removed set_pattern from logger

example/example.cpp

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ void udp_example();
 void custom_flags_example();
 
 #include "spdlog/spdlog.h"
+#include "spdlog/default_formatter.h"
 #include "spdlog/pattern_formatter.h"
 #include "spdlog/cfg/env.h"  // support for loading levels from the environment variable
 #include "spdlog/fmt/ostr.h" // support for user defined types
@@ -50,7 +51,8 @@ int main(int, char *[])
     // Customize msg format for all loggers
     spdlog::set_pattern("[%H:%M:%S %z] [%^%L%$] [thread %t] %v");
     spdlog::info("This an info message with custom format");
-    spdlog::set_pattern("%+"); // back to default format
+    using spdlog::details::make_unique; // for pre c++14
+    spdlog::set_formatter(make_unique<spdlog::default_formatter>()); // back to default format
     spdlog::set_level(spdlog::level::info);
 
     // Backtrace support

include/spdlog/logger.h

@@ -290,7 +290,6 @@ public:
     // set formatting for the sinks in this logger.
     // each sink will get a separate instance of the formatter object.
     void set_formatter(std::unique_ptr<formatter> f);
-    void set_pattern(std::string pattern);
 
     // backtrace support.
     // efficiently store all debug/trace messages in a circular buffer until needed for debugging.

include/spdlog/pattern_formatter-inl.h

@@ -1294,8 +1294,8 @@ SPDLOG_INLINE void set_pattern(std::string pattern)
     set_formatter(details::make_unique<pattern_formatter>(std::move(pattern)));
 }
 
-SPDLOG_INLINE void logger::set_pattern(std::string pattern)
+SPDLOG_INLINE void set_pattern(logger& logger, std::string pattern)
 {
-    this->set_formatter(details::make_unique<pattern_formatter>(std::move(pattern)));
+    logger.set_formatter(details::make_unique<pattern_formatter>(std::move(pattern)));
 }
 } // namespace spdlog

include/spdlog/pattern_formatter.h

@@ -118,6 +118,11 @@ private:
     void compile_pattern_(const std::string &pattern);
 };
 
+// Set global log pattern.
+SPDLOG_API void set_pattern(std::string pattern);
+
+// set pattern to logger
+SPDLOG_API void set_pattern(logger& logger, std::string pattern);
 
 } // namespace spdlog
 

include/spdlog/spdlog.h

@@ -53,11 +53,9 @@ SPDLOG_API std::shared_ptr<logger> get(const std::string &name);
 
 // Set global formatter. Each sink in each logger will get a clone of this object
 // example: spdlog::set_formatter(std::make_unique<spdlog::pattern_formatter>("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%e %l : %v"));
+// Note: to use spdlog::set_pattern(format_string) include the "spdlog/pattern_formatter.h" file.
 SPDLOG_API void set_formatter(std::unique_ptr<spdlog::formatter> formatter);
 
-// Set global log pattern.
-SPDLOG_API void set_pattern(std::string pattern);
-
 // enable global backtrace support
 SPDLOG_API void enable_backtrace(size_t n_messages);
 

tests/test_pattern_formatter.cpp

@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ TEST_CASE("clone-default-formatter", "[pattern_formatter]")
 
 TEST_CASE("clone-default-formatter2", "[pattern_formatter]")
 {
-    auto formatter_1 = std::make_shared<spdlog::pattern_formatter>("%+");
+    auto formatter_1 = std::make_shared<spdlog::default_formatter>();
     auto formatter_2 = formatter_1->clone();
     std::string logger_name = "test";
     spdlog::details::log_msg msg(logger_name, spdlog::level::info, "some message");

tests/test_stdout_api.cpp

@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ TEST_CASE("stderr_color_mt", "[stderr]")
 TEST_CASE("wchar_api", "[stdout]")
 {
     auto l = spdlog::stdout_logger_st("wchar_logger");
-    l->set_pattern("%+");
     l->set_level(spdlog::level::trace);
     l->trace(L"Test wchar_api");
     l->trace(L"Test wchar_api {}", L"param");