Method ShrinkDebugFile

src/logging.cpp:235–274

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void BCLog::Logger::ShrinkDebugFile()
{
    // Amount of debug.log to save at end when shrinking (must fit in memory)
    constexpr size_t RECENT_DEBUG_HISTORY_SIZE = 10 * 1000000;

    assert(!m_file_path.empty());

    // Scroll debug.log if it's getting too big
    FILE* file = fsbridge::fopen(m_file_path, "r");

    // Special files (e.g. device nodes) may not have a size.
    size_t log_size = 0;
    try {
        log_size = fs::file_size(m_file_path);
    } catch (boost::filesystem::filesystem_error &) {}

    // If debug.log file is more than 10% bigger the RECENT_DEBUG_HISTORY_SIZE
    // trim it down by saving only the last RECENT_DEBUG_HISTORY_SIZE bytes
    if (file && log_size > 11 * (RECENT_DEBUG_HISTORY_SIZE / 10))
    {
        // Restart the file with some of the end
        std::vector<char> vch(RECENT_DEBUG_HISTORY_SIZE, 0);
        if (fseek(file, -((long)vch.size()), SEEK_END)) {
            LogPrintf("Failed to shrink debug log file: fseek(...) failed\n");
            fclose(file);
            return;
        }
        int nBytes = fread(vch.data(), 1, vch.size(), file);
        fclose(file);

        file = fsbridge::fopen(m_file_path, "w");
        if (file)
        {
            fwrite(vch.data(), 1, nBytes, file);
            fclose(file);
        }
    }
    else if (file != nullptr)
        fclose(file);
}