User can force log/alert using the configuration file (issue #437)

NEWS

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Enhancements and news features:
     * The Web inteface is now based on BootStarp / RWD grid (issue #417, #366 and #461) Thanks to Nicolas Hart @nclsHart
     * Add the RAID plugin (issue #447)
     * Add the Docker plugin (issue #440)
+    * It is possible to define (through teh configuration file) if an alarm should be logged or not (using the _log option) (issue #437)
 
 Bugs corrected:
 

conf/glances-test.conf

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 user_careful=50
 user_warning=70
 user_critical=90
+#user_log=False
 user_critical_action=echo {{user}} {{value}} {{max}} > /tmp/cpu.alert
 iowait_careful=50
 iowait_warning=70
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ system_critical=90
 steal_careful=50
 steal_warning=70
 steal_critical=90
+#steal_log=True
 
 [percpu]
 # Default values if not defined: 50/70/90
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ system_critical=90
 careful=0.7
 warning=1.0
 critical=5.0
+#log=False
 
 [mem]
 # Default limits for free RAM memory in %
@@ -53,14 +56,16 @@ critical=90
 # Define the list of hidden network interfaces (comma separeted)
 hide=lo
 # WLAN0 alias name
-wlan0_alias=Wireless
+#wlan0_alias=Wireless
 # WLAN0 Default limits (in bits per second aka bps) for interface bitrate
 wlan0_rx_careful=4000000
 wlan0_rx_warning=5000000
 wlan0_rx_critical=6000000
+wlan0_rx_log=True
 wlan0_tx_careful=700000
 wlan0_tx_warning=900000
 wlan0_tx_critical=1000000
+wlan0_tx_log=True
 
 [diskio]
 # Define the list of hidden disks (comma separeted)

conf/glances.conf

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 user_careful=50
 user_warning=70
 user_critical=90
+#user_log=False
+#user_critical_action=echo {{user}} {{value}} {{max}} > /tmp/cpu.alert
 iowait_careful=50
 iowait_warning=70
 iowait_critical=90
@@ -12,6 +14,7 @@ system_critical=90
 steal_careful=50
 steal_warning=70
 steal_critical=90
+#steal_log=True
 
 [percpu]
 # Default values if not defined: 50/70/90
@@ -33,6 +36,7 @@ system_critical=90
 careful=0.7
 warning=1.0
 critical=5.0
+#log=False
 
 [mem]
 # Default limits for free RAM memory in %
@@ -57,9 +61,11 @@ critical=90
 #wlan0_rx_careful=4000000
 #wlan0_rx_warning=5000000
 #wlan0_rx_critical=6000000
+#wlan0_rx_log=True
 #wlan0_tx_careful=700000
 #wlan0_tx_warning=900000
 #wlan0_tx_critical=1000000
+#wlan0_tx_log=True
 
 #[diskio]
 # Define the list of hidden disks (comma separeted)

docs/glances-doc.rst

@@ -320,6 +320,34 @@ e.g., on Linux:
 On OS X, you should copy the configuration file to
 ``~/Library/Application Support/glances/``.
 
+*Configuration file description*
+
+Each plugin and export module can have a section.
+
+Example for the CPU plugin:
+
+.. code-block::
+
+    [cpu]
+    user_careful=50
+    user_warning=70
+    user_critical=90
+    iowait_careful=50
+    iowait_warning=70
+    iowait_critical=90
+    system_careful=50
+    system_warning=70
+    system_critical=90
+    steal_careful=50
+    steal_warning=70
+    steal_critical=90
+
+By default Steal CPU time alerts aren't logged. If you want to enable log/alert, just add:
+
+.. code-block::
+
+    steal_log=True
+
 Logs and debug mode
 ===================
 

glances/plugins/glances_cpu.py

@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ class Plugin(GlancesPlugin):
         return self.stats
 
     def msg_curse(self, args=None):
-        """Return the list to display in the curse interface."""
+        """Return the list to display in the UI"""
         # Init the return message
         ret = []
 

glances/plugins/glances_plugin.py

@@ -292,7 +292,9 @@ class GlancesPlugin(object):
         If defined 'header' is added between the plugin name and the status.
         Only useful for stats with several alert status.
 
-        If log=True than return the logged status.
+        If log=True than add log if necessary
+        elif log=False than do not log
+        elig log=None than apply the config given in the conf file
         """
         # Compute the %
         try:
@@ -324,7 +326,7 @@ class GlancesPlugin(object):
 
         # Manage log
         log_str = ""
-        if log:
+        if self.__get_limit_log(stat_name=stat_name, default_action=log):
             # Add _LOG to the return string
             # So stats will be highlited with a specific color
             log_str = "_LOG"
@@ -376,17 +378,35 @@ class GlancesPlugin(object):
 
     def __get_limit_action(self, criticity, stat_name=""):
         """Return the action for the alert"""
-        # Get the limit for stat + header
+        # Get the action for stat + header
         # Exemple: network_wlan0_rx_careful_action
         try:
-            action = self.limits[stat_name + '_' + criticity + '_action']
+            ret = self.limits[stat_name + '_' + criticity + '_action']
         except KeyError:
             # Try fallback to plugin default limit
             # Exemple: network_careful_action
-            action = self.limits[self.plugin_name + '_' + criticity + '_action']
+            ret = self.limits[self.plugin_name + '_' + criticity + '_action']
+
+        # Return the action list
+        return ret
+
+    def __get_limit_log(self, stat_name, default_action=False):
+        """Return the log tag for the alert"""
+        # Get the log tag for stat + header
+        # Exemple: network_wlan0_rx_log
+        try:
+            log_tag = self.limits[stat_name + '_log']
+        except KeyError:
+            # Try fallback to plugin default log
+            # Exemple: network_log
+            try:
+                log_tag = self.limits[self.plugin_name + '_log']
+            except KeyError:
+                # By defaukt, log are disabled
+                return default_action
 
         # Return the action list
-        return action
+        return log_tag[0].lower() == 'true'
 
     def get_conf_value(self, value, header="", plugin_name=None):
         """Return the configuration (header_) value for the current plugin (or the one given by the plugin_name var)"""