var console = require("console");

function log(message) {
	if (message)
		//attach a formatted date string to the beginning of everything we log
		console.log(new Date().toLocaleString() + " " + message);
}

module.exports = {
	info: function (message) {
		if (message)
			log("INFO: " + message);
	},
	event: function (message, sender) {
		//if we received a message, log it - include sender information if it was passed
		if (message) {
			log("EVENT: " + (sender ? sender + " has sent an event: " : "") + message);
		}
	},
	error: function (message, innerEx) {
		if (message) {
			//log the message, attach innerEx information if it was passed
			log("ERROR: " + message + (innerEx ? ". Inner exception details: " + (innerEx.message || innerEx) : ""));
		}
	}
};