Makefile

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # git remote add github git@github.com:wit-go/log.git
 
-all: goimport vet
+all: vet
 	@#GO111MODULE=off go vet -x
 	@echo this go library builds ok
 

bool.go

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// Copyright 2024 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package log
+
+func Bool(b bool, a ...any) {
+	if !b {
+		return
+	}
+	realPrintln(a...)
+}

error.go

@@ -4,16 +4,10 @@
 
 package log
 
-import "fmt"
-
 func Error(err error, a ...any) {
-	if ERROR.Disabled() {
+	if !ERROR.Get() {
 		return
 	}
 	realPrintln("Error:", err)
 	realPrintln(a...)
 }
-
-func Errorf(f string, a ...any) error {
-	return fmt.Errorf(f, a...)
-}

flags.go

@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 )
 
-var off bool // completely shut up until I tell you to talk again
-
 var INFO *LogFlag    // toggles log.Info()
 var VERBOSE *LogFlag // toggles log.Verbose()
 var SPEW *LogFlag    // toggles log.Spew()
@@ -58,7 +56,6 @@ type LogFlag struct {
 
 var flags []*LogFlag
 var daemonMode bool
-var timestamps bool = false
 var httpMode http.ResponseWriter
 
 func init() {
@@ -144,18 +141,17 @@ func ProcessFlags(callback func(*LogFlag)) {
 
 }
 
-// is the output flag disabled?
-// if so, don't print anything!
-func (f *LogFlag) Disabled() bool {
+// probably a better name than Get()
+// switch to this
+func (f *LogFlag) Bool() bool {
 	if !f.Ok() {
-		return true
+		return false
 	}
-	return !f.b
+	return f.b
 }
 
-// just the opposite of Disabled()
-// both are here just for code readability
-func (f *LogFlag) Enabled() bool {
+// returns the value of the flag
+func (f *LogFlag) Get() bool {
 	if !f.Ok() {
 		return false
 	}

info.go

@@ -5,14 +5,20 @@
 package log
 
 func Info(a ...any) {
-	if INFO.Disabled() {
+	if !INFO.Ok() {
+		return
+	}
+	if !INFO.b {
 		return
 	}
 	realPrintln(a...)
 }
 
 func Infof(s string, a ...any) {
-	if INFO.Disabled() {
+	if !INFO.Ok() {
+		return
+	}
+	if !INFO.b {
 		return
 	}
 	realPrintf(s, a...)

log.go

@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ In your package, register NETWARN:
 func Log(f *LogFlag, a ...any) {
 	if !f.Ok() {
 		// if the flag is NULL, notify the user they didn't initialize the flag
-		a = append([]any{"FLAG = NULL. Normal error output. please ignore for now"}, a...)
+		a = append([]any{"FLAG = NULL"}, a...)
 		realPrintln(a...)
 		return
 	}
-	if f.Disabled() {
+	if !f.Get() {
 		return
 	}
 	a = append([]any{f.short}, a...)
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func Log(f *LogFlag, a ...any) {
 }
 
 func Logf(f *LogFlag, s string, a ...any) {
-	if f.Disabled() {
+	if !f.Get() {
 		return
 	}
 	s = f.short + " " + s

original.go

@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 package log
 
-import "io"
-
 /*
 	import (
 		"log"
@@ -83,14 +81,6 @@ func Sprintln(a ...any) string {
 	return realSprintln(a...)
 }
 
-func Fprintln(w io.Writer, a ...any) (int, error) {
-	return realFprintln(w, a...)
-}
-
-func Fprintf(w io.Writer, s string, a ...any) (int, error) {
-	return realFprintf(w, s, a...)
-}
-
 func Fatalln(a ...any) {
 	realFatalln(a...)
 }

reallog.go

@@ -11,22 +11,10 @@ import (
 	"time"
 )
 
-func Off() {
-	off = true
-}
-
-func On() {
-	off = false
-}
-
 func DaemonMode(b bool) {
 	daemonMode = b
 }
 
-func Timestamps(b bool) {
-	timestamps = b
-}
-
 var captureMode io.Writer
 
 func CaptureMode(w io.Writer) {
@@ -61,9 +49,6 @@ func DaemonShow() bool {
 }
 
 func realPrintln(a ...any) {
-	if off {
-		return
-	}
 	if daemonMode {
 		// in daemon mode, don't put timestamps on each line
 		if captureMode == nil {
@@ -74,22 +59,15 @@ func realPrintln(a ...any) {
 	} else {
 		// put timestamps on each line
 		if captureMode == nil {
-			if timestamps {
 			reallog.Println(a...)
-			} else {
-				fmt.Println(a...)
-			}
 		} else {
 			// TODO: add datestamp
 			fmt.Fprintln(captureMode, a...)
 		}
 	}
 	if httpMode != nil {
-		var timestamp string
-		if timestamps {
 		now := time.Now()
-			timestamp = now.Format("2006/01/02 15:04:05") // todo: fix GO so Nov 5 1955 works here
-		}
+		timestamp := now.Format("2006/01/02 15:04:05") // bummer. other date doesn't work?
 		s := timestamp + " " + fmt.Sprint(a...)
 		fmt.Fprintln(httpMode, s)
 		if flusher != nil {
@@ -99,9 +77,6 @@ func realPrintln(a ...any) {
 }
 
 func realPrintf(s string, a ...any) {
-	if off {
-		return
-	}
 	if daemonMode {
 		// in daemon mode, don't put timestamps on each line
 		if captureMode == nil {
@@ -112,21 +87,14 @@ func realPrintf(s string, a ...any) {
 	} else {
 		// put timestamps on each line
 		if captureMode == nil {
-			if timestamps {
 			reallog.Printf(s, a...)
-			} else {
-				fmt.Printf(s, a...)
-			}
 		} else {
 			fmt.Fprintf(captureMode, s, a...)
 		}
 	}
 	if httpMode != nil {
-		var timestamp string
-		if timestamps {
 		now := time.Now()
-			timestamp = now.Format("2006/01/02 15:04:05")
-		}
+		timestamp := now.Format("2006/01/02 15:04:05") // bummer. other date doesn't work?
 		s := timestamp + " " + fmt.Sprintf(s, a...)
 		fmt.Fprintln(httpMode, s)
 		if flusher != nil {
@@ -147,14 +115,6 @@ func realSprintln(a ...any) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintln(a...)
 }
 
-func realFprintln(w io.Writer, a ...any) (int, error) {
-	return fmt.Fprintln(w, a...)
-}
-
-func realFprintf(w io.Writer, s string, a ...any) (int, error) {
-	return fmt.Fprintf(w, s, a...)
-}
-
 func realFatalln(a ...any) {
 	reallog.Fatalln(a...)
 }

sscan.go

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-package log
-
-import "fmt"
-
-// func Sprint(a ...any) string {
-// 	return realSprint(a...)
-
-func Sscanf(f string, thing string, a ...any) (int, error) {
-	return fmt.Sscanf(f, thing, a...)
-}

verbose.go

@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@
 package log
 
 func Verbose(a ...any) {
-	if VERBOSE.Disabled() {
+	if !VERBOSE.Ok() {
+		return
+	}
+	if !VERBOSE.b {
 		return
 	}
 	realPrintln(a...)

warn.go

@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@
 package log
 
 func Warn(a ...any) {
-	if WARN.Disabled() {
+	if !WARN.Ok() {
+		return
+	}
+	if !WARN.b {
 		return
 	}
 	realPrintln(a...)