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/** @author  John Miller
 *  @version 1.3
 *  @date    Fri Sep 25 15:05:06 EDT 2009
 *  @see     LICENSE (MIT style license file).
 */

package scalation.util

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/** The `Error` trait is used to report errors showing the class and method within
 *  which the error or flaw occurred.  For performance reasons, 'getClass' is
 *  commented out.  Uncomment to include this information.
 */
trait Error
{
    /** Name of the class where the error occurred
     */
//  private val className = getClass.getSimpleName ()

    /** Use `EasyWriter` to make it easy to switch from standard out to a (log) file
     */
//  private val ew = new EasyWriter ("util", "error")

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    /** Toggle output destination from default of (log) file to standard output. etc.
     */
//  def toggle () { ew.toggle () }

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    /** Show the flaw by printing the error message.
     *  @param method   the method where the error occurred
     *  @param message  the error message
     */
    final def flaw (method: String, message: String)
    {
//      ew.println ("ERROR @ " + className + "." + method +  ": " + message)
//      ew.println ("ERROR @ " + method +  ": " + message)
        println ("ERROR @ " + method +  ": " + message)
    } // flaw

} // Error trait