Implemented a debug logging feature that can be turned on/off from preferences

src/app-configuration.defaults

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 language = string(default="system")
 use_proxy = boolean(default=False)
 first_start = boolean(default=True)
+debug_logging = boolean(default=False)
 
 [sound]
 volume = integer(default=100)

src/interactors/configuration.py

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import widgetUtils
 from pubsub import pub
 from wxUI.commonMessages import restart_program as restart_program_dialog
@@ -68,5 +67,6 @@ class configurationInteractor(base.baseInteractor):
 		self.presenter.update_app_setting(section="sound", setting="input_device", value=self.view.get_value("sound", "input"))
 		self.presenter.update_app_setting(section="sound", setting="output_device", value=self.view.get_value("sound", "output"))
 		self.presenter.update_app_setting(section="app-settings", setting="use_proxy", value=self.view.get_value("general", "use_proxy"))
+		self.presenter.update_app_setting(section="app-settings", setting="debug_logging", value=self.view.get_value("general", "debug_logging"))
 		self.presenter.save_app_settings_file()
 		self.presenter.save_settings_file()

src/logger.py

@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@ import sys
 APP_LOG_FILE = 'debug.log'
 ERROR_LOG_FILE = "error.log"
 MESSAGE_FORMAT = "%(asctime)s %(name)s %(levelname)s: %(message)s"
-DATE_FORMAT = "%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S"
+DATE_FORMAT = "%d-%m-%Y %H:%M:%S"
 
 formatter = logging.Formatter(MESSAGE_FORMAT, datefmt=DATE_FORMAT)
 
+# Let's mute some really verbose logs.
 requests_log = logging.getLogger("requests")
 requests_log.setLevel(logging.WARNING)
 urllib3 = logging.getLogger("urllib3")
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
 
 app_handler = RotatingFileHandler(os.path.join(paths.logs_path(), APP_LOG_FILE), mode="w", encoding="utf-8")
 app_handler.setFormatter(formatter)
-app_handler.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+app_handler.setLevel(logging.WARNING)
 logger.addHandler(app_handler)
 
 error_handler = logging.FileHandler(os.path.join(paths.logs_path(), ERROR_LOG_FILE), mode="w", encoding="utf-8")

src/main.py

@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ def setup():
 	global orig_session_init
 	log.debug("Starting Socializer %s" % (application.version,))
 	config.setup()
+	if config.app["app-settings"]["debug_logging"] == True:
+		logger.app_handler.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
 	log.debug("Using %s %s" % (platform.system(), platform.architecture()[0]))
 	log.debug("Application path is %s" % (paths.app_path(),))
 	log.debug("config path  is %s" % (paths.config_path(),))

src/presenters/configuration.py

@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ class configurationPresenter(base.basePresenter):
 		self.send_message("set_language", language=id)
 		self.send_message("set", tab="general", setting="load_images", value=self.session.settings["general"]["load_images"])
 		self.send_message("set", tab="general", setting="use_proxy", value=config.app["app-settings"]["use_proxy"])
+		self.send_message("set", tab="general", setting="debug_logging", value=config.app["app-settings"]["debug_logging"])
 		self.send_message("set", tab="general", setting="update_channel", value=self.get_update_channel_label(self.session.settings["general"]["update_channel"]))
 		self.send_message("create_tab", tab="buffers")
 		self.send_message("set", tab="buffers", setting="wall_buffer_count", value=self.session.settings["buffers"]["count_for_wall_buffers"])
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ class configurationPresenter(base.basePresenter):
 			raise AttributeError("The setting you specified is not present in the config file.")
 		# check if certain settings have been changed so we'd restart the client.
 		# List of app settings that require a restart after being changed.
-		settings_needing_restart = ["language", "use_proxy", "input_device", "output_device"]
+		settings_needing_restart = ["language", "use_proxy", "input_device", "output_device", "debug_logging"]
 		if value != config.app[section][setting] and setting in settings_needing_restart:
 			self.needs_restart = True
 		config.app[section][setting] = value

src/views/dialogs/configuration.py

@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ class general(wx.Panel, widgetUtils.BaseDialog):
 		sizer.Add(self.load_images, 0, wx.ALL, 5)
 		self.use_proxy = wx.CheckBox(self, wx.NewId(), _("Use proxy"))
 		sizer.Add(self.use_proxy, 0, wx.ALL, 5)
+		self.debug_logging = wx.CheckBox(self, wx.NewId(), _("Enable debug logging (useful for reporting errors)"))
+		sizer.Add(self.debug_logging, 0, wx.ALL, 5)
 		lbl4 = wx.StaticText(self, wx.NewId(), _("Update channel"))
 		self.update_channel = wx.ComboBox(self, wx.NewId(), choices=[_("Stable"), _("Alpha")], value=_("Native"), style=wx.CB_READONLY)
 		box4 = wx.BoxSizer(wx.HORIZONTAL)