Config option to disable logging web requests, to spare the log file.

server/webserver.py

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import os
 import tornado
 from tornado.web import StaticFileHandler
 
-from core.config import ALLOW_SPOTTING, WEB_SERVER_PORT, API_ONLY_MODE
+from core.config import ALLOW_SPOTTING, WEB_SERVER_PORT, API_ONLY_MODE, LOG_WEB_REQUESTS
 from core.utils import empty_queue
 from server.handlers.api.addspot import APISpotHandler
 from server.handlers.api.alerts import APIAlertsHandler, APIAlertsStreamHandler
@@ -165,20 +165,22 @@ class WebServer:
         pass
 
 def request_log(handler):
-    """Custom log function to provide more data about requests."""
+    """Custom log function to provide more data about requests when enabled, and to provide the ability to turn off
+    web request logging altogetether."""
 
-    if handler.get_status() < 500:
-        log_method = logging.info
-    else:
-        log_method = logging.warning
+    if LOG_WEB_REQUESTS:
+        if handler.get_status() < 500:
+            log_method = logging.info
+        else:
+            log_method = logging.warning
 
-    request = handler.request
-    client_ip = request.remote_ip
-    referrer = request.headers.get("Referer", "-")
-    user_agent = request.headers.get("User-Agent", "-")
+        request = handler.request
+        client_ip = request.remote_ip
+        referrer = request.headers.get("Referer", "-")
+        user_agent = request.headers.get("User-Agent", "-")
 
-    log_method(
-        f'{client_ip} - "{request.method} {request.uri}" '
-        f'{handler.get_status()} {request.request_time():.2f}ms | '
-        f'Ref: {referrer} | UA: {user_agent}'
-    )
+        log_method(
+            f'{client_ip} - "{request.method} {request.uri}" '
+            f'{handler.get_status()} {request.request_time():.2f}ms | '
+            f'Ref: {referrer} | UA: {user_agent}'
+        )