fix(plex): Fixed debug log level

Author: timothystewart6

.gitignore

@@ -28,4 +28,5 @@ bin/
 tmp/
 
 # binary name
-prometheus-plex-exporter
+prometheus-plex-exporter
+test-build

.golangci.yml

@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@ linters:
     - gosec
     - gocritic
     - gocyclo
+

.pre-commit-config.yaml

@@ -3,10 +3,8 @@ repos:
     hooks:
       - id: gofmt
         name: gofmt
-        # Format each passed Go file and re-stage it if it's not ignored.
-        entry: bash -c 'for f; do [ -e "$f" ] || continue; gofmt -s -w "$f"; if ! git check-ignore -q -- "$f"; then git add -- "$f"; fi; done' --
+        entry: gofmt -s -w
         language: system
-        pass_filenames: true
         types: [go]
         files: '\.go$'
 

cmd/prometheus-plex-exporter/main.go

@@ -23,7 +23,12 @@ const (
 )
 
 var (
-	logger = createLogger()
+	// logger is intentionally not initialized at package level to avoid timing issues.
+	// In containerized environments, environment variables (especially from .env files)
+	// may not be available during package initialization, but are guaranteed to be
+	// available when main() executes. We initialize this in main() to ensure
+	// LOG_LEVEL and other env vars are properly read for logger configuration.
+	logger log.Logger
 )
 
 // createLogger creates the appropriate logger based on environment
@@ -50,6 +55,12 @@ func maskToken(t string) string {
 }
 
 func main() {
+	// CRITICAL: Initialize logger first to ensure environment variables are fully loaded.
+	// This fixes a timing issue where package-level logger initialization occurs before
+	// container environment variables (including .env files) are available, causing
+	// LOG_LEVEL=debug and similar settings to be ignored.
+	logger = createLogger()
+
 	ctx, cancel := signal.NotifyContext(context.Background(), os.Interrupt, syscall.SIGTERM)
 
 	serverAddress := os.Getenv("PLEX_SERVER")