Why the FileOutputStream is used instead of the native "android.util.Log" library ?

lucapiccolboni / crylogger

CRYLOGGER: Detecting Crypto Misuses for Android and Java Apps Dynamically

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Why the FileOutputStream is used instead of the native "android.util.Log" library ? #12

Closed darwintree closed 2 years ago

darwintree commented 2 years ago

I noticed in the implementation of CRYLOGGER, you used

private static FileOutputStream stream;

to record the log instead of using the android.util.Log library. What is the intent of this design?

Thanks in advance.

lucapiccolboni commented 2 years ago

Hi! We used FileOutputStream because we implemented everything within the boundary of the Java Library, without using any Android-specific class. This makes it easier to compile the code we added to the Java library. Thanks!