--- parser3/src/classes/op.C	2024/12/23 16:59:17	1.271
+++ parser3/src/classes/op.C	2026/01/07 14:48:54	1.276
@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@
 #include "pa_vclass.h"
 #include "pa_charset.h"
 
-volatile const char * IDENT_OP_C="$Id: op.C,v 1.271 2024/12/23 16:59:17 moko Exp $";
+#ifdef HAVE_SYSLOG
+#include "syslog.h"
+#endif
+
+volatile const char * IDENT_OP_C="$Id: op.C,v 1.276 2026/01/07 14:48:54 moko Exp $";
 
 // defines
 
@@ -182,30 +186,20 @@ static void _process(Request& r, MethodP
 		size_t options_index=index+1;
 		if(options_index<params.count())
 			if(HashStringValue* options=params.as_hash(options_index)) {
-
-				int valid_options=0;
 				for(HashStringValue::Iterator i(*options); i; i.next() ){
-
 					String::Body key=i.key();
 					Value* value=i.value();
-
 					if(key == "main") {
-						valid_options++;
 						main_alias=&value->as_string();
 					} else if(key == "file") {
-						valid_options++;
 						file_alias=&value->as_string();
 					} else if(key == "lineno") {
-						valid_options++;
 						line_no_alias_offset=value->as_int();
 					} else if(key == "replace") {
-						valid_options++;
 						allow_class_replace=r.process(*value).as_bool();
-					}
+					} else
+						throw Exception(PARSER_RUNTIME, 0, CALLED_WITH_INVALID_OPTION);
 				}
-
-				if(valid_options!=options->count())
-					throw Exception(PARSER_RUNTIME, 0, CALLED_WITH_INVALID_OPTION);
 			}
 
 		uint processe_file_no=file_alias ? r.register_file(r.full_disk_path(*file_alias)) : pseudo_file_no__process;
@@ -295,28 +289,16 @@ static void _use(Request& r, MethodParam
 
 	if(params.count()==2)
 		if(HashStringValue* options=params.as_hash(1)) {
-			int valid_options=0;
 			for(HashStringValue::Iterator i(*options); i; i.next() ){
-
 				String::Body key=i.key();
 				Value* value=i.value();
-
 				if(key == "origin") {
-					valid_options++;
 					use_origin=&value->as_string();
-				}
-
-				if(key == "replace") {
-					valid_options++;
+				} else if(key == "replace") {
 					allow_class_replace=r.process(*value).as_bool();
-				}
-
-				if(key == "main") {
-					valid_options++;
+				} else if(key == "main") {
 					load_auto_p=r.process(*value).as_bool();
-				}
-
-				if(valid_options!=options->count())
+				} else
 					throw Exception(PARSER_RUNTIME, 0, CALLED_WITH_INVALID_OPTION);
 			}
 		}
@@ -680,7 +662,8 @@ static void locked_process_and_cache_put
 		prolog.expires=info.scope->expires;
 		
 		// buffer -write> file
-		write(f, serialized.str, serialized.length);
+		if(write(f, serialized.str, serialized.length)<0)
+			throw Exception("file.write", 0, "write failed: %s (%d)",  strerror(errno), errno);
 	} else // expired!
 		info.scope->expires=0; // flag it so that could be easily checked by caller
 }
@@ -738,7 +721,7 @@ static Cache_get_result cache_get(const
 static time_t as_expires(Request& r, MethodParams& params, int index, time_t now) {
 	time_t result;
 	if(VDate* vdate=dynamic_cast<VDate*>(&params[index]))
-		result=vdate->get_time();
+		result=(time_t)vdate->get_time();
 	else
 		result=now+(time_t)params.as_double(index, "lifespan must be date or number", r);
 	
@@ -901,6 +884,33 @@ static void _sleep_operator(Request& r,
 		pa_sleep((int)trunc(seconds), (int)trunc((seconds-trunc(seconds))*1000000));
 }
 
+#ifdef HAVE_SYSLOG
+static int log_level(const String &name){
+	if(name.is_empty()) return LOG_INFO;
+	const char *sname = str_upper(name.cstr());
+
+	if(!strcmp(sname,"INFO")) return LOG_INFO;
+	if(!strcmp(sname,"WARNING")) return LOG_WARNING;
+	if(!strcmp(sname,"ERROR")) return LOG_ERR;
+	if(!strcmp(sname,"DEBUG")) return LOG_DEBUG;
+	throw Exception("syslog", &name, "invalid log level value");
+}
+#endif
+
+static void _syslog_operator(Request&, MethodParams& params) {
+	const char* ident=params.as_string(0, "ident must be string").cstr();
+	const char* message=params.as_string(1, "message must be string").cstr();
+#ifdef HAVE_SYSLOG
+	int level=params.count()>2 ? log_level(params.as_string(2, "level must be string")) : LOG_INFO;
+
+	openlog(*ident ? ident : "parser3", LOG_PID, LOG_USER);
+	syslog(level, "%s", message);
+	closelog();
+#else
+	SAPI::log(r.sapi_info, "syslog: %s", message);
+#endif
+}
+
 #if defined(WIN32) && defined(_DEBUG) && !defined(_WIN64)
 #	define PA_BPT
 static void _bpt(Request&, MethodParams&) {
@@ -989,6 +999,9 @@ VClassMAIN::VClassMAIN(): VClass(MAIN_CL
 	add_native_method("throw", Method::CT_ANY, _throw_operator, 1, 3);
 
 	add_native_method("sleep", Method::CT_ANY, _sleep_operator, 1, 1);
+
+	// ^syslog[ident;message[;info|warning|error|debug]]
+	add_native_method("syslog", Method::CT_ANY, _syslog_operator, 2, 3);
 }
 
 // constructor & configurator