add debug method

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@@ -41,5 +41,5 @@ RUN chmod +x ./langfingaz/main.py
 
 # unbuffered output option otherwise script sleeps before any output appears
 # python -u
-ENTRYPOINT [ "python", "-u", "./langfingaz/main.py" ]
+ENTRYPOINT [ "python", "./langfingaz/main.py" ]
 CMD [ "log-verbose" ]

src/langfingaz/bbbRequest.py

@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@ import requests
 from xml.etree import ElementTree
 
 import langfingaz.util.fileUtil as fileUtil
+import langfingaz.util.util as util
 
 
 def requestMeetingData() -> str:
     requestUrl = getRequestUrl()
-    print(">> starting request for " + requestUrl)
+    util.debug("starting request for " + requestUrl)
     response = requests.get(requestUrl)
     if not response.ok:
         raise ValueError("error during request, got status code {}".format(response.status_code))

src/langfingaz/logMeetingData.py

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def v2(folder: Path = saveData.getDefaultFolder()):
         meetings = parseMeetings.parseMeetingsData(meetingsStr)
         bbbStatus = parseMeetings.BbbStatus(meetings)
         bbbStatusStr = str(bbbStatus)
-        print(util.indentMultilineStr(bbbStatusStr), flush=True)
+        print(util.indentMultilineStr(bbbStatusStr))
 
         sleepFiveMin(verbose=True)
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def v2(folder: Path = saveData.getDefaultFolder()):
 def v1(folder: Path = saveData.getDefaultFolder()):
     while True:
         saveData.requestAndSaveMeetingData(folder)
-        print('.', end='', flush=True)
+        print('.')
         sleepFiveMin()
 
 

src/langfingaz/main.py

@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@ from sys import argv
 
 from langfingaz import plotMeetings
 from langfingaz import logMeetingData
+from langfingaz.util import util
 
 
 def main():
     print("=== bbb-status ===")
-    print(">> given args: " + str(argv))
+    util.debug(str(argv))
     print()
 
     usageStr = 'Usage:\n' + argv[0] + ' [log|log-verbose|plot]\n' + \

src/langfingaz/util/util.py

@@ -1,9 +1,18 @@
+BBB_STATUS_DEBUG = True
+
+
+def debug(message: str):
+    if BBB_STATUS_DEBUG:
+        print(">> " + message)
+
+
 def indentMultilineStr(s: str, indentWith='\t'):
     indented = indentWith + s.replace('\n', '\n' + indentWith)
     if s.endswith('\n'):
         indented = indented[:len(indented) - len(indentWith)]
     return indented
 
+
 def asString(o: object):
     attrs = vars(o)  # attributes and their values
     return '\n'.join("%s: %s" % item for item in attrs.items())