added configurable log directory via --log-to

Author: DeborahOlaboye

packages/tests/src/pytest_plugins/custom_logging/plugin_logging.py

@@ -255,6 +255,19 @@ def pytest_addoption(parser: pytest.Parser) -> None:  # noqa: D103
         ),
     )
 
+    # Allow specifying a directory for log files explicitly
+    logging_group.addoption(
+        "--log-to",
+        action="store",
+        default=None,
+        dest="eest_log_dir",
+        help=(
+            "Directory to write log files. If not provided, falls back to "
+            "{basetemp}/logs when --basetemp is set, then ${TOX_WORK_DIR}/logs, "
+            "and finally ./logs."
+        ),
+    )
+
 
 @functools.cache
 def get_log_stem(argv0: str, argv1: Optional[str]) -> str:
@@ -301,10 +314,15 @@ def pytest_configure(config: pytest.Config) -> None:
 
     worker_id = os.getenv("PYTEST_XDIST_WORKER", "main")
     log_filename = f"{log_stem}-{worker_id}.log"
+
+    # Determine base logs directory by precedence:
+    explicit_dir = getattr(config.option, "eest_log_dir", None)
     basetemp_opt = getattr(config.option, "basetemp", None)
     tox_work_dir = os.environ.get("TOX_WORK_DIR")
 
-    if basetemp_opt:
+    if explicit_dir:
+        base_logs_dir = Path(str(explicit_dir))
+    elif basetemp_opt:
         base_logs_dir = Path(str(basetemp_opt)) / "logs"
     elif tox_work_dir:
         base_logs_dir = Path(tox_work_dir) / "logs"