Add the --quiet flag

This option gives less verbose output

diff --git a/emerge-timer.py b/emerge-timer.py
index 4e1461748d85ad07bbdb63f1a74a18766440afa0..208fffa171c64cba9d38b7cbcfc3d4db844e1206 100755 (executable)
--- a/emerge-timer.py
+++ b/emerge-timer.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ LOGFILE = "/var/log/emerge.log"
 green_start = "\033[32m"
 color_stop = "\033[m"
 
+QUIET = False
 
 PACKAGES = []
 
@@ -91,11 +92,13 @@ class package:
         """This prints the emerge times for different versions in the
         normal operating mode of the script"""
 
-        for p in self.versions:
+        if QUIET == False:
 
-            print('-'*90 + "\n" +
-                  green_start + self.name + p[0] + color_stop + "  >>>  " +
-                  time(p[1]) + "  >>>  " + date(p[2]))
+            for p in self.versions:
+
+                print('-'*90 + "\n" +
+                      green_start + self.name + p[0] + color_stop +
+                      "  >>>  " + time(p[1]) + "  >>>  " + date(p[2]))
 
         print('-'*90 + "\n" + "Package " + green_start +
               self.name + color_stop + " emerged " +
@@ -106,17 +109,21 @@ class package:
 
     def print_pretended_times(self):
         """This is used the print all the pretended times"""
-        print("\t" + green_start + self.name + '-' + self.version + color_stop),
+
+        if QUIET == False:
+            print("\t" + green_start + self.name + '-' + self.version + color_stop),
 
         if len(self.versions) > 1:
             aver_time = self.average_time()
 
-            print("\n\taverage time: " + time(aver_time))
+            if QUIET == False:
+                print("\n\taverage time: " + time(aver_time))
 
             return aver_time
 
         else:
-            print("\n\t no previous emerges")
+            if QUIET == False:
+                print("\n\t no previous emerges")
 
             return 0
 
@@ -400,7 +407,7 @@ Options:
 \t-c, --current \t Show time until currently compiling package finishes
 \t-p, --pretended  Calculate compile time from piped 'emerge -p' output
 \t-h, --help \t Show this helpscreen
-
+\t-q, --quiet \t Be less verbose
 \t--no-color \t Use colorless output"""
 
     print usage
@@ -426,6 +433,9 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         if arg == "-h" or arg == "--help":
             usage()
 
+        if arg == "-q" or arg == "--quiet":
+            QUIET = True
+
         if arg == "--no-color":
             green_start = ""
             color_stop = ""