests/test_mpmc_q.cpp

@@ -2,12 +2,11 @@
 
 using namespace std::chrono;
 using std::chrono::milliseconds;
-using test_clock = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock ;
-
+using test_clock = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock;
 
 static milliseconds millis_from(const test_clock::time_point &tp0)
 {
-    return std::chrono::duration_cast<milliseconds>(test_clock::now()-tp0);
+    return std::chrono::duration_cast<milliseconds>(test_clock::now() - tp0);
 }
 TEST_CASE("dequeue-empty-nowait", "[mpmc_blocking_q]")
 {