This project implements the ConsoleProxy tool that acts as a "logging decorator" for console applications. When called, it logs its command line arguments in a file and calls the original application.

See also: https://ikriv.com/dev/cpp/ConsoleProxy

ConsoleProxy is a sample logging proxy that can transparently replace any console application and log its usage to a file.

To proxy an application named foo.exe do the following:

1. Rename ConsoleProxy.exe to foo.exe.
2. If necessary, remove the original foo.exe from PATH and add path to the proxied version instead.
3. Create environment variable NATIVE_foo and set its value to the location of the original foo.exe.

When invoked under name foo.exe, ConsoleProxy creates a log file under %localappdata%\ConsoleProxy\Foo folder, locates the original foo.exe via NATIVE_foo environment variable, and launches it with the same arguments as itself.

• Exact meaning of console process creation flags like DETACHED_PROCESS:
  • Under what cricumstances new consoles are created
  • Where does the standard output go
  • Visible and invisible console console buffers
• International characters encoding, code pages, etc.
• How to properly escape command line arguments.