Add --log-file option when using the action server

[roniemartinez]

Description of Problem:
There is no option to save logs to a log file when using the actions server from the command line as oppose to API server with --log-file argument

% rasa run actions --help
usage: rasa run actions [-h] [-v] [-vv] [--quiet] [-p PORT]
                        [--cors [CORS [CORS ...]]] [--actions ACTIONS]
                        [--ssl-keyfile SSL_KEYFILE]
                        [--ssl-certificate SSL_CERTIFICATE]
                        [--ssl-password SSL_PASSWORD]

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -p PORT, --port PORT  port to run the server at (default: 5055)
  --cors [CORS [CORS ...]]
                        enable CORS for the passed origin. Use * to whitelist
                        all origins (default: None)
  --actions ACTIONS     name of action package to be loaded (default: None)
  --ssl-keyfile SSL_KEYFILE
                        Set the SSL certificate to create a TLS secured
                        server. (default: None)
  --ssl-certificate SSL_CERTIFICATE
                        Set the SSL certificate to create a TLS secured
                        server. (default: None)
  --ssl-password SSL_PASSWORD
                        If your ssl-keyfile is protected by a password, you
                        can specify it using this paramer. (default: None)

Python Logging Options:
  -v, --verbose         Be verbose. Sets logging level to INFO. (default:
                        None)
  -vv, --debug          Print lots of debugging statements. Sets logging level
                        to DEBUG. (default: None)
  --quiet               Be quiet! Sets logging level to WARNING. (default:
                        None)

Overview of the Solution:
Add option for the action server to save logs to a log file similar to what the API server can do.

Definition of Done:

• Can pass --log-file as command line parameter

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[erohmensing]

Hi @roniemartinez, i think this sounds like a promising enhancement.

when using the actions server from the command line as oppose to API server
Sorry, can you get the logs from the API server? I'm not aware of that option.

One thing to think about is that when the SDK is running as an image, it runs via the start command https://github.com/RasaHQ/rasa-sdk/blob/master/Dockerfile#L40
so i guess that parameter would need to be available for both methods

[roniemartinez]

Sorry, can you get the logs from the API server? I'm not aware of that option.

@erohmensing I misread it as you incorrectly added it to the quotes. It is actually the action server that does not have an option to save logs to a file. The logs can only be seen in the command line.

As for the API server, you can simply do this:

rasa run --log-file rasa.log --enable-api

For the action server, this does not work since the --log-file option does not belong to the subparser. And the subparser does not have this option as you can see from my above description.

rasa run --log-file rasa.log actions

[erohmensing]

Ah I see what you mean, the Rasa server, not the API of the Action Server.

Would you like to work on adding this feature?

[roniemartinez]

Would you like to work on adding this feature?

We'll see. Though, I certainly have not enough time right now.

[erohmensing]

Okay, I will open it up for other community members to contribute, then 🙂

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[dingusagar]

Have created a PR for this issue here #306 . Please review and give comments if any.

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