X-Git-Url: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?p=elogind.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=src%2Fpython-systemd%2Fjournal.py;h=60c8111d239a49c17ce92f237cdcfb2a236dda44;hp=ab8661e987343f636f3fcd5351b72fe86120cd74;hb=301ae164b7478ee1f153ddd529093dcf0e61933d;hpb=dd37d563ba236cb0ae583d73e02e9e093084e2e5

diff --git a/src/python-systemd/journal.py b/src/python-systemd/journal.py
index ab8661e98..60c8111d2 100644
--- a/src/python-systemd/journal.py
+++ b/src/python-systemd/journal.py
@@ -142,13 +142,28 @@ class Journal(_Journal):
         else:
             raise ValueError("Log level must be 0 <= level <= 7")
 
-    def this_boot(self):
-        """Add match for _BOOT_ID equal to current boot ID."""
-        self.add_match(_BOOT_ID=_id128.get_boot().hex)
+    def this_boot(self, bootid=None):
+        """Add match for _BOOT_ID equal to current boot ID or the specified boot ID.
+
+        bootid should be either a UUID or a 32 digit hex number.
+        """
+        if bootid is None:
+            bootid = _id128.get_boot().hex
+        else:
+            bootid = getattr(bootid, 'hex', bootid)
+        self.add_match(_BOOT_ID=bootid)
+
+    def this_machine(self, machineid=None):
+        """Add match for _MACHINE_ID equal to the ID of this machine.
+
+        bootid should be either a UUID or a 32 digit hex number.
+        """
+        if machineid is None:
+            machineid = _id128.get_machine().hex
+        else:
+            machineid = getattr(machineid, 'hex', machineid)
+        self.add_match(_MACHINE_ID=machineid)
 
-    def this_machine(self):
-        """Add match for _MACHINE_ID equal to the ID of this machine."""
-        self.add_match(_MACHINE_ID=_id128.get_machine().hex)
 
 def _make_line(field, value):
         if isinstance(value, bytes):