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+# tools/log_tool.py
+
+from .base_tool import BaseTool
+import logging
+import os
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+
+class LogTool(BaseTool):
+    def __init__(self):
+        # Set up logging
+        self.logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+        self.logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+        
+        # Create a file handler
+        file_handler = logging.FileHandler('log_tool.log')
+        file_handler.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+        
+        # Create a console handler
+        console_handler = logging.StreamHandler()
+        console_handler.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+        
+        # Create a formatting for the logs
+        formatter = logging.Formatter('%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s')
+        file_handler.setFormatter(formatter)
+        console_handler.setFormatter(formatter)
+        
+        # Add the handlers to the logger
+        self.logger.addHandler(file_handler)
+        self.logger.addHandler(console_handler)
+
+    def get_functions(self):
+        return [
+            {
+                "name": "get_log_contents",
+                "description": "Get the contents of the log file.",
+                "parameters": {
+                    "type": "object",
+                    "properties": {
+                        "line_count": {
+                            "type": "integer",
+                            "description": "Number of lines from the end of the log file to retrieve"
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "required": []
+                }
+            }
+        ]
+
+    def execute(self, function_name, **kwargs):
+        self.logger.info(f"Executing: {function_name}")
+        
+        if function_name == "get_log_contents":
+            return self._get_log_contents(kwargs.get("line_count"))
+        else:
+            error_message = f"Unknown function: {function_name}"
+            self.logger.error(error_message)
+            return error_message
+
+    def _get_log_contents(self, line_count=None):
+        log_file_path = 'tools/tool_output.log'
+        
+        if not os.path.exists(log_file_path):
+            error_message = "Log file does not exist."
+            self.logger.error(error_message)
+            return error_message
+
+        try:
+            with open(log_file_path, 'r') as log_file:
+                log_lines = log_file.readlines()
+
+                if line_count is not None:
+                    log_lines = log_lines[-line_count:]
+                else:
+                    now = datetime.now()
+                    twenty_four_hours_ago = now - timedelta(days=1)
+                    log_lines = [line for line in log_lines if datetime.strptime(line.split(' - ')[0], '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S,%f') > twenty_four_hours_ago]
+
+                return "".join(log_lines)
+        except Exception as e:
+            error_message = f"An error occurred while reading the log file: {e}"
+            self.logger.error(error_message)
+            return error_message
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