From d3ffb4ca2c77b92dc98caa336c5d200a790912d2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Dirk-Jan C. Binnema" <djcb@djcbsoftware.nl>
Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2025 09:31:07 +0200
Subject: logging: don't g_message with --quiet

When `--quiet` is passed (and not --debug), do not log with g_message at
startup.
---
 lib/utils/mu-logger.cc | 7 ++++---
 lib/utils/mu-logger.hh | 8 ++++----
 mu/mu.cc               | 4 ++++
 3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/utils/mu-logger.cc b/lib/utils/mu-logger.cc
index c9a0d74..8715bff 100644
--- a/lib/utils/mu-logger.cc
+++ b/lib/utils/mu-logger.cc
@@ -184,9 +184,10 @@ Mu::Logger::Logger(const std::string& path, Mu::Logger::Options opts)
 	    NULL,
 	    NULL);
 
-	g_message("logging initialized; debug: %s, stdout/stderr: %s",
-		  any_of(opts & Options::Debug) ? "yes" : "no",
-		  any_of(opts & Options::StdOutErr) ? "yes" : "no");
+	if (none_of(opts & Options::Quiet))
+		g_message("logging initialized; debug: %s, stdout/stderr: %s",
+			  any_of(opts & Options::Debug) ? "yes" : "no",
+			  any_of(opts & Options::StdOutErr) ? "yes" : "no");
 
 	MuLogInitialized = true;
 }
diff --git a/lib/utils/mu-logger.hh b/lib/utils/mu-logger.hh
index 6024e28..62680f5 100644
--- a/lib/utils/mu-logger.hh
+++ b/lib/utils/mu-logger.hh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-** Copyright (C) 2020-2023 Dirk-Jan C. Binnema <djcb@djcbsoftware.nl>
+** Copyright (C) 2020-2025 Dirk-Jan C. Binnema <djcb@djcbsoftware.nl>
 **
 ** This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
 ** under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
@@ -30,17 +30,17 @@ namespace Mu {
  * RAII object for handling logging (through g_(debug|warning|...))
  *
  */
-struct Logger {
-
+class Logger {
+public:
 	/**
 	 * Logging options
-	 *
 	 */
 	enum struct Options {
 		None      = 0,      /**< Nothing specific */
 		StdOutErr = 1 << 1, /**< Log to stdout/stderr */
 		File      = 1 << 2, /**< Force logging to file, even if journal available */
 		Debug     = 1 << 3, /**< Include debug-level logs */
+		Quiet     = 1 << 4, /**< Be more quiet */
 	};
 
 	/**
diff --git a/mu/mu.cc b/mu/mu.cc
index 0a580bc..c0b2eb7 100644
--- a/mu/mu.cc
+++ b/mu/mu.cc
@@ -112,8 +112,12 @@ main(int argc, char* argv[]) try
 	Logger::Options lopts{Logger::Options::None};
 	if (opts.log_stderr)
 		lopts |= Logger::Options::StdOutErr;
+
 	if (opts.debug)
 		lopts |= Logger::Options::Debug;
+	else if (opts.quiet) // ie. only consider when not in debug mode
+		lopts |= Logger::Options::Quiet;
+
 	if (!!g_getenv("MU_TEST"))
 		lopts |= Logger::Options::File;
 
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