fixed logger multi init

the logger test sometimes crashed due to multithreading problems in combination with a Logger module panicing when the INITIALIZED AtomicBool was false due to cargo tests multithreading

README.md

@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ So what? I don't care. Besides, there is not enough names to name everything uni
 # compiling
 TBD
 
+# installing
+TBD
+
 # Documentation
 TBD
 

python/libpt/libpt.pyi

@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-"""
-# libpt python bindings
-
-`libpt` is originally implemented in rust, but offers a python module too.
-"""
-from . import logger
-
-def is_loaded() -> bool:
-    """
-    returns true if `libpt` has been loaded
-    """
-    ...

src/common/macros.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+//! # common macros for `libpt`
+//!
+//! This module implements macros for use with `libpt`.
+
+//// ATTRIBUTES ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// we want docs
+#![warn(missing_docs)]
+#![warn(rustdoc::missing_crate_level_docs)]
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// we want Debug everywhere.
+#![warn(missing_debug_implementations)]
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// enable clippy's extra lints, the pedantic version
+#![warn(clippy::pedantic)]
+
+//// IMPORTS ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+pub use crate::get_stdout_for;
+
+//// CONSTANTS /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+//// STATICS ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+//// MACROS ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+/// ## catches what the expression would write to the `stdout`
+///
+/// This macro takes an expression, executes it, and catches what it would write to the stdout.
+/// The buffer of the stdout will then be returned for further use.
+///
+/// This is especially useful when testing loggers or other frontend CLI functions.
+///
+/// Inspiration: [users.rust-lang.org](https://users.rust-lang.org/t/how-to-test-functions-that-use-
+/// println/67188/5)
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! get_stdout_for {
+    ($test:expr) => {{
+        use gag::BufferRedirect;
+        use std::io::Read;
+
+        let mut buf = BufferRedirect::stdout().unwrap();
+
+        $test;
+
+        let mut output = String::new();
+        buf.read_to_string(&mut output).unwrap();
+        drop(buf);
+
+        output
+    }};
+}
+
+//// ENUMS /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+//// STRUCTS ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+//// IMPLEMENTATION ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+//// PUBLIC FUNCTIONS //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+//// PRIVATE FUNCTIONS /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

src/common/mod.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+//! # common functionalities
+//!
+//! This module implements common functionality useful for many use cases, such as macros,
+//! Formatting functions and more.
+
+//// ATTRIBUTES ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// we want docs
+#![warn(missing_docs)]
+#![warn(rustdoc::missing_crate_level_docs)]
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// we want Debug everywhere.
+#![warn(missing_debug_implementations)]
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// enable clippy's extra lints, the pedantic version
+#![warn(clippy::pedantic)]
+
+//// IMPORTS ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+pub mod macros;
+
+//// CONSTANTS /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+//// STATICS ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+//// ENUMS /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+//// STRUCTS ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+//// IMPLEMENTATION ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+//// PUBLIC FUNCTIONS //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+//// PRIVATE FUNCTIONS /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

src/lib.rs

@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 #![warn(clippy::pedantic)]
 
 //// IMPORTS ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+/// contains useful code, such as macros, for general use
+pub mod common;
 /// contains code specific to the executable
 pub mod bin;
 /// logger used by libpt

src/logger/mod.rs

@@ -18,9 +18,7 @@ use std::{
     sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering},
 };
 
-use env_logger::{
-    Env, Target, WriteStyle,
-};
+use env_logger::{Env, Target, WriteStyle};
 use log::{debug, error, info, trace, warn, Level};
 
 use pyo3::prelude::*;
@@ -72,7 +70,11 @@ impl Logger {
             return;
         } else {
             let env = Env::default().filter_or(LOGGER_ENV_KEY, DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL.to_string());
-            env_logger::init_from_env(env);
+            let res = env_logger::Builder::from_env(env)
+                .try_init();
+            if res.is_err() {
+                eprintln!("could not init logger: {}", res.unwrap_err());
+            }
             INITIALIZED.store(true, Ordering::Relaxed);
         }
     }
@@ -83,11 +85,11 @@ impl Logger {
     pub fn init_specialized(test: bool, color: bool, target: Target) {
         // only init if no init has been performed yet
         if INITIALIZED.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
-            warn!("trying to reinitialize the logger, ignoring");
+            eprintln!("trying to reinitialize the logger, ignoring");
             return;
         } else {
             let env = Env::default().filter_or(LOGGER_ENV_KEY, DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL.to_string());
-            env_logger::Builder::from_env(env)
+            let res = env_logger::Builder::from_env(env)
                 .is_test(test)
                 .target(target)
                 .write_style(if color {
@@ -95,7 +97,10 @@ impl Logger {
                 } else {
                     WriteStyle::Never
                 })
-                .init();
+                .try_init();
+            if res.is_err() {
+                eprintln!("could not init logger: {}", res.unwrap_err());
+            }
             INITIALIZED.store(true, Ordering::Relaxed);
         }
     }

src/template.rs

@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 
 //// STATICS ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
+//// MACROS ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
 //// ENUMS /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 //// STRUCTS ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

tests/test_logger_struct.rs

@@ -1,42 +1,25 @@
+//! # Tests for libpt::logger::Logger
+//!
+//! Note: the module uses a global variable to store if the thread has 
 //// IMPORTS ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
-//// HELPERS ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-/// ## checks if the expected thing was printed to stdout
-///
-/// Source: [users.rust-lang.org](https://users.rust-lang.org/t/how-to-test-functions-that-use-
-/// println/67188/5)
-macro_rules! get_stdout_for {
-    ($test:expr) => {{
-        use gag::BufferRedirect;
-        use std::io::Read;
-
-        let mut buf = BufferRedirect::stdout().unwrap();
-
-        $test;
-
-        let mut output = String::new();
-        buf.read_to_string(&mut output).unwrap();
-        drop(buf);
-
-        output
-    }};
-}
-
-//// IMPLEMENTATION ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 /// ## Tests for basic logging functionality
-
-mod test_logger_struct {
 use libpt::logger::*;
+use libpt::common::macros::get_stdout_for;
 
 use regex::Regex;
 
+//// HELPERS ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// only initialize once
 /// ## setup that's needed before testing the logger struct
 fn setup() {
     // we don't want to log messages during our tests!
+    std::env::set_var(LOGGER_ENV_KEY, "Trace");
     Logger::init_specialized(false, false, env_logger::Target::Stdout);
     println!()
 }
 
+//// IMPLEMENTATION ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
 /// ## Tests for basic logging
 ///
 /// This test tests if the loggers basic logging functionality works, that is it's methods:
@@ -51,7 +34,6 @@ mod test_logger_struct {
 /// [`String`] and a [`Regex`] checks if we have five correctly formatted messages.
 #[test]
 fn test_log_basic() {
-        std::env::set_var(LOGGER_ENV_KEY, "Trace");
     setup();
     let l = Logger::new();
     let trace_out = get_stdout_for!(l.trace("MSG"));
@@ -89,4 +71,3 @@ mod test_logger_struct {
     Logger::init();
     l.info("Successfully ignored extra init");
 }
-}