1 files changed, 23 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/log.go b/log.go
index e52ff48..17247db 100644
--- a/log.go
+++ b/log.go
@@ -5,16 +5,19 @@ import 	(
 	origlog "log"
 )
 
-var SPEW bool = false
 var INFO bool = true
 var WARN bool = true
 var ERROR bool = true
 
+var VERBOSE bool = false
+var SPEW bool = false
+
 func All(b bool) {
 	Set("SPEW", b)
 	Set("INFO", b)
 	Set("WARN", b)
 	Set("ERROR", b)
+	Set("VERBOSE", b)
 }
 
 func Set(flag string, b bool) {
@@ -27,6 +30,8 @@ func Set(flag string, b bool) {
 		SPEW = b
 	case "ERROR":
 		ERROR = b
+	case "VERBOSE":
+		VERBOSE = b
 	default:
 		Error(errors.New("unknown flag"), "Flag name sent:", flag)
 	}
@@ -42,16 +47,33 @@ func Get(flag string) bool {
 		return SPEW
 	case "ERROR":
 		return ERROR
+	case "VERBOSE":
+		return VERBOSE
 	default:
 		Error(errors.New("unknown flag"), "Flag name sent:", flag)
 	}
 	return false
 }
 
+// a simple way turn logging messages on and off
+func Log(b bool, a ...any) {
+	if ! b { return }
+	golanglog.Println(a...)
+}
+
+func Logf(b bool, s string, a ...any) {
+	if ! b { return }
+	golanglog.Printf(s, a...)
+}
+
 func Println(a ...any) {
 	origlog.Println(a...)
 }
 
+func Printf(s string, a ...any) {
+	origlog.Printf(s, a...)
+}
+
 func Fatalf(s string, a ...any) {
 	origlog.Fatalf(s, a...)
 }