Fix logging to files

src/common/logging.cpp

@@ -18,16 +18,14 @@
 constexpr char logging_file_environment_variable[] = "YABRIDGE_DEBUG_FILE";
 
 /**
- * The verbosity of the logging, defaults to `Logger::Verbosity::events` if
+ * The verbosity of the logging, defaults to `Logger::Verbosity::basic`.
- * `logging_file_environment_variable` has been set and
- * `Logger::Verbosity::basic` otherwise.
  *
  * @see Logger::Verbosity
  */
 constexpr char logging_verbosity_environment_variable[] =
     "YABRIDGE_DEBUG_VERBOSITY";
 
-Logger::Logger(std::ostream&& stream,
+Logger::Logger(std::shared_ptr<std::ostream> stream,
                Verbosity verbosity_level,
                std::string prefix)
     : stream(stream), verbosity(verbosity_level), prefix(prefix) {}
@@ -49,11 +47,13 @@ Logger Logger::create_from_environment(std::string prefix) {
 
     // If `file` points to a valid location then use create/truncate the
     // file and write all of the logs there, otherwise use STDERR
-    std::ofstream log_file(file_path, std::fstream::out);
+    auto log_file = std::make_shared<std::ofstream>(
-    if (log_file.is_open()) {
+        file_path, std::fstream::out | std::fstream::app);
-        return Logger(std::move(log_file), verbosity_level, prefix);
+    if (log_file->is_open()) {
+        return Logger(log_file, verbosity_level, prefix);
     } else {
-        return Logger(std::move(std::cerr), verbosity_level, prefix);
+        return Logger(std::shared_ptr<std::ostream>(&std::cerr, [](auto) {}),
+                      verbosity_level, prefix);
     }
 }
 
@@ -77,7 +77,5 @@ void Logger::log(const std::string& message) {
     // stream to prevent two messages from being put on the same row
     formatted_message << std::endl;
 
-    // No flush. Should technically be necessary, but it decreases throughput by
+    *stream << formatted_message.str() << std::flush;
-    // a lot and it seems to work fine without.
-    stream << formatted_message.str();
 }

src/common/logging.h

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <memory>
 #include <ostream>
 
 /**
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ class Logger {
      * @param prefix An optional prefix for the logger. Useful for differentiate
      *   messages coming from the Wine VST host.
      */
-    Logger(std::ostream&& stream,
+    Logger(std::shared_ptr<std::ostream> stream,
            Verbosity verbosity_level,
            std::string prefix = "");
 
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ class Logger {
      * The output stream to write the log messages to. Typically either STDERR
      * or a file stream.
      */
-    std::ostream& stream;
+    std::shared_ptr<std::ostream> stream;
     /**
      * The verbosity level of this logger instance. Based on this certain
      * messages may or may not be shown.