From e343d6aa15f182d843d6eb9fe12fb3ebd7a9226c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Joel Krauska <jkrauska@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2025 20:13:36 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] mvrun work

---
 README.md | 41 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 mvrun.py  | 14 ++++++++------
 2 files changed, 48 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0dab398..8893933 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -221,6 +221,8 @@ vacuum = False
 # Application logs (errors, startup messages, etc.) are unaffected
 # Set to True to enable, False to disable (default: False)
 access_log = False
+# Database cleanup logfile location
+db_cleanup_logfile = dbcleanup.log
 ```
 
 ---
@@ -254,12 +256,29 @@ Open in your browser: http://localhost:8081/
 ## Running Meshview with `mvrun.py`
 
 - `mvrun.py` starts both `startdb.py` and `main.py` in separate threads and merges the output.
-- It accepts the `--config` argument like the others.
+- It accepts several command-line arguments for flexible deployment.
 
 ```bash
 ./env/bin/python mvrun.py
 ```
 
+**Command-line options:**
+- `--config CONFIG` - Path to the configuration file (default: `config.ini`)
+- `--pid_dir PID_DIR` - Directory for PID files (default: `.`)
+- `--py_exec PY_EXEC` - Path to the Python executable (default: `./env/bin/python`)
+
+**Examples:**
+```bash
+# Use a specific config file
+./env/bin/python mvrun.py --config /etc/meshview/config.ini
+
+# Store PID files in a specific directory
+./env/bin/python mvrun.py --pid_dir /var/run/meshview
+
+# Use a different Python executable
+./env/bin/python mvrun.py --py_exec /usr/bin/python3
+```
+
 ---
 
 ## Setting Up Systemd Services (Ubuntu)
@@ -365,6 +384,15 @@ hour = 2
 minute = 00
 # Run VACUUM after cleanup
 vacuum = False
+
+# -------------------------
+# Logging Configuration
+# -------------------------
+[logging]
+# Enable or disable HTTP access logs from the web server
+access_log = False
+# Database cleanup logfile location
+db_cleanup_logfile = dbcleanup.log
 ```
 Once changes are done you need to restart the script for changes to load.
 
@@ -416,6 +444,17 @@ Check the log file to see it the script run at the specific time.
 
 ---
 
+## Testing
+
+MeshView includes a test suite using pytest. For detailed testing documentation, see [README-testing.md](README-testing.md).
+
+Quick start:
+```bash
+./env/bin/pytest tests/test_api_simple.py -v
+```
+
+---
+
 ## Technical Documentation
 
 For more detailed technical documentation including database migrations, architecture details, and advanced topics, see the [docs/](docs/) directory.
diff --git a/mvrun.py b/mvrun.py
index 17dfa7b..b48b564 100644
--- a/mvrun.py
+++ b/mvrun.py
@@ -98,13 +98,15 @@ def main():
 
     # Add --config runtime argument
     parser.add_argument('--config', help="Path to the configuration file.", default='config.ini')
-    parser.add_argument('--piddir', help="PID files path.", default='.')
-    parser.add_argument('--pyexec', help="Path to the Python executable.", default='./env/bin/python')
+    parser.add_argument('--pid_dir', help="PID files path.", default='.')
+    parser.add_argument(
+        '--py_exec', help="Path to the Python executable.", default='./env/bin/python'
+    )
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
     # PID file paths
-    db_pid_file = os.path.join(args.piddir, 'meshview-db.pid')
-    web_pid_file = os.path.join(args.piddir, 'meshview-web.pid')
+    db_pid_file = os.path.join(args.pid_dir, 'meshview-db.pid')
+    web_pid_file = os.path.join(args.pid_dir, 'meshview-web.pid')
 
     # Track PID files globally for cleanup
     pid_files.append(db_pid_file)
@@ -112,12 +114,12 @@ def main():
 
     # Database Thread
     dbthrd = threading.Thread(
-        target=run_script, args=(args.pyexec, 'startdb.py', db_pid_file, '--config', args.config)
+        target=run_script, args=(args.py_exec, 'startdb.py', db_pid_file, '--config', args.config)
     )
 
     # Web server thread
     webthrd = threading.Thread(
-        target=run_script, args=(args.pyexec, 'main.py', web_pid_file, '--config', args.config)
+        target=run_script, args=(args.py_exec, 'main.py', web_pid_file, '--config', args.config)
     )
 
     # Start Meshview subprocess threads