made logging cheaper

src/main.cpp

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 
         const int BARRET = barMainThread();
         Debug::log(BARRET == 0 ? LOG : ERR, "Bar exited with code " + std::to_string(BARRET) + "!");
+        g_pWindowManager->DebugOfstream.close();
         return 0;
     }
 
@@ -73,6 +74,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 
     xcb_disconnect(g_pWindowManager->DisplayConnection);
 
+    g_pWindowManager->DebugOfstream.close();
+
     if (const auto err = xcb_connection_has_error(g_pWindowManager->DisplayConnection); err != 0) {
         Debug::log(CRIT, "Exiting because of error " + std::to_string(err));
         return err;

src/utilities/Debug.cpp

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "Debug.hpp"
 #include <fstream>
+#include "../windowManager.hpp"
 
 void Debug::log(LogLevel level, std::string msg) {
     switch (level)
@@ -26,14 +27,5 @@ void Debug::log(LogLevel level, std::string msg) {
     printf((msg + "\n").c_str());
 
     // also log to a file
-    const char* const ENVHOME = getenv("HOME");
+    g_pWindowManager->DebugOfstream << msg << "\n";
-
-    const std::string DEBUGPATH = ENVHOME + (std::string) "/.hypr.log";
-    std::ofstream ofs;
-
-    ofs.open(DEBUGPATH, std::ios::out | std::ios::app);
-
-    ofs << msg << "\n";
-
-    ofs.close();
 }

src/windowManager.cpp

@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ void CWindowManager::createAndOpenAllPipes() {
     system("cat \" \" > /tmp/hypr/hyprbarout");
     system("cat \" \" > /tmp/hypr/hyprbarind");
     system("cat \" \" > /tmp/hypr/hyprbaroutd");
+
+    // open the debug file
+    const std::string DEBUGPATH = "/tmp/hypr/hypr.log";
+    DebugOfstream.open(DEBUGPATH, std::ios::out | std::ios::app);
 }
 
 void CWindowManager::updateRootCursor() {

src/windowManager.hpp

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 class CWindowManager {
 public:
+    std::ofstream               DebugOfstream;
     xcb_connection_t*           DisplayConnection = nullptr;
     xcb_ewmh_connection_t*      EWMHConnection = nullptr; // Bar uses this
     xcb_screen_t*               Screen = nullptr;