add option to define logging level

README.md

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ It is also helpful for local development to start multiple commands easily with
 
 ## Installation
 
-Install the robmuxinator with one simple command
+Install the robmuxinator with one simple command (execute in the `robmuxinator` package)
 ```
 sudo pip install .
 ```
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ sessions:
     host: localhost
     prio: 1
     command: echo 'starting bringup...'
-  
+
 ```
 
 To start the `tmux` sessions use `robmuxinator -c ~/path-to-file start`. Now, you are able to see your sessions with `tmux ls`
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ sessions:
     host: h2
     prio: 1
     command: echo 'starting bringup...'
-  
+
 ```
 ## Usage
 ### Command Choices

robmuxinator/robmuxinator.py

@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ def format(self, record):
 logging.addLevelName(logging.CRITICAL, "C")
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
 
 custom_format = CustomFormatter()
 
@@ -750,13 +749,24 @@ def main():
         action="store_true",
         help="close sessions even if they are locked",
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-l",
+        "--logging_level",
+        required=False,
+        choices=["DEBUG", "INFO", "WARNING", "ERROR", "CRITICAL"],
+        default="INFO",
+        help="logging level",
+    )
 
     argcomplete.autocomplete(parser)
     args = parser.parse_args()
     # parse arguments
     yaml_file = args.config
     command = args.command
 
+    # set logging level
+    logger.setLevel(level=args.logging_level)
+
     # load yaml file
     with open(yaml_file, "r") as fs:
         yaml_content = yaml.safe_load(fs)