circular loop fix

lxc_autoscale/config.py

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Set, Union
 
 import yaml
-from logging_setup import setup_logging  # Import the logging setup function
 
 CONFIG_FILE = "/etc/lxc_autoscale/lxc_autoscale.yaml"
 
@@ -25,9 +24,6 @@ def load_tier_configurations() -> Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]]:
     """Load and validate tier configurations."""
     tier_configs: Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]] = {}
 
-    # Setup logging based on the configuration
-    setup_logging()
-
     for section, values in config.items():
         if section.startswith('TIER_'):
             tier_name = section[5:]

lxc_autoscale/logging_setup.py

@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 import logging  # Import the logging module to handle logging throughout the application
 import os  # Import os module to handle directory operations
-from config import get_config_value  # Import the get_config_value function to retrieve configuration settings
 
-# Retrieve the log file path from the configuration
-LOG_FILE = get_config_value('DEFAULT', 'log_file', '/var/log/lxc_autoscale.log')
+# Removed: from config import get_config_value  and global LOG_FILE assignment
 
 def setup_logging():
     """
@@ -13,6 +11,10 @@ def setup_logging():
     Log messages will include timestamps and the severity level of the message.
     """
 
+    # Lazy import to break circular dependency
+    from config import get_config_value  
+    LOG_FILE = get_config_value('DEFAULT', 'log_file', '/var/log/lxc_autoscale.log')
+
     # Ensure the directory for the log file exists
     log_dir = os.path.dirname(LOG_FILE)
     if not os.path.exists(log_dir):