[API] enhance logging of application

[jeff-knurek]

Problem

we need the ability to have detailed logging from the API to debug when things go wrong in production

Proposed solution

• create a logging layer that outputs to stdout
• provide different levels (Error, Warning, Info, Debug) that can be turned on/off with config value
• implement the layer in places that logging is useful already (ideally two places)

[maingockien01]

I can do this.