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+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+#
+# Base class for importers written in Ruby
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2014  Codethink Limited
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+
+module Importer
+  class Base
+    def log
+      @logger ||= create_logger
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def create_logger
+      # Use the logger that was passed in from the 'main' import process, if
+      # detected.
+      log_fd = ENV['MORPH_LOG_FD']
+      if log_fd
+        log_stream = IO.new(Integer(log_fd), 'w')
+        logger = Logger.new(log_stream)
+        logger.level = Logger::DEBUG
+        logger.formatter = proc { |severity, datetime, progname, msg| "#{msg}\n" }
+      else
+        logger = Logger.new('/dev/null')
+      end
+      logger
+    end
+  end
+end