Properly format multiline logs

As a side effect, colouring on Windows should now work
regardless of version

8 files changed, 217 insertions, 66 deletions

diff --git a/contrib/epee/include/misc_log_ex.h b/contrib/epee/include/misc_log_ex.h
index 602b6a371..0b216f2c4 100644
--- a/contrib/epee/include/misc_log_ex.h
+++ b/contrib/epee/include/misc_log_ex.h
@@ -38,29 +38,29 @@
 #define MAX_LOG_FILE_SIZE 104850000 // 100 MB - 7600 bytes
 #define MAX_LOG_FILES 50
 
-#define MCLOG_TYPE(level, cat, type, x) do { \
+#define MCLOG_TYPE(level, cat, color, type, x) do { \
     if (ELPP->vRegistry()->allowed(level, cat)) { \
-      el::base::Writer(level, __FILE__, __LINE__, ELPP_FUNC, type).construct(cat) << x; \
+      el::base::Writer(level, color, __FILE__, __LINE__, ELPP_FUNC, type).construct(cat) << x; \
     } \
   } while (0)
 
-#define MCLOG(level, cat, x) MCLOG_TYPE(level, cat, el::base::DispatchAction::NormalLog, x)
-#define MCLOG_FILE(level, cat, x) MCLOG_TYPE(level, cat, el::base::DispatchAction::FileOnlyLog, x)
+#define MCLOG(level, cat, color, x) MCLOG_TYPE(level, cat, color, el::base::DispatchAction::NormalLog, x)
+#define MCLOG_FILE(level, cat, x) MCLOG_TYPE(level, cat, el::Color::Default, el::base::DispatchAction::FileOnlyLog, x)
 
-#define MCFATAL(cat,x) MCLOG(el::Level::Fatal,cat, x)
-#define MCERROR(cat,x) MCLOG(el::Level::Error,cat, x)
-#define MCWARNING(cat,x) MCLOG(el::Level::Warning,cat, x)
-#define MCINFO(cat,x) MCLOG(el::Level::Info,cat, x)
-#define MCDEBUG(cat,x) MCLOG(el::Level::Debug,cat, x)
-#define MCTRACE(cat,x) MCLOG(el::Level::Trace,cat, x)
+#define MCFATAL(cat,x) MCLOG(el::Level::Fatal,cat, el::Color::Default, x)
+#define MCERROR(cat,x) MCLOG(el::Level::Error,cat, el::Color::Default, x)
+#define MCWARNING(cat,x) MCLOG(el::Level::Warning,cat, el::Color::Default, x)
+#define MCINFO(cat,x) MCLOG(el::Level::Info,cat, el::Color::Default, x)
+#define MCDEBUG(cat,x) MCLOG(el::Level::Debug,cat, el::Color::Default, x)
+#define MCTRACE(cat,x) MCLOG(el::Level::Trace,cat, el::Color::Default, x)
 
-#define MCLOG_COLOR(level,cat,color,x) MCLOG(level,cat,"\033[1;" color "m" << x << "\033[0m")
-#define MCLOG_RED(level,cat,x) MCLOG_COLOR(level,cat,"31",x)
-#define MCLOG_GREEN(level,cat,x) MCLOG_COLOR(level,cat,"32",x)
-#define MCLOG_YELLOW(level,cat,x) MCLOG_COLOR(level,cat,"33",x)
-#define MCLOG_BLUE(level,cat,x) MCLOG_COLOR(level,cat,"34",x)
-#define MCLOG_MAGENTA(level,cat,x) MCLOG_COLOR(level,cat,"35",x)
-#define MCLOG_CYAN(level,cat,x) MCLOG_COLOR(level,cat,"36",x)
+#define MCLOG_COLOR(level,cat,color,x) MCLOG(level,cat,color,x)
+#define MCLOG_RED(level,cat,x) MCLOG_COLOR(level,cat,el::Color::Red,x)
+#define MCLOG_GREEN(level,cat,x) MCLOG_COLOR(level,cat,el::Color::Green,x)
+#define MCLOG_YELLOW(level,cat,x) MCLOG_COLOR(level,cat,el::Color::Yellow,x)
+#define MCLOG_BLUE(level,cat,x) MCLOG_COLOR(level,cat,el::Color::Blue,x)
+#define MCLOG_MAGENTA(level,cat,x) MCLOG_COLOR(level,cat,el::Color::Magenta,x)
+#define MCLOG_CYAN(level,cat,x) MCLOG_COLOR(level,cat,el::Color::Cyan,x)
 
 #define MLOG_RED(level,x) MCLOG_RED(level,MONERO_DEFAULT_LOG_CATEGORY,x)
 #define MLOG_GREEN(level,x) MCLOG_GREEN(level,MONERO_DEFAULT_LOG_CATEGORY,x)
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 #define MINFO(x) MCINFO(MONERO_DEFAULT_LOG_CATEGORY,x)
 #define MDEBUG(x) MCDEBUG(MONERO_DEFAULT_LOG_CATEGORY,x)
 #define MTRACE(x) MCTRACE(MONERO_DEFAULT_LOG_CATEGORY,x)
-#define MLOG(level,x) MCLOG(level,MONERO_DEFAULT_LOG_CATEGORY,x)
+#define MLOG(level,x) MCLOG(level,MONERO_DEFAULT_LOG_CATEGORY,el::Color::Default,x)
 
 #define MGINFO(x) MCINFO("global",x)
 #define MGINFO_RED(x) MCLOG_RED(el::Level::Info, "global",x)
@@ -85,14 +85,14 @@
 #define MGINFO_MAGENTA(x) MCLOG_MAGENTA(el::Level::Info, "global",x)
 #define MGINFO_CYAN(x) MCLOG_CYAN(el::Level::Info, "global",x)
 
-#define IFLOG(level, cat, type, init, x) \
+#define IFLOG(level, cat, color, type, init, x) \
   do { \
     if (ELPP->vRegistry()->allowed(level, cat)) { \
       init; \
-      el::base::Writer(level, __FILE__, __LINE__, ELPP_FUNC, type).construct(cat) << x; \
+      el::base::Writer(level, color, __FILE__, __LINE__, ELPP_FUNC, type).construct(cat) << x; \
     } \
   } while(0)
-#define MIDEBUG(init, x) IFLOG(el::Level::Debug, MONERO_DEFAULT_LOG_CATEGORY, el::base::DispatchAction::NormalLog, init, x)
+#define MIDEBUG(init, x) IFLOG(el::Level::Debug, MONERO_DEFAULT_LOG_CATEGORY, el::Color::Default, el::base::DispatchAction::NormalLog, init, x)
 
 
 #define LOG_ERROR(x) MERROR(x)
diff --git a/contrib/epee/src/mlog.cpp b/contrib/epee/src/mlog.cpp
index 4c6ad5516..0cf579840 100644
--- a/contrib/epee/src/mlog.cpp
+++ b/contrib/epee/src/mlog.cpp
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ static const char *get_default_categories(int level)
       categories = "*:DEBUG";
       break;
     case 3:
-      categories = "*:TRACE";
+      categories = "*:TRACE,*.dump:DEBUG";
       break;
     case 4:
       categories = "*:TRACE";
@@ -472,4 +472,40 @@ void reset_console_color() {
 
 }
 
+static void mlog(el::Level level, const char *category, const char *format, va_list ap)
+{
+  int size = 0;
+  char *p = NULL;
+  va_list apc;
+
+  /* Determine required size */
+  va_copy(apc, ap);
+  size = vsnprintf(p, size, format, apc);
+  va_end(apc);
+  if (size < 0)
+    return;
+
+  size++;             /* For '\0' */
+  p = (char*)malloc(size);
+  if (p == NULL)
+    return;
+
+  size = vsnprintf(p, size, format, ap);
+  if (size < 0)
+  {
+    free(p);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  MCLOG(level, category, el::Color::Default, p);
+  free(p);
+}
+
+void mfatal(const char *category, const char *fmt, ...) { va_list ap; va_start(ap, fmt); mlog(el::Level::Fatal, category, fmt, ap); va_end(ap); }
+void merror(const char *category, const char *fmt, ...) { va_list ap; va_start(ap, fmt); mlog(el::Level::Error, category, fmt, ap); va_end(ap); }
+void mwarning(const char *category, const char *fmt, ...) { va_list ap; va_start(ap, fmt); mlog(el::Level::Warning, category, fmt, ap); va_end(ap); }
+void minfo(const char *category, const char *fmt, ...) { va_list ap; va_start(ap, fmt); mlog(el::Level::Info, category, fmt, ap); va_end(ap); }
+void mdebug(const char *category, const char *fmt, ...) { va_list ap; va_start(ap, fmt); mlog(el::Level::Debug, category, fmt, ap); va_end(ap); }
+void mtrace(const char *category, const char *fmt, ...) { va_list ap; va_start(ap, fmt); mlog(el::Level::Trace, category, fmt, ap); va_end(ap); }
+
 #endif //_MLOG_H_
diff --git a/external/easylogging++/easylogging++.cc b/external/easylogging++/easylogging++.cc
index 2b4c7bbbf..a5a4a64b7 100644
--- a/external/easylogging++/easylogging++.cc
+++ b/external/easylogging++/easylogging++.cc
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "easylogging++.h"
 
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
 
 #if defined(AUTO_INITIALIZE_EASYLOGGINGPP)
 INITIALIZE_EASYLOGGINGPP
@@ -133,6 +134,50 @@ static void abort(int status, const std::string& reason) {
 #endif  // defined(ELPP_COMPILER_MSVC) && defined(_M_IX86) && defined(_DEBUG)
 }
 
+static el::Color colorFromLevel(el::Level level)
+{
+  switch (level)
+  {
+    case Level::Error: case Level::Fatal: return el::Color::Red;
+    case Level::Warning: return el::Color::Yellow;
+    case Level::Debug: return el::Color::Green;
+    case Level::Info: return el::Color::Cyan;
+    case Level::Trace: return el::Color::Magenta;
+    default: return el::Color::Default;
+  }
+}
+
+static void setConsoleColor(el::Color color, bool bright)
+{
+#if ELPP_OS_WINDOWS
+  HANDLE h_stdout = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
+  switch (color)
+  {
+    case el::Color::Red: SetConsoleTextAttribute(h_stdout, FOREGROUND_RED | (bright ? FOREGROUND_INTENSITY:0)); break;
+    case el::Color::Green: SetConsoleTextAttribute(h_stdout, FOREGROUND_GREEN | (bright ? FOREGROUND_INTENSITY:0)); break;
+    case el::Color::Yellow: SetConsoleTextAttribute(h_stdout, FOREGROUND_RED | FOREGROUND_GREEN | (bright ? FOREGROUND_INTENSITY:0)); break;
+    case el::Color::Blue: SetConsoleTextAttribute(h_stdout, FOREGROUND_BLUE | (bright ? FOREGROUND_INTENSITY:0)); break;
+    case el::Color::Magenta: SetConsoleTextAttribute(h_stdout, FOREGROUND_RED | FOREGROUND_BLUE | (bright ? FOREGROUND_INTENSITY:0)); break;
+    case el::Color::Cyan: SetConsoleTextAttribute(h_stdout, FOREGROUND_GREEN | FOREGROUND_BLUE | (bright ? FOREGROUND_INTENSITY:0)); break;
+    case el::Color::Default: default: SetConsoleTextAttribute(h_stdout, FOREGROUND_RED | FOREGROUND_GREEN | FOREGROUND_BLUE | (bright ? FOREGROUND_INTENSITY:0)); break;
+  }
+#else
+  if (ELPP->hasFlag(LoggingFlag::ColoredTerminalOutput))
+  {
+    switch (color)
+    {
+      case el::Color::Red: ELPP_COUT << (bright ? "\033[1;31m" : "\033[0;31m"); break;
+      case el::Color::Green: ELPP_COUT << (bright ? "\033[1;32m" : "\033[0;32m"); break;
+      case el::Color::Yellow: ELPP_COUT << (bright ? "\033[1;33m" : "\033[0;33m"); break;
+      case el::Color::Blue: ELPP_COUT << (bright ? "\033[1;34m" : "\033[0;34m"); break;
+      case el::Color::Magenta: ELPP_COUT << (bright ? "\033[1;35m" : "\033[0;35m"); break;
+      case el::Color::Cyan: ELPP_COUT << (bright ? "\033[1;36m" : "\033[0;36m"); break;
+      case el::Color::Default: default: ELPP_COUT << "\033[0m"; break;
+    }
+  }
+#endif
+}
+
 } // namespace utils
 } // namespace base
 
@@ -609,19 +654,34 @@ void Configurations::unsafeSetGlobally(ConfigurationType configurationType, cons
 
 // LogBuilder
 
-void LogBuilder::convertToColoredOutput(base::type::string_t* logLine, Level level) {
+void LogBuilder::convertToColoredOutput(base::type::string_t* logLine, Level level, Color color) {
   if (!m_termSupportsColor) return;
   const base::type::char_t* resetColor = ELPP_LITERAL("\x1b[0m");
-  if (level == Level::Error || level == Level::Fatal)
-    *logLine = ELPP_LITERAL("\x1b[31m") + *logLine + resetColor;
-  else if (level == Level::Warning)
-    *logLine = ELPP_LITERAL("\x1b[33m") + *logLine + resetColor;
-  else if (level == Level::Debug)
-    *logLine = ELPP_LITERAL("\x1b[32m") + *logLine + resetColor;
-  else if (level == Level::Info)
-    *logLine = ELPP_LITERAL("\x1b[36m") + *logLine + resetColor;
-  else if (level == Level::Trace)
-    *logLine = ELPP_LITERAL("\x1b[35m") + *logLine + resetColor;
+  if (color == Color::Red)
+    *logLine = ELPP_LITERAL("\x1b[1;31m") + *logLine + resetColor;
+  else if (color == Color::Yellow)
+    *logLine = ELPP_LITERAL("\x1b[1;33m") + *logLine + resetColor;
+  else if (color == Color::Green)
+    *logLine = ELPP_LITERAL("\x1b[1;32m") + *logLine + resetColor;
+  else if (color == Color::Cyan)
+    *logLine = ELPP_LITERAL("\x1b[1;36m") + *logLine + resetColor;
+  else if (color == Color::Magenta)
+    *logLine = ELPP_LITERAL("\x1b[1;35m") + *logLine + resetColor;
+  else if (color == Color::Blue)
+    *logLine = ELPP_LITERAL("\x1b[1;34m") + *logLine + resetColor;
+  else if (color == Color::Default)
+  {
+    if (level == Level::Error || level == Level::Fatal)
+      *logLine = ELPP_LITERAL("\x1b[31m") + *logLine + resetColor;
+    else if (level == Level::Warning)
+      *logLine = ELPP_LITERAL("\x1b[33m") + *logLine + resetColor;
+    else if (level == Level::Debug)
+      *logLine = ELPP_LITERAL("\x1b[32m") + *logLine + resetColor;
+    else if (level == Level::Info)
+      *logLine = ELPP_LITERAL("\x1b[36m") + *logLine + resetColor;
+    else if (level == Level::Trace)
+      *logLine = ELPP_LITERAL("\x1b[35m") + *logLine + resetColor;
+  }
 }
 
 // Logger
@@ -2372,13 +2432,32 @@ void DefaultLogDispatchCallback::handle(const LogDispatchData* data) {
   m_data = data;
   base::TypedConfigurations* tc = m_data->logMessage()->logger()->typedConfigurations();
   const base::LogFormat* logFormat = &tc->logFormat(m_data->logMessage()->level());
-  dispatch(base::utils::DateTime::getDateTime(logFormat->dateTimeFormat().c_str(), &tc->subsecondPrecision(m_data->logMessage()->level()))
-      + "\t" + convertToChar(m_data->logMessage()->level()) + " " + m_data->logMessage()->message() + "\n",
-      m_data->logMessage()->logger()->logBuilder()->build(m_data->logMessage(),
-           m_data->dispatchAction() == base::DispatchAction::NormalLog || m_data->dispatchAction() == base::DispatchAction::FileOnlyLog));
+
+  const auto &logmsg = m_data->logMessage();
+  const auto msg = logmsg->message();
+  if (strchr(msg.c_str(), '\n'))
+  {
+    std::vector<std::string> v;
+    boost::split(v, msg, boost::is_any_of("\n"));
+    for (const std::string &s: v)
+    {
+      LogMessage msgline(logmsg->level(), logmsg->color(), logmsg->file(), logmsg->line(), logmsg->func(), logmsg->verboseLevel(), logmsg->logger(), &s);
+      dispatch(base::utils::DateTime::getDateTime(logFormat->dateTimeFormat().c_str(), &tc->subsecondPrecision(m_data->logMessage()->level())) + "\t" + convertToChar(m_data->logMessage()->level()) + " ",
+          s + "\n",
+          m_data->logMessage()->logger()->logBuilder()->build(&msgline,
+               m_data->dispatchAction() == base::DispatchAction::NormalLog || m_data->dispatchAction() == base::DispatchAction::FileOnlyLog));
+    }
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    dispatch(base::utils::DateTime::getDateTime(logFormat->dateTimeFormat().c_str(), &tc->subsecondPrecision(m_data->logMessage()->level()))
+        + "\t" + convertToChar(m_data->logMessage()->level()) + " ", m_data->logMessage()->message() + "\n",
+        m_data->logMessage()->logger()->logBuilder()->build(m_data->logMessage(),
+             m_data->dispatchAction() == base::DispatchAction::NormalLog || m_data->dispatchAction() == base::DispatchAction::FileOnlyLog));
+  }
 }
 
-void DefaultLogDispatchCallback::dispatch(base::type::string_t&& rawLine, base::type::string_t&& logLine) {
+void DefaultLogDispatchCallback::dispatch(base::type::string_t&& rawLinePrefix, base::type::string_t&& rawLinePayload, base::type::string_t&& logLine) {
   if (m_data->dispatchAction() == base::DispatchAction::NormalLog || m_data->dispatchAction() == base::DispatchAction::FileOnlyLog) {
     if (m_data->logMessage()->logger()->m_typedConfigurations->toFile(m_data->logMessage()->level())) {
       base::type::fstream_t* fs = m_data->logMessage()->logger()->m_typedConfigurations->fileStream(
@@ -2404,9 +2483,14 @@ void DefaultLogDispatchCallback::dispatch(base::type::string_t&& rawLine, base::
     }
     if (m_data->dispatchAction() != base::DispatchAction::FileOnlyLog) {
       if (m_data->logMessage()->logger()->m_typedConfigurations->toStandardOutput(m_data->logMessage()->level())) {
-        if (ELPP->hasFlag(LoggingFlag::ColoredTerminalOutput))
-          m_data->logMessage()->logger()->logBuilder()->convertToColoredOutput(&rawLine, m_data->logMessage()->level());
-        ELPP_COUT << ELPP_COUT_LINE(rawLine);
+        const el::Level level = m_data->logMessage()->level();
+        const el::Color color = m_data->logMessage()->color();
+        el::base::utils::setConsoleColor(el::base::utils::colorFromLevel(level), false);
+        ELPP_COUT << rawLinePrefix;
+        el::base::utils::setConsoleColor(color == el::Color::Default ? el::base::utils::colorFromLevel(level): color, color != el::Color::Default);
+        ELPP_COUT << rawLinePayload;
+        el::base::utils::setConsoleColor(el::Color::Default, false);
+        ELPP_COUT << std::flush;
       }
     }
   }
@@ -2447,7 +2531,7 @@ void AsyncLogDispatchCallback::handle(const LogDispatchData* data) {
   if ((data->dispatchAction() == base::DispatchAction::NormalLog || data->dispatchAction() == base::DispatchAction::FileOnlyLog)
       && data->logMessage()->logger()->typedConfigurations()->toStandardOutput(data->logMessage()->level())) {
     if (ELPP->hasFlag(LoggingFlag::ColoredTerminalOutput))
-      data->logMessage()->logger()->logBuilder()->convertToColoredOutput(&logLine, data->logMessage()->level());
+      data->logMessage()->logger()->logBuilder()->convertToColoredOutput(&logLine, data->logMessage()->level(), data->logMessage()->color());
     ELPP_COUT << ELPP_COUT_LINE(logLine);
   }
   // Save resources and only queue if we want to write to file otherwise just ignore handler
@@ -2739,7 +2823,7 @@ void Writer::initializeLogger(const std::string& loggerId, bool lookup, bool nee
         ELPP->registeredLoggers()->get(std::string(base::consts::kDefaultLoggerId));
       }
     }
-    Writer(Level::Debug, m_file, m_line, m_func).construct(1, base::consts::kDefaultLoggerId)
+    Writer(Level::Debug, Color::Default, m_file, m_line, m_func).construct(1, base::consts::kDefaultLoggerId)
         << "Logger [" << loggerId << "] is not registered yet!";
     m_proceed = false;
   } else {
@@ -2813,7 +2897,7 @@ void Writer::processDispatch() {
 void Writer::triggerDispatch(void) {
   if (m_proceed) {
     if (m_msg == nullptr) {
-      LogMessage msg(m_level, m_file, m_line, m_func, m_verboseLevel,
+      LogMessage msg(m_level, m_color, m_file, m_line, m_func, m_verboseLevel,
                      m_logger);
       base::LogDispatcher(m_proceed, &msg, m_dispatchAction).dispatch();
     } else {
@@ -2826,7 +2910,7 @@ void Writer::triggerDispatch(void) {
   }
   if (m_proceed && m_level == Level::Fatal
       && !ELPP->hasFlag(LoggingFlag::DisableApplicationAbortOnFatalLog)) {
-    base::Writer(Level::Warning, m_file, m_line, m_func).construct(1, base::consts::kDefaultLoggerId)
+    base::Writer(Level::Warning, Color::Default, m_file, m_line, m_func).construct(1, base::consts::kDefaultLoggerId)
         << "Aborting application. Reason: Fatal log at [" << m_file << ":" << m_line << "]";
     std::stringstream reasonStream;
     reasonStream << "Fatal log at [" << m_file << ":" << m_line << "]"
diff --git a/external/easylogging++/easylogging++.h b/external/easylogging++/easylogging++.h
index f1fa2cb0d..a10b0c8e6 100644
--- a/external/easylogging++/easylogging++.h
+++ b/external/easylogging++/easylogging++.h
@@ -604,6 +604,15 @@ enum class Level : base::type::EnumType {
   /// @brief Represents unknown level
   Unknown = 1010
 };
+enum class Color : base::type::EnumType {
+  Default,
+  Red,
+  Green,
+  Yellow,
+  Blue,
+  Magenta,
+  Cyan,
+};
 } // namespace el
 namespace std {
 template<> struct hash<el::Level> {
@@ -2225,7 +2234,7 @@ class LogBuilder : base::NoCopy {
     ELPP_INTERNAL_INFO(3, "Destroying log builder...")
   }
   virtual base::type::string_t build(const LogMessage* logMessage, bool appendNewLine) const = 0;
-  void convertToColoredOutput(base::type::string_t* logLine, Level level);
+  void convertToColoredOutput(base::type::string_t* logLine, Level level, Color color);
  private:
   bool m_termSupportsColor;
   friend class el::base::DefaultLogDispatchCallback;
@@ -2503,14 +2512,17 @@ class VRegistry : base::NoCopy, public base::threading::ThreadSafe {
 }  // namespace base
 class LogMessage {
  public:
-  LogMessage(Level level, const std::string& file, base::type::LineNumber line, const std::string& func,
-             base::type::VerboseLevel verboseLevel, Logger* logger) :
-    m_level(level), m_file(file), m_line(line), m_func(func),
-    m_verboseLevel(verboseLevel), m_logger(logger), m_message(logger->stream().str()) {
+  LogMessage(Level level, Color color, const std::string& file, base::type::LineNumber line, const std::string& func,
+             base::type::VerboseLevel verboseLevel, Logger* logger, const base::type::string_t *msg = nullptr) :
+    m_level(level), m_color(color), m_file(file), m_line(line), m_func(func),
+    m_verboseLevel(verboseLevel), m_logger(logger), m_message(msg ? *msg : logger->stream().str()) {
   }
   inline Level level(void) const {
     return m_level;
   }
+  inline Color color(void) const {
+    return m_color;
+  }
   inline const std::string& file(void) const {
     return m_file;
   }
@@ -2531,6 +2543,7 @@ class LogMessage {
   }
  private:
   Level m_level;
+  Color m_color;
   std::string m_file;
   base::type::LineNumber m_line;
   std::string m_func;
@@ -2781,7 +2794,7 @@ class DefaultLogDispatchCallback : public LogDispatchCallback {
   void handle(const LogDispatchData* data);
  private:
   const LogDispatchData* m_data;
-  void dispatch(base::type::string_t&& rawLine, base::type::string_t&& logLine);
+  void dispatch(base::type::string_t&& rawLinePrefix, base::type::string_t&& rawLinePayload, base::type::string_t&& logLine);
 };
 #if ELPP_ASYNC_LOGGING
 class AsyncLogDispatchCallback : public LogDispatchCallback {
@@ -3242,10 +3255,10 @@ class NullWriter : base::NoCopy {
 /// @brief Main entry point of each logging
 class Writer : base::NoCopy {
  public:
-  Writer(Level level, const char* file, base::type::LineNumber line,
+  Writer(Level level, Color color, const char* file, base::type::LineNumber line,
          const char* func, base::DispatchAction dispatchAction = base::DispatchAction::NormalLog,
          base::type::VerboseLevel verboseLevel = 0) :
-    m_msg(nullptr), m_level(level), m_file(file), m_line(line), m_func(func), m_verboseLevel(verboseLevel),
+    m_msg(nullptr), m_level(level), m_color(color), m_file(file), m_line(line), m_func(func), m_verboseLevel(verboseLevel),
     m_logger(nullptr), m_proceed(false), m_dispatchAction(dispatchAction) {
   }
 
@@ -3299,6 +3312,7 @@ class Writer : base::NoCopy {
  protected:
   LogMessage* m_msg;
   Level m_level;
+  Color m_color;
   const char* m_file;
   const base::type::LineNumber m_line;
   const char* m_func;
@@ -3317,10 +3331,10 @@ class Writer : base::NoCopy {
 };
 class PErrorWriter : public base::Writer {
  public:
-  PErrorWriter(Level level, const char* file, base::type::LineNumber line,
+  PErrorWriter(Level level, Color color, const char* file, base::type::LineNumber line,
                const char* func, base::DispatchAction dispatchAction = base::DispatchAction::NormalLog,
                base::type::VerboseLevel verboseLevel = 0) :
-    base::Writer(level, file, line, func, dispatchAction, verboseLevel) {
+    base::Writer(level, color, file, line, func, dispatchAction, verboseLevel) {
   }
 
   virtual ~PErrorWriter(void);
@@ -3353,14 +3367,14 @@ template <typename T>
 void Logger::log_(Level level, int vlevel, const T& log) {
   if (level == Level::Verbose) {
     if (ELPP->vRegistry()->allowed(vlevel, __FILE__)) {
-      base::Writer(Level::Verbose, "FILE", 0, "FUNCTION",
+      base::Writer(Level::Verbose, Color::Default, "FILE", 0, "FUNCTION",
                    base::DispatchAction::NormalLog, vlevel).construct(this, false) << log;
     } else {
       stream().str(ELPP_LITERAL(""));
       releaseLock();
     }
   } else {
-    base::Writer(level, "FILE", 0, "FUNCTION").construct(this, false) << log;
+    base::Writer(level, Color::Default, "FILE", 0, "FUNCTION").construct(this, false) << log;
   }
 }
 template <typename T, typename... Args>
@@ -3460,18 +3474,18 @@ LOGGER_LEVEL_WRITERS_DISABLED(trace, Level::Trace)
 #endif // ELPP_COMPILER_MSVC
 #define el_resolveVALength(_0, _1, _2, _3, _4, _5, _6, _7, _8, _9, _10, N, ...) N
 #define ELPP_WRITE_LOG(writer, level, dispatchAction, ...) \
-writer(level, __FILE__, __LINE__, ELPP_FUNC, dispatchAction).construct(el_getVALength(__VA_ARGS__), __VA_ARGS__)
+writer(level, el::Color::Default, __FILE__, __LINE__, ELPP_FUNC, dispatchAction).construct(el_getVALength(__VA_ARGS__), __VA_ARGS__)
 #define ELPP_WRITE_LOG_IF(writer, condition, level, dispatchAction, ...) if (condition) \
-writer(level, __FILE__, __LINE__, ELPP_FUNC, dispatchAction).construct(el_getVALength(__VA_ARGS__), __VA_ARGS__)
+writer(level, el::Color::Default, __FILE__, __LINE__, ELPP_FUNC, dispatchAction).construct(el_getVALength(__VA_ARGS__), __VA_ARGS__)
 #define ELPP_WRITE_LOG_EVERY_N(writer, occasion, level, dispatchAction, ...) \
 ELPP->validateEveryNCounter(__FILE__, __LINE__, occasion) && \
-writer(level, __FILE__, __LINE__, ELPP_FUNC, dispatchAction).construct(el_getVALength(__VA_ARGS__), __VA_ARGS__)
+writer(level, el::Color::Default, __FILE__, __LINE__, ELPP_FUNC, dispatchAction).construct(el_getVALength(__VA_ARGS__), __VA_ARGS__)
 #define ELPP_WRITE_LOG_AFTER_N(writer, n, level, dispatchAction, ...) \
 ELPP->validateAfterNCounter(__FILE__, __LINE__, n) && \
-writer(level, __FILE__, __LINE__, ELPP_FUNC, dispatchAction).construct(el_getVALength(__VA_ARGS__), __VA_ARGS__)
+writer(level, el::Color::Default, __FILE__, __LINE__, ELPP_FUNC, dispatchAction).construct(el_getVALength(__VA_ARGS__), __VA_ARGS__)
 #define ELPP_WRITE_LOG_N_TIMES(writer, n, level, dispatchAction, ...) \
 ELPP->validateNTimesCounter(__FILE__, __LINE__, n) && \
-writer(level, __FILE__, __LINE__, ELPP_FUNC, dispatchAction).construct(el_getVALength(__VA_ARGS__), __VA_ARGS__)
+writer(level, el::Color::Default, __FILE__, __LINE__, ELPP_FUNC, dispatchAction).construct(el_getVALength(__VA_ARGS__), __VA_ARGS__)
 #if defined(ELPP_FEATURE_ALL) || defined(ELPP_FEATURE_PERFORMANCE_TRACKING)
 class PerformanceTrackingData {
  public:
diff --git a/src/common/perf_timer.cpp b/src/common/perf_timer.cpp
index 189eb85eb..4408170d1 100644
--- a/src/common/perf_timer.cpp
+++ b/src/common/perf_timer.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #define MONERO_DEFAULT_LOG_CATEGORY "perf"
 
 #define PERF_LOG_ALWAYS(level, cat, x) \
-  el::base::Writer(level, __FILE__, __LINE__, ELPP_FUNC, el::base::DispatchAction::FileOnlyLog).construct(cat) << x
+  el::base::Writer(level, el::Color::Default, __FILE__, __LINE__, ELPP_FUNC, el::base::DispatchAction::FileOnlyLog).construct(cat) << x
 #define PERF_LOG(level, cat, x) \
   do { \
     if (ELPP->vRegistry()->allowed(level, cat)) PERF_LOG_ALWAYS(level, cat, x); \
diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp
index 0147bde23..52e96562a 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp
@@ -1641,7 +1641,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
         break;
       case HardFork::UpdateNeeded:
         level = el::Level::Info;
-        MCLOG(level, "global", "Last scheduled hard fork time suggests a daemon update will be released within the next couple months.");
+        MCLOG(level, "global", el::Color::Default, "Last scheduled hard fork time suggests a daemon update will be released within the next couple months.");
         break;
       default:
         break;
diff --git a/src/cryptonote_protocol/cryptonote_protocol_handler.inl b/src/cryptonote_protocol/cryptonote_protocol_handler.inl
index 65115ee72..96fa1e124 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_protocol/cryptonote_protocol_handler.inl
+++ b/src/cryptonote_protocol/cryptonote_protocol_handler.inl
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
     if (ELPP->vRegistry()->allowed(level, cat)) { \
       init; \
       if (test) \
-        el::base::Writer(level, __FILE__, __LINE__, ELPP_FUNC, el::base::DispatchAction::NormalLog).construct(cat) << x; \
+        el::base::Writer(level, el::Color::Default, __FILE__, __LINE__, ELPP_FUNC, el::base::DispatchAction::NormalLog).construct(cat) << x; \
     } \
   } while(0)
 
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
     uint64_t max_block_height = std::max(hshd.current_height,m_core.get_current_blockchain_height());
     uint64_t last_block_v1 = m_core.get_nettype() == TESTNET ? 624633 : m_core.get_nettype() == MAINNET ? 1009826 : (uint64_t)-1;
     uint64_t diff_v2 = max_block_height > last_block_v1 ? std::min(abs_diff, max_block_height - last_block_v1) : 0;
-    MCLOG(is_inital ? el::Level::Info : el::Level::Debug, "global", context <<  "Sync data returned a new top block candidate: " << m_core.get_current_blockchain_height() << " -> " << hshd.current_height
+    MCLOG(is_inital ? el::Level::Info : el::Level::Debug, "global", el::Color::Yellow, context <<  "Sync data returned a new top block candidate: " << m_core.get_current_blockchain_height() << " -> " << hshd.current_height
       << " [Your node is " << abs_diff << " blocks (" << ((abs_diff - diff_v2) / (24 * 60 * 60 / DIFFICULTY_TARGET_V1)) + (diff_v2 / (24 * 60 * 60 / DIFFICULTY_TARGET_V2)) << " days) "
       << (0 <= diff ? std::string("behind") : std::string("ahead"))
       << "] " << ENDL << "SYNCHRONIZATION started");
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/logging.cpp b/tests/unit_tests/logging.cpp
index 056eae604..c8526abae 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/logging.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/logging.cpp
@@ -178,3 +178,20 @@ TEST(logging, last_precedence)
   cleanup();
 }
 
+TEST(logging, multiline)
+{
+  init();
+  mlog_set_categories("global:INFO");
+  MGINFO("first\nsecond\nthird");
+  std::string str;
+  ASSERT_TRUE(load_log_to_string(log_filename, str));
+  ASSERT_TRUE(nlines(str) == 3);
+  ASSERT_TRUE(str.find("global") != std::string::npos);
+  ASSERT_TRUE(str.find("first") != std::string::npos);
+  ASSERT_TRUE(str.find("second") != std::string::npos);
+  ASSERT_TRUE(str.find("third") != std::string::npos);
+  ASSERT_TRUE(str.find("first\nsecond") == std::string::npos);
+  ASSERT_TRUE(str.find("second\nthird") == std::string::npos);
+  cleanup();
+}
+