Add debug flag

mqtt_sensord/mqtt_sensord.py

@@ -15,13 +15,19 @@ def main():
     if sys.implementation.name != 'micropython':
         parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
         parser.add_argument("-c", "--config", default="/etc/mqtt-sensord.conf")
+        parser.add_argument("-d", "--debug", action="store_true", default=False)
         args = parser.parse_args()
         config_path = args.config
+        debug = args.debug
     else:
         # most probably on micropython
         config_path = "mqtt-sensord.conf"
+        debug = False
 
     config = sensorlib.load_config(config_path)
+    debug = debug or config.get('debug')
+    config['debug'] = debug
+
     sensorlib.Sensor.configure(config['host']['name'], sys.platform)
 
     mcfg = config['mqtt']
@@ -51,11 +57,13 @@ def main():
     last_measurement = time.time()
     while True:
         # handle regular sensor data
-        print("Getting values from sensors...")
+        if debug:
+            print("Getting values from sensors...")
         for sensor in sensors:
             if sensor.HAS_SENSOR_DATA:
                 data = sensor.gen_datapoint()
-                print(mqtt_topic, data)
+                if debug:
+                    print(mqtt_topic, data)
                 mqtt.send_data(mqtt_topic, data)
             if not mqtt.is_async():
                 mqtt.process_mqtt()