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---
name: configured-logger-flush
group: api
category: runtime
update-time: 20260707
description: Compatibility configured runtime flush helper that still returns one Int by collapsing generic queue progress and plain-file fallback steps.
key-word:
- logger
- runtime
- flush
- public
---
## Configured-logger-flush
Flush a `ConfiguredLogger` and return one compatibility count. This helper is still available for older code, but new configured-runtime code should prefer `flush_progress()` because it exposes queue advancement and plain-file fallback steps separately.
### Interface
```moonbit
pub fn ConfiguredLogger::flush(self : ConfiguredLogger) -> Int {}
```
#### input
- `self : ConfiguredLogger` - Config-driven runtime logger whose sink should be flushed.
#### output
- `Int` - Compatibility count returned by the wrapped `RuntimeSink::flush(...)` call.
### Explanation
Detailed rules explaining key parameters and behaviors
- This helper delegates directly to `self.sink.flush()`.
- Under the hood, `RuntimeSink::flush()` now rebuilds one compatibility count from `flush_progress()`.
- Queue-wrapped sinks still report queued-record consumption through that compatibility count.
- Plain file sinks still report the generic fallback flush step as `1` or `0`.
- Plain console-style sinks still return `0`.
### How to Use
Here are some specific examples provided.
#### When Need Explicit Queue Progress
When older code already expects one numeric flush count from a config-built logger:
```moonbit
ignore(logger.flush())
```
In this example, the configured runtime logger is flushed without changing the legacy return shape.
#### When Need A Post-write Flush Barrier
When code only needs a coarse non-zero check and does not care which runtime dimension advanced:
```moonbit
let flushed = logger.flush()
```
In this example, callers still get one compatibility count rather than a structured progress snapshot.
### Error Case
e.g.:
- If the configured runtime sink shape has no flushable state, the method may simply return `0`.
- If callers need truthful generic progress semantics, `flush_progress()` is the better API.
- If callers need bounded manual draining rather than generic flush behavior, `drain_progress(...)` is usually the better API.
- If callers need file-specific success semantics on a file-backed logger, `file_flush()` is the better API.
### Notes
1. Treat this method as a compatibility helper for older numeric code.
2. Prefer `flush_progress()` in new configured-runtime code.
3. The exact return value depends on which `RuntimeSink` variant the configured logger owns.