add --debug-level to cli options and code Message.debug()

1 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/layman/argsparser.py b/layman/argsparser.py
index dee5d43..fd255d7 100644
--- a/layman/argsparser.py
+++ b/layman/argsparser.py
@@ -224,6 +224,14 @@ class ArgsParser(BareConfig):
                          'ssue a warning if description or contact information'
                          ' are missing.')
 
+        group.add_option('--debug-level',
+                         action = 'store',
+                         type = 'int',
+                         help = 'A value between 0 and 10. 0 means no debugging '
+                         'messages will be selected, 10 selects all debugging me'
+                         'ssages. Default is "4".')
+
+
         self.parser.add_option_group(group)
 
         #-----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -246,6 +254,15 @@ class ArgsParser(BareConfig):
         # handle debugging
         #self.output.cli_handle(self.options)
 
+        if (self.options.__dict__.has_key('debug_level') and
+            self.options.__dict__['debug_level']):
+            dbglvl = int(self.options.__dict__['debug_level'])
+            if dbglvl < 0:
+                dbglvl = 0
+            if dbglvl > 10:
+                dbglvl = 10
+            self.output.set_debug_level(dbglvl)
+
         if self.options.__dict__['nocolor']:
             self.output.set_colorize(OFF)