Default loglevel (for syslog) in config file.

exampleConfig.js

@@ -40,8 +40,9 @@ Optional Variables:
                     output [true or false, default: true]
 
   log:              log settings [object, default: undefined]
-    backend:        where to log: stdout or syslog [default: stdout]
-    application:    name of the application for syslog [default: statsd]
+    backend:        where to log: stdout or syslog [string, default: stdout]
+    application:    name of the application for syslog [string, default: statsd]
+    level:          log level for syslog [string, default: LOG_INFO]
 
 */
 {

lib/logger.js

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 var Logger = function (config) {
   this.config  = config;
   this.backend = this.config.backend || 'stdout'
+  this.level   = this.config.level || "LOG_INFO"
   if (this.backend == 'stdout') {
     this.util = require('util');
   } else {
@@ -22,11 +23,11 @@ Logger.prototype = {
       this.util.log(DEBUG + msg);
     } else {
       if (!type) {
-        type = this.util.LOG_INFO;
+        type = this.level
       } else if (type == 'debug') {
-        type = this.util.LOG_DEBUG;
+        type = "LOG_DEBUG";
       }
-      this.util.log(this.util.LOG_INFO, msg);
+      this.util.log(eval("this.util." + this.level), msg);
     }
   }
 }