BitLogger/docs/api/runtime-sink-file-close.md

name, group, category, update-time, description, key-word

name	group	category	update-time	description	key-word
runtime-sink-file-close	api	runtime	20260707	Close the file sink behind a RuntimeSink when one is present, with queued-file success tied to safe drain-flush-close behavior.	runtime sink file public

Runtime-sink-file-close

Close the file sink behind a RuntimeSink. This helper is the direct file-specific runtime close surface for code that owns a sink value instead of a ConfiguredLogger.

Interface

pub fn RuntimeSink::file_close(self : RuntimeSink) -> Bool {

input

• self : RuntimeSink - Runtime sink whose file sink should be closed.

output

• Bool - Whether the file-specific close path succeeded.

Explanation

Detailed rules explaining key parameters and behaviors

• Plain File runtime variants forward directly to FileSink::close().
• QueuedFile runtime variants first drain the queue, then flush the wrapped file sink, then close it.
• For QueuedFile, the returned Bool is true only when that whole path succeeds and no new write, flush, or rotation failures are observed during the drain-flush-close step.
• Non-file runtime variants return false.
• After a file-backed runtime sink has already cleared its handle, later file_close() calls return false.

How to Use

Here are some specific examples provided.

When Need Direct File-specific Runtime Teardown

When code holds a file-backed RuntimeSink directly and should close its file handle explicitly:

ignore(sink.file_close())

In this example, file teardown happens through the runtime sink itself.

When Need A File-specific Close Result

When application code wants the direct file close outcome:

let closed = sink.file_close()

In this example, the result describes the file-specific close path rather than generic sink close behavior.

Error Case

e.g.:

• If the runtime sink is not file-backed, the method returns false.

• If the file handle was already closed earlier through this runtime sink or another facade sharing the same underlying file-backed state, the method returns false.

• If callers only need generic sink teardown, close() is the broader API.

• On queued file sinks, true still does not mean a stronger durability contract than the current backend can report; it means the safe drain-flush-close path completed without a newly observed file failure.

Notes

1. Prefer this helper when direct runtime code specifically cares about file-backed shutdown.

2. Generic close() now uses the same safe queued-file teardown path.