import logging
from xmlrpc.client import boolean


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#Function to create a simple logger that logs messages to a file and optionally prints them to the console.
#If logger_name = "", then the root logger will be used. If you want to create a custom logger, provide a name for it.
##############################################################################################################################
def simple_logger(log_relative_path = str, printToConsole = boolean, logger_name = ""):  
    logger = logging.getLogger(logger_name)
    logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)

    formatter = logging.Formatter(fmt="%(asctime)s [%(levelname)s] %(message)s",
                                   datefmt="%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
    file_handler = logging.FileHandler(log_relative_path)
    file_handler.setFormatter(formatter)
    file_handler.setLevel(logging.INFO)
    logger.addHandler(file_handler)

    if printToConsole:
        console_handler = logging.StreamHandler()
        console_handler.setFormatter(formatter)
        console_handler.setLevel(logging.INFO) 
        logger.addHandler(console_handler)

    return logger