Added debug output

2 files changed, 32 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/README b/README
index 6d6173b..4ee7d55 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -312,3 +312,19 @@ ak-get-only-ipfs-key-values-from-our-zchain         # Retuns CIDs of "ipfs" DATA
 Deprecated
 ----------
 ak-json2bash
+
+
+Debugging
+---------
+
+Setting `AK_DEBUG` shell variable to `"yes"` will make all log messages to
+appear on your stderr (file descriptor 2). After setting this variable, run the
+tools you want.
+
+Example:
+``` console
+
+AK_DEBUG="yes"; ak-enter -l 1
+
+```
+
diff --git a/bin/ak-logthis b/bin/ak-logthis
index 024f9d2..295f60d 100755
--- a/bin/ak-logthis
+++ b/bin/ak-logthis
@@ -7,17 +7,33 @@ then
         if [ ! -z "$3" ]
         then
             echo "$TS" "$1" "$2" "$3" >> $AK_LOGSFILE
+            if [ "$AK_DEBUG" == "yes" ]
+            then
+                echo "$TS" "$1" "$2" "$3" >&2
+            fi
             exit 0
         else
             echo "$TS" "$1" "[ERROR]" "No message" >> $AK_LOGSFILE
+            if [ "$AK_DEBUG" == "yes" ]
+            then
+                echo "$TS" "$1" "[ERROR]" "No message" >&2
+            fi
             exit 1
         fi
     else
         echo "$TS" "$1" "[ERROR]" "No type and message" >> $AK_LOGSFILE
+        if [ "$AK_DEBUG" == "yes" ]
+        then
+            echo "$TS" "$1" "[ERROR]" "No type and message" >&2
+        fi
         exit 1
     fi
 else
     echo "$TS" "<$(basename $0)>" "[ERROR]" "No arguments given" >> $AK_LOGSFILE
+    if [ "$AK_DEBUG" == "yes" ]
+    then
+        echo "$TS" "<$(basename $0)>" "[ERROR]" "No arguments given" >&2
+    fi
     exit 1
 fi