From 1b559eedcff59b89d6bc9c5f423d9f621ee45afa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: dozyio <37986489+dozyio@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2025 15:53:19 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix: nim build (#333)

---
 nim-peer/config.nims      |  2 +-
 nim-peer/src/nim_peer.nim | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/nim-peer/config.nims b/nim-peer/config.nims
index d57a74e..06f10ae 100644
--- a/nim-peer/config.nims
+++ b/nim-peer/config.nims
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 when withDir(thisDir(), system.fileExists("nimble.paths")):
   include "nimble.paths"
 --define:
-  "chronicles_sinks=textblocks[dynamic]"
+  "chronicles_sinks=json[dynamic]"
 --define:
   "chronicles_log_level=DEBUG"
 # end Nimble config
diff --git a/nim-peer/src/nim_peer.nim b/nim-peer/src/nim_peer.nim
index fcad4cd..34e16c3 100644
--- a/nim-peer/src/nim_peer.nim
+++ b/nim-peer/src/nim_peer.nim
@@ -82,6 +82,24 @@ proc start(
   # Handle Ctrl+C
   setControlCHook(cleanup)
 
+  # Pick the correct string type for your Chronicles version
+  when declared(OutStr):
+    type WriterStr = OutStr
+  else:
+    type WriterStr = LogOutputStr
+
+  # Early (bootstrap) writer: mirror logs to stdout so nothing is dropped
+  defaultChroniclesStream.output.writer =
+    proc (lvl: LogLevel, rec: WriterStr) {.closure, gcsafe, raises: [].} =
+      let s = cast[string](rec)
+      try:
+        for line in s.splitLines():
+          stdout.writeLine(line)
+        stdout.flushFile()
+      except IOError:
+        discard
+
+
   var rng = newRng()
 
   let switch =