problem: configure flags and default log settings

solution:
use display logs as default for stderr, sending glog.V logs to file
set global verbosity for glog.V -> logger.Debug (Level 5), noting that --verbosity flag can still override
use --neckbeard flag to enable sending debug logs to stderr INSTEAD of display logs
expose VerbosityTraceFloor as debug API <-- note: this to be REMOVED

cmd/geth/flags.go

@@ -140,25 +140,39 @@ var (
 	}
 
 	// logging and debug settings
+	NeckbeardFlag = cli.BoolFlag{
+		Name:  "neckbeard",
+		Usage: "Use verbose->stderr defaults for logging (verbosity=5,log-status='sync=60')",
+	}
 	VerbosityFlag = cli.GenericFlag{
 		Name:  "verbosity",
 		Usage: "Logging verbosity: 0=silent, 1=error, 2=warn, 3=info, 4=core, 5=debug, 6=detail",
 		Value: glog.GetVerbosity(),
 	}
+	DisplayFlag = cli.IntFlag{
+		Name:  "display",
+		Usage: "Display verbosity: 0=silent, 1=basics, 2=status, 3=events",
+		Value: 2,
+	}
 	VModuleFlag = cli.GenericFlag{
 		Name:  "vmodule",
 		Usage: "Per-module verbosity: comma-separated list of <pattern>=<level> (e.g. eth/*=6,p2p=5)",
 		Value: glog.GetVModule(),
 	}
+	VerbosityTraceFloorFlag = cli.IntFlag{
+		Name:  "verbosity-trace-floor",
+		Usage: "Floor verbosity level at which to include file traces on log lines.",
+		Value: 0,
+	}
 	LogDirFlag = DirectoryFlag{
 		Name:  "log-dir,logdir",
 		Usage: "Directory in which to write log files.",
-		Value: DirectoryString{filepath.Join(common.DefaultDataDir(), "logs")},
+		Value: DirectoryString{filepath.Join(common.DefaultDataDir(), "mainnet", "log")},
 	}
 	LogStatusFlag = cli.StringFlag{
 		Name:  "log-status",
-		Usage: `Toggle interval-based STATUS logs: comma-separated list of <pattern>=<interval>`,
-		Value: "sync=60",
+		Usage: `Toggle interval-based STATUS logs: comma-separated list of <pattern>=<interval>. Use 'off' to disable entirely.'`,
+		Value: "sync=30",
 	}
 	MLogFlag = cli.StringFlag{
 		Name:  "mlog",
@@ -168,8 +182,7 @@ var (
 	MLogDirFlag = DirectoryFlag{
 		Name:  "mlog-dir",
 		Usage: "Directory in which to write machine log files",
-		// TODO: move to chain-subdir?
-		Value: DirectoryString{filepath.Join(common.DefaultDataDir(), "mlogs")},
+		Value: DirectoryString{filepath.Join(common.DefaultDataDir(), "mainnet", "mlogs")},
 	}
 	MLogComponentsFlag = cli.StringFlag{
 		Name:  "mlog-components",

cmd/geth/main.go

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
+	"time"
 
 	"gopkg.in/urfave/cli.v1"
 
@@ -171,8 +172,11 @@ func makeCLIApp() (app *cli.App) {
 		TestNetFlag,
 		NetworkIdFlag,
 		RPCCORSDomainFlag,
+		NeckbeardFlag,
 		VerbosityFlag,
+		DisplayFlag,
 		VModuleFlag,
+		VerbosityTraceFloorFlag,
 		LogDirFlag,
 		LogStatusFlag,
 		MLogFlag,
@@ -223,18 +227,69 @@ func makeCLIApp() (app *cli.App) {
 
 		runtime.GOMAXPROCS(runtime.NumCPU())
 
+		glog.MaxSize = 50 * 1024 * 1024
+		glog.MinSize = 1 * 1024 * 1024
+		glog.MaxTotalSize = 1024 * 1024 * 1024
+		glog.Compress = true
+		glog.RotationInterval = glog.Hourly
+		glog.MaxAge = 24 * time.Hour
+
 		glog.CopyStandardLogTo("INFO")
 
+		// log.Println("Writing logs to ", logDir)
+		// Turn on only file logging, disabling logging(T).toStderr and logging(T).alsoToStdErr
+		glog.SetToStderr(false)
+		glog.SetAlsoToStderr(false)
+
+		// Set up file logging.
+		logDir := filepath.Join(MustMakeChainDataDir(ctx), "log")
 		if ctx.GlobalIsSet(aliasableName(LogDirFlag.Name, ctx)) {
-			if p := ctx.GlobalString(aliasableName(LogDirFlag.Name, ctx)); p != "" {
-				if e := os.MkdirAll(p, os.ModePerm); e != nil {
-					return e
-				}
-				glog.SetLogDir(p)
-				glog.SetAlsoToStderr(true)
+			ld := ctx.GlobalString(aliasableName(LogDirFlag.Name, ctx))
+			ldAbs, err := filepath.Abs(ld)
+			if err != nil {
+				glog.Fatalln(err)
+			}
+			logDir = ldAbs
+		}
+		// Ensure mkdir -p
+		if e := os.MkdirAll(logDir, os.ModePerm); e != nil {
+			return e
+		}
+		// Set log dir.
+		// GOTCHA: There may be NO glog.V logs called before this is set.
+		//   Otherwise everything will get all fucked and there will be no logs.
+		glog.SetLogDir(logDir)
+
+		if ctx.GlobalIsSet(DisplayFlag.Name) {
+			i := ctx.GlobalInt(DisplayFlag.Name)
+			if i > 3 {
+				return fmt.Errorf("Error: --%s level must be 0 <= i <= 3, got: %d", DisplayFlag.Name, i)
 			}
-		} else {
-			glog.SetToStderr(true)
+			glog.SetD(i)
+		}
+
+		if ctx.GlobalBool(NeckbeardFlag.Name) {
+			glog.SetD(0)
+			// Allow manual overrides
+			if !ctx.GlobalIsSet(LogStatusFlag.Name) {
+				ctx.Set(LogStatusFlag.Name, "sync=60") // set log-status interval
+			}
+			if !ctx.GlobalIsSet(VerbosityTraceFloorFlag.Name) {
+				glog.SetVTraceThreshold(0)
+			}
+			if !ctx.GlobalIsSet(VerbosityFlag.Name) {
+				glog.SetV(5)
+			}
+			glog.SetAlsoToStderr(true)
+		}
+		// If --log-status not set, set default 60s interval
+		if !ctx.GlobalIsSet(LogStatusFlag.Name) {
+			ctx.Set(LogStatusFlag.Name, "sync=30")
+		}
+		if ctx.GlobalIsSet(VerbosityTraceFloorFlag.Name) {
+			val := ctx.GlobalInt(VerbosityTraceFloorFlag.Name)
+			log.Println("--verbosity-trace-floor", "val", val)
+			glog.SetVTraceThreshold(val)
 		}
 
 		if s := ctx.String("metrics"); s != "" {
@@ -294,8 +349,9 @@ func main() {
 func geth(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	n := MakeSystemNode(Version, ctx)
 	ethe := startNode(ctx, n)
+	n.EventMux()
 
-	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(LogStatusFlag.Name) {
+	if ctx.GlobalString(LogStatusFlag.Name) != "off" {
 		dispatchStatusLogs(ctx, ethe)
 	}
 

cmd/geth/usage.go

@@ -136,8 +136,10 @@ var AppHelpFlagGroups = []flagGroup{
 	{
 		Name: "LOGGING AND DEBUGGING",
 		Flags: []cli.Flag{
+			NeckbeardFlag,
 			VerbosityFlag,
 			VModuleFlag,
+			VerbosityTraceFloorFlag,
 			LogDirFlag,
 			LogStatusFlag,
 			MLogFlag,

eth/api.go

@@ -1772,6 +1772,18 @@ func (api *PublicDebugAPI) Vmodule(s string) (string, error) {
 	return glog.GetVModule().String(), err
 }
 
+func (api *PublicDebugAPI) VerbosityTraceFloor(n uint64) (int, error) {
+	nint := int(n)
+	if nint == 0 {
+		return int(*glog.GetVTraceThreshold()), nil
+	}
+	if nint <= logger.Detail || nint == logger.Ridiculousness {
+		glog.SetVTraceThreshold(nint)
+		return int(*glog.GetVTraceThreshold()), nil
+	}
+	return -1, errors.New("invalid logging level")
+}
+
 // ExecutionResult groups all structured logs emitted by the EVM
 // while replaying a transaction in debug mode as well as the amount of
 // gas used and the return value

internal/web3ext/web3ext.go

@@ -191,6 +191,12 @@ web3._extend({
 			params: 1,
 			inputFormatter: [web3._extend.formatters.inputOptionalNumberFormatter]
 		}),
+		new web3._extend.Method({
+			name: 'verbosityTraceFloor',
+			call: 'debug_verbosityTraceFloor',
+			params: 1,
+			inputFormatter: [web3._extend.formatters.inputOptionalNumberFormatter]
+		}),
 		new web3._extend.Method({
 			name: 'vmodule',
 			call: 'debug_vmodule',