logger.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-


"""
The logger class, which manages the logging in
 whole application. It is inhertaed in all other moudles.
This uses python standard logging class with small changes.
"""


import logging


class Logger:

    def __init__(self, level="ERROR"):
        self.logger = logging
        self.logger.basicConfig(
            format='%(levelname)s:%(message)s',
            level=self.logging_level(level))

    def get_logger(self):
        """
        Gets the Logger
        """
        return self.logger

    def logging_level(self, level):
        if (level == "DEBUG"):
            log_level = logging.DEBUG
        elif (level == "INFO"):
            log_level = logging.INFO
        elif (level == "WARNING"):
            log_level = logging.WARNING
        else:
            log_level = logging.ERROR
        return log_level