greatly improved from implementing the "logging endgame" notebook

button.py

@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 import json
+import logging
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from logging import Logger
-from typing import List
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, List
 
 from appdaemon.plugins.mqtt.mqttapi import Mqtt
 from console import setup_component_logging
 from model import ButtonConfig
 
-from room_control import RoomController
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from room_control import RoomController
 
 
 @dataclass(init=False)
@@ -20,7 +22,7 @@ class Button(Mqtt):
     async def initialize(self):
         self.config = ButtonConfig(**self.args)
         self.logger = setup_component_logging(self)
-        self.app: RoomController = await self.get_app(self.args['app'])
+        self.app: 'RoomController' = await self.get_app(self.args['app'])
         self.log(f'Connected to AD app [room]{self.app.name}[/]', level='DEBUG')
 
         self.button = self.config.button