Better vs code logging

microsoft · Jun 27, 2023 · 8aa4ac8 · 8aa4ac8
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commit 8aa4ac8
Showing 1 changed file with 14 additions and 29 deletions.
diff --git a/vscode/src/extension.ts b/vscode/src/extension.ts
@@ -10,35 +10,7 @@ import { createHoverProvider } from "./hover.js";
 import { registerQSharpNotebookHandlers } from "./notebook.js";
 
 export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
-  const output = vscode.window.createOutputChannel("Q#");
-  output.appendLine("Q# extension activated.");
-
-  // Override the global logger with functions that write to the output channel
-  global.qscLog.error = (...args: unknown[]) => {
-    output.appendLine(
-      args.map((a) => (typeof a === "string" ? a : JSON.stringify(a))).join(" ")
-    );
-  };
-  global.qscLog.warn = (...args: unknown[]) => {
-    output.appendLine(
-      args.map((a) => (typeof a === "string" ? a : JSON.stringify(a))).join(" ")
-    );
-  };
-  global.qscLog.info = (...args: unknown[]) => {
-    output.appendLine(
-      args.map((a) => (typeof a === "string" ? a : JSON.stringify(a))).join(" ")
-    );
-  };
-  global.qscLog.debug = (...args: unknown[]) => {
-    output.appendLine(
-      args.map((a) => (typeof a === "string" ? a : JSON.stringify(a))).join(" ")
-    );
-  };
-  global.qscLog.trace = (...args: unknown[]) => {
-    output.appendLine(
-      args.map((a) => (typeof a === "string" ? a : JSON.stringify(a))).join(" ")
-    );
-  };
+  initializeLogger();
 
   const languageService = await loadLanguageService(context.extensionUri);
 
@@ -76,6 +48,19 @@ export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
   );
 }
 
+function initializeLogger() {
+  const output = vscode.window.createOutputChannel("Q#", { log: true });
+
+  // Override the global logger with functions that write to the output channel
+  global.qscLog.error = output.error;
+  global.qscLog.warn = output.warn;
+  global.qscLog.info = output.info;
+  global.qscLog.debug = output.debug;
+  global.qscLog.trace = output.trace;
+
+  global.qscLog.trace("Q# extension activated.");
+}
+
 function registerDocumentUpdateHandlers(languageService: ILanguageService) {
   vscode.workspace.textDocuments.forEach((document) => {
     updateIfQsharpDocument(document);