Set the level of trace used in run.log to Info/Debug

[techcobweb]

Story

As a galasa tester runing test cases using the galasactl CLI tool, I want to have less output in the run log, and on the galasactl --log - output so that I have less detail cluttering things up.

Background

• A team of users wants to cut down on the amount of detail they are seeing in the log of the galasactl tool.

• They are aware that omitting the --log option entirely stops all the logged data being seen.

• They are aware that the --progress 1 would show the overall status of each test currently being run in this command, and how far it has got

• They want a level of detail traced such that a global setting can control it.

• Currently they see DEBUG statements, but these should be hidden.

• If something fails, they may want to run it again with DEBUG level tracing being visible.

• How to control the logging level ?

• Note: The galasactl tool reads the run logs, looking for information it needs. Once it has all it needs, could the trace level be set to what this team wants ?

• Or do we recommend they use the settings in the JVM java logging properties file, in $JAVA_HOME/conf/logging.properties ?

Some investigation and documentation/code changes are needed.

Tasks

• [ ] See if we can persuade logging to pull settings from the standard mechanism in $JAVA_HOME/conf/logging.properties. Does it work ? if not why not ?
• [ ] Consider adding a cps property to control this, which would work remotely and locally, but could be overridden.
• [ ] Implementation
• [ ] Document in the 'running a test' using the CLI section, or in the 'how to debug your testcase' prior to explaining about debug-stepping-through modes.

[techcobweb]

@Jimbo4794 and @hobbit1983 said there is a -debug flag on the java -jar, which we don't have any control over on the CLI.

Not sure how to do this on the ecosysyem either. How does it get passed to the pod ?

[techcobweb]

We do support a flag. The --trace flag. When enabled, you get more detailed levels of trace in the java code.

[techcobweb]

@Tom-Slattery Is the --trace flag good enough ? Can we close this story now ?

[haripra86]

Team , I am also in need of such a control where only INFO logs are needed during regural executions.