diff --git a/netann/log.go b/netann/log.go
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+package netann
+
+import (
+	"github.com/btcsuite/btclog"
+	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/build"
+)
+
+// log is a logger that is initialized with no output filters.  This means the
+// package will not perform any logging by default until the caller requests
+// it.
+var log btclog.Logger
+
+// The default amount of logging is none.
+func init() {
+	UseLogger(build.NewSubLogger("NANN", nil))
+}
+
+// DisableLog disables all library log output.  Logging output is disabled by
+// by default until UseLogger is called.
+func DisableLog() {
+	UseLogger(btclog.Disabled)
+}
+
+// UseLogger uses a specified Logger to output package logging info.  This
+// should be used in preference to SetLogWriter if the caller is also using
+// btclog.
+func UseLogger(logger btclog.Logger) {
+	log = logger
+}
+
+// logClosure is used to provide a closure over expensive logging operations so
+// don't have to be performed when the logging level doesn't warrant it.
+type logClosure func() string
+
+// String invokes the underlying function and returns the result.
+func (c logClosure) String() string {
+	return c()
+}
+
+// newLogClosure returns a new closure over a function that returns a string
+// which itself provides a Stringer interface so that it can be used with the
+// logging system.
+func newLogClosure(c func() string) logClosure {
+	return logClosure(c)
+}