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README.md

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ First, authenticate your API keys by setting them in the environment variables:
 $ export OPENAI_API_KEY="sk-..."
 ```
 
-This pattern lets you keep your API keys private and out of your codebase. Other supported environment variables: `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY`, `XAI_API_KEY`, and `GROQ_API_KEY`.
+This pattern allows you to keep your API keys private and out of your codebase. Other supported environment variables: `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY`, `XAI_API_KEY`, and `GROQ_API_KEY`.
 
 Next, import Simplemind and start using it:
 

examples/simple_memory.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from _context import sm
 
 
-class SimpleMemoryPlugin(sm.BasePlugin):
+class SimpleMemoryPlugin:
     def __init__(self):
         self.memories = [
             "the earth has fictionally beeen destroyed.",

simplemind/settings.py

@@ -1,8 +1,19 @@
-from typing import Optional, Union
+from typing import Literal, Optional, Union
 
 from pydantic import Field, SecretStr, field_validator
 from pydantic_settings import BaseSettings, SettingsConfigDict
 
+logging_level = Literal["DEBUG", "INFO", "WARNING", "ERROR", "CRITICAL"]
+
+
+class LoggingConfig(BaseSettings):
+    """The class that holds all the logging settings for the application."""
+
+    enabled: bool = Field(False, description="Enable logging")
+    level: logging_level = Field("INFO", description="The logging level")
+
+    model_config = SettingsConfigDict(extra="forbid")
+
 
 class Settings(BaseSettings):
     """The class that holds all the API keys for the application."""
@@ -23,6 +34,7 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
     model_config = SettingsConfigDict(
         env_file=".env", env_file_encoding="utf-8", case_sensitive=True, extra="ignore"
     )
+    logging: LoggingConfig = LoggingConfig()
 
     @field_validator("*", mode="before")
     @classmethod