From 964425e7b8e37b7b574a755ef7c98a2b2a14c9eb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: lucielle <luci@git.lunarware.tech>
Date: Tue, 19 May 2026 18:43:57 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] add logger history

---
 LLog.c         | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++--------
 include/LLog.h | 13 ++++++++++---
 test/test.c    | 12 +++++++-----
 3 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/LLog.c b/LLog.c
index 062a985..c69a74b 100644
--- a/LLog.c
+++ b/LLog.c
@@ -16,6 +16,17 @@ int timer_array_append(timer_array* array, lTimer timer) {
     return array->count - 1;
 }
 
+int lLogString_array_append(lLogString_array* array, lLogString* string) {
+    if (array->count >= array->capacity) {
+        if (array->capacity == 0) array->capacity = 8;
+        else array->capacity *= 2;
+
+        array->items = realloc(array->items, array->capacity * sizeof(*array->items));
+    }
+    array->items[array->count++] = string;
+    return array->count - 1;
+}
+
 int create_timer(Logger* logger) {
     return timer_array_append(&logger->timers, (lTimer){});
 }
@@ -30,7 +41,7 @@ void stop_timer(Logger* logger, int timer_id) {
     logger->timers.items[timer_id].time.end = time(NULL);
 }
 
-lLogString lLogString_new(const char* fmt, ...) {
+lLogString* lLogString_new(const char* fmt, ...) {
     va_list args;
     va_start(args, fmt);
 
@@ -39,22 +50,24 @@ lLogString lLogString_new(const char* fmt, ...) {
     
     va_end(args);
     
-    lLogString str;
-    str.len = strlen(temp_string);
+    lLogString* str = calloc(1, sizeof(lLogString));
+    str->len = strlen(temp_string);
 
-    str.buf = malloc(str.len + 1);
-    if (str.buf != NULL) {
-        strcpy(str.buf, temp_string);
+    str->buf = malloc(str->len + 1);
+    if (str->buf != NULL) {
+        strcpy(str->buf, temp_string);
     }
 
     return str;
 };
 
-void lLog(Logger logger, enum lLogLevel LOG_LEVEL, lLogString MESSAGE) {
+int lLog(Logger* logger, enum lLogLevel LOG_LEVEL, lLogString* MESSAGE) {
     char* LOG_LEVEL_STRING = LOG_LEVEL == 0 ? "INFO" :
                              LOG_LEVEL == 1 ? "WARNING" :
                              LOG_LEVEL == 2 ? "ERROR" :
                              LOG_LEVEL == 3 ? "DEBUG" :
                              "invalid_log_level";
-    printf("[%s]: %.*s\n", LOG_LEVEL_STRING, (int)MESSAGE.len, MESSAGE.buf);
+
+    printf("[%s]: %.*s\n", LOG_LEVEL_STRING, (int)MESSAGE->len, MESSAGE->buf);
+    return lLogString_array_append(&logger->history, MESSAGE);
 }
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diff --git a/include/LLog.h b/include/LLog.h
index a8e5e73..a526228 100644
--- a/include/LLog.h
+++ b/include/LLog.h
@@ -32,20 +32,27 @@ typedef struct {
     size_t capacity;
     lTimer* items;
 } timer_array;
-
 int timer_array_append(timer_array* array, lTimer timer);
 
+typedef struct {
+    size_t count;
+    size_t capacity;
+    lLogString** items;
+} lLogString_array;
+int lLogString_array_append(lLogString_array* array, lLogString* string);
+
 typedef struct {
     lLogString logfolder;
     timer_array timers;
+    lLogString_array history;
 } Logger;
 
 int create_timer(Logger* logger);
 void start_timer(Logger* logger, int timer_id);
 void stop_timer(Logger* logger, int timer_id);
 
-lLogString lLogString_new(const char* fmt, ...);
+lLogString* lLogString_new(const char* fmt, ...);
 
-void lLog(Logger logger, enum lLogLevel LOG_LEVEL, lLogString MESSAGE);
+int lLog(Logger* logger, enum lLogLevel LOG_LEVEL, lLogString* MESSAGE);
 
 #endif
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diff --git a/test/test.c b/test/test.c
index 1e2d459..9217bb2 100644
--- a/test/test.c
+++ b/test/test.c
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@
 
 int main(void) {
     Logger logger = {0};
-    lLog(logger, lINFO, lLogString_new("Hello, INFO!"));
-    lLog(logger, lWARNING, lLogString_new("Hello, WARNING!"));
-    lLog(logger, lERROR, lLogString_new("Hello, ERROR!"));
-    lLog(logger, lDEBUG, lLogString_new("Hello, DEBUG!"));
+    int message_1_id = lLog(&logger, lINFO, lLogString_new("Hello, INFO!"));
+    lLog(&logger, lINFO, logger.history.items[message_1_id]);
+    
+    int message_2_id = lLog(&logger, lWARNING, lLogString_new("Hello, WARNING!"));
+    int message_3_id = lLog(&logger, lERROR, lLogString_new("Hello, ERROR!"));
+    int message_4_id = lLog(&logger, lDEBUG, lLogString_new("Hello, DEBUG!"));
 
     int timer = create_timer(&logger);
     lTimespan* time_object = &logger.timers.items[timer].time;
@@ -15,5 +17,5 @@ int main(void) {
     sleep(2);
     
     stop_timer(&logger, timer);
-    lLog(logger, lINFO, lLogString_new("%f seconds.", difftime(time_object->end, time_object->start)));
+    lLog(&logger, lINFO, lLogString_new("%f seconds.", difftime(time_object->end, time_object->start)));
 }
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