core = std 'import core'
debug = std 'import debug'
fs = require 'fs'

base = core.mixin core.base

class trace extends base
	constructor: (messages..., options = {level: 10}) ->
		@resources = new os.file debug.config.trace['path']
		
		@write messages..., options
	
	write: (messages..., options = {level: 10}) ->
		if options['level'] < debug.config.trace['level']
			return # don't trace something we're not interested in
	
		message = core.string.format "[%s] %s\n", core.datetime.create().format('%F %T'), messages

		if !debug.config.trace['silent'] # do we want output?
			debug.info messages...
		
		os.file.write messages.join("\n")
	
	resource: null

exports.trace = trace