diff --git a/include/blt/profiling/profiler.h b/include/blt/profiling/profiler.h
index 31a3561..289e4eb 100644
--- a/include/blt/profiling/profiler.h
+++ b/include/blt/profiling/profiler.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <vector>
 #include <blt/std/time.h>
 #include <blt/std/queue.h>
+#include <iostream>
 
 namespace blt {
     struct CapturePoint {
@@ -72,6 +73,13 @@ namespace blt {
             void profilerPointCyclic(const std::string_view& name) {
                 cyclicPoints.push(CapturePoint{name, System::getCurrentTimeNanoseconds()});
             }
+            
+            void print(){
+                // TODO:
+                for (auto c : intervals){
+                    std::cout << c.first << " " << c.second.start << " " << c.second.end << ": " << std::to_string((c.second.end - c.second.start)/1000000) << "\n";
+                }
+            }
     };
 
     class Profiler {
diff --git a/include/blt/std/logging.h b/include/blt/std/logging.h
index 0a21997..dbb0673 100644
--- a/include/blt/std/logging.h
+++ b/include/blt/std/logging.h
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@ namespace blt::logging {
         bool m_useColor = true;
         bool m_logToConsole = true;
         bool m_logToFile = true;
+        const char* m_directory = "./";
         
-        explicit constexpr LOG_PROPERTIES(bool useColor, bool logToConsole, bool logToFile):
-                m_useColor(useColor), m_logToConsole(logToConsole), m_logToFile(logToFile) {}
+        explicit constexpr LOG_PROPERTIES(bool useColor, bool logToConsole, bool logToFile, const char* directory):
+                m_useColor(useColor), m_logToConsole(logToConsole), m_logToFile(logToFile), m_directory(directory) {}
         
         explicit constexpr LOG_PROPERTIES() = default;
     };
diff --git a/include/blt/std/time.h b/include/blt/std/time.h
index 4610300..8d177ce 100644
--- a/include/blt/std/time.h
+++ b/include/blt/std/time.h
@@ -4,14 +4,27 @@
  * See LICENSE file for license detail
  */
 
-#ifndef BLT_TIME_H
-#define BLT_TIME_H
-
 #include <chrono>
 #include <ctime>
 #include <sstream>
 
+#ifndef BLT_TIME_H
+#define BLT_TIME_H
+
 namespace blt::System {
+    static inline std::string ensureHasDigits(int current, int digits) {
+        std::string asString = std::to_string(current);
+        auto length = digits - asString.length();
+        if (length <= 0)
+            return asString;
+        std::string zeros;
+        zeros.reserve(length);
+        for (int i = 0; i < length; i++){
+            zeros += '0';
+        }
+        return zeros + asString;
+    }
+    
     static inline auto getCurrentTimeNanoseconds() {
         return std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::nanoseconds>(std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now().time_since_epoch()).count();
     }
@@ -39,6 +52,25 @@ namespace blt::System {
         timeString << now->tm_sec;
         return timeString.str();
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Standard logging time string is formatted as follows:
+     * Hour:Min:Second
+     * @return the BLT standard logging string of time.now
+     */
+    static inline std::string getTimeStringLog() {
+        auto t = std::time(nullptr);
+        auto now = std::localtime(&t);
+        std::string timeString = "[";
+        timeString += ensureHasDigits(now->tm_hour, 2);
+        timeString += ":";
+        timeString += ensureHasDigits(now->tm_min, 2);
+        timeString += ":";
+        timeString += ensureHasDigits(now->tm_sec, 2);
+        timeString += "] ";
+        return timeString;
+    }
+    
     /**
      * @return the BLT standard string of time.now (See getTimeString()) that is filesystem friendly (FAT compatible).
      */
diff --git a/src/blt/std/logging.cpp b/src/blt/std/logging.cpp
index d2fca39..a9443c2 100644
--- a/src/blt/std/logging.cpp
+++ b/src/blt/std/logging.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  * See LICENSE file for license detail
  */
 #include <blt/std/logging.h>
+#include <blt/std/time.h>
 #include <cstdarg>
 #include <string>
 #include <sstream>
@@ -92,16 +93,16 @@ namespace blt::logging {
     };
     
     const char* levelNames[6] = {
-            "[Trace]: ",
-            "[Debug]: ",
-            "[Info]:  ",
-            "[Warn]:  ",
-            "[Error]: ",
-            "[Fatal]: ",
+            "[TRACE]: ",
+            "[DEBUG]: ",
+            "[INFO]:  ",
+            "[WARN]:  ",
+            "[ERROR]: ",
+            "[FATAL]: ",
     };
     
     // by default everything is enabled
-    LOG_PROPERTIES BLT_LOGGING_PROPERTIES{true, true, true};
+    LOG_PROPERTIES BLT_LOGGING_PROPERTIES{true, true, true, "./"};
     
     void init(LOG_PROPERTIES properties) {
         BLT_LOGGING_PROPERTIES = properties;
@@ -111,17 +112,24 @@ namespace blt::logging {
         va_list args;
         va_start(args, format);
         
-        std::stringstream finalOutput;
         auto formattedString = applyFormat(format, args);
+        bool hasEndingLinefeed = formattedString[formattedString.length()-1] == '\n';
+        
+        if (hasEndingLinefeed)
+            formattedString = formattedString.substr(0, formattedString.length()-1);
+    
+        std::string outputString = System::getTimeStringLog();
+        outputString += levelNames[level];
         
         if (BLT_LOGGING_PROPERTIES.m_useColor)
-            finalOutput << levelColors[level];
-        finalOutput << levelNames[level];
-        finalOutput << formattedString;
-        if (BLT_LOGGING_PROPERTIES.m_useColor)
-            finalOutput << "\033[0m";
+            outputString = levelColors[level] + outputString;
         
-        std::string outputString = finalOutput.str();
+        outputString += formattedString;
+        
+        if (BLT_LOGGING_PROPERTIES.m_useColor)
+            outputString += "\033[0m";
+        if (hasEndingLinefeed || auto_line)
+            outputString += "\n";
         
         if (BLT_LOGGING_PROPERTIES.m_logToConsole) {
             if (level > WARN)
diff --git a/src/tests/main.cpp b/src/tests/main.cpp
index c1a1db1..f76b899 100644
--- a/src/tests/main.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/main.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 
+#include <unordered_map>
 #include "binary_trees.h"
 #include "blt/std/string.h"
+#include "blt/profiling/profiler.h"
 #include "blt/std/logging.h"
+#include "blt/std/time.h"
 
 int main() {
     binaryTreeTest();
@@ -23,4 +26,5 @@ int main() {
     std::string hello = "superSexyMax";
     std::cout << "String starts with: " << blt::string::contains(hello, "superSexyMaxE") << "\n";
     
+    return 0;
 }
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