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# -*- coding: UTF-8 -*-
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# PyKota : Print Quotas for CUPS
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"""This module defines a class for PyKota logging through syslog."""

import sys
import os
import syslog

__revision__ = "$Id$"

class Logger :
    """A logger class which logs to syslog."""
    levels = { "error" : "ERR", "warn": "WARNING", \
               "info": "INFO", "debug": "DEBUG" }
    def __init__(self) :
        """Opens the logging subsystem."""
        syslog.openlog("PyKota", 0, syslog.LOG_LPR)
        
    def __del__(self) :    
        """Ensures the logging subsystem is closed."""
        syslog.closelog()
        
    def log_message(self, message, level="info") :
        """Sends the message to syslog."""
        priority = getattr(syslog, \
                           "LOG_%s" % self.levels.get(level.lower(), \
                                                      "DEBUG").upper(), \
                           syslog.LOG_DEBUG)
        syslog.syslog(priority, "(PID %s) : %s" \
                                      % (os.getpid(), message.strip().encode(sys.stdout.encoding or "UTF-8", "replace")))