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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 University of Arizona.
+ *
+ * GNU 3.0 License, see the LICENSE file for more information
+ *
+ * Author: Jerald Paul Abraham <jeraldabraham@email.arizona.edu>
+ */
+
+#ifndef NTG_LOGGER_HPP
+#define NTG_LOGGER_HPP
+
+#include <string>
+#include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
+#include <boost/date_time/posix_time/posix_time.hpp>
+
+namespace ndn {
+
+class Logger
+{
+public:
+  Logger(const std::string& module)
+    : m_module(module)
+  {
+  }
+
+  void
+  shutdownLogger()
+  {
+    if (m_logFile.is_open())
+      {
+        log("Terminating Logging Operations" , true, true);
+        m_logFile.close();
+      }
+  }
+
+  static std::string
+  getTimestamp()
+  {
+    boost::posix_time::ptime now;
+    now = boost::posix_time::second_clock::local_time();
+    return to_simple_string(now);
+  }
+
+  void
+  log(const std::string& logLine, bool printTime, bool printToConsole)
+  {
+    if( m_logLocation.length() > 0 )
+      {
+        if (printTime)
+          m_logFile << getTimestamp() << " - ";
+        m_logFile << logLine << std::endl;
+        m_logFile.flush();
+        if (printToConsole)
+          {
+            if (printTime)
+              std::cout << getTimestamp() << " - ";
+            std::cout << logLine << std::endl;
+          }
+      }
+    else
+      {
+        if (printTime)
+          std::cout << getTimestamp() << " - ";
+        std::cout << logLine << std::endl;
+      }
+  }
+
+  void
+  initializeLog(const std::string& instanceId)
+  {
+    char* variableValue = std::getenv("NDN_TRAFFIC_LOGFOLDER");
+    std::string logFilename;
+    m_logLocation = "";
+    if (variableValue != NULL)
+      m_logLocation = variableValue;
+    if (boost::filesystem::exists(boost::filesystem::path(m_logLocation)))
+      {
+        if (boost::filesystem::is_directory(boost::filesystem::path(m_logLocation)))
+          {
+            logFilename = m_logLocation + "/" + m_module + "_" + instanceId + ".log";
+            m_logFile.open(logFilename.c_str(), std::ofstream::out | std::ofstream::trunc);
+            if (m_logFile.is_open())
+              std::cout << "Log File Initialized: " << logFilename << std::endl;
+            else
+              {
+                std::cout << "ERROR - Unable To Initialize A Log File At: "
+                          << m_logLocation << std::endl
+                          << "Using Default Output For Logging." << std::endl;
+                m_logLocation = "";
+              }
+          }
+        else
+          {
+            std::cout << "Environment Variable NDN_TRAFFIC_LOGFOLDER Should Be A Folder."
+                      << std::endl
+                      << "Using Default Output For Logging." << std::endl;
+            m_logLocation = "";
+          }
+      }
+    else
+      {
+        std::cout << "Environment Variable NDN_TRAFFIC_LOGFOLDER Not Set." << std::endl
+                  << "Using Default Output For Logging." << std::endl;
+        m_logLocation = "";
+      }
+  }
+
+private:
+  std::string m_module;
+  std::string m_logLocation;
+  std::ofstream m_logFile;
+};
+
+} // namespace ndn
+
+#endif // NTG_LOGGER_HPP