add 'dead' to track plugin failure

1 files changed, 55 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index df716e3..bceed9e 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package gui
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
 
 	"go.wit.com/log"
@@ -185,6 +186,13 @@ func (n *Node) gotUserEvent(a widget.Action) {
 // some toolkit's on some operating systems don't support more than one
 // Keep things simple. Do the default expected thing whenever possible
 func New() *Node {
+	/*
+		if argGui.GuiStdout {
+			log.Log(WARN, "--gui-stdout doesn't work yet")
+			// trapStdout()
+		}
+	*/
+
 	return me.rootNode
 }
 
@@ -236,3 +244,50 @@ func (n *Node) StandardExit() {
 	}
 	log.Exit(0)
 }
+
+var origStdout *os.File
+var origStderr *os.File
+var guioutf *os.File
+var guierrf *os.File
+
+// THIS DOES NOT WORK.
+// this needs to work like screen. somehow make pseudo tty's or something
+// to correctly isolate and trap STDOUT and STDERR so the gocui can work
+func trapStdout() {
+	// attempts to control STDOUT
+	var err error
+	log.Log(WARN, "trapStdout() START")
+
+	guioutf, err = os.OpenFile("/tmp/go-gui.log", os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_APPEND, 0666)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error(err, "error opening /tmp/go-gui.log")
+		os.Exit(0)
+	}
+	origStdout = os.Stdout
+	os.Stdout = guioutf
+	// defer guioutf.Close()
+
+	// setOutput(outf)
+	// log("This is a test log entry")
+
+	guierrf, err = os.OpenFile("/tmp/go-gui.err", os.O_APPEND|os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, 0664)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error(err, "error opening /tmp/go-gui.err")
+		os.Exit(0)
+	}
+	// defer guierrf.Close()
+	origStderr = os.Stderr
+	os.Stderr = guierrf
+
+	println("TEST println")
+	println("TEST println")
+	println("TEST println")
+	fmt.Println("TEST fmt")
+	fmt.Println("TEST fmt")
+	fmt.Println("TEST fmt")
+	log.Info("TEST log")
+	log.Info("TEST log")
+	log.Info("TEST log")
+
+	// defer guioutf.Close()
+}