# Module `onionr.logger.settings`

Onionr - Private P2P Communication

logger settings

Source code

    '''
        Onionr - Private P2P Communication

        logger settings
    '''
    '''
        This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
        it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
        the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
        (at your option) any later version.

        This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
        but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
        MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
        GNU General Public License for more details.

        You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
        along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
    '''
    import os
    from utils import identifyhome

    data_home = os.environ.get('ONIONR_LOG_DIR', identifyhome.identify_home())
    # Use the bitwise operators to merge these settings
    USE_ANSI = 0b100
    if os.name == 'nt':
        USE_ANSI = 0b000
    OUTPUT_TO_CONSOLE = 0b010
    OUTPUT_TO_FILE = 0b001

    LEVEL_DEBUG = 1
    LEVEL_INFO = 2
    LEVEL_WARN = 3
    LEVEL_ERROR = 4
    LEVEL_FATAL = 5
    LEVEL_IMPORTANT = 6

    MAX_LOG_FILE_LINES = 10000

    _type = OUTPUT_TO_CONSOLE | USE_ANSI # the default settings for logging
    _level = LEVEL_DEBUG # the lowest level to log
    _outputfile = '%s/onionr.log' % (data_home,) # the file to log to

    def set_settings(type):
        '''
            Set the settings for the logger using bitwise operators
        '''

        global _type
        _type = type

    def get_settings():
        '''
            Get settings from the logger
        '''

        return _type

    def set_level(level):
        '''
            Set the lowest log level to output
        '''

        global _level
        _level = level

    def get_level()->int:
        '''
            Get the lowest log level currently being outputted
        '''

        return _level

    def set_file(outputfile):
        '''
            Set the file to output to, if enabled
        '''

        global _outputfile
        _outputfile = outputfile

    def get_file():
        '''
            Get the file to output to
        '''

        return _outputfile

## Functions

`def get_file()`

  Get the file to output to

  Source code

      def get_file():
          '''
              Get the file to output to
          '''

          return _outputfile

`def get_level()`

  Get the lowest log level currently being outputted

  Source code

      def get_level()->int:
          '''
              Get the lowest log level currently being outputted
          '''

          return _level

`def get_settings()`

  Get settings from the logger

  Source code

      def get_settings():
          '''
              Get settings from the logger
          '''

          return _type

`def set_file(outputfile)`

  Set the file to output to, if enabled

  Source code

      def set_file(outputfile):
          '''
              Set the file to output to, if enabled
          '''

          global _outputfile
          _outputfile = outputfile

`def set_level(level)`

  Set the lowest log level to output

  Source code

      def set_level(level):
          '''
              Set the lowest log level to output
          '''

          global _level
          _level = level

`def set_settings(type)`

  Set the settings for the logger using bitwise operators

  Source code

      def set_settings(type):
          '''
              Set the settings for the logger using bitwise operators
          '''

          global _type
          _type = type