From: Steven Hiscocks <steven@hiscocks.me.uk>
Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2013 17:46:01 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: systemd-python: add Journal method to add MESSAGE_ID match
X-Git-Tag: v198~140^2~16
X-Git-Url: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?p=elogind.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=89d9a233890a11eb4e6bd3960fff20d8a5afd8ae;ds=inline

systemd-python: add Journal method to add MESSAGE_ID match
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diff --git a/src/python-systemd/journal.py b/src/python-systemd/journal.py
index 4f42928f6..d61c30e12 100644
--- a/src/python-systemd/journal.py
+++ b/src/python-systemd/journal.py
@@ -183,6 +183,15 @@ class Journal(_Journal):
         else:
             raise ValueError("Log level must be 0 <= level <= 7")
 
+    def messageid_match(self, messageid):
+        """Sets match filter for log entries for specified `messageid`.
+        `messageid` can be string or UUID instance.
+        Standard message IDs can be found in systemd.id128
+        Equivalent to add_match(MESSAGE_ID=`messageid`)."""
+        if isinstance(messageid, _uuid.UUID):
+            messageid = messageid.get_hex()
+        self.add_match(MESSAGE_ID=messageid)
+
     def this_boot(self, bootid=None):
         """Add match for _BOOT_ID equal to current boot ID or the specified boot ID.