training, local log

ANNOTATE/web/app.py

@@ -75,12 +75,23 @@ except ImportError:
     HistoricalDataLoader = data_module.HistoricalDataLoader
     TimeRangeManager = data_module.TimeRangeManager
 
-# Setup logging
+# Setup logging - configure before any logging occurs
+log_dir = Path(__file__).parent.parent / 'logs'
+log_dir.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+log_file = log_dir / 'annotate_app.log'
+
+# Configure logging to both file and console
+# File mode 'w' truncates the file on each run
 logging.basicConfig(
     level=logging.INFO,
-    format='%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s'
+    format='%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s',
+    handlers=[
+        logging.FileHandler(log_file, mode='w'),  # Truncate on each run
+        logging.StreamHandler(sys.stdout)  # Also print to console
+    ]
 )
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+logger.info(f"Logging to: {log_file}")
 
 class AnnotationDashboard:
     """Main annotation dashboard application"""
@@ -1261,6 +1272,11 @@ class AnnotationDashboard:
 
 def main():
     """Main entry point"""
+    logger.info("=" * 80)
+    logger.info("ANNOTATE Application Starting")
+    logger.info(f"Timestamp: {datetime.now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')}")
+    logger.info("=" * 80)
+    
     dashboard = AnnotationDashboard()
     dashboard.run(debug=True)