Add in proper logging statements.

volatility/cli/__init__.py

@@ -10,8 +10,17 @@ from volatility.framework.renderers.text import TextRenderer
 
 __author__ = 'mike'
 
-logging.basicConfig(filename = 'example.log', level = logging.DEBUG)
-logger = logging.getLogger("volatility")
+logging.basicConfig(filename = 'example.log',
+                    format = '%(asctime)s %(name)-12s %(levelname)-8s %(message)s',
+                    datefmt = '%m-%d %H:%M',
+                    level = logging.DEBUG)
+vollog = logging.getLogger("volatility")
+console = logging.StreamHandler()
+console.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+formatter = logging.Formatter('%(levelname)-8s %(name)-12s: %(message)s')
+console.setFormatter(formatter)
+
+logging.getLogger("").addHandler(console)
 
 
 class CommandLine(object):

volatility/framework/__init__.py

@@ -13,12 +13,16 @@ import inspect
 # 2. If the interface has changed, increment current, set revision to 0
 # 3. If only additions to the interface have been made, increment age
 # 4. If changes or removals of the interface have been made, set age to 0
+import logging
+import os
 import sys
 
 CURRENT = 4  # Number of releases of the library with any change
 REVISION = 0  # Number of changes that don't affect the interface
 AGE = 0  # Number of consecutive versions of the interface the current version supports
 
+vollog = logging.getLogger("volatility")
+
 
 def version():
     """Provides the so version number of the library"""

volatility/framework/configuration/__init__.py

@@ -5,9 +5,13 @@ Created on 7 May 2013
 """
 import collections
 import json
+import logging
 
+from volatility.framework.configuration.requirements import MultiRequirement
 from volatility.framework.interfaces.configuration import CONFIG_SEPARATOR
 
+vollog = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 
 class HierarchicalDict(collections.Mapping):
     def __init__(self, initial_dict = None, separator = CONFIG_SEPARATOR):

volatility/framework/configuration/requirements.py

@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+import logging
+import sys
+
 from volatility.framework.interfaces import configuration as config_interface
 
 
@@ -6,7 +9,9 @@ class InstanceRequirement(config_interface.RequirementInterface):
 
     def validate(self, value, _context):
         if not isinstance(value, self.instance_type):
-            raise TypeError(self.name + " input only accepts " + self.instance_type.__name__ + " type")
+            vollog.debug("TypeError - " + self.name + " input only accepts " + self.instance_type.__name__ + " type")
+            return False
+        return True
 
 
 class IntRequirement(InstanceRequirement):