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commit 4c250f85ed6ad7f697c42137f1e67aadacf73dac
Merge: 941eceae0a54d023dce0c43757b0104b8adbcc9c 910caee23c188c5b9575d87bf479d9caa3ab8d07
Author: Michal 'vorner' Vaner <michal.vaner at nic.cz>
Date:   Thu Jun 16 14:52:46 2011 +0200

    Merge branch 'master' into work/loader
    
    Conflicts:
    	src/lib/acl/tests/acl_test.cc

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Summary of changes:
 ChangeLog                                      |    6 +
 configure.ac                                   |    3 +-
 src/bin/xfrout/tests/xfrout_test.py.in         |    6 +-
 src/bin/xfrout/xfrout.py.in                    |   81 ++--
 src/lib/acl/acl.h                              |   82 ++--
 src/lib/acl/loader.cc                          |    2 +-
 src/lib/acl/loader.h                           |   14 +-
 src/lib/acl/tests/Makefile.am                  |    1 +
 src/lib/acl/tests/acl_test.cc                  |   52 +-
 src/lib/acl/tests/loader_test.cc               |   42 +-
 src/lib/acl/tests/logcheck.h                   |   14 +-
 src/lib/asiolink/interval_timer.cc             |   63 ++-
 src/lib/asiolink/interval_timer.h              |   10 +-
 src/lib/datasrc/messagedef.mes                 |    4 -
 src/lib/datasrc/sqlite3_datasrc.cc             |    2 -
 src/lib/log/compiler/message.cc                |    4 +-
 src/lib/python/isc/__init__.py                 |    1 -
 src/lib/python/isc/log/Makefile.am             |   18 +-
 src/lib/python/isc/log/__init__.py             |   30 ++-
 src/lib/python/isc/log/log.cc                  |  629 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/lib/python/isc/log/log.py                  |  280 -----------
 src/lib/python/isc/log/tests/Makefile.am       |   17 +-
 src/lib/python/isc/log/tests/check_output.sh   |    3 +
 src/lib/python/isc/log/tests/console.out       |    4 +
 src/lib/python/isc/log/tests/log_console.py.in |   15 +
 src/lib/python/isc/log/tests/log_test.in       |   26 -
 src/lib/python/isc/log/tests/log_test.py       |  320 ++++--------
 27 files changed, 1023 insertions(+), 706 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 src/lib/python/isc/log/log.cc
 delete mode 100644 src/lib/python/isc/log/log.py
 create mode 100755 src/lib/python/isc/log/tests/check_output.sh
 create mode 100644 src/lib/python/isc/log/tests/console.out
 create mode 100755 src/lib/python/isc/log/tests/log_console.py.in
 delete mode 100644 src/lib/python/isc/log/tests/log_test.in

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diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 725a0a6..0a48516 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+257.	[bug]           y-aharen
+	Fixed a bug an instance of IntervalTimerImpl may be destructed 
+	while deadline_timer is holding the handler. This fix addresses
+	occasional failure of IntervalTimerTest.destructIntervalTimer.
+	(Trac #957, git e59c215e14b5718f62699ec32514453b983ff603)
+
 256.	[bug]		jerry
 	src/bin/xfrin: update xfrin to check TSIG before other part of
 	incoming message.
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 43016d0..c4857b0 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -885,8 +885,8 @@ AC_OUTPUT([doc/version.ent
            src/lib/config/tests/data_def_unittests_config.h
            src/lib/python/isc/config/tests/config_test
            src/lib/python/isc/cc/tests/cc_test
-           src/lib/python/isc/log/tests/log_test
            src/lib/python/isc/notify/tests/notify_out_test
+           src/lib/python/isc/log/tests/log_console.py
            src/lib/dns/gen-rdatacode.py
            src/lib/python/bind10_config.py
            src/lib/dns/tests/testdata/gen-wiredata.py
@@ -928,6 +928,7 @@ AC_OUTPUT([doc/version.ent
            chmod +x src/lib/log/tests/destination_test.sh
            chmod +x src/lib/log/tests/severity_test.sh
            chmod +x src/lib/util/python/mkpywrapper.py
+           chmod +x src/lib/python/isc/log/tests/log_console.py
            chmod +x tests/system/conf.sh
           ])
 AC_OUTPUT
diff --git a/src/bin/xfrout/tests/xfrout_test.py.in b/src/bin/xfrout/tests/xfrout_test.py.in
index c0db5c6..adabf48 100644
--- a/src/bin/xfrout/tests/xfrout_test.py.in
+++ b/src/bin/xfrout/tests/xfrout_test.py.in
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ class TestXfroutSession(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
         self.sock = MySocket(socket.AF_INET,socket.SOCK_STREAM)
-        self.log = isc.log.NSLogger('xfrout', '',  severity = 'critical', log_to_console = False )
-        self.xfrsess = MyXfroutSession(self.sock, None, Dbserver(), self.log, TSIGKeyRing())
+        #self.log = isc.log.NSLogger('xfrout', '',  severity = 'critical', log_to_console = False )
+        self.xfrsess = MyXfroutSession(self.sock, None, Dbserver(), TSIGKeyRing())
         self.mdata = bytes(b'\xd6=\x00\x00\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x07example\x03com\x00\x00\xfc\x00\x01')
         self.soa_record = (4, 3, 'example.com.', 'com.example.', 3600, 'SOA', None, 'master.example.com. admin.example.com. 1234 3600 1800 2419200 7200')
 
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ class MyUnixSockServer(UnixSockServer):
         self._shutdown_event = threading.Event()
         self._max_transfers_out = 10
         self._cc = MyCCSession()
-        self._log = isc.log.NSLogger('xfrout', '', severity = 'critical', log_to_console = False )
+        #self._log = isc.log.NSLogger('xfrout', '', severity = 'critical', log_to_console = False )
 
 class TestUnixSockServer(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
diff --git a/src/bin/xfrout/xfrout.py.in b/src/bin/xfrout/xfrout.py.in
index f352c74..40bad85 100755
--- a/src/bin/xfrout/xfrout.py.in
+++ b/src/bin/xfrout/xfrout.py.in
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ from isc.datasrc import sqlite3_ds
 from socketserver import *
 import os
 from isc.config.ccsession import *
-from isc.log.log import *
+#from isc.log.log import *
 from isc.cc import SessionError, SessionTimeout
 from isc.notify import notify_out
 import isc.util.process
@@ -88,13 +88,13 @@ def get_rrset_len(rrset):
 
 
 class XfroutSession():
-    def __init__(self, sock_fd, request_data, server, log, tsig_key_ring):
+    def __init__(self, sock_fd, request_data, server, tsig_key_ring):
         # The initializer for the superclass may call functions
         # that need _log to be set, so we set it first
         self._sock_fd = sock_fd
         self._request_data = request_data
         self._server = server
-        self._log = log
+        #self._log = log
         self._tsig_key_ring = tsig_key_ring
         self._tsig_ctx = None
         self._tsig_len = 0
@@ -110,7 +110,8 @@ class XfroutSession():
             self.dns_xfrout_start(self._sock_fd, self._request_data)
             #TODO, avoid catching all exceptions
         except Exception as e:
-            self._log.log_message("error", str(e))
+            #self._log.log_message("error", str(e))
+            pass
 
         os.close(self._sock_fd)
 
@@ -137,7 +138,7 @@ class XfroutSession():
             rcode = self._check_request_tsig(msg, mdata)
 
         except Exception as err:
-            self._log.log_message("error", str(err))
+            #self._log.log_message("error", str(err))
             return Rcode.FORMERR(), None
 
         return rcode, msg
@@ -244,16 +245,17 @@ class XfroutSession():
         zone_name = self._get_query_zone_name(msg)
         rcode_ = self._check_xfrout_available(zone_name)
         if rcode_ != Rcode.NOERROR():
-            self._log.log_message("info", "transfer of '%s/IN' failed: %s",
-                                  zone_name, rcode_.to_text())
+            #self._log.log_message("info", "transfer of '%s/IN' failed: %s",
+            #                      zone_name, rcode_.to_text())
             return self. _reply_query_with_error_rcode(msg, sock_fd, rcode_)
 
         try:
-            self._log.log_message("info", "transfer of '%s/IN': AXFR started" % zone_name)
+            #self._log.log_message("info", "transfer of '%s/IN': AXFR started" % zone_name)
             self._reply_xfrout_query(msg, sock_fd, zone_name)
-            self._log.log_message("info", "transfer of '%s/IN': AXFR end" % zone_name)
+            #self._log.log_message("info", "transfer of '%s/IN': AXFR end" % zone_name)
         except Exception as err:
-            self._log.log_message("error", str(err))
+            #self._log.log_message("error", str(err))
+            pass
 
         self._server.decrease_transfers_counter()
         return
@@ -317,7 +319,7 @@ class XfroutSession():
 
         for rr_data in sqlite3_ds.get_zone_datas(zone_name, self._server.get_db_file()):
             if  self._server._shutdown_event.is_set(): # Check if xfrout is shutdown
-                self._log.log_message("info", "xfrout process is being shutdown")
+                #self._log.log_message("info", "xfrout process is being shutdown")
                 return
             # TODO: RRType.SOA() ?
             if RRType(rr_data[5]) == RRType("SOA"): #ignore soa record
@@ -357,7 +359,7 @@ class XfroutSession():
 class UnixSockServer(socketserver_mixin.NoPollMixIn, ThreadingUnixStreamServer):
     '''The unix domain socket server which accept xfr query sent from auth server.'''
 
-    def __init__(self, sock_file, handle_class, shutdown_event, config_data, cc, log):
+    def __init__(self, sock_file, handle_class, shutdown_event, config_data, cc):
         self._remove_unused_sock_file(sock_file)
         self._sock_file = sock_file
         socketserver_mixin.NoPollMixIn.__init__(self)
@@ -366,7 +368,7 @@ class UnixSockServer(socketserver_mixin.NoPollMixIn, ThreadingUnixStreamServer):
         self._transfers_counter = 0
         self._shutdown_event = shutdown_event
         self._write_sock, self._read_sock = socket.socketpair()
-        self._log = log
+        #self._log = log
         self.update_config_data(config_data)
         self._cc = cc
 
@@ -394,7 +396,7 @@ class UnixSockServer(socketserver_mixin.NoPollMixIn, ThreadingUnixStreamServer):
         try:
             request, client_address = self.get_request()
         except socket.error:
-            self._log.log_message("error", "Failed to fetch request")
+            #self._log.log_message("error", "Failed to fetch request")
             return
 
         # Check self._shutdown_event to ensure the real shutdown comes.
@@ -408,7 +410,7 @@ class UnixSockServer(socketserver_mixin.NoPollMixIn, ThreadingUnixStreamServer):
                     (rlist, wlist, xlist) = ([], [], [])
                     continue
                 else:
-                    self._log.log_message("error", "Error with select(): %s" %e)
+                    #self._log.log_message("error", "Error with select(): %s" %e)
                     break
 
             # self.server._shutdown_event will be set by now, if it is not a false
@@ -419,8 +421,8 @@ class UnixSockServer(socketserver_mixin.NoPollMixIn, ThreadingUnixStreamServer):
             try:
                 self.process_request(request)
             except:
-                self._log.log_message("error", "Exception happened during processing of %s"
-                                      % str(client_address))
+                #self._log.log_message("error", "Exception happened during processing of %s"
+                #                      % str(client_address))
                 break
 
     def _handle_request_noblock(self):
@@ -438,8 +440,8 @@ class UnixSockServer(socketserver_mixin.NoPollMixIn, ThreadingUnixStreamServer):
             # This may happen when one xfrout process try to connect to
             # xfrout unix socket server, to check whether there is another
             # xfrout running.
-            if sock_fd == FD_COMM_ERROR:
-                self._log.log_message("error", "Failed to receive the file descriptor for XFR connection")
+            #if sock_fd == FD_COMM_ERROR:
+                #self._log.log_message("error", "Failed to receive the file descriptor for XFR connection")
             return
 
         # receive request msg
@@ -456,7 +458,7 @@ class UnixSockServer(socketserver_mixin.NoPollMixIn, ThreadingUnixStreamServer):
 
     def finish_request(self, sock_fd, request_data):
         '''Finish one request by instantiating RequestHandlerClass.'''
-        self.RequestHandlerClass(sock_fd, request_data, self, self._log, self.tsig_key_ring)
+        self.RequestHandlerClass(sock_fd, request_data, self, self.tsig_key_ring)
 
     def _remove_unused_sock_file(self, sock_file):
         '''Try to remove the socket file. If the file is being used
@@ -464,8 +466,8 @@ class UnixSockServer(socketserver_mixin.NoPollMixIn, ThreadingUnixStreamServer):
         If it's not a socket file or nobody is listening
         , it will be removed. If it can't be removed, exit from python. '''
         if self._sock_file_in_use(sock_file):
-            self._log.log_message("error", "Fail to start xfrout process, unix socket file '%s'"
-                                 " is being used by another xfrout process\n" % sock_file)
+            #self._log.log_message("error", "Fail to start xfrout process, unix socket file '%s'"
+            #                     " is being used by another xfrout process\n" % sock_file)
             sys.exit(0)
         else:
             if not os.path.exists(sock_file):
@@ -474,7 +476,7 @@ class UnixSockServer(socketserver_mixin.NoPollMixIn, ThreadingUnixStreamServer):
             try:
                 os.unlink(sock_file)
             except OSError as err:
-                self._log.log_message("error", "[b10-xfrout] Fail to remove file %s: %s\n" % (sock_file, err))
+                #self._log.log_message("error", "[b10-xfrout] Fail to remove file %s: %s\n" % (sock_file, err))
                 sys.exit(0)
 
     def _sock_file_in_use(self, sock_file):
@@ -495,17 +497,18 @@ class UnixSockServer(socketserver_mixin.NoPollMixIn, ThreadingUnixStreamServer):
         try:
             os.unlink(self._sock_file)
         except Exception as e:
-            self._log.log_message('error', str(e))
+            #self._log.log_message('error', str(e))
+            pass
 
     def update_config_data(self, new_config):
         '''Apply the new config setting of xfrout module. '''
-        self._log.log_message('info', 'update config data start.')
+        #self._log.log_message('info', 'update config data start.')
         self._lock.acquire()
         self._max_transfers_out = new_config.get('transfers_out')
         self.set_tsig_key_ring(new_config.get('tsig_key_ring'))
-        self._log.log_message('info', 'max transfer out : %d', self._max_transfers_out)
+        #self._log.log_message('info', 'max transfer out : %d', self._max_transfers_out)
         self._lock.release()
-        self._log.log_message('info', 'update config data complete.')
+        #self._log.log_message('info', 'update config data complete.')
 
     def set_tsig_key_ring(self, key_list):
         """Set the tsig_key_ring , given a TSIG key string list representation. """
@@ -521,7 +524,7 @@ class UnixSockServer(socketserver_mixin.NoPollMixIn, ThreadingUnixStreamServer):
                 self.tsig_key_ring.add(TSIGKey(key_item))
             except InvalidParameter as ipe:
                 errmsg = "bad TSIG key string: " + str(key_item)
-                self._log.log_message('error', '%s' % errmsg)
+                #self._log.log_message('error', '%s' % errmsg)
 
     def get_db_file(self):
         file, is_default = self._cc.get_remote_config_value("Auth", "database_file")
@@ -553,16 +556,16 @@ class UnixSockServer(socketserver_mixin.NoPollMixIn, ThreadingUnixStreamServer):
 class XfroutServer:
     def __init__(self):
         self._unix_socket_server = None
-        self._log = None
+        #self._log = None
         self._listen_sock_file = UNIX_SOCKET_FILE
         self._shutdown_event = threading.Event()
         self._cc = isc.config.ModuleCCSession(SPECFILE_LOCATION, self.config_handler, self.command_handler)
         self._config_data = self._cc.get_full_config()
         self._cc.start()
         self._cc.add_remote_config(AUTH_SPECFILE_LOCATION);
-        self._log = isc.log.NSLogger(self._config_data.get('log_name'), self._config_data.get('log_file'),
-                                self._config_data.get('log_severity'), self._config_data.get('log_versions'),
-                                self._config_data.get('log_max_bytes'), True)
+        #self._log = isc.log.NSLogger(self._config_data.get('log_name'), self._config_data.get('log_file'),
+        #                        self._config_data.get('log_severity'), self._config_data.get('log_versions'),
+        #                        self._config_data.get('log_max_bytes'), True)
         self._start_xfr_query_listener()
         self._start_notifier()
 
@@ -570,13 +573,13 @@ class XfroutServer:
         '''Start a new thread to accept xfr query. '''
         self._unix_socket_server = UnixSockServer(self._listen_sock_file, XfroutSession,
                                                   self._shutdown_event, self._config_data,
-                                                  self._cc, self._log);
+                                                  self._cc)
         listener = threading.Thread(target=self._unix_socket_server.serve_forever)
         listener.start()
 
     def _start_notifier(self):
         datasrc = self._unix_socket_server.get_db_file()
-        self._notifier = notify_out.NotifyOut(datasrc, self._log)
+        self._notifier = notify_out.NotifyOut(datasrc)
         self._notifier.dispatcher()
 
     def send_notify(self, zone_name, zone_class):
@@ -591,8 +594,8 @@ class XfroutServer:
                 continue
             self._config_data[key] = new_config[key]
 
-        if self._log:
-            self._log.update_config(new_config)
+        #if self._log:
+        #    self._log.update_config(new_config)
 
         if self._unix_socket_server:
             self._unix_socket_server.update_config_data(self._config_data)
@@ -621,7 +624,7 @@ class XfroutServer:
 
     def command_handler(self, cmd, args):
         if cmd == "shutdown":
-            self._log.log_message("info", "Received shutdown command.")
+            #self._log.log_message("info", "Received shutdown command.")
             self.shutdown()
             answer = create_answer(0)
 
@@ -629,8 +632,8 @@ class XfroutServer:
             zone_name = args.get('zone_name')
             zone_class = args.get('zone_class')
             if zone_name and zone_class:
-                self._log.log_message("info", "zone '%s/%s': receive notify others command" \
-                                       % (zone_name, zone_class))
+                #self._log.log_message("info", "zone '%s/%s': receive notify others command" \
+                #                       % (zone_name, zone_class))
                 self.send_notify(zone_name, zone_class)
                 answer = create_answer(0)
             else:
diff --git a/src/lib/acl/acl.h b/src/lib/acl/acl.h
index 958cdaa..998b2b0 100644
--- a/src/lib/acl/acl.h
+++ b/src/lib/acl/acl.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <vector>
 
 #include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
+#include <boost/noncopyable.hpp>
 
 namespace isc {
 namespace acl {
@@ -28,9 +29,10 @@ namespace acl {
  *
  * This is the default for the ACL class. It is possible to specify any other
  * data type, as the ACL class does nothing about them, but these look
- * reasonable, so they are provided for convenience.
+ * reasonable, so they are provided for convenience. It is not specified what
+ * exactly these mean and it's up to whoever uses them.
  */
-enum Action {
+enum BasicAction {
     ACCEPT,
     REJECT,
     DROP
@@ -44,39 +46,32 @@ enum Action {
  * whenever the action matches. They are tested in the order and first
  * match counts.
  *
- * \note There are protected members. In fact, you should consider them
+ * This is non-copyable. It seems that there's no need to copy them (even
+ * when it would be technically possible), so we forbid it just to prevent
+ * copying it by accident. If there really is legitimate use, this restriction
+ * can be removed.
+ *
+ * The class is template. It is possible to specify on which context the checks
+ * match and which actions it returns. The actions must be copyable
+ * for this to work and it is expected to be something small, usually an enum
+ * (but other objects are also possible).
+ *
+ * \note There are protected functions. In fact, you should consider them
  *     private, they are protected so tests can get inside. This class
  *     is not expected to be subclassed in real applications.
  */
-template<typename Context, typename Action = isc::acl::Action> class Acl {
-private:
-    /**
-     * \brief Copy constructor.
-     *
-     * It is private on purpose, this class is not supposed to be copied.
-     * It is technically possible though, so if the need arises, it can be
-     * added (or, more correctly, this privade one removed so default one
-     * is created).
-     */
-    Acl(const Acl<Context, Action>& other);
-    /**
-     * \brief Assignment operator.
-     *
-     * It is private on purpose, this class is not supposed to be copied.
-     * It is technically possible though, so if the need arises, it can be
-     * added (or, more correctly, this privade one removed so default one
-     * is created).
-     */
-    Acl& operator =(const Acl<Context, Action>& other);
+template<typename Context, typename Action = BasicAction> class ACL :
+    public boost::noncopyable {
 public:
     /**
      * \brief Constructor.
      *
-     * \param policy It is the action that is returned when the checked things
-     *     "falls off" the end of the list (when no rule matched).
+     * \param default_action It is the action that is returned when the checked
+     *     things "falls off" the end of the list (when no rule matched).
      */
-    Acl(Action policy) : policy_(policy)
-    { }
+    ACL(const Action& default_action) : default_action_(default_action)
+    {}
+
     /**
      * \brief Pointer to the check.
      *
@@ -84,26 +79,29 @@ public:
      * However, we might need to copy the entries (when we concatenate ACLs
      * together in future).
      */
-    typedef boost::shared_ptr<Check<Context> > CheckPtr;
+    typedef boost::shared_ptr<const Check<Context> > ConstCheckPtr;
+
     /**
      * \brief The actual main function that decides.
      *
      * This is the function that takes the entries one by one, checks
      * the context against conditions and if it matches, returns the
-     * action that belongs to the first matched entry or policy action
+     * action that belongs to the first matched entry or default action
      * if nothing matches.
      * \param context The thing that should be checked. It is directly
      *     passed to the checks.
      */
-    Action execute(const Context& context) const {
-        for (typename Entries::const_iterator i(entries_.begin());
-             i != entries_.end(); ++ i) {
+    const Action& execute(const Context& context) const {
+        const typename Entries::const_iterator end(entries_.end());
+        for (typename Entries::const_iterator i(entries_.begin()); i != end;
+             ++i) {
             if (i->first->matches(context)) {
                 return (i->second);
             }
         }
-        return (policy_);
+        return (default_action_);
     }
+
     /**
      * \brief Add new entry at the end of the list.
      *
@@ -114,18 +112,26 @@ public:
      * \param check The check to test if the thing matches.
      * \param action The action to return when the thing matches this check.
      */
-    void append(CheckPtr check, const Action& action) {
+    void append(ConstCheckPtr check, const Action& action) {
         entries_.push_back(Entry(check, action));
     }
 private:
     // Just type abbreviations.
-    typedef std::pair<CheckPtr, Action> Entry;
+    typedef std::pair<ConstCheckPtr, Action> Entry;
     typedef std::vector<Entry> Entries;
-protected:
-    /// \brief The policy.
-    Action policy_;
+    /// \brief The default action, when nothing mathes.
+    const Action default_action_;
     /// \brief The entries we have.
     Entries entries_;
+protected:
+    /**
+     * \brief Get the default action.
+     *
+     * This is for testing purposes only.
+     */
+    const Action& getDefaultAction() const {
+        return (default_action_);
+    }
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/acl/loader.cc b/src/lib/acl/loader.cc
index 503d584..8ca7e28 100644
--- a/src/lib/acl/loader.cc
+++ b/src/lib/acl/loader.cc
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ using namespace std;
 namespace isc {
 namespace acl {
 
-Action defaultActionLoader(data::ConstElementPtr actionEl) {
+BasicAction defaultActionLoader(data::ConstElementPtr actionEl) {
     try {
         const string action(actionEl->stringValue());
         if (action == "ACCEPT") {
diff --git a/src/lib/acl/loader.h b/src/lib/acl/loader.h
index dee11e0..30bd995 100644
--- a/src/lib/acl/loader.h
+++ b/src/lib/acl/loader.h
@@ -78,13 +78,13 @@ public:
  *     and contain one of "ACCEPT", "REJECT" or "DENY".
  * \note We could define different names or add aliases if needed.
  */
-Action defaultActionLoader(data::ConstElementPtr action);
+BasicAction defaultActionLoader(data::ConstElementPtr action);
 
 /**
  * \brief Loader of ACLs.
  *
  * The goal of this class is to convert JSON description of an ACL to object
- * of the Acl class (including the checks inside it).
+ * of the ACL class (including the checks inside it).
  *
  * The class can be used to load the checks only. This is supposed to be used
  * by compound checks to create the subexpressions.
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ Action defaultActionLoader(data::ConstElementPtr action);
  * To allow any kind of checks to exist in the application, creators are
  * registered for the names of the checks.
  */
-template<typename Context, typename Action = isc::acl::Action> class Loader {
+template<typename Context, typename Action = BasicAction> class Loader {
 public:
     /**
      * \brief Constructor.
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public:
      * \param default_action The default action for created ACLs.
      * \param actionLoader is the loader which will be used to convert actions
      *     from their JSON representation. The default value is suitable for
-     *     the isc::acl::Action enum. If you did not specify the second
+     *     the BasicAction enum. If you did not specify the second
      *     template argument, you don't need to specify this loader.
      */
     Loader(const Action& defaultAction,
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ public:
      *
      * \param description The JSON list of ACL.
      */
-    boost::shared_ptr<Acl<Context, Action> > load(const data::ConstElementPtr&
+    boost::shared_ptr<ACL<Context, Action> > load(const data::ConstElementPtr&
                                                   description)
     {
         // We first check it's a list, so we can use the list reference
@@ -247,8 +247,8 @@ public:
         }
         // First create an empty ACL
         const List &list(description->listValue());
-        boost::shared_ptr<Acl<Context, Action> > result(
-            new Acl<Context, Action>(default_action_));
+        boost::shared_ptr<ACL<Context, Action> > result(
+            new ACL<Context, Action>(default_action_));
         // Run trough the list of elements
         for (List::const_iterator i(list.begin()); i != list.end(); ++i) {
             Map map;
diff --git a/src/lib/acl/tests/Makefile.am b/src/lib/acl/tests/Makefile.am
index fd5398f..fb1111d 100644
--- a/src/lib/acl/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/lib/acl/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_builddir)/src/lib -I$(top_srcdir)/src/lib
+AM_CPPFLAGS += $(BOOST_INCLUDES)
 
 TESTS =
 if HAVE_GTEST
diff --git a/src/lib/acl/tests/acl_test.cc b/src/lib/acl/tests/acl_test.cc
index dde6f4e..5829fe7 100644
--- a/src/lib/acl/tests/acl_test.cc
+++ b/src/lib/acl/tests/acl_test.cc
@@ -18,53 +18,53 @@ namespace {
 
 // Test version of the Acl class. It adds few methods to examine the protected
 // data, but does not change the implementation.
-class TestAcl : public Acl<Log*> {
+class TestACL : public ACL<Log> {
 public:
-    TestAcl() :
-        Acl(DROP)
-    { }
-    // Check the stored policy there
-    void checkPolicy(Action ac) {
-        EXPECT_EQ(policy_, ac);
+    TestACL() :
+        ACL<Log>(DROP)
+    {}
+    // Check the stored default action there
+    void checkDefaultAction(BasicAction ac) {
+        EXPECT_EQ(getDefaultAction(), ac);
     }
 };
 
 // The test fixture. Contains some members so they don't need to be manually
 // created each time and some convenience functions.
-class AclTest : public ::testing::Test {
+class ACLTest : public ::testing::Test {
 public:
-    AclTest() :
-        nextCheck_(0)
-    { }
-    TestAcl acl_;
+    ACLTest() :
+        next_check_(0)
+    {}
+    TestACL acl_;
     Log log_;
-    size_t nextCheck_;
-    shared_ptr<Check<Log*> > getCheck(bool accepts) {
-        return (shared_ptr<Check<Log*> >(new ConstCheck(accepts,
-                                                        nextCheck_ ++)));
+    size_t next_check_;
+    shared_ptr<Check<Log> > getCheck(bool accepts) {
+        return (shared_ptr<Check<Log> >(new ConstCheck(accepts,
+                                                       next_check_++)));
     }
 };
 
 /*
- * This tests the policy (default return value) and that nothing is run
- * if nothing is inserted (it's hard to imagine otherwise though).
+ * This tests the default action and that nothing is run if nothing is
+ * inserted (it's hard to imagine otherwise though).
  *
  * We use the default ACL unchanged from the test class.
  */
-TEST_F(AclTest, emptyPolicy) {
-    acl_.checkPolicy(DROP);
-    EXPECT_EQ(DROP, acl_.execute(&log_));
+TEST_F(ACLTest, emptyRule) {
+    acl_.checkDefaultAction(DROP);
+    EXPECT_EQ(DROP, acl_.execute(log_));
     // No test was run
     log_.checkFirst(0);
 }
 
 /*
- * This tests the policy in case no check matches.
+ * This tests the default action in case no check matches.
  */
-TEST_F(AclTest, policy) {
+TEST_F(ACLTest, noMatch) {
     acl_.append(getCheck(false), ACCEPT);
     acl_.append(getCheck(false), REJECT);
-    EXPECT_EQ(DROP, acl_.execute(&log_));
+    EXPECT_EQ(DROP, acl_.execute(log_));
     // The first two checks were actually run (and didn't match)
     log_.checkFirst(2);
 }
@@ -73,11 +73,11 @@ TEST_F(AclTest, policy) {
  * Checks that it takes the first matching check and returns the
  * value. Also checks that the others aren't run at all.
  */
-TEST_F(AclTest, check) {
+TEST_F(ACLTest, firstMatch) {
     acl_.append(getCheck(false), ACCEPT);
     acl_.append(getCheck(true), REJECT);
     acl_.append(getCheck(true), ACCEPT);
-    EXPECT_EQ(REJECT, acl_.execute(&log_));
+    EXPECT_EQ(REJECT, acl_.execute(log_));
     log_.checkFirst(2);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/acl/tests/loader_test.cc b/src/lib/acl/tests/loader_test.cc
index a4855b2..82b6410 100644
--- a/src/lib/acl/tests/loader_test.cc
+++ b/src/lib/acl/tests/loader_test.cc
@@ -63,20 +63,19 @@ TEST(LoaderHelpers, DefaultActionLoader) {
 
 // A check that doesn't check anything but remembers it's own name
 // and data
-class NamedCheck : public Check<Log*> {
+class NamedCheck : public Check<Log> {
 public:
     NamedCheck(const string& name, ConstElementPtr data) :
         name_(name),
         data_(data)
     {}
-    typedef Log* LogPtr;
-    virtual bool matches(const LogPtr&) const { return (true); }
+    virtual bool matches(const Log&) const { return (true); }
     const string name_;
     const ConstElementPtr data_;
 };
 
 // The creator of NamedCheck
-class NamedCreator : public Loader<Log*>::CheckCreator {
+class NamedCreator : public Loader<Log>::CheckCreator {
 public:
     NamedCreator(const string& name, bool abbreviatedList = true) :
         abbreviated_list_(abbreviatedList)
@@ -90,7 +89,7 @@ public:
     vector<string> names() const {
         return (names_);
     }
-    shared_ptr<Check<Log*> > create(const string& name,
+    shared_ptr<Check<Log> > create(const string& name,
                                            ConstElementPtr data)
     {
         bool found(false);
@@ -103,7 +102,7 @@ public:
         }
         EXPECT_TRUE(found) << "Name " << name << " passed to creator which "
             "doesn't handle it.";
-        return (shared_ptr<Check<Log*> >(new NamedCheck(name, data)));
+        return (shared_ptr<Check<Log> >(new NamedCheck(name, data)));
     }
     bool allowListAbbreviation() const {
         return (abbreviated_list_);
@@ -117,41 +116,40 @@ private:
 class TestCreatorError {};
 
 // This will throw every time it should create something
-class ThrowCreator : public Loader<Log*>::CheckCreator {
+class ThrowCreator : public Loader<Log>::CheckCreator {
 public:
     vector<string> names() const {
         vector<string> result;
         result.push_back("throw");
         return (result);
     }
-    shared_ptr<Check<Log*> > create(const string&, ConstElementPtr) {
+    shared_ptr<Check<Log> > create(const string&, ConstElementPtr) {
         throw TestCreatorError();
     }
 };
 
 // This throws whenever the match is called on it
-class ThrowCheck : public Check<Log*> {
+class ThrowCheck : public Check<Log> {
 public:
-    typedef Log* LogPtr;
-    virtual bool matches(const LogPtr&) const {
+    virtual bool matches(const Log&) const {
         throw TestCreatorError();
     }
 };
 
 // And creator for it
-class ThrowCheckCreator : public Loader<Log*>::CheckCreator {
+class ThrowCheckCreator : public Loader<Log>::CheckCreator {
 public:
     vector<string> names() const {
         vector<string> result;
         result.push_back("throwcheck");
         return (result);
     }
-    shared_ptr<Check<Log*> > create(const string&, ConstElementPtr) {
-        return (shared_ptr<Check<Log*> >(new ThrowCheck()));
+    shared_ptr<Check<Log> > create(const string&, ConstElementPtr) {
+        return (shared_ptr<Check<Log> >(new ThrowCheck()));
     }
 };
 
-class LogCreator : public Loader<Log*>::CheckCreator {
+class LogCreator : public Loader<Log>::CheckCreator {
 public:
     vector<string> names() const {
         vector<string> result;
@@ -163,7 +161,7 @@ public:
      * logging cell used, the second is result of the check. No error checking
      * is done, if there's bug in the test, it will throw TypeError for us.
      */
-    shared_ptr<Check<Log*> > create(const string&,
+    shared_ptr<Check<Log> > create(const string&,
                                     ConstElementPtr definition)
     {
         vector<ConstElementPtr> list(definition->listValue());
@@ -180,7 +178,7 @@ public:
     LoaderTest() :
         loader_(REJECT)
     {}
-    Loader<Log*> loader_;
+    Loader<Log> loader_;
     Log log_;
     // Some convenience functions to set up
 
@@ -199,7 +197,7 @@ public:
     // Load a check and convert it to named check to examine it
     shared_ptr<NamedCheck> loadCheck(const string& definition) {
         SCOPED_TRACE("Loading check " + definition);
-        shared_ptr<Check<Log*> > loaded;
+        shared_ptr<Check<Log> > loaded;
         EXPECT_NO_THROW(loaded = loader_.loadCheck(el(definition)));
         shared_ptr<NamedCheck> result(dynamic_pointer_cast<NamedCheck>(
             loaded));
@@ -237,12 +235,14 @@ public:
     // log items it marked
     //
     // Works with preset names throw and logcheck
-    void aclRun(const string& JSON, Action expectedResult, size_t logged) {
+    void aclRun(const string& JSON, BasicAction expectedResult,
+                size_t logged)
+    {
         SCOPED_TRACE("Running ACL for " + JSON);
         aclSetup();
-        shared_ptr<Acl<Log*> > acl;
+        shared_ptr<ACL<Log> > acl;
         EXPECT_NO_THROW(acl = loader_.load(el(JSON)));
-        EXPECT_EQ(expectedResult, acl->execute(&log_));
+        EXPECT_EQ(expectedResult, acl->execute(log_));
         log_.checkFirst(logged);
     }
     // Check it throws an error when creating the ACL
diff --git a/src/lib/acl/tests/logcheck.h b/src/lib/acl/tests/logcheck.h
index 235cb94..c5e1bb1 100644
--- a/src/lib/acl/tests/logcheck.h
+++ b/src/lib/acl/tests/logcheck.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ const size_t LOG_SIZE = 10;
 // This will remember which checks did run already.
 struct Log {
     // The actual log cells, if i-th check did run
-    bool run[LOG_SIZE];
+    mutable bool run[LOG_SIZE];
     Log() {
         // Nothing run yet
         for (size_t i(0); i < LOG_SIZE; ++ i) {
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ struct Log {
 
 // This returns true or false every time, no matter what is passed to it.
 // But it logs that it did run.
-class ConstCheck : public Check<Log*> {
+class ConstCheck : public Check<Log> {
 public:
     ConstCheck(bool accepts, size_t logNum) :
         logNum_(logNum),
@@ -69,9 +69,13 @@ public:
     {
         assert(logNum < LOG_SIZE); // If this fails, the LOG_SIZE is too small
     }
-    typedef Log* LPtr;
-    virtual bool matches(const LPtr& log) const {
-        log->run[logNum_] = true;
+    virtual bool matches(const Log& log) const {
+        /*
+         * This is abuse of the context. It is designed to carry the
+         * information to check, not to modify it. However, this is the
+         * easiest way to do the test, so we go against the design.
+         */
+        log.run[logNum_] = true;
         return (accepts_);
     }
 private:
diff --git a/src/lib/asiolink/interval_timer.cc b/src/lib/asiolink/interval_timer.cc
index 0ed06eb..9873e9b 100644
--- a/src/lib/asiolink/interval_timer.cc
+++ b/src/lib/asiolink/interval_timer.cc
@@ -14,11 +14,9 @@
 
 #include <config.h>
 
-#include <unistd.h>             // for some IPC/network system calls
-#include <sys/socket.h>
-#include <netinet/in.h>
-
 #include <boost/bind.hpp>
+#include <boost/enable_shared_from_this.hpp>
+#include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
 
 #include <exceptions/exceptions.h>
 
@@ -29,7 +27,16 @@
 namespace isc {
 namespace asiolink {
 
-class IntervalTimerImpl {
+/// This class holds a call back function of asynchronous operations.
+/// To ensure the object is alive while an asynchronous operation refers
+/// to it, we use shared_ptr and enable_shared_from_this.
+/// The object will be destructed in case IntervalTimer has been destructed
+/// and no asynchronous operation refers to it.
+/// Please follow the link to get an example:
+/// http://think-async.com/asio/asio-1.4.8/doc/asio/tutorial/tutdaytime3.html#asio.tutorial.tutdaytime3.the_tcp_connection_class
+class IntervalTimerImpl :
+    public boost::enable_shared_from_this<IntervalTimerImpl>
+{
 private:
     // prohibit copy
     IntervalTimerImpl(const IntervalTimerImpl& source);
@@ -53,14 +60,18 @@ private:
     long interval_;
     // asio timer
     asio::deadline_timer timer_;
+    // interval_ will be set to this value in destructor in order to detect
+    // use-after-free type of bugs.
+    static const long INVALIDATED_INTERVAL = -1;
 };
 
 IntervalTimerImpl::IntervalTimerImpl(IOService& io_service) :
     interval_(0), timer_(io_service.get_io_service())
 {}
 
-IntervalTimerImpl::~IntervalTimerImpl()
-{}
+IntervalTimerImpl::~IntervalTimerImpl() {
+    interval_ = INVALIDATED_INTERVAL;
+}
 
 void
 IntervalTimerImpl::setup(const IntervalTimer::Callback& cbfunc,
@@ -81,42 +92,46 @@ IntervalTimerImpl::setup(const IntervalTimer::Callback& cbfunc,
     // At this point the timer is not running yet and will not expire.
     // After calling IOService::run(), the timer will expire.
     update();
-    return;
 }
 
 void
 IntervalTimerImpl::update() {
-    if (interval_ == 0) {
-        // timer has been canceled.  Do nothing.
-        return;
-    }
     try {
         // Update expire time to (current time + interval_).
         timer_.expires_from_now(boost::posix_time::millisec(interval_));
+        // Reset timer.
+        // Pass a function bound with a shared_ptr to this.
+        timer_.async_wait(boost::bind(&IntervalTimerImpl::callback,
+                                      shared_from_this(),
+                                      asio::placeholders::error));
     } catch (const asio::system_error& e) {
-        isc_throw(isc::Unexpected, "Failed to update timer");
+        isc_throw(isc::Unexpected, "Failed to update timer: " << e.what());
+    } catch (const boost::bad_weak_ptr&) {
+        // Can't happen. It means a severe internal bug.
+        assert(0);
     }
-    // Reset timer.
-    timer_.async_wait(boost::bind(&IntervalTimerImpl::callback, this, _1));
 }
 
 void
-IntervalTimerImpl::callback(const asio::error_code& cancelled) {
-    // Do not call cbfunc_ in case the timer was cancelled.
-    // The timer will be canelled in the destructor of asio::deadline_timer.
-    if (!cancelled) {
-        cbfunc_();
+IntervalTimerImpl::callback(const asio::error_code& ec) {
+    assert(interval_ != INVALIDATED_INTERVAL);
+    if (interval_ == 0 || ec) {
+        // timer has been canceled. Do nothing.
+    } else {
         // Set next expire time.
         update();
+        // Invoke the call back function.
+        cbfunc_();
     }
 }
 
-IntervalTimer::IntervalTimer(IOService& io_service) {
-    impl_ = new IntervalTimerImpl(io_service);
-}
+IntervalTimer::IntervalTimer(IOService& io_service) :
+    impl_(new IntervalTimerImpl(io_service))
+{}
 
 IntervalTimer::~IntervalTimer() {
-    delete impl_;
+    // Cancel the timer to make sure cbfunc_() will not be called any more.
+    cancel();
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/lib/asiolink/interval_timer.h b/src/lib/asiolink/interval_timer.h
index 8de16cb..57ec1c3 100644
--- a/src/lib/asiolink/interval_timer.h
+++ b/src/lib/asiolink/interval_timer.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #define __ASIOLINK_INTERVAL_TIMER_H 1
 
 #include <boost/function.hpp>
+#include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
 
 #include <asiolink/io_service.h>
 
@@ -42,9 +43,6 @@ class IntervalTimerImpl;
 /// The call back function will not be called if the instance of this class is
 /// destroyed before the timer is expired.
 ///
-/// Note: Destruction of an instance of this class while call back is pending
-/// causes throwing an exception from \c IOService.
-///
 /// Sample code:
 /// \code
 ///  void function_to_call_back() {
@@ -100,12 +98,12 @@ public:
     /// \param interval Interval in milliseconds (greater than 0)
     ///
     /// Note: IntervalTimer will not pass \c asio::error_code to
-    /// call back function. In case the timer is cancelled, the function
+    /// call back function. In case the timer is canceled, the function
     /// will not be called.
     ///
     /// \throw isc::InvalidParameter cbfunc is empty
     /// \throw isc::BadValue interval is less than or equal to 0
-    /// \throw isc::Unexpected ASIO library error
+    /// \throw isc::Unexpected internal runtime error
     void setup(const Callback& cbfunc, const long interval);
 
     /// Cancel the timer.
@@ -127,7 +125,7 @@ public:
     long getInterval() const;
 
 private:
-    IntervalTimerImpl* impl_;
+    boost::shared_ptr<IntervalTimerImpl> impl_;
 };
 
 } // namespace asiolink
diff --git a/src/lib/datasrc/messagedef.mes b/src/lib/datasrc/messagedef.mes
index 2fc5c6b..0374306 100644
--- a/src/lib/datasrc/messagedef.mes
+++ b/src/lib/datasrc/messagedef.mes
@@ -424,10 +424,6 @@ and type in the database.
 Debug information. The SQLite data source is trying to identify, which zone
 should hold this domain.
 
-% SQLITE_ENCLOSURE_BAD_CLASS class mismatch looking for a zone ('%1' and '%2')
-The SQLite data source can handle only one class at a time and it was asked
-to identify which zone is holding data of a different class.
-
 % SQLITE_ENCLOSURE_NOTFOUND no zone contains it
 Debug information. The last SQLITE_ENCLOSURE query was unsuccessful, there's
 no such zone in our data.
diff --git a/src/lib/datasrc/sqlite3_datasrc.cc b/src/lib/datasrc/sqlite3_datasrc.cc
index 22f035b..13d98ed 100644
--- a/src/lib/datasrc/sqlite3_datasrc.cc
+++ b/src/lib/datasrc/sqlite3_datasrc.cc
@@ -351,8 +351,6 @@ Sqlite3DataSrc::findClosestEnclosure(DataSrcMatch& match) const {
     LOG_DEBUG(logger, DBG_TRACE_DATA, DATASRC_SQLITE_ENCLOSURE).
         arg(match.getName());
     if (match.getClass() != getClass() && match.getClass() != RRClass::ANY()) {
-        LOG_ERROR(logger, DATASRC_SQLITE_ENCLOSURE_BAD_CLASS).arg(getClass()).
-            arg(match.getClass());
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/log/compiler/message.cc b/src/lib/log/compiler/message.cc
index 155aa55..53a24ee 100644
--- a/src/lib/log/compiler/message.cc
+++ b/src/lib/log/compiler/message.cc
@@ -266,12 +266,12 @@ writePythonFile(const string& file, MessageDictionary& dictionary) {
         "# File created from " << message_file.fullName() << " on " <<
             currentTime() << "\n" <<
         "\n" <<
-        "import isc.log.message\n" <<
+        "import isc.log\n" <<
         "\n";
 
     vector<string> idents(sortedIdentifiers(dictionary));
     BOOST_FOREACH(const string& ident, idents) {
-        pyfile << ident << " = isc.log.message.create(\"" <<
+        pyfile << ident << " = isc.log.create_message(\"" <<
             ident << "\", \"" << quoteString(dictionary.getText(ident)) <<
             "\")\n";
     }
diff --git a/src/lib/python/isc/__init__.py b/src/lib/python/isc/__init__.py
index 9204792..8fcbf42 100644
--- a/src/lib/python/isc/__init__.py
+++ b/src/lib/python/isc/__init__.py
@@ -2,4 +2,3 @@ import isc.datasrc
 import isc.cc
 import isc.config
 #import isc.dns
-import isc.log
diff --git a/src/lib/python/isc/log/Makefile.am b/src/lib/python/isc/log/Makefile.am
index acd2acc..1abfc17 100644
--- a/src/lib/python/isc/log/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/lib/python/isc/log/Makefile.am
@@ -1,8 +1,18 @@
 SUBDIRS = . tests
 
-python_PYTHON = __init__.py log.py
+AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/src/lib -I$(top_builddir)/src/lib
+AM_CPPFLAGS += $(BOOST_INCLUDES)
+AM_CXXFLAGS = $(B10_CXXFLAGS)
 
-pythondir = $(pyexecdir)/isc/log
+pythondir = $(pyexecdir)/isc
+python_LTLIBRARIES = log.la
+log_la_SOURCES = log.cc
 
-pytest:
-	$(SHELL) tests/log_test
+log_la_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(PYTHON_INCLUDES)
+log_la_LDFLAGS = $(PYTHON_LDFLAGS)
+log_la_LDFLAGS += -module
+log_la_LIBADD = $(top_builddir)/src/lib/log/liblog.la
+log_la_LIBADD += $(PYTHON_LIB)
+
+# This is not installed, it helps locate the module during tests
+EXTRA_DIST = __init__.py
diff --git a/src/lib/python/isc/log/__init__.py b/src/lib/python/isc/log/__init__.py
index a34e164..ad77dff 100644
--- a/src/lib/python/isc/log/__init__.py
+++ b/src/lib/python/isc/log/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1,29 @@
-from isc.log.log import *
+# Copyright (C) 2011  Internet Systems Consortium.
+#
+# Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+# purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
+# copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
+#
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND INTERNET SYSTEMS CONSORTIUM
+# DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL
+# IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+# INTERNET SYSTEMS CONSORTIUM BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT,
+# INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING
+# FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,
+# NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+# WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+
+# This file is not installed. The log.so is installed into the right place.
+# It is only to find it in the .libs directory when we run as a test or
+# from the build directory.
+# But as nobody gives us the builddir explicitly (and we can't use generation
+# from .in file, as it would put us into the builddir and we wouldn't be found)
+# we guess from current directory. Any idea for something better? This should
+# be enough for the tests, but would it work for B10_FROM_SOURCE as well?
+# Should we look there? Or define something in bind10_config?
+
+import os
+cwd = os.getcwd()
+pos = cwd.rfind('/src/')
+import sys; sys.path.insert(0, cwd[:pos] + '/src/lib/python/isc/log/.libs')
+from log import *
diff --git a/src/lib/python/isc/log/log.cc b/src/lib/python/isc/log/log.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..68cf213
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/python/isc/log/log.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,629 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2011  Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")
+//
+// Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
+// purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
+// copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND ISC DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH
+// REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
+// AND FITNESS.  IN NO EVENT SHALL ISC BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT,
+// INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM
+// LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE
+// OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR
+// PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+
+#define PY_SSIZE_T_CLEAN
+#include <Python.h>
+#include <structmember.h>
+
+#include <config.h>
+
+#include <log/message_dictionary.h>
+#include <log/logger_manager.h>
+#include <log/logger.h>
+
+#include <string>
+#include <boost/bind.hpp>
+
+using namespace isc::log;
+using std::string;
+using boost::bind;
+
+namespace {
+
+// This is for testing only. The real module will have it always set as
+// NULL and will use the global dictionary.
+MessageDictionary* testDictionary = NULL;
+
+PyObject*
+setTestDictionary(PyObject*, PyObject* args) {
+    PyObject* enableO;
+    // The API doesn't seem to provide conversion to bool,
+    // so we do it little bit manually
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O", &enableO)) {
+        return (NULL);
+    }
+    int enableI(PyObject_IsTrue(enableO));
+    if (enableI == -1) {
+        return (NULL);
+    }
+    bool enable(enableI != 0);
+
+    try {
+        delete testDictionary;
+        testDictionary = NULL;
+        if (enable) {
+            testDictionary = new MessageDictionary;
+        }
+    }
+    catch (const std::exception& e) {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError, e.what());
+        return (NULL);
+    }
+    catch (...) {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError, "Unknown C++ exception");
+        return (NULL);
+    }
+    Py_RETURN_NONE;
+}
+
+PyObject*
+createMessage(PyObject*, PyObject* args) {
+    const char* mid;
+    const char* text;
+    // We parse the strings
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "ss", &mid, &text)) {
+        return (NULL);
+    }
+    PyObject* origMid;
+    // And extract the original representation of the message
+    // ID, so we can return it instead of creating another instance.
+    // This call shouldn't fail if the previous suceeded.
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "Os", &origMid, &text)) {
+        return (NULL);
+    }
+
+    try {
+        MessageDictionary* dict = testDictionary ? testDictionary :
+            &MessageDictionary::globalDictionary();
+
+        // We ignore the result, they will be in some kind of dupe list
+        // if there's a problem
+        dict->add(mid, text);
+    }
+    catch (const std::exception& e) {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError, e.what());
+        return (NULL);
+    }
+    catch (...) {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError, "Unknown C++ exception");
+        return (NULL);
+    }
+
+    // Return the ID
+    Py_INCREF(origMid);
+    return (origMid);
+}
+
+PyObject*
+getMessage(PyObject*, PyObject* args) {
+    const char* mid;
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "s", &mid)) {
+        return (NULL);
+    }
+
+    try {
+        MessageDictionary* dict = testDictionary ? testDictionary :
+            &MessageDictionary::globalDictionary();
+
+        const std::string& result(dict->getText(mid));
+        if (result.empty()) {
+            Py_RETURN_NONE;
+        } else {
+            return (Py_BuildValue("s", result.c_str()));
+        }
+    }
+    catch (const std::exception& e) {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError, e.what());
+        return (NULL);
+    }
+    catch (...) {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError, "Unknown C++ exception");
+        return (NULL);
+    }
+}
+
+PyObject*
+reset(PyObject*, PyObject*) {
+    LoggerManager::reset();
+    Py_RETURN_NONE;
+}
+
+PyObject*
+init(PyObject*, PyObject* args) {
+    const char* root;
+    const char* file(NULL);
+    const char* severity("INFO");
+    int dbglevel(0);
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "s|siz", &root, &severity, &dbglevel, &file)) {
+        return (NULL);
+    }
+
+    try {
+        LoggerManager::init(root, getSeverity(severity), dbglevel, file);
+    }
+    catch (const std::exception& e) {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError, e.what());
+        return (NULL);
+    }
+    catch (...) {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError, "Unknown C++ exception");
+        return (NULL);
+    }
+    Py_RETURN_NONE;
+}
+
+PyMethodDef methods[] = {
+    {"set_test_dictionary", setTestDictionary, METH_VARARGS,
+        "Set or unset testing mode for message dictionary. In testing, "
+        "the create_message and get_message functions work on different "
+        "than the logger-global dictionary, not polluting it."},
+    {"create_message", createMessage, METH_VARARGS,
+        "Creates a new message in the dictionary. You shouldn't need to "
+        "call this directly, it should be called by the generated message "
+        "file. Returns the identifier to be used in logging. The text "
+        "shouldn't be empty."},
+    {"get_message", getMessage, METH_VARARGS,
+        "Get a message. This function is for testing purposes and you don't "
+        "need to call it. It returns None if the message does not exist."},
+    {"reset", reset, METH_NOARGS,
+        "Reset all logging. For testing purposes only, do not use."},
+    {"init", init, METH_VARARGS,
+        "Run-time initialization. You need to call this before you do any "
+        "logging, to configure the root logger name. You may also provide "
+        "logging severity (one of 'DEBUG', 'INFO', 'WARN', 'ERROR' or "
+        "'FATAL'), a debug level (integer in the range 0-99) and a file name "
+        "of a dictionary with message text translations."},
+    {NULL, NULL, 0, NULL}
+};
+
+class LoggerWrapper : public PyObject {
+// Everything is public here, as it is accessible only inside this .cc file.
+public:
+    Logger *logger_;
+};
+
+extern PyTypeObject logger_type;
+
+int
+Logger_init(LoggerWrapper* self, PyObject* args) {
+    const char* name;
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "s", &name)) {
+        return (-1);
+    }
+    try {
+        self->logger_ = new Logger(name);
+        return (0);
+    }
+    catch (const std::exception& e) {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError, e.what());
+        return (-1);
+    }
+    catch (...) {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError, "Unknown C++ exception");
+        return (-1);
+    }
+}
+
+void
+Logger_destroy(LoggerWrapper* const self) {
+    delete self->logger_;
+    self->logger_ = NULL;
+    Py_TYPE(self)->tp_free(self);
+}
+
+// The isc::log doesn't contain function to convert this way
+const char*
+severityToText(const Severity& severity) {
+    switch (severity) {
+        case DEFAULT:
+            return ("DEFAULT");
+        case DEBUG:
+            return ("DEBUG");
+        case INFO:
+            return ("INFO");
+        case WARN:
+            return ("WARN");
+        case ERROR:
+            return ("ERROR");
+        case FATAL:
+            return ("FATAL");
+        default:
+            return (NULL);
+    }
+}
+
+PyObject*
+Logger_getEffectiveSeverity(LoggerWrapper* self, PyObject*) {
+    try {
+        return (Py_BuildValue("s",
+                              severityToText(
+                                  self->logger_->getEffectiveSeverity())));
+    }
+    catch (const std::exception& e) {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError, e.what());
+        return (NULL);
+    }
+    catch (...) {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError, "Unknown C++ exception");
+        return (NULL);
+    }
+}
+
+PyObject*
+Logger_getEffectiveDebugLevel(LoggerWrapper* self, PyObject*) {
+    try {
+        return (Py_BuildValue("i", self->logger_->getEffectiveDebugLevel()));
+    }
+    catch (const std::exception& e) {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError, e.what());
+        return (NULL);
+    }
+    catch (...) {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError, "Unknown C++ exception");
+        return (NULL);
+    }
+}
+
+PyObject*
+Logger_setSeverity(LoggerWrapper* self, PyObject* args) {
+    const char* severity;
+    int dbgLevel = 0;
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "z|i", &severity, &dbgLevel)) {
+        return (NULL);
+    }
+    try {
+        self->logger_->setSeverity((severity == NULL) ? DEFAULT :
+                                   getSeverity(severity), dbgLevel);
+    }
+    catch (const std::exception& e) {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError, e.what());
+        return (NULL);
+    }
+    catch (...) {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError, "Unknown C++ exception");
+        return (NULL);
+    }
+    Py_RETURN_NONE;
+}
+
+template<class FPtr> // Who should remember the pointer-to-method syntax
+PyObject*
+Logger_isLevelEnabled(LoggerWrapper* self, FPtr function) {
+    try {
+        if ((self->logger_->*function)()) {
+            Py_RETURN_TRUE;
+        } else {
+            Py_RETURN_FALSE;
+        }
+    }
+    catch (const std::exception& e) {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError, e.what());
+        return (NULL);
+    }
+    catch (...) {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError, "Unknown C++ exception");
+        return (NULL);
+    }
+}
+
+PyObject*
+Logger_isInfoEnabled(LoggerWrapper* self, PyObject*) {
+    return (Logger_isLevelEnabled(self, &Logger::isInfoEnabled));
+}
+
+PyObject*
+Logger_isWarnEnabled(LoggerWrapper* self, PyObject*) {
+    return (Logger_isLevelEnabled(self, &Logger::isWarnEnabled));
+}
+
+PyObject*
+Logger_isErrorEnabled(LoggerWrapper* self, PyObject*) {
+    return (Logger_isLevelEnabled(self, &Logger::isErrorEnabled));
+}
+
+PyObject*
+Logger_isFatalEnabled(LoggerWrapper* self, PyObject*) {
+    return (Logger_isLevelEnabled(self, &Logger::isFatalEnabled));
+}
+
+PyObject*
+Logger_isDebugEnabled(LoggerWrapper* self, PyObject* args) {
+    int level = MIN_DEBUG_LEVEL;
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "|i", &level)) {
+        return (NULL);
+    }
+
+    try {
+        if (self->logger_->isDebugEnabled(level)) {
+            Py_RETURN_TRUE;
+        } else {
+            Py_RETURN_FALSE;
+        }
+    }
+    catch (const std::exception& e) {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError, e.what());
+        return (NULL);
+    }
+    catch (...) {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError, "Unknown C++ exception");
+        return (NULL);
+    }
+}
+
+// To propagate python exceptions trough our code
+class InternalError {};
+
+string
+objectToStr(PyObject* object, bool convert) {
+    PyObject* cleanup(NULL);
+    if (convert) {
+        object = cleanup = PyObject_Str(object);
+        if (object == NULL) {
+            throw InternalError();
+        }
+    }
+    const char* value;
+    PyObject* tuple(Py_BuildValue("(O)", object));
+    if (tuple == NULL) {
+        if (cleanup != NULL) {
+            Py_DECREF(cleanup);
+        }
+        throw InternalError();
+    }
+
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(tuple, "s", &value)) {
+        Py_DECREF(tuple);
+        if (cleanup != NULL) {
+            Py_DECREF(cleanup);
+        }
+        throw InternalError();
+    }
+    string result(value);
+    Py_DECREF(tuple);
+    if (cleanup != NULL) {
+        Py_DECREF(cleanup);
+    }
+    return (result);
+}
+
+// Generic function to output the logging message. Called by the real functions.
+template<class Function>
+PyObject*
+Logger_performOutput(Function function, PyObject* args, bool dbgLevel) {
+    try {
+        Py_ssize_t number(PyObject_Length(args));
+        if (number < 0) {
+            return (NULL);
+        }
+
+        // Which argument is the first to format?
+        size_t start(1);
+        if (dbgLevel) {
+            start ++;
+        }
+
+        if (number < start) {
+            return (PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError, "Too few arguments to "
+                                 "logging call, at least %zu needed and %zd "
+                                 "given", start, number));
+        }
+
+        // Extract the fixed arguments
+        PyObject *midO(PySequence_GetItem(args, start - 1));
+        if (midO == NULL) {
+            return (NULL);
+        }
+        string mid(objectToStr(midO, false));
+        long dbg(0);
+        if (dbgLevel) {
+            PyObject *dbgO(PySequence_GetItem(args, 0));
+            if (dbgO == NULL) {
+                return (NULL);
+            }
+            dbg = PyLong_AsLong(dbgO);
+            if (PyErr_Occurred()) {
+                return (NULL);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // We create the logging message right now. If we fail to convert a
+        // parameter to string, at least the part that we already did will
+        // be output
+        Logger::Formatter formatter(function(dbg, mid.c_str()));
+
+        // Now process the rest of parameters, convert each to string and put
+        // into the formatter. It will print itself in the end.
+        for (size_t i(start); i < number; ++ i) {
+            PyObject* param(PySequence_GetItem(args, i));
+            if (param == NULL) {
+                return (NULL);
+            }
+            formatter = formatter.arg(objectToStr(param, true));
+        }
+        Py_RETURN_NONE;
+    }
+    catch (const InternalError&) {
+        return (NULL);
+    }
+    catch (const std::exception& e) {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError, e.what());
+        return (NULL);
+    }
+    catch (...) {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError, "Unknown C++ exception");
+        return (NULL);
+    }
+}
+
+// Now map the functions into the performOutput. I wish C++ could do
+// functional programming.
+PyObject*
+Logger_debug(LoggerWrapper* self, PyObject* args) {
+    return (Logger_performOutput(bind(&Logger::debug, self->logger_, _1, _2),
+                                 args, true));
+}
+
+PyObject*
+Logger_info(LoggerWrapper* self, PyObject* args) {
+    return (Logger_performOutput(bind(&Logger::info, self->logger_, _2),
+                                 args, false));
+}
+
+PyObject*
+Logger_warn(LoggerWrapper* self, PyObject* args) {
+    return (Logger_performOutput(bind(&Logger::warn, self->logger_, _2),
+                                 args, false));
+}
+
+PyObject*
+Logger_error(LoggerWrapper* self, PyObject* args) {
+    return (Logger_performOutput(bind(&Logger::error, self->logger_, _2),
+                                 args, false));
+}
+
+PyObject*
+Logger_fatal(LoggerWrapper* self, PyObject* args) {
+    return (Logger_performOutput(bind(&Logger::fatal, self->logger_, _2),
+                                 args, false));
+}
+
+PyMethodDef loggerMethods[] = {
+    { "get_effective_severity",
+        reinterpret_cast<PyCFunction>(Logger_getEffectiveSeverity),
+        METH_NOARGS, "Returns the effective logging severity as string" },
+    { "get_effective_debug_level",
+        reinterpret_cast<PyCFunction>(Logger_getEffectiveDebugLevel),
+        METH_NOARGS, "Returns the current debug level." },
+    { "set_severity",
+        reinterpret_cast<PyCFunction>(Logger_setSeverity), METH_VARARGS,
+        "Sets the severity of a logger. The parameters are severity as a "
+        "string and, optionally, a debug level (integer in range 0-99). "
+        "The severity may be NULL, in which case an inherited value is taken."
+    },
+    { "is_debug_enabled", reinterpret_cast<PyCFunction>(Logger_isDebugEnabled),
+        METH_VARARGS, "Returns if the logger would log debug message now. "
+            "You can provide a desired debug level." },
+    { "is_info_enabled", reinterpret_cast<PyCFunction>(Logger_isInfoEnabled),
+        METH_NOARGS, "Returns if the logger would log info message now." },
+    { "is_warn_enabled", reinterpret_cast<PyCFunction>(Logger_isWarnEnabled),
+        METH_NOARGS, "Returns if the logger would log warn message now." },
+    { "is_error_enabled", reinterpret_cast<PyCFunction>(Logger_isErrorEnabled),
+        METH_NOARGS, "Returns if the logger would log error message now." },
+    { "is_fatal_enabled", reinterpret_cast<PyCFunction>(Logger_isFatalEnabled),
+        METH_NOARGS, "Returns if the logger would log fatal message now." },
+    { "debug", reinterpret_cast<PyCFunction>(Logger_debug), METH_VARARGS,
+        "Logs a debug-severity message. It takes the debug level, message ID "
+        "and any number of stringifiable arguments to the message." },
+    { "info", reinterpret_cast<PyCFunction>(Logger_info), METH_VARARGS,
+        "Logs a info-severity message. It taskes the message ID and any "
+        "number of stringifiable arguments to the message." },
+    { "warn", reinterpret_cast<PyCFunction>(Logger_warn), METH_VARARGS,
+        "Logs a warn-severity message. It taskes the message ID and any "
+        "number of stringifiable arguments to the message." },
+    { "error", reinterpret_cast<PyCFunction>(Logger_error), METH_VARARGS,
+        "Logs a error-severity message. It taskes the message ID and any "
+        "number of stringifiable arguments to the message." },
+    { "fatal", reinterpret_cast<PyCFunction>(Logger_fatal), METH_VARARGS,
+        "Logs a fatal-severity message. It taskes the message ID and any "
+        "number of stringifiable arguments to the message." },
+    { NULL, NULL, 0, NULL }
+};
+
+PyTypeObject logger_type = {
+    PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
+    "isc.log.Logger",
+    sizeof(LoggerWrapper),                 // tp_basicsize
+    0,                                  // tp_itemsize
+    reinterpret_cast<destructor>(Logger_destroy),       // tp_dealloc
+    NULL,                               // tp_print
+    NULL,                               // tp_getattr
+    NULL,                               // tp_setattr
+    NULL,                               // tp_reserved
+    NULL,                               // tp_repr
+    NULL,                               // tp_as_number
+    NULL,                               // tp_as_sequence
+    NULL,                               // tp_as_mapping
+    NULL,                               // tp_hash 
+    NULL,                               // tp_call
+    NULL,                               // tp_str
+    NULL,                               // tp_getattro
+    NULL,                               // tp_setattro
+    NULL,                               // tp_as_buffer
+    Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT,                 // tp_flags
+    "Wrapper around the C++ isc::log::Logger class."
+    "It is not complete, but everything important should be here.",
+    NULL,                               // tp_traverse
+    NULL,                               // tp_clear
+    NULL,                               // tp_richcompare
+    0,                                  // tp_weaklistoffset
+    NULL,                               // tp_iter
+    NULL,                               // tp_iternext
+    loggerMethods,                      // tp_methods
+    NULL,                               // tp_members
+    NULL,                               // tp_getset
+    NULL,                               // tp_base
+    NULL,                               // tp_dict
+    NULL,                               // tp_descr_get
+    NULL,                               // tp_descr_set
+    0,                                  // tp_dictoffset
+    reinterpret_cast<initproc>(Logger_init),            // tp_init
+    NULL,                               // tp_alloc
+    PyType_GenericNew,                  // tp_new
+    NULL,                               // tp_free
+    NULL,                               // tp_is_gc
+    NULL,                               // tp_bases
+    NULL,                               // tp_mro
+    NULL,                               // tp_cache
+    NULL,                               // tp_subclasses
+    NULL,                               // tp_weaklist
+    NULL,                               // tp_del
+    0                                   // tp_version_tag
+};
+
+PyModuleDef iscLog = {
+    { PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL) NULL, 0, NULL},
+    "log",
+    "Python bindings for the classes in the isc::log namespace.\n\n"
+    "These bindings are close match to the C++ API, but they are not complete "
+    "(some parts are not needed) and some are done in more python-like ways.",
+    -1,
+    methods,
+    NULL,
+    NULL,
+    NULL,
+    NULL
+};
+
+} // end anonymous namespace
+
+PyMODINIT_FUNC
+PyInit_log(void) {
+    PyObject* mod = PyModule_Create(&iscLog);
+    if (mod == NULL) {
+        return (NULL);
+    }
+
+    if (PyType_Ready(&logger_type) < 0) {
+        return (NULL);
+    }
+
+    if (PyModule_AddObject(mod, "Logger",
+                           static_cast<PyObject*>(static_cast<void*>(
+                               &logger_type))) < 0) {
+        return (NULL);
+    }
+    Py_INCREF(&logger_type);
+
+    return (mod);
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/python/isc/log/log.py b/src/lib/python/isc/log/log.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 74261e2..0000000
--- a/src/lib/python/isc/log/log.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,280 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (C) 2010  Internet Systems Consortium.
-#
-# Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
-# purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
-# copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
-#
-# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND INTERNET SYSTEMS CONSORTIUM
-# DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL
-# IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL
-# INTERNET SYSTEMS CONSORTIUM BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT,
-# INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING
-# FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,
-# NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
-# WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
-
-"""This module is to convert python logging module over
-to log4python.
-Copyright (C) 2010  Internet Systems Consortium.
-To use, simply 'import isc.log.log' and log away!
-"""
-import os
-import sys
-import syslog
-import logging
-import logging.handlers
-
-"""LEVELS: logging levels mapping
-"""
-LEVELS = {'debug' : logging.DEBUG,
-       	  'info' : logging.INFO,
-          'warning' : logging.WARNING,
-          'error' : logging.ERROR,
-          'critical' : logging.CRITICAL}
-
-FORMATTER = logging.Formatter("%(name)s: %(levelname)s: %(message)s")
-TIME_FORMATTER = logging.Formatter("%(asctime)s.%(msecs)03d %(name)s: %(levelname)s: %(message)s",
-                                   "%d-%b-%Y %H:%M:%S")
-
-def log_err(err_type, err_msg):
-    sys.stderr.write(err_type + ": " + "%s.\n" % str(err_msg)[str(err_msg).find(']')+1:])
-
-
-class NSFileLogHandler(logging.handlers.RotatingFileHandler):
-    """RotatingFileHandler: replace RotatingFileHandler with a custom handler"""
-
-    def __init__(self, filename, mode='a', maxBytes=0, backupCount=0, encoding=None, delay=0):
-        abs_file_name = self._get_abs_file_path(filename)
-        """Create log directory beforehand, because the underlying logging framework won't 
-        create non-exsiting log directory on writing logs.
-        """
-        if not (os.path.exists(os.path.dirname(abs_file_name))):
-            os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(abs_file_name))
-        super(NSFileLogHandler, self).__init__(abs_file_name, mode, maxBytes,
-                                                backupCount, encoding, delay)
-
-    def handleError(self, record):
-        """Overwrite handleError to provide more user-friendly error messages"""
-        if logging.raiseExceptions:
-            ei = sys.exc_info()
-            if (ei[1]):
-                sys.stderr.write("[b10-logging] : " + str(ei[1]))
-
-    def _get_abs_file_path(self, file_name):
-        """ Get absolute file path"""
-        # For a bare filename, log_dir will be set the current directory.
-        if not os.path.dirname(file_name):
-            abs_file_dir = os.getcwd()
-        else:
-            abs_file_dir = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(file_name))
-        abs_file_name = os.path.join(abs_file_dir, os.path.basename(file_name))
-        return abs_file_name
-
-    def shouldRollover(self, record):
-        """Rewrite RotatingFileHandler.shouldRollover. 
-       
-        If the log file is deleted at runtime, a new file will be created.
-        """
-        dfn = self.baseFilename
-        if (self.stream) and (not os.path.exists(dfn)): #Does log file exist?
-            self.stream = None
-            """ Log directory may be deleted while bind10 running or updated with a
-             non-existing directory. Need to create log directory beforehand, because
-             the underlying logging framework won't create non-exsiting log directory
-             on writing logs.
-             """
-            if not (os.path.exists(os.path.dirname(dfn))): #Does log subdirectory exist?
-                os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(dfn))
-            self.stream = self._open()
-        return super(NSFileLogHandler, self).shouldRollover(record)
-    
-    def update_config(self, file_name, backup_count, max_bytes):
-        """Update RotatingFileHandler configuration.
-        Changes will be picked up in the next call to shouldRollover().
-
-        input:
-            log file name
-            max backup count
-            predetermined log file size
-        """
-        abs_file_name = self._get_abs_file_path(file_name)
-        self.baseFilename = abs_file_name 
-        self.maxBytes = max_bytes
-        self.backupCount = backup_count
-
-
-class NSSysLogHandler(logging.Handler):    
-    """Replace SysLogHandler with a custom handler 
-
-    A handler class which sends formatted logging records to a syslog
-    server.
-    """
-    def __init__(self, ident, logopt=0, facility=syslog.LOG_USER):        
-        """Initialize a handler.
-    
-        If facility is not specified, LOG_USER is used.
-        """
-        super(NSSysLogHandler, self).__init__()
-        self._ident = ident        
-        self._logopt = logopt        
-        self._facility = facility        
-        self._mappings = {            
-                logging.DEBUG: syslog.LOG_DEBUG,            
-                logging.INFO: syslog.LOG_INFO,            
-                logging.WARNING: syslog.LOG_WARNING,            
-                logging.ERROR: syslog.LOG_ERR,            
-                logging.CRITICAL: syslog.LOG_CRIT,            
-                }   
-        
-    def _encodeLevel(self, level):        
-        """Encoding the priority."""
-        return self._mappings.get(level, syslog.LOG_INFO)    
-   
-    def emit(self, record):   
-        """Emit a record.
-     
-        The record is formatted, and then sent to the syslog server. If
-        exception information is present, it is NOT sent to the server.
-        """
-        syslog.openlog(self._ident, self._logopt, self._facility)        
-        msg = self.format(record)        
-        prio = self._encodeLevel(record.levelno)        
-        syslog.syslog(prio, msg)        
-        syslog.closelog()
-
-
-class NSLogger(logging.getLoggerClass()):
-    """Override logging.logger behaviour."""
-    def __init__(self, log_name, log_file, severity='debug', versions=0,
-                 max_bytes=0, log_to_console=True):
-        """Initializes the logger with some specific parameters
-
-        If log_to_console is True, stream handler will be used;
-        else syslog handler will be used.
-
-        To disable file handler, set log_file = ''.
-        """
-        self._log_name = log_name
-        self._log_file = log_file
-        self._severity = severity
-        self._versions = versions
-        self._max_bytes = max_bytes
-
-        super(NSLogger, self).__init__(self._log_name)
-
-        # Set up a specific logger with our desired output level
-        logLevel = LEVELS.get(self._severity, logging.NOTSET)
-        self.setLevel(logLevel)
-
-        self._file_handler = None
-        self._stream_handler = None
-        self._syslog_handler = None
-
-        self._add_rotate_handler(self._log_file, self._versions, self._max_bytes)
-        if log_to_console:
-            self._add_stream_handler()
-        else:
-            self._add_syslog_handler()
-
-    def _add_rotate_handler(self, log_file, backup_count, max_bytes):
-        """Add a rotate file handler.
-   
-        input:
-            log_file : the location of log file. Handler will not be created 
-                       if log_file=''
-            max_bytes : limit log growth
-            backup_count : max backup count
-        """
-        if (log_file != 0  and log_file != ''):
-            try:
-                self._file_handler = NSFileLogHandler(filename = log_file,
-                                          maxBytes = max_bytes, backupCount = backup_count)
-            except (IOError, OSError) as e:
-                self._file_handler = None
-                log_err("[b10-logging] Add file handler fail", str(e))
-                return
-            self._file_handler.setFormatter(TIME_FORMATTER)
-            self.addHandler(self._file_handler)
-
-    def _add_stream_handler(self):
-        """Add a stream handler.
-    
-        sys.stderr will be used for logging output.
-        """
-        self._stream_handler = logging.StreamHandler()
-        self._stream_handler.setFormatter(TIME_FORMATTER)
-        self.addHandler(self._stream_handler)
-
-    def _add_syslog_handler(self, nsfacility=syslog.LOG_USER):
-        """Add a syslog handler.
-   
-        If facility is not specified, LOG_USER is used.
-        The default severity level is INFO.
-        """
-        self._syslog_handler = NSSysLogHandler('BIND10', facility = nsfacility)
-        self._syslog_handler.setFormatter(FORMATTER)
-        #set syslog handler severity level INFO
-        self._syslog_handler.setLevel(logging.INFO)
-        self.addHandler(self._syslog_handler)
-
-    def _update_rotate_handler(self, log_file, backup_count, max_bytes):
-        """If the rotate file handler has been added to the logger, update its 
-        configuration, or add it to the logger.
-        """
-        if (self._file_handler in self.handlers):
-            if (log_file != 0 and log_file != ''):
-                self._file_handler.update_config(log_file, backup_count, max_bytes)
-            else:
-                """If log file is empty, the handler will be removed."""
-                self._file_handler.flush()
-                self._file_handler.close()
-                self.removeHandler(self._file_handler)
-        else:
-            self._add_rotate_handler(log_file, backup_count, max_bytes)
-
-    def _get_config(self, config_data):
-         """Get config data from module configuration"""
-         
-         log_file_str = config_data.get('log_file')
-         if (log_file_str):
-            self._log_file = log_file_str
-         
-         severity_str = config_data.get('log_severity')
-         if (severity_str):
-             self._severity = severity_str
-
-         versions_str = config_data.get('log_versions')
-         if (versions_str):
-             self._versions = int(versions_str)
-
-         max_bytes_str = config_data.get('log_max_bytes')
-         if (max_bytes_str):
-             self._max_bytes = int(max_bytes_str)
-
-    def update_config(self, config_data):
-        """Update logger's configuration.
-
-        We can update logger's log level and its rotate file handler's configuration.
-        """
-        self._get_config(config_data)
-
-        logLevel = LEVELS.get(self._severity, logging.NOTSET)
-        if (logLevel != self.getEffectiveLevel()):
-            self.setLevel(logLevel)
-        self._update_rotate_handler(self._log_file, self._versions, self._max_bytes)
-
-    def log_message(self, level, msg, *args, **kwargs):
-        """Log 'msg % args' with the integer severity 'level'.
-     
-        To pass exception information, use the keyword argument exc_info with
-        a true value, e.g.
-  
-        logger.log_message('info', "We have a %s", "mysterious problem").
-        """
-        logLevel = LEVELS.get(level, logging.NOTSET)
-        try:
-            self.log(logLevel, msg, *args, **kwargs)
-        except (TypeError, KeyError) as e:
-            sys.stderr.write("[b10-logging] Log message fail %s\n" % (str(e)))
-
-
diff --git a/src/lib/python/isc/log/tests/Makefile.am b/src/lib/python/isc/log/tests/Makefile.am
index 86b3e5d..0eacbb1 100644
--- a/src/lib/python/isc/log/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/lib/python/isc/log/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -1,16 +1,27 @@
 PYCOVERAGE_RUN = @PYCOVERAGE_RUN@
 PYTESTS = log_test.py
-EXTRA_DIST = $(PYTESTS)
+EXTRA_DIST = $(PYTESTS) log_console.py.in console.out check_output.sh
+
+# If necessary (rare cases), explicitly specify paths to dynamic libraries
+# required by loadable python modules.
+LIBRARY_PATH_PLACEHOLDER =
+if SET_ENV_LIBRARY_PATH
+LIBRARY_PATH_PLACEHOLDER += $(ENV_LIBRARY_PATH)=$(abs_top_builddir)/src/lib/log/.libs:$(abs_top_builddir)/src/lib/util/.libs:$(abs_top_builddir)/src/lib/exceptions/.libs:$$$(ENV_LIBRARY_PATH)
+endif
 
 # test using command-line arguments, so use check-local target instead of TESTS
 check-local:
+	$(LIBRARY_PATH_PLACEHOLDER) \
+	env PYTHONPATH=$(abs_top_srcdir)/src/lib/python:$(abs_top_builddir)/src/lib/python:$(abs_top_builddir)/src/lib/python/isc/log \
+	$(abs_srcdir)/check_output.sh $(abs_builddir)/log_console.py $(abs_srcdir)/console.out
 if ENABLE_PYTHON_COVERAGE
-	touch $(abs_top_srcdir)/.coverage 
+	touch $(abs_top_srcdir)/.coverage
 	rm -f .coverage
 	${LN_S} $(abs_top_srcdir)/.coverage .coverage
 endif
 	for pytest in $(PYTESTS) ; do \
 	echo Running test: $$pytest ; \
-	env PYTHONPATH=$(abs_top_srcdir)/src/lib/python:$(abs_top_builddir)/src/lib/python:$(abs_top_builddir)/src/lib/python/isc/log \
+	$(LIBRARY_PATH_PLACEHOLDER) \
+	env PYTHONPATH=$(abs_top_srcdir)/src/lib/python:$(abs_top_builddir)/src/lib/python:$(abs_top_builddir)/src/lib/python/isc/log:$(abs_top_builddir)/src/lib/log/python/.libs \
 	$(PYCOVERAGE_RUN) $(abs_srcdir)/$$pytest || exit ; \
 	done
diff --git a/src/lib/python/isc/log/tests/check_output.sh b/src/lib/python/isc/log/tests/check_output.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..32146af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/python/isc/log/tests/check_output.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+"$1" 2>&1 | cut -d\  -f3- | diff - "$2" 1>&2
diff --git a/src/lib/python/isc/log/tests/console.out b/src/lib/python/isc/log/tests/console.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3c6770
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/python/isc/log/tests/console.out
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+INFO  [test.output] MSG_ID, Message with list [1, 2, 3, 4]
+WARN  [test.output] DIFFERENT, Different message
+FATAL [test.output] MSG_ID, Message with 2 1
+DEBUG [test.output] MSG_ID, Message with 3 2
diff --git a/src/lib/python/isc/log/tests/log_console.py.in b/src/lib/python/isc/log/tests/log_console.py.in
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..af05f61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/python/isc/log/tests/log_console.py.in
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!@PYTHON@
+
+import isc.log
+# This would come from a dictionary in real life
+MSG_ID = isc.log.create_message("MSG_ID", "Message with %2 %1")
+DIFFERENT = isc.log.create_message("DIFFERENT", "Different message")
+isc.log.init("test")
+logger = isc.log.Logger("output")
+
+logger.debug(20, MSG_ID, "test", "no output")
+logger.info(MSG_ID, [1, 2, 3, 4], "list")
+logger.warn(DIFFERENT)
+logger.fatal(MSG_ID, 1, 2)
+logger.set_severity("DEBUG", 99)
+logger.debug(1, MSG_ID, 2, 3)
diff --git a/src/lib/python/isc/log/tests/log_test.in b/src/lib/python/isc/log/tests/log_test.in
deleted file mode 100644
index 60e5e3f..0000000
--- a/src/lib/python/isc/log/tests/log_test.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-#! /bin/sh
-
-# Copyright (C) 2010  Internet Systems Consortium.
-#
-# Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
-# purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
-# copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
-#
-# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND INTERNET SYSTEMS CONSORTIUM
-# DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL
-# IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL
-# INTERNET SYSTEMS CONSORTIUM BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT,
-# INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING
-# FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,
-# NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
-# WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
-
-PYTHON_EXEC=${PYTHON_EXEC:- at PYTHON@}
-export PYTHON_EXEC
-
-TEST_PATH=@abs_top_srcdir@/src/lib/python/isc/log/tests
-PYTHONPATH=@abs_top_srcdir@/src/lib/python:@abs_top_builddir@/src/lib/python
-export PYTHONPATH
-
-cd ${TEST_PATH}
-exec ${PYTHON_EXEC} -O log_test.py $*
diff --git a/src/lib/python/isc/log/tests/log_test.py b/src/lib/python/isc/log/tests/log_test.py
index 026dee1..a463d59 100644
--- a/src/lib/python/isc/log/tests/log_test.py
+++ b/src/lib/python/isc/log/tests/log_test.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright (C) 2010  Internet Systems Consortium.
+# Copyright (C) 2011  Internet Systems Consortium.
 #
 # Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
 # purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
@@ -13,225 +13,121 @@
 # NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
 # WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 
-#
-# Tests for the python logging module
-#
-
-from isc.log.log import *
+# This tests it can be loaded, nothing more yet
+import isc.log
 import unittest
-import os
-import sys
-import tempfile
-
-
-class TestRotateFileHandler(unittest.TestCase):
 
+class LogDict(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
-        self.FILE_LOG1 = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode='w',
-                                                 prefix="b10",
-                                                 delete=True)
-        self.FILE_LOG2 = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode='w',
-                                                 prefix="b10",
-                                                 delete=True)
-        self.FILE_LOG3 = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode='w',
-                                                 prefix="b10",
-                                                 delete=True)
-        self.handler = NSFileLogHandler(filename = self.FILE_LOG1.name, 
-                                        maxBytes = 1024, 
-                                        backupCount = 5)
-
-    def test_shouldRollover(self):
-        if(os.path.exists(self.FILE_LOG1.name)):
-            os.remove(self.FILE_LOG1.name)
-        record = logging.LogRecord(None, None, "", 0, "rotate file handler", (), None, None)
-        self.handler.shouldRollover(record)
-        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(self.FILE_LOG1.name))
-
-    def test_get_absolute_file_path(self):
-        abs_file_name = self.handler._get_abs_file_path(self.FILE_LOG1.name)
-        self.assertEqual(abs_file_name, self.FILE_LOG1.name)
-        # test bare filename
-        file_name1 = "bind10.py"
-        abs_file_name = self.handler._get_abs_file_path(file_name1)
-        self.assertEqual(abs_file_name, os.path.join(os.getcwd(), file_name1))
-        # test relative path 
-        file_name2 = "./bind10.py"
-        abs_file_name = self.handler._get_abs_file_path(file_name2)
-        self.assertEqual(abs_file_name, os.path.join(os.getcwd(), os.path.basename(file_name2)))
-         
-    def test_update_config(self):
-        self.handler.update_config(self.FILE_LOG2.name, 3, 512)
-        self.assertEqual(self.handler.baseFilename, self.FILE_LOG2.name)
-        self.assertEqual(self.handler.maxBytes, 512)
-        self.assertEqual(self.handler.backupCount, 3)
-
-        # check the existence of new log file.
-        # emit() will call shouldRollover() to update the log file
-        if(os.path.exists(self.FILE_LOG2.name)):
-            os.remove(self.FILE_LOG2.name)
-        record = logging.LogRecord(None, None, "", 0, "rotate file handler", (), None, None)
-        self.handler.emit(record)
-        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(self.FILE_LOG2.name))
-
-    def test_handle_Error(self):
-        if(os.path.exists(self.FILE_LOG3.name)):
-            os.remove(self.FILE_LOG3.name)
-        # redirect error message to file
-        savederr = sys.stderr
-        errfd = open(self.FILE_LOG3.name, 'w+')
-        sys.stderr = errfd
-        record = logging.LogRecord(None, None, "", 0, "record message", (), None, None)
-        try:
-            raise ValueError("ValueError")
-        except ValueError:
-            self.handler.handleError(record)
-
-        self.assertEqual("[b10-logging] : ValueError", errfd.read())
-        sys.stderr = savederr
-        errfd.close()
-
+        # We work on a test dictionary now.
+        isc.log.set_test_dictionary(True)
     def tearDown(self):
-        self.handler.flush()
-        self.handler.close()
-        self.FILE_LOG1.close()
-        self.FILE_LOG2.close()
-        self.FILE_LOG3.close()
-
-class TestSysLogHandler(unittest.TestCase):
-    def setUp(self):
-        self.handler = NSSysLogHandler("BIND10")
+        # Return to the global dictionary
+        isc.log.set_test_dictionary(False)
 
-    def test_encodeLevel(self):
-        sysLevel = self.handler._encodeLevel(logging.ERROR)
-        self.assertEqual(sysLevel, syslog.LOG_ERR)
+    def test_load_msgs(self):
+        # Try loading a message and see it's there, but nothing more
+        self.assertEqual(isc.log.create_message("ID", "Text"), "ID")
+        self.assertEqual(isc.log.get_message("ID"), "Text")
+        self.assertEqual(isc.log.get_message("no-ID"), None)
 
-    def test_emit(self):
-        syslog_message = "bind10 syslog testing"
-        record = logging.LogRecord(None, None, "", 0, syslog_message, (), None, None)
-        self.handler.emit(record)
+class Manager(unittest.TestCase):
+    def tearDown(self):
+        isc.log.reset()
+
+    def test_init_debug(self):
+        # We try calling it now only, as we don't have any other functions
+        # to check the outcome by it. Once we add the logger class, we may
+        # check more.
+        isc.log.init("root", "DEBUG", 50, None)
+
+    def test_init_defaults(self):
+        # We try calling it now only, as we don't have any other functions
+        # to check the outcome by it. Once we add the logger class, we may
+        # check more.
+        isc.log.init("root")
+
+    def test_init_notfound(self):
+        # This should not throw, because the C++ one doesn't. Should we really
+        # ignore errors like missing file?
+        isc.log.init("root", "INFO", 0, "/no/such/file");
+
+class Logger(unittest.TestCase):
+    def tearDown(self):
+        isc.log.reset()
 
-class TestLogging(unittest.TestCase):
-    
     def setUp(self):
-        self.FILE_STREAM_LOG1 = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode='w',
-                                                      prefix="b10",
-                                                      delete=True)
-        self.FILE_STREAM_LOG2 = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode='w',
-                                                      prefix="b10",
-                                                      delete=True)
-        self.FILE_STREAM_LOG3 = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode='w',
-                                                      prefix="b10",
-                                                      delete=True)
-        self.file_stream_logger = NSLogger('File_Stream_Logger',
-                                           self.FILE_STREAM_LOG1.name,
-                                           'debug', 5, 1024, True)
-        self.syslog_logger = NSLogger('SysLogger', '', 'info', 5, 1024, False)
-        self.stderr_bak = sys.stderr
-        sys.stderr = open(os.devnull, 'w')
-    
-    def test_logging_init(self):
-        self.assertNotEqual(self.file_stream_logger._file_handler, None)
-        self.assertNotEqual(self.file_stream_logger._stream_handler, None)
-        self.assertEqual(self.file_stream_logger._syslog_handler, None)
-
-        self.assertIn(self.file_stream_logger._file_handler, self.file_stream_logger.handlers)
-        self.assertIn(self.file_stream_logger._stream_handler, self.file_stream_logger.handlers)
-        self.assertNotIn(self.file_stream_logger._syslog_handler, self.file_stream_logger.handlers)
-        logLevel = LEVELS.get('debug', logging.NOTSET)
-        self.assertEqual(self.file_stream_logger.getEffectiveLevel(), logLevel)
-
-        self.assertEqual(self.syslog_logger._file_handler, None)
-        self.assertEqual(self.syslog_logger._stream_handler, None)
-        self.assertNotEqual(self.syslog_logger._syslog_handler, None)
-        self.assertNotIn(self.syslog_logger._file_handler, self.syslog_logger.handlers)
-        self.assertNotIn(self.syslog_logger._stream_handler, self.syslog_logger.handlers)
-        self.assertIn(self.syslog_logger._syslog_handler, self.syslog_logger.handlers)
-
-        logLevel = LEVELS.get('info', logging.NOTSET)
-        self.assertEqual(self.syslog_logger.getEffectiveLevel(), logLevel)
-
-    def test_add_rotate_handler(self):
-        if(self.syslog_logger._file_handler in self.syslog_logger.handlers):
-            self.syslog_logger.removeHandler(self.syslog_logger._file_handler)
-        
-        self.syslog_logger._add_rotate_handler('', 5, 1024)
-        self.assertNotIn(self.syslog_logger._file_handler, self.syslog_logger.handlers)
-
-        self.syslog_logger._add_rotate_handler(self.FILE_STREAM_LOG1.name, 5, 1024)
-        self.assertIn(self.syslog_logger._file_handler, self.syslog_logger.handlers)
-
-        # test IOError exception
-        self.syslog_logger.removeHandler(self.syslog_logger._file_handler)
-        log_file = self.FILE_STREAM_LOG1.name + '/logfile'
-        self.syslog_logger._add_rotate_handler(log_file, 5, 1024)
-        self.assertNotIn(self.syslog_logger._file_handler, self.syslog_logger.handlers)
-
-    def test_add_stream_handler(self):
-        if(self.file_stream_logger._stream_handler in self.file_stream_logger.handlers):
-            self.file_stream_logger.removeHandler(self.file_stream_logger._stream_handler)
-
-        self.file_stream_logger._add_stream_handler()
-        self.assertIn(self.file_stream_logger._stream_handler, self.file_stream_logger.handlers)
-
-    def test_add_syslog_handler(self):
-        if(self.syslog_logger._syslog_handler in self.syslog_logger.handlers):
-            self.syslog_logger.removeHandler(self.syslog_logger._syslog_handler)
-
-        self.syslog_logger._add_syslog_handler()
-        self.assertIn(self.syslog_logger._syslog_handler, self.syslog_logger.handlers)
-
-    def test_update_rotate_handler(self):
-        self.file_stream_logger._update_rotate_handler(self.FILE_STREAM_LOG2.name, 4, 1024)
-        self.assertIn(self.file_stream_logger._file_handler, self.file_stream_logger.handlers)
-
-        self.file_stream_logger._update_rotate_handler('', 5, 1024)
-        self.assertNotIn(self.file_stream_logger._file_handler, self.file_stream_logger.handlers)
-
-        self.file_stream_logger._update_rotate_handler(self.FILE_STREAM_LOG1.name, 4, 1024)
-        self.assertIn(self.file_stream_logger._file_handler, self.file_stream_logger.handlers)
-
-    def test_get_config(self):
-        config_data = {'log_file' : self.FILE_STREAM_LOG1.name,
-                       'log_severity' : 'critical',
-                       'log_versions' : 4,
-                       'log_max_bytes' : 1024}
-        self.file_stream_logger._get_config(config_data)
-        self.assertEqual(self.file_stream_logger._log_file, self.FILE_STREAM_LOG1.name)
-        self.assertEqual(self.file_stream_logger._severity, 'critical')
-        self.assertEqual(self.file_stream_logger._versions, 4)
-        self.assertEqual(self.file_stream_logger._max_bytes, 1024)
-
-
-    def test_update_config(self):
-        update_config = {'log_file' : self.FILE_STREAM_LOG1.name,
-                         'log_severity' : 'error',
-                         'log_versions' : 4,
-                         'log_max_bytes' : 1024}
-        self.file_stream_logger.update_config(update_config)
-        logLevel = LEVELS.get('error', logging.NOTSET)
-        self.assertEqual(self.file_stream_logger.getEffectiveLevel(), logLevel)
-
-    def test_log_message(self):
-        update_config = {'log_file' : self.FILE_STREAM_LOG3.name,
-                         'log_severity' : 'critical',
-                         'log_versions' : 4,
-                         'log_max_bytes' : 1024}
-        self.file_stream_logger.update_config(update_config)
-        self.file_stream_logger.log_message('debug', 'debug message')
-        self.file_stream_logger.log_message('warning', 'warning message')
-        self.file_stream_logger.log_message('error', 'error message')
-        #test non-exist log level
-        self.assertRaises(None, self.file_stream_logger.log_message('not-exist', 'not exist message'))
-        #test log_message KeyError exception
-        self.assertRaises(None, self.file_stream_logger.log_message('critical', 'critical message', extra=['message', 'asctime']))
-        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(self.FILE_STREAM_LOG3.name))
-    
-    def tearDown(self):
-        self.FILE_STREAM_LOG1.close()
-        self.FILE_STREAM_LOG2.close()
-        self.FILE_STREAM_LOG3.close()
-        sys.stderr.flush();
-        sys.stderr = self.stderr_bak
+        isc.log.init("root", "DEBUG", 50)
+        self.sevs = ['INFO', 'WARN', 'ERROR', 'FATAL']
+
+    # Checks defaults of the logger
+    def defaults(self, logger):
+        self.assertEqual(logger.get_effective_severity(), "DEBUG")
+        self.assertEqual(logger.get_effective_debug_level(), 50)
+
+    def test_default_severity(self):
+        logger = isc.log.Logger("child")
+        self.defaults(logger)
+
+    # Try changing the severities little bit
+    def test_severity(self):
+        logger = isc.log.Logger("child")
+        logger.set_severity('DEBUG', 25)
+        self.assertEqual(logger.get_effective_severity(), "DEBUG")
+        self.assertEqual(logger.get_effective_debug_level(), 25)
+        for sev in self.sevs:
+            logger.set_severity(sev)
+            self.assertEqual(logger.get_effective_severity(), sev)
+            self.assertEqual(logger.get_effective_debug_level(), 0)
+        # Return to default
+        logger.set_severity(None)
+        self.defaults(logger)
+
+    def test_enabled(self):
+        logger = isc.log.Logger("child")
+        self.sevs.insert(0, 'DEBUG')
+        methods = {
+            'DEBUG': logger.is_debug_enabled,
+            'INFO': logger.is_info_enabled,
+            'WARN': logger.is_warn_enabled,
+            'ERROR': logger.is_error_enabled,
+            'FATAL': logger.is_fatal_enabled
+        }
+        for sev in self.sevs:
+            logger.set_severity(sev)
+            enabled = False
+            for tested in self.sevs:
+                if tested == sev:
+                    enabled = True
+                self.assertEqual(methods[tested](), enabled)
+        logger.set_severity('DEBUG', 50)
+        self.assertTrue(logger.is_debug_enabled())
+        self.assertTrue(logger.is_debug_enabled(0))
+        self.assertTrue(logger.is_debug_enabled(50))
+        self.assertFalse(logger.is_debug_enabled(99))
+
+    def test_invalid_params(self):
+        """
+           Tests invalid arguments for logging functions. The output is tested
+           in check_output.sh.
+        """
+        logger = isc.log.Logger("child")
+        methods = [
+            logger.info,
+            logger.warn,
+            logger.error,
+            logger.fatal
+        ]
+        for meth in methods:
+            # Not enough arguments
+            self.assertRaises(TypeError, meth)
+            # Bad type
+            self.assertRaises(TypeError, meth, 1)
+        # Too few arguments
+        self.assertRaises(TypeError, logger.debug, 42)
+        self.assertRaises(TypeError, logger.debug)
+        # Bad type
+        self.assertRaises(TypeError, logger.debug, "42", "hello")
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()




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