enabled option "trace" to get python traces on errors

[netdata.git] / python.d / python_modules / msg.py

diff --git a/python.d/python_modules/msg.py b/python.d/python_modules/msg.py
index acce1d0f3c7e526dcddbceb66e7b46a7aad7a69e..b835c940459c2836ae1c3c96e8d3624f58766656 100644 (file)
--- a/python.d/python_modules/msg.py
+++ b/python.d/python_modules/msg.py
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # Description: logging for netdata python.d modules
 
+import traceback
 import sys
 from time import time, strftime
 
 DEBUG_FLAG = False
+TRACE_FLAG = False
 PROGRAM = ""
 LOG_COUNTER = 0
 LOG_THROTTLE = 10000 # has to be too big during init
@@ -51,6 +53,9 @@ def log_msg(msg_type, *args):
         LOG_NEXT_CHECK = now - (now % LOG_INTERVAL) + LOG_INTERVAL
         LOG_COUNTER = 0
 
+    if TRACE_FLAG:
+        if msg_type == "FATAL" or msg_type == "ERROR" or msg_type == "ALERT":
+            traceback.print_exc()
 
 
 def debug(*args):