#ifndef _DEBUGSTREAM_H
#define _DEBUGSTREAM_H

#include <Windows.h>
#include <ostream>
#include <sstream>
#include <string>


template <class CharT, class TraitsT = std::char_traits<CharT> > 
class basic_debugbuf : public std::basic_stringbuf<CharT, TraitsT>
{
public:
  virtual ~basic_debugbuf()
  {
    sync();
  }

protected:

  int sync()
  {
    output_debug_string(str().c_str());
    str(std::basic_string<CharT>());    // Clear the string buffer

    return 0;
  }

  void output_debug_string(const CharT *text) {}
};


template<>
void basic_debugbuf<char>::output_debug_string(const char *text)
{
  ::OutputDebugStringA(text);
}

template<>
void basic_debugbuf<wchar_t>::output_debug_string(const wchar_t *text)
{
  ::OutputDebugStringW(text);
}

template<class CharT, class TraitsT = std::char_traits<CharT> >
class basic_dostream : public std::basic_ostream<CharT, TraitsT>
{
public:
  basic_dostream() : std::basic_ostream<CharT, TraitsT>(new basic_debugbuf<CharT, TraitsT>()) {}
  ~basic_dostream() 
  {
    delete rdbuf(); 
  }
};

typedef basic_dostream<char>    dostream;
typedef basic_dostream<wchar_t> wdostream;


#endif // _DEBUGSTREAM_H

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