Reworked logging to optionally log to file as well

bots.py

@@ -31,6 +31,13 @@ except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
     print(f"Error parsing config.json: {e}")
     sys.exit(1)
 
+# Initiate logfile
+logfile_path = config_data["logfile_path"]
+logfile = open(logfile_path, "a")
+if not config_data["log_to_terminal"] and not config_data["log_to_file"]:
+    print(f"!!! WARNING !!! CONSOLE AND LOGFILE OUTPUT DISABLED !!!\n!!! NO LOGS WILL BE PROVIDED !!!")
+first_log_entry = True
+
 ###############################
 # Simple Logging System
 ###############################
@@ -40,35 +47,49 @@ def log(message, level="INFO", exec_info=False):
     A simple logging function with adjustable log levels.
     Logs messages in a structured format.
 
-    Available levels:
+    Available levels:\n
-    DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR, CRITICAL, FATAL
+    DEBUG = Information useful for debugging\n
+    INFO = Informational messages\n
+    WARNING = Something happened that may lead to issues\n
+    ERROR = A non-critical error has happened\n
+    CRITICAL = A critical, but non-fatal, error\n
+    FATAL = Fatal error. Program exits after logging this\n\n
     See 'config.json' for disabling/enabling logging levels
     """
     from modules import utility
     log_levels = ["DEBUG", "INFO", "WARNING", "ERROR", "CRITICAL", "FATAL"]
+
     if level not in log_levels:
         level = "INFO"  # Default to INFO if an invalid level is provided
 
-    if level in config_data["log_levels"]:
+    if level in config_data["log_levels"] or first_log_entry:
-        
         elapsed = time.time() - globals.get_bot_start_time()
         uptime_str, _ = utility.format_uptime(elapsed)
         timestamp = time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
         log_message = f"[{timestamp} - {uptime_str}] [{level}] {message}"
-        
+
-        # If traceback is requested (e.g., for errors)
+        # Include traceback for certain error levels
-        if exec_info or level == "CRITICAL" or level == "FATAL":
+        if exec_info or level in ["CRITICAL", "FATAL"]:
             log_message += f"\n{traceback.format_exc()}"
 
-        try:
+        # Print to terminal if enabled
-            print(log_message)  # Print to terminal
+        if config_data["log_to_terminal"]:
-            if level == "FATAL":
+            print(log_message)
-                print(f"!!! FATAL ERROR LOGGED, SHUTTING DOWN !!!")
-                sys.exit(1)
-        except Exception:
-            pass  # Prevent logging failures from crashing the bot
 
-        # Placeholder for future expansions (e.g., file logging, Discord alerts, etc.)
+        # Write to file if enabled
+        if config_data["log_to_file"]:
+            try:
+                with open(config_data["logfile_path"], "a", encoding="utf-8") as logfile:
+                    logfile.write(f"{log_message}\n")
+                    logfile.flush()  # Ensure it gets written immediately
+            except Exception as e:
+                print(f"[WARNING] Failed to write to logfile: {e}")
+
+        # Handle fatal errors with shutdown
+        if level == "FATAL":
+            if config_data["log_to_terminal"]:
+                print(f"!!! FATAL ERROR LOGGED, SHUTTING DOWN !!!")
+            sys.exit(1)
 
 ###############################
 # Main Event Loop

config.json

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
     "discord_guilds": [896713616089309184],
     "twitch_channels": ["OokamiKunTV", "ookamipup"],
     "command_modules": ["cmd_discord", "cmd_twitch", "cmd_common"],
-    "log_levels": ["DEBUG", "INFO", "WARNING", "ERROR", "CRITICAL", "FATAL"]
+    "log_levels": ["DEBUG", "INFO", "WARNING", "ERROR", "CRITICAL", "FATAL"],
+    "log_to_file": true,
+    "log_to_terminal": true,
+    "logfile_path": "logfile.log"
 }