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+#ifndef NLSR_LOGGER_HPP
+#define NLSR_LOGGER_HPP
+
+#define BOOST_LOG_DYN_LINK 1
+#include "boost-log.hpp"
+
+#include <stdexcept>
+#include <string>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <pwd.h>
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <string>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <boost/format.hpp>
+#include <boost/smart_ptr/shared_ptr.hpp>
+#include <boost/date_time/posix_time/posix_time.hpp>
+#include <boost/date_time/local_time/local_time.hpp>
+
+
+
+
+namespace nlsr {
+
+namespace logging = boost::log;
+namespace attrs = boost::log::attributes;
+namespace src = boost::log::sources;
+namespace sinks = boost::log::sinks;
+namespace expr = boost::log::expressions;
+namespace keywords = boost::log::keywords;
+
+using boost::shared_ptr;
+using namespace std;
+
+
+class Logger
+{
+public:
+  Logger()
+  {
+  }
+
+  void
+  initialize(std::string dirPath);
+
+  src::logger&
+  getLogger()
+  {
+    return m_Logger;
+  }
+
+private:
+  string
+  getEpochTime();
+
+  string
+  getUserHomeDirectory();
+
+private:
+  src::logger m_Logger;
+};
+
+}//namespace nlsr
+#endif //NLSR_LOGGER_HPP