use debug logging in tests

by setting the loglevel to debug in package mlog.
we restore the "info" logging in main.
except for "mox localserve", which still sets debug by default.

dane/dane_test.go

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"crypto/x509/pkix"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"log/slog"
 	"math/big"
 	"net"
 	"reflect"
@@ -36,7 +35,6 @@ func tcheckf(t *testing.T, err error, format string, args ...any) {
 
 // Test dialing and DANE TLS verification.
 func TestDial(t *testing.T) {
-	mlog.SetConfig(map[string]slog.Level{"": mlog.LevelDebug})
 	log := mlog.New("dane", nil)
 
 	// Create fake CA/trusted-anchor certificate.

dmarcdb/eval_test.go

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"encoding/xml"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"log/slog"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"reflect"
@@ -157,8 +156,6 @@ func TestEvaluations(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestSendReports(t *testing.T) {
-	mlog.SetConfig(map[string]slog.Level{"": slog.LevelDebug})
-
 	os.RemoveAll("../testdata/dmarcdb/data")
 	mox.Context = ctxbg
 	mox.ConfigStaticPath = filepath.FromSlash("../testdata/dmarcdb/mox.conf")

localserve.go

@@ -120,11 +120,14 @@ during those commands instead of during "data".
 		existingConfig = true
 	}
 
-	if level, ok := mlog.Levels[loglevel]; loglevel != "" && ok {
-		mox.Conf.Log[""] = level
-		mlog.SetConfig(mox.Conf.Log)
-	} else if loglevel != "" && !ok {
-		log.Fatal("unknown loglevel", slog.String("loglevel", loglevel))
+	// For new configs, we keep the "info" loglevel set by writeLocalConfig until after
+	// initializing database files, to prevent lots of schema upgrade logging.
+	fallbackLevel := mox.Conf.Static.LogLevel
+	if fallbackLevel == "" {
+		fallbackLevel = "debug"
+	}
+	if existingConfig {
+		loadLoglevel(log, fallbackLevel)
 	}
 
 	// Initialize receivedid.
@@ -158,6 +161,9 @@ during those commands instead of during "data".
 	if err := start(mtastsdbRefresher, sendDMARCReports, sendTLSReports, skipForkExec); err != nil {
 		log.Fatalx("starting mox", err)
 	}
+
+	loadLoglevel(log, fallbackLevel)
+
 	golog.Printf("mox, version %s, %s %s/%s", moxvar.Version, runtime.Version(), runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH)
 	golog.Print("")
 	golog.Printf("the default user is mox@localhost, with password moxmoxmox")
@@ -471,6 +477,9 @@ func writeLocalConfig(log mlog.Log, dir, ip string) (rerr error) {
 	err = localLoadConfig(log, dir)
 	xcheck(err, "loading config")
 
+	// Info so we don't log lots about initializing database.
+	loadLoglevel(log, "info")
+
 	// Set password on account.
 	a, _, err := store.OpenEmail(log, "mox@localhost")
 	xcheck(err, "opening account to set password")
@@ -484,6 +493,19 @@ func writeLocalConfig(log mlog.Log, dir, ip string) (rerr error) {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func loadLoglevel(log mlog.Log, fallback string) {
+	ll := loglevel
+	if ll == "" {
+		ll = fallback
+	}
+	if level, ok := mlog.Levels[ll]; ok {
+		mox.Conf.Log[""] = level
+		mlog.SetConfig(mox.Conf.Log)
+	} else {
+		log.Fatal("unknown loglevel", slog.String("loglevel", loglevel))
+	}
+}
+
 func localLoadConfig(log mlog.Log, dir string) error {
 	mox.ConfigStaticPath = filepath.Join(dir, "mox.conf")
 	mox.ConfigDynamicPath = filepath.Join(dir, "domains.conf")

main.go

@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ func usage(l []cmd, unlisted bool) {
 	os.Exit(2)
 }
 
-var loglevel string
+var loglevel string // Empty will be interpreted as info, except by localserve.
 var pedantic bool
 
 // subcommands that are not "serve" should use this function to load the config, it
@@ -424,10 +424,14 @@ var pedantic bool
 // loglevels from the config file and it does not load files like TLS keys/certs.
 func mustLoadConfig() {
 	mox.MustLoadConfig(false, false)
-	if level, ok := mlog.Levels[loglevel]; loglevel != "" && ok {
+	ll := loglevel
+	if ll == "" {
+		ll = "info"
+	}
+	if level, ok := mlog.Levels[ll]; ok {
 		mox.Conf.Log[""] = level
 		mlog.SetConfig(mox.Conf.Log)
-	} else if loglevel != "" && !ok {
+	} else {
 		log.Fatal("unknown loglevel", slog.String("loglevel", loglevel))
 	}
 	if pedantic {
@@ -486,10 +490,16 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	mox.ConfigDynamicPath = filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(mox.ConfigStaticPath), "domains.conf")
-	if level, ok := mlog.Levels[loglevel]; ok && loglevel != "" {
+	ll := loglevel
+	if ll == "" {
+		ll = "info"
+	}
+	if level, ok := mlog.Levels[ll]; ok {
 		mox.Conf.Log[""] = level
 		mlog.SetConfig(mox.Conf.Log)
 		// note: SetConfig may be called again when subcommands loads config.
+	} else {
+		log.Fatalf("unknown loglevel %q", loglevel)
 	}
 
 	var partial []cmd

mlog/log.go

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ var lowestLevel atomic.Int32                     // For quick initial check.
 var config atomic.Pointer[map[string]slog.Level] // For secondary complete check for match.
 
 func init() {
-	SetConfig(map[string]slog.Level{"": LevelInfo})
+	SetConfig(map[string]slog.Level{"": LevelDebug})
 }
 
 // SetConfig atomically sets the new log levels used by all Log instances.

mtasts/mtasts_test.go

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"io"
 	golog "log"
-	"log/slog"
 	"math/big"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestLookup(t *testing.T) {
-	mlog.SetConfig(map[string]slog.Level{"": mlog.LevelDebug})
 	log := mlog.New("mtasts", nil)
 
 	resolver := dns.MockResolver{

smtpclient/client_test.go

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ func TestClient(t *testing.T) {
 	log := mlog.New("smtpclient", nil)
 
 	mlog.SetConfig(map[string]slog.Level{"": mlog.LevelTrace})
+	defer mlog.SetConfig(map[string]slog.Level{"": mlog.LevelDebug})
 
 	type options struct {
 		// Server behaviour.

smtpserver/server_test.go

@@ -1119,6 +1119,7 @@ func TestRatelimitConnectionrate(t *testing.T) {
 	// We'll be creating 300 connections, no TLS and reduce noise.
 	ts.tlsmode = smtpclient.TLSSkip
 	mlog.SetConfig(map[string]slog.Level{"": mlog.LevelInfo})
+	defer mlog.SetConfig(map[string]slog.Level{"": mlog.LevelDebug})
 
 	// We may be passing a window boundary during this tests. The limit is 300/minute.
 	// So make twice that many connections and hope the tests don't take too long.

tlsrptsend/send_test.go

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"log/slog"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"reflect"
@@ -40,8 +39,6 @@ func tcompare(t *testing.T, got, expect any) {
 }
 
 func TestSendReports(t *testing.T) {
-	mlog.SetConfig(map[string]slog.Level{"": mlog.LevelDebug})
-
 	os.RemoveAll("../testdata/tlsrptsend/data")
 	mox.Context = ctxbg
 	mox.ConfigStaticPath = filepath.FromSlash("../testdata/tlsrptsend/mox.conf")