DevConsole: log streamer with file/tcp/stderr sinks#90
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Solves the perennial TUI debugging problem: stdout is owned by the renderer, so std.debug.print would garble the screen. DevConsole routes structured log events to a separate sink so a developer can run the TUI in one terminal and tail -f (or nc) the log stream in another. Sinks: * .file — append to a log file (pair with tail -f) * .tcp — listen on a port (pair with nc localhost <port>) * .stderr — write to stderr when stderr is redirected away Each event has a level (trace/debug/info/warn/err) and a timestamp. Multi-sink fan-out, mutex-guarded for thread safety, and a min_level filter for adjustable verbosity at runtime.
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Summary
Solves the perennial TUI debugging problem: stdout is owned by the renderer, so `std.debug.print` would garble the screen. `DevConsole` routes structured log events to a separate sink so a developer can run the TUI in one terminal and `tail -f` (or `nc`) the log stream in another. Modeled on `textual console`.
Sinks
Multiple sinks can be added — events fan out to all of them.
API
```zig
var console = zz.DevConsole.init(allocator);
defer console.deinit();
try console.addSink(.{ .file = "/tmp/myapp.log" });
try console.addSink(.{ .tcp = .{ .port = 9999 } });
console.setMinLevel(.warn);
console.info("starting up", .{});
console.warn("retry {d}", .{n});
console.err("connection lost", .{});
```
Each event has a level (trace/debug/info/warn/err) and a timestamp. Mutex-guarded so it's safe to call from any thread. Distinct from the existing `Logger` which is a single-file convenience type without levels or fan-out.
Test plan