From b4e15503c1fd73dee35d5c30c8730ad3329d8a1b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Victor Alexeev <v@nct.ru>
Date: Thu, 28 May 2026 16:52:39 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Added option to log without timestamps

---
 RNS/Reticulum.py      | 3 +++
 RNS/Utilities/rnsd.py | 6 ++++++
 RNS/__init__.py       | 5 +++--
 3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/RNS/Reticulum.py b/RNS/Reticulum.py
index ab131e5a..3c3b8904 100755
--- a/RNS/Reticulum.py
+++ b/RNS/Reticulum.py
@@ -458,6 +458,9 @@ class Reticulum:
                         RNS.loglevel = 0
                     if RNS.loglevel > 7:
                         RNS.loglevel = 7
+                elif option == "logtimestamps":
+                    value = self.config["logging"].as_bool(option)
+                    RNS.logtimestamps = bool(value)
 
         if "reticulum" in self.config:
             for option in self.config["reticulum"]:
diff --git a/RNS/Utilities/rnsd.py b/RNS/Utilities/rnsd.py
index b365ecca..af2f60ba 100755
--- a/RNS/Utilities/rnsd.py
+++ b/RNS/Utilities/rnsd.py
@@ -262,6 +262,12 @@ instance_name = default
 
 loglevel = 4
 
+# You can disable timestamp inclusion in logs. Useful if
+# you want to use an external logging tool that provides
+# its own timestamps or custom formatting.
+
+# logtimestamps = no
+
 
 # The interfaces section defines the physical and virtual
 # interfaces Reticulum will use to communicate on. This
diff --git a/RNS/__init__.py b/RNS/__init__.py
index 22859b4f..7aea1fce 100755
--- a/RNS/__init__.py
+++ b/RNS/__init__.py
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ loglevel        = LOG_NOTICE
 logfile         = None
 logdest         = LOG_STDOUT
 logcall         = None
+logtimestamps   = True
 logtimefmt      = "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"
 logtimefmt_p    = "%H:%M:%S.%f"
 compact_log_fmt = False
@@ -127,8 +128,8 @@ def log(msg, level=3, _override_destination = False, pt=False):
     if loglevel >= level:
         if pt: logstring = "["+precise_timestamp_str(time.time())+"] "+loglevelname(level)+" "+msg
         else:
-            if not compact_log_fmt: logstring = "["+timestamp_str(time.time())+"] "+loglevelname(level)+" "+msg
-            else:                   logstring = "["+timestamp_str(time.time())+"] "+msg
+            if not compact_log_fmt: logstring = ("["+timestamp_str(time.time())+"] " if logtimestamps else "")+loglevelname(level)+" "+msg
+            else:                   logstring = ("["+timestamp_str(time.time())+"] " if logtimestamps else "")+msg
 
         with logging_lock:
             if (logdest == LOG_STDOUT or _always_override_destination or _override_destination):