Function pytest_addoption

src/_pytest/logging.py:209–292

Add options to control log capturing.

(parser: Parser)

def pytest_addoption(parser: Parser) -> None:
    """Add options to control log capturing."""
    group = parser.getgroup("logging")

    def add_option_ini(option, dest, default=None, type=None, **kwargs):
        parser.addini(
            dest, default=default, type=type, help="default value for " + option
        )
        group.addoption(option, dest=dest, **kwargs)

    add_option_ini(
        "--log-level",
        dest="log_level",
        default=None,
        metavar="LEVEL",
        help=(
            "level of messages to catch/display.\n"
            "Not set by default, so it depends on the root/parent log handler's"
            ' effective level, where it is "WARNING" by default.'
        ),
    )
    add_option_ini(
        "--log-format",
        dest="log_format",
        default=DEFAULT_LOG_FORMAT,
        help="log format as used by the logging module.",
    )
    add_option_ini(
        "--log-date-format",
        dest="log_date_format",
        default=DEFAULT_LOG_DATE_FORMAT,
        help="log date format as used by the logging module.",
    )
    parser.addini(
        "log_cli",
        default=False,
        type="bool",
        help='enable log display during test run (also known as "live logging").',
    )
    add_option_ini(
        "--log-cli-level", dest="log_cli_level", default=None, help="cli logging level."
    )
    add_option_ini(
        "--log-cli-format",
        dest="log_cli_format",
        default=None,
        help="log format as used by the logging module.",
    )
    add_option_ini(
        "--log-cli-date-format",
        dest="log_cli_date_format",
        default=None,
        help="log date format as used by the logging module.",
    )
    add_option_ini(
        "--log-file",
        dest="log_file",
        default=None,