diff --git a/pyhmy/logging.py b/pyhmy/logging.py
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+import os
+import threading
+import datetime
+import logging
+
+
+class ControlledLogger:
+    """
+    A simple logger that only writes to file when the 'write' method is called.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, logger_name, log_dir):
+        """
+        :param logger_name: The name of the logger and logfile
+        :param log_dir: The directory in which to save this log file (can be abs or relative).
+        """
+        if log_dir.endswith('/'):
+            log_dir = log_dir[:-1]
+        os.makedirs(log_dir, exist_ok=True)
+        handler = logging.FileHandler(f"{log_dir}/{logger_name}")
+        handler.setFormatter(logging.Formatter('%(levelname)s - %(message)s'))
+
+        self.logger = logging.getLogger(logger_name)
+        self.logger.addHandler(handler)
+        self._clear()
+
+    def _clear(self):
+        """
+        Internal method to clear the log buffer.
+
+        Note that log buffers are lists to be thread safe.
+        """
+        self.info_buffer = []
+        self.debug_buffer = []
+        self.warning_buffer = []
+        self.error_buffer = []
+
+    def info(self, msg):
+        """
+        :param msg: The info message to log
+        """
+        self.info_buffer.append(f"[{threading.get_ident()}] "
+                                f"{datetime.datetime.utcnow()} : {msg}")
+
+    def debug(self, msg):
+        """
+        :param msg: The debug message to log
+        """
+        self.debug_buffer.append(f"[{threading.get_ident()}] "
+                                 f"{datetime.datetime.utcnow()} : {msg}")
+
+    def warning(self, msg):
+        """
+        :param msg: The warning message to log
+        """
+        self.warning_buffer.append(f"[{threading.get_ident()}] "
+                                   f"{datetime.datetime.utcnow()} : {msg}")
+
+    def error(self, msg):
+        """
+        :param msg: The error message to log
+        """
+        self.error_buffer.append(f"[{threading.get_ident()}] "
+                                 f"{datetime.datetime.utcnow()} : {msg}")
+
+    def print_info(self):
+        """
+        Prints the current info buffer but does not flush it to log file.
+        """
+        print('\n'.join(self.info_buffer))
+
+    def print_debug(self):
+        """
+        Prints the current debug buffer but does not flush it to log file.
+        """
+        print('\n'.join(self.debug_buffer))
+
+    def print_warning(self):
+        """
+        Prints the current warning buffer but does not flush it to log file.
+        """
+        print('\n'.join(self.warning_buffer))
+
+    def print_error(self):
+        """
+        Prints the current error buffer but does not flush it to log file.
+        """
+        print('\n'.join(self.error_buffer))
+
+    def write(self):
+        """
+        Flushes ALL of the log buffers to the log file via the logger.
+
+        Note that directly after this method call, the respective prints will print
+        nothing since all log messages are flushed to file.
+        """
+        if self.info_buffer:
+            self.logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+            self.logger.info('\n'.join(self.info_buffer))
+        if self.debug_buffer:
+            self.logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+            self.logger.debug('\n'.join(self.debug_buffer))
+        if self.warning_buffer:
+            self.logger.setLevel(logging.WARNING)
+            self.logger.warning('\n'.join(self.warning_buffer))
+        if self.error_buffer:
+            self.logger.setLevel(logging.ERROR)
+            self.logger.error('\n'.join(self.error_buffer))
+        self._clear()