+ super(Reader, self).get_next(skip))
+
+ def query_unique(self, field):
+ """Return unique values appearing in the journal for given `field`.
+
+ Note this does not respect any journal matches.
+
+ Entries will be processed with converters specified during
+ Reader creation.
+ """
+ return set(self._convert_field(field, value)
+ for value in super(Reader, self).query_unique(field))
+
+ def seek_realtime(self, realtime):
+ """Seek to a matching journal entry nearest to `realtime` time.
+
+ Argument `realtime` must be either an integer unix timestamp
+ or datetime.datetime instance.
+ """
+ if isinstance(realtime, _datetime.datetime):
+ realtime = float(realtime.strftime("%s.%f"))
+ return super(Reader, self).seek_realtime(realtime)
+
+ def seek_monotonic(self, monotonic, bootid=None):
+ """Seek to a matching journal entry nearest to `monotonic` time.
+
+ Argument `monotonic` is a timestamp from boot in either
+ seconds or a datetime.timedelta instance. Argument `bootid`
+ is a string or UUID representing which boot the monotonic time
+ is reference to. Defaults to current bootid.
+ """
+ if isinstance(monotonic, _datetime.timedelta):
+ monotonic = monotonic.totalseconds()
+ if isinstance(bootid, _uuid.UUID):
+ bootid = bootid.get_hex()
+ return super(Reader, self).seek_monotonic(monotonic, bootid)
+
+ def log_level(self, level):
+ """Set maximum log `level` by setting matches for PRIORITY.
+ """
+ if 0 <= level <= 7:
+ for i in range(level+1):
+ self.add_match(PRIORITY="%s" % i)
+ else:
+ raise ValueError("Log level must be 0 <= level <= 7")
+
+ def messageid_match(self, messageid):
+ """Add match for log entries with specified `messageid`.
+
+ `messageid` can be string of hexadicimal digits or a 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.
+
+ If specified, bootid should be either a UUID or a 32 digit hex number.
+
+ Equivalent to add_match(_BOOT_ID='bootid').
+ """
+ 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.
+
+ If specified, machineid should be either a UUID or a 32 digit hex number.
+
+ Equivalent to add_match(_MACHINE_ID='machineid').
+ """
+ if machineid is None:
+ machineid = _id128.get_machine().hex
+ else:
+ machineid = getattr(machineid, 'hex', machineid)
+ self.add_match(_MACHINE_ID=machineid)