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  #include <iostream>
  #include <unistd.h>
  
  #include "trick/MessageFile.hh"
  #include "trick/command_line_protos.h"
  
  /**
  @details
  -# Initializes everything
  */
  Trick::MessageFile::MessageFile() {
  
      enabled = 1 ;
      color = 0 ;
      file_name = "send_hs" ;
      name = "file" ;
  
  }
  
  /**
  @details
  -# Overwrites the file name
  */
  int Trick::MessageFile::set_file_name(std::string in_name) {
  
      file_name = in_name ;
      return(0) ;
  
  }
  
  /**
  @details
  -# Deletes the current output file
  -# Opens a new file with the name "file_name"
  */
  int Trick::MessageFile::init() {
  
      unlink((std::string(command_line_args_get_output_dir()) + "/" + file_name).c_str()) ;
      out_stream.open((std::string(command_line_args_get_output_dir()) + "/" + file_name).c_str() , std::fstream::out | std::fstream::app ) ;
      return(0) ;
  }
  
  /**
  @details
  -# If enabled and level < 100
      -# Write the header and message to the file stream
      -# Flush the stream
  */
  void Trick::MessageFile::update( unsigned int level , std::string header, std::string message ) {
  
      if ( enabled && level < 100 ) {
          out_stream << header << message ;
          out_stream.flush() ;
      }
  
  }
  
  /**
  @details
  -# Close the file stream
  */
  Trick::MessageFile::~MessageFile() {
      out_stream.close() ;
  }
  
  