pipeline_log_functions.py

# Copyright (C) 2011, The SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System
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'''
File containing global functions
'''

import sys
import os
import time

from pipeline_settings import VERBOSE

def msg(message, verbose=VERBOSE):
    """
    Prints a debug message.
    """
    #raise "YOU MUST USE THE LOGGING MODULE"
    if verbose:
        print time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"), '---', message


def manage_check_error(msg_str, type_check, logger):
    """function that prints a warning or 
    raises an exception according to the type of check"""
    from merger.merger_errors import GenericError
    if type_check == 'warnings':
        logger.warning('          CHECK WARNING: %s' % msg_str)
    elif type_check == 'errors':
        logger.critical(msg_str)
        raise GenericError(msg_str)
    else:
        error_string = 'Type of check "%s" cannot be handled by the "manage_check_error" function.' % type_check 
        logger.critical(error_string)
        raise GenericError(error_string)
    return None