#! /usr/bin/python

__author__="bjschuma"
__date__ ="$Mar 13, 2010 4:32:22 PM$"

import ocarina

global enabled
global lastState
enabled = True
lastState = True


def write(s,verbose=0):
	global enabled
	if (enabled==True) and (ocarina.vars["$verbose"] >= verbose):
		s = str(s)
		print s


def disable():
	global enabled
	global lastState
	lastState = enabled
	enabled = False


def enable():
	global enabled
	global lastState
	lastState = enabled
	enabled = True


def restore():
	global enabled
	global lastState
	enabled = lastState