enh: introduce logging and make logging Path available to the user

.gitignore

@@ -132,3 +132,4 @@ dmypy.json
 _version_save.py
 _version.py
 
+mpldc-dump.txt

CHANGELOG

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 0.7.3
  - fix: segmentation fault due to mixing threading.Thread with PyQt6
+ - enh: introduce logging and make logging Path available to the user
  - enh: improved logging
  - enh: increased verbosity when encountering exceptions during hash check
 0.7.2

mpl_data_cast/gui/main.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from importlib import resources
 import logging
+import os
 import time
 import signal
 import pathlib
@@ -38,6 +39,30 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
                 QtCore.QEventLoop.ProcessEventsFlag.AllEvents, 300)
             sys.exit(0)
 
+        # Logging output path
+        path_logging = pathlib.Path(
+            QtCore.QStandardPaths.writableLocation(
+                QtCore.QStandardPaths.StandardLocation.TempLocation)
+        ) / "MPLDCUILogs"
+        path_logging.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        # Remove logs if there are more than 10
+        if len(logs := sorted(path_logging.glob("*.log"))) > 10:
+            for _ in range(len(logs) - 10):
+                try:
+                    logs.pop(-1).unlink()
+                except BaseException:
+                    print(traceback.format_exc())
+        self.log_path = path_logging / time.strftime(
+            "MPLDCUILog_%Y-%m-%d_%H.%M.%S.log", time.localtime())
+        mpldc_logger = logging.getLogger("mpl_data_cast")
+        log_formatter = logging.Formatter(
+            "%(asctime)s %(levelname)s %(processName)s/%(threadName)s "
+            + "in %(name)s: %(message)s")
+        file_handler = logging.FileHandler(self.log_path)
+        file_handler.setFormatter(log_formatter)
+        mpldc_logger.addHandler(file_handler)
+        logging.info(f"Log file: {self.log_path}")
+
         ref_ui = resources.files("mpl_data_cast.gui") / "main.ui"
         with resources.as_file(ref_ui) as path_ui:
             uic.loadUi(path_ui, self)
@@ -65,6 +90,7 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         self.actionPreferences.triggered.connect(self.on_action_preferences)
         self.actionQuit.triggered.connect(self.on_action_quit)
         # Help menu
+        self.actionShowLogDirectory.triggered.connect(self.on_action_logshow)
         self.actionSoftware.triggered.connect(self.on_action_software)
         self.actionAbout.triggered.connect(self.on_action_about)
 
@@ -85,6 +111,18 @@ def current_recipe(self):
         name = self.comboBox_recipe.currentData()
         return mpldc_recipe.map_recipe_name_to_class(name)
 
+    @QtCore.pyqtSlot()
+    def on_action_logshow(self):
+        """Show the logging directory to the user"""
+        if os.name == "nt":
+            os.startfile(os.path.normpath(str(self.log_path.parent)))
+        else:
+            QtWidgets.QMessageBox.information(
+                self,
+                "Logging directory",
+                f"The logging directory is located at: {self.log_path.parent}"
+            )
+
     @QtCore.pyqtSlot()
     def on_action_preferences(self):
         """Show the preferences dialog"""

mpl_data_cast/gui/main.ui

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
          <string>**Recipe:**</string>
         </property>
         <property name="textFormat">
-         <enum>Qt::MarkdownText</enum>
+         <enum>Qt::TextFormat::MarkdownText</enum>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
@@ -66,14 +66,14 @@
          <string>Recipe description goes here.</string>
         </property>
         <property name="textFormat">
-         <enum>Qt::MarkdownText</enum>
+         <enum>Qt::TextFormat::MarkdownText</enum>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
       <item>
        <spacer name="horizontalSpacer">
         <property name="orientation">
-         <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+         <enum>Qt::Orientation::Horizontal</enum>
         </property>
         <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
          <size>
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
      <x>0</x>
      <y>0</y>
      <width>1142</width>
-     <height>22</height>
+     <height>23</height>
     </rect>
    </property>
    <widget class="QMenu" name="menuFile">
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@
     <property name="title">
      <string>Help</string>
     </property>
+    <addaction name="actionShowLogDirectory"/>
     <addaction name="actionSoftware"/>
     <addaction name="actionAbout"/>
    </widget>
@@ -183,25 +184,30 @@
   <widget class="QStatusBar" name="statusbar"/>
   <action name="actionQuit">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>Quit</string>
+    <string>&amp;Quit</string>
    </property>
    <property name="iconVisibleInMenu">
     <bool>true</bool>
    </property>
   </action>
   <action name="actionAbout">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>About</string>
+    <string>&amp;About</string>
    </property>
   </action>
   <action name="actionSoftware">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>Software</string>
+    <string>&amp;Software</string>
    </property>
   </action>
   <action name="actionPreferences">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>Preferences</string>
+    <string>&amp;Preferences</string>
+   </property>
+  </action>
+  <action name="actionShowLogDirectory">
+   <property name="text">
+    <string>Show &amp;Log directory</string>
    </property>
   </action>
  </widget>