import logging
import sys

def configure_logger(name: str = None, level: int = logging.INFO) -> logging.Logger:
    """
    Configure and return a logger with a StreamHandler to stdout.
    Use this function in any module to get a consistent logger.
    """
    logger = logging.getLogger(name)
    logger.setLevel(level)

    # Avoid adding multiple handlers to the same logger
    if not logger.handlers:
        handler = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stdout)
        handler.setLevel(level)
        formatter = logging.Formatter(
            '%(asctime)s %(levelname)s %(name)s - %(message)s'
        )
        handler.setFormatter(formatter)
        logger.addHandler(handler)

    return logger

# Module-level default logger
logger = configure_logger()