scentgather_logging.py

import datetime
import time
import os.path
import shutil

logfilename='logfile.log'

def log(msg,errmsg=None,dump=None,listelem=None,elemparent=None,pathname=None,depth=None):
    global logfilename
    ts=time.time()
    logstring=[]
    logstring=logstring+[datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(ts).strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')]
    logstring=logstring+[msg,';',errmsg]
    if elemparent is list and listelem in elemparent:
        logstring=logstring+[elemparent.index(listelem)/len(elemparent)]
    else:
        logstring=logstring+[None]
    logstring=logstring+[pathname,depth,dump]
    print logstring
    with open(logfilename,'a') as f:
        f.write('\t'.join(map(str,logstring))+'\n')

def archivelog():
    global logfilename
    ts=time.time()
    if os.path.exists(logfilename):
                os.rename(logfilename,logfilename+'.'+datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(ts).strftime('%Y%m%d%H%M%S'))
        #shutil.copy(logfilename,logfilename+'.'+datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(ts).strftime('%Y%m%d%H%M%S'))
    with open(logfilename,'w') as f:
        f.write('')