feat(verbose): verbose mode will now also log to files for better cra…

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QtProject/app/mainwindow.cpp

@@ -367,6 +367,32 @@ void MainWindow::videoSummary()
 void MainWindow::addStatusMessage(const QString &message) const
 {
     ui->statusBox->append(message);
+
+    if(this->_prefs.isVerbose()){
+        QDir cacheFolder = QDir(QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::CacheLocation));
+        if(!cacheFolder.exists())
+            QDir().mkpath(cacheFolder.path());
+        static QFile logFile = QStringLiteral("%1/%2_%3.vsdc.logs.txt")
+                                   .arg(cacheFolder.path(),
+                                        this->_prefs.appVersion.trimmed(),
+                                        QDateTime::currentDateTime().toString("yyyy-MM-dd hh_mm"));
+        static QTextStream logStream;
+        if (!logFile.isOpen()) {
+            // Open the file in Append mode and keep it open
+            if (!logFile.open(QIODevice::Append | QIODevice::Text)) {
+                ui->statusBox->append("Failed to open log file");
+            }
+            else {
+                // Initialize the QTextStream using the open file
+                logStream.setDevice(&logFile);
+            }
+        }
+        else {
+            logStream << QDateTime::currentDateTime().toString("yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm")
+                      << ": " << message << Qt::endl;
+        }
+    }
+
     ui->statusBox->repaint();
 #ifdef VID_SIMILI_IN_TESTS
     qDebug() << message;
@@ -526,3 +552,49 @@ void MainWindow::on_actionRestoreMoveToTrash_triggered()
 }
 // ------------------- END: File deletion configuration methods -----------
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+void MainWindow::on_actionDelete_log_files_triggered()
+{
+    QDir logsFolder = QDir(QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::CacheLocation));
+    // Check if the directory exists
+    if (!logsFolder.exists()) {
+        addStatusMessage(QString("Logs folder does not exist: %1").arg(logsFolder.absolutePath()));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // List all .txt files in the cache folder
+    QStringList txtFiles = logsFolder.entryList(QStringList() << "*.vsdc.logs.txt", QDir::Files);
+
+    if(txtFiles.isEmpty())
+        addStatusMessage(QString("No log files in: %1").arg(logsFolder.absolutePath()));
+
+    // Loop through the list of .txt files and delete them
+    for (const QString &fileName : txtFiles) {
+        QString filePath = logsFolder.absoluteFilePath(fileName);  // Get the full file path
+        if (QFile::remove(filePath)) {
+            addStatusMessage(QString("Deleted log file: %1").arg(filePath));
+        } else {
+            addStatusMessage(QString("Failed to delete log file: %1").arg(filePath));
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+
+void MainWindow::on_actionOpen_logs_folder_triggered()
+{
+    QDir logsFolder = QDir(QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::CacheLocation));
+    if (!logsFolder.exists()) {
+        addStatusMessage(QString("Logs folder does not exist: %1").arg(logsFolder.absolutePath()));
+        return;
+    }
+
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+    QProcess::startDetached("explorer", {"/select,", logsFolder.absolutePath()});
+#elif defined(Q_OS_MACOS)
+    QProcess::startDetached("open", QStringList() << logsFolder.absolutePath());
+#elif defined(Q_OS_X11)
+    QProcess::startDetached(QStringLiteral("xdg-open \"%1\"").arg(logsFolder.absolutePath()));
+#endif
+
+}
+

QtProject/app/mainwindow.h

@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ private slots:
     void on_radio_UseCacheNo_clicked() {_useCacheOption = Video::NO_CACHE;};
     void on_radio_UseCacheYes_clicked() {_useCacheOption = Video::WITH_CACHE;};
     void on_radio_UseCacheOnly_clicked() {_useCacheOption = Video::CACHE_ONLY;};
+    void on_actionDelete_log_files_triggered();
+    void on_actionOpen_logs_folder_triggered();
 };
 
 #endif // MAINWINDOW_H

QtProject/app/mainwindow.ui

@@ -122,8 +122,7 @@
         <item>
          <widget class="QCheckBox" name="verboseCheckbox">
           <property name="toolTip">
-           <string>List all processed video names.  
-Errors will be listed in any case.</string>
+           <string>&lt;html&gt;&lt;head/&gt;&lt;body&gt;&lt;p&gt;List all processed video names.  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Errors will be listed in any case.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;All logs will be kept in log files.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</string>
           </property>
           <property name="toolTipDuration">
            <number>-1</number>
@@ -132,7 +131,7 @@ Errors will be listed in any case.</string>
            <locale language="English" country="UnitedStates"/>
           </property>
           <property name="text">
-           <string>Verbose</string>
+           <string>Verbose logs</string>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
@@ -529,7 +528,7 @@ Errors will be listed in any case.</string>
      <x>0</x>
      <y>0</y>
      <width>859</width>
-     <height>24</height>
+     <height>37</height>
     </rect>
    </property>
    <widget class="QMenu" name="menuGeneral">
@@ -550,6 +549,9 @@ Errors will be listed in any case.</string>
     <addaction name="actionEnable_direct_deletion_instead_of_trash"/>
     <addaction name="actionRestoreMoveToTrash"/>
     <addaction name="separator"/>
+    <addaction name="actionOpen_logs_folder"/>
+    <addaction name="actionDelete_log_files"/>
+    <addaction name="separator"/>
     <addaction name="actionRestore_all_settings"/>
    </widget>
    <widget class="QMenu" name="menuInfo">
@@ -634,6 +636,16 @@ Errors will be listed in any case.</string>
     <string>Restore all settings</string>
    </property>
   </action>
+  <action name="actionOpen_logs_folder">
+   <property name="text">
+    <string>Open logs folder</string>
+   </property>
+  </action>
+  <action name="actionDelete_log_files">
+   <property name="text">
+    <string>Delete log files</string>
+   </property>
+  </action>
  </widget>
  <layoutdefault spacing="6" margin="11"/>
  <resources>

QtProject/app/prefs.h

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class Prefs
     QString browseFoldersLastPath() const {return QSettings(APP_NAME, APP_NAME).value("browse_folders_last_path").toString();}
     void browseFoldersLastPath(const QString dirPath) {QSettings(APP_NAME, APP_NAME).setValue("browse_folders_last_path", dirPath);}
 
-    bool isVerbose() {return QSettings(APP_NAME, APP_NAME).value("verbose_logging").toBool();}
+    bool isVerbose() const {return QSettings(APP_NAME, APP_NAME).value("verbose_logging").toBool();}
     void setVerbose(const bool verbose) {QSettings(APP_NAME, APP_NAME).setValue("verbose_logging", verbose);}
 
     void resetSettings() {QSettings(APP_NAME, APP_NAME).clear();}