//NewClientOwnName creates a localClient or a RPC if a address is given and uses the given name as source
func NewClientOwnName(target, name string) (*Client, error) {
if target == "" {
//use local logger
return NewLocalClient(), nil
}
logLocal := false
logRPC := Outgoing.NewRPCInterface(target)
if err := logRPC.Connect(); err != nil {
fmt.Println(err)
logLocal = true
}
var clientName string
if name == "" {
for name := range logRPC.Config.NameToCertificate {
clientName = name
break
}
if clientName == "" {
var err error
clientName, err = os.Hostname()
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
}
} else {
clientName = name
}
err := logRPC.SendMessage(LogServer.NewDebugLogMessage(clientName, clientName+"-connected"))
if err != nil {
fmt.Println(err)
logLocal = true
}
return &Client{logRPC: logRPC, name: clientName, localLogger: Local.GetLogger(), logLocal: logLocal}, nil
}
//NewLocalClient constructs a new client, which logs to stdout
func NewLocalClient() *Client {
return &Client{localLogger: Local.GetLogger()}
}