Better logging

config.example

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [general]
 status_path=~/.vdirsyncer/status/
+#verbose = False
 
 [pair bob]
 # This syncronizes only a single collection/calendar/addressbook

vdirsyncer/cli.py

@@ -109,18 +109,17 @@ def _main(env, file_cfg):
         sys.exit(1)
 
     @app.option('--verbose|-v')
-    def verbose_option(context):
+    def verbose_option(context=None):
-        '''Print generally more information.'''
+        '''Print more information.'''
-        log.get('cli').setLevel(log.logging.DEBUG)
+        log.set_level(log.logging.DEBUG)
-        sync_verbose_option(context)
+
+    @app.option('--quiet|-q')
+    def quiet_option(context=None):
+        '''Inverse of --verbose.'''
+        log.set_level(log.logging.WARNING)
 
     sync_command = argvard.Command()
 
-    @sync_command.option('--verbose|-v')
-    def sync_verbose_option(context):
-        '''Print more information about the syncing process.'''
-        log.get('sync').setLevel(log.logging.DEBUG)
-
     @sync_command.main('[pairs...]')
     def sync_main(context, pairs=None):
         '''Syncronize the given pairs. If no pairs are given, all will be
@@ -150,4 +149,9 @@ def _main(env, file_cfg):
             action()
 
     app.register_command('sync', sync_command)
+
+    if general.get('verbose', False):
+        verbose_option()
+    else:
+        quiet_option()
     app()

vdirsyncer/log.py

@@ -11,11 +11,12 @@ import sys
 
 
 stdout_handler = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stdout)
+default_level = logging.WARNING
 
 
 def create_logger(name):
     x = logging.getLogger(name)
-    x.setLevel(logging.WARNING)
+    x.setLevel(default_level)
     x.addHandler(stdout_handler)
     return x
 
@@ -28,3 +29,10 @@ def get(name):
     if name not in loggers:
         loggers[name] = create_logger(name)
     return loggers[name]
+
+
+def set_level(level):
+    global default_level
+    default_level = level
+    for logger in loggers.values():
+        logger.setLevel(level)