1	"""
2	Systemwide logging appending to a single file. Could well be logrotated.
3	"""
4	
5	import sys
6	from config import logfile
7	from datetime import datetime
8	
9	try:
10	        file = open(logfile, 'a')
11	        file.write('\n== OPENED LOG AT %s ==\n' % (str(datetime.now())))
12	        file.flush()
13	except IOError, (errno, errstr):
14	        print "Cannot open logfile! : %s, %s" % (errno, errstr)
15	        print "Will not run mute. Terminating program."
16	        sys.exit()
17	
18	def logmessage(message):
19	        time = str(datetime.now())
20	        try:
21	                file.write(time + ": " + message + "\n")
22	                print(time + ": " + message)
23	                file.flush()
24	        except IOError, (errno, errstr):
25	                print "Error logging to open file %s: %s, %s" % (logfile, errno, errstr)