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+#ifndef _THRIFT_LOGGING_H
+#define _THRIFT_LOGGING_H 1
+
+/**
+ * Contains utility macros for debugging and logging.
+ *
+ * @author Aditya Agarwal
+ */
+
+#include "time.h"
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+/**
+ * GLOBAL_DEBUGGING_LEVEL = 0: all debugging turned off, debug macros undefined
+ * GLOBAL_DEBUGGING_LEVEL = 1: all debugging turned on  
+ */
+#define GLOBAL_DEBUGGING_LEVEL 0
+
+
+/**
+ * GLOBAL_LOGGING_LEVEL = 0: all logging turned off, logging macros undefined
+ * GLOBAL_LOGGING_LEVEL = 1: all logging turned on  
+ */
+#define GLOBAL_LOGGING_LEVEL   1
+
+
+/** 
+ * Standard wrapper around fprintf what will prefix the file name and line
+ * number to the line. Uses GLOBAL_DEBUGGING_LEVEL to control whether it is
+ * turned on or off.
+ *
+ * @param format_string 
+ */
+#if GLOBAL_DEBUGGING_LEVEL > 0
+  #define DEBUG(format_string,...)                                        \
+    if (GLOBAL_DEBUGGING_LEVEL > 0) {                                     \
+      fprintf(stderr,"[%s,%d] " #format_string " \n", __FILE__, __LINE__,##__VA_ARGS__); \
+  } 
+#else
+  #define DEBUG(format_string,...)
+#endif
+
+
+/** 
+ * analagous to DEBUG but also prints the time 
+ *
+ * @param string  format_string input: printf style format string
+ */
+#if GLOBAL_DEBUGGING_LEVEL > 0
+  #define DEBUG_T(format_string,...)                                      \
+    {                                                                     \
+      if (GLOBAL_DEBUGGING_LEVEL > 0) {                                   \
+        time_t now;                                                       \
+        char dbgtime[26] ;                                                \
+        time(&now);                                                       \
+        ctime_r(&now, dbgtime);                                           \
+        dbgtime[24] = '\0';                                               \
+        fprintf(stderr,"[%s,%d] [%s] " #format_string " \n", __FILE__, __LINE__,dbgtime,##__VA_ARGS__); \
+      }                                                                   \
+    }
+#else
+  #define DEBUG_T(format_string,...)
+#endif
+
+
+/** 
+ * analagous to DEBUG but uses input level to determine whether or not the string
+ * should be logged.
+ *
+ * @param int     level: specified debug level
+ * @param string  format_string input: format string
+ */
+#define DEBUG_L(level, format_string,...)                               \
+  if ((level) > 0) {                                                    \
+    fprintf(stderr,"[%s,%d] " #format_string " \n", __FILE__, __LINE__,##__VA_ARGS__); \
+  }
+
+
+/** 
+ * Explicit error logging. Prints time, file name and line number
+ *
+ * @param string  format_string input: printf style format string
+ */
+#define ERROR(format_string,...)                                        \
+  {                                                                     \
+    time_t now;                                                         \
+    char dbgtime[26] ;                                                  \
+    time(&now);                                                         \
+    ctime_r(&now, dbgtime);                                             \
+    dbgtime[24] = '\0';                                                 \
+    fprintf(stderr,"[%s,%d] [%s] ERROR: " #format_string " \n", __FILE__, __LINE__,dbgtime,##__VA_ARGS__); \
+  }
+
+
+/** 
+ * Analagous to ERROR, additionally aborting the process.
+ * WARNING: macro calls abort(), ending program execution
+ *
+ * @param string  format_string input: printf style format string
+ */
+#define ERROR_ABORT(format_string,...)                                  \
+  {                                                                     \
+    time_t now;                                                         \
+    char dbgtime[26] ;                                                  \
+    time(&now);                                                         \
+    ctime_r(&now, dbgtime);                                             \
+    dbgtime[24] = '\0';                                                 \
+    fprintf(stderr,"[%s,%d] [%s] ERROR: Going to abort " #format_string " \n", __FILE__, __LINE__,dbgtime,##__VA_ARGS__); \
+    exit(1);                                                            \
+  }
+
+
+/** 
+ * Log input message
+ *
+ * @param string  format_string input: printf style format string
+ */
+#if GLOBAL_LOGGING_LEVEL > 0
+  #define LOG_OPER(format_string,...)                                     \
+    {                                                                     \
+      if (GLOBAL_LOGGING_LEVEL > 0) {                                     \
+        time_t now;                                                       \
+        char dbgtime[26] ;                                                \
+        time(&now);                                                       \
+        ctime_r(&now, dbgtime);                                           \
+        dbgtime[24] = '\0';                                               \
+        fprintf(stderr,"[%s] " #format_string " \n", dbgtime,##__VA_ARGS__); \
+      }                                                                   \
+    } 
+#else
+  #define LOG_OPER(format_string,...)
+#endif
+
+#endif	// _THRIFT_LOGGING_H