Logger v1.0.1

Expanded console logging

Install

npm install @jikurata/logger

Basic Usage

const Logger = require('@jikurata/logger');

// Prints message with a timestamp
Logger.log('foo'); // [<Timestamp>] foo

// Timestamp can be disabled
Logger.showTimestamp = false;
Logger.log('foo') // foo

// Disable logging
Logger.printMessage = false;
Logger.log('foo'); // Print's nothing

// Pass multiple arguments to be appended together
const a = 'foo';
const b = 'bar';
Logger.log(a, 'and', b); // foo and bar

// Prints errors with its stack
const err = new Error('some error');
Logger.error(err); // Error: some error <Stack trace>

Advanced Usage

Logger is a Singleton, so the same object is referenced when it is called in other files.

// Logger creates a Record object each time it is invoked
const record = Logger.log('foo');
console.log(record) // { type: 'info', timestamp: <Date>, message: 'foo' }

// Logger will emit the Record object through the 'record' event after it is invoked
Logger.on('record', (record) => {
    // do stuff
});

// Event emitting can be disabled through the emitLog property
Logger.emitLog = false;

// Records are also stored in the Logger history array
console.log(Logger.history) // [Record, Record, Record...]

// By default, the history size limit is set to 50, but can be modified through the historyLimit property
Logger.historyLimit = 10; // Sets limit to the 10 most recent log entries

Documentation

• class Logger

  • Properties: history: {Array[Record]} Retains the most recent entries from Logger historyLimit: {Number} (Default: 50) The maximum entries to retain at any time useColors: {Boolean} (Default: true) Toggles writing to stdout printMessage: {Boolean} (Default: true) Toggles writing to stdout showTimestamp: {Boolean} (Default: true) Displays Timestamp when printing a message showTimezone: {Boolean} (Default: false) Displays Timezone when printing a message emitRecord: {Boolean} (Default: true) Emits a record event whenever an entry is created
  • Methods: info(...args): Write a message to stdout with the info format log(...args): Alias for info warn(...args): Write a message to stderr with the warning format error(...args): Write a error message to stderr with the error format

• object Record

  • Properties: type: {String} Will be labeled as info, warn, or error timestamp: {Date} The datetime when the record was created message: {String} The content of the record colored: {String} The message with 8-bit ANSI color codes embedded

Version Log

v1.0.1

• Fixed an bug that resulted in a TypeError. Objects now check if constructor is a valid property

v1.0.0

• Refactor print methods to act as wrappers for original console methods
• Implemented colored printing mode. Display data types with prefined color sets
• Uses 8-bit ANSI color codes

v0.2.1

• Refactored Jest tests to Taste tests

v0.2.0

• Add printLog method to write existing Log objects to stdout

v0.1.0

• Removed log recording functionality
• Removed Timestamp object
• Added Log object
• Logger retains its log history
• Logger emits the 'log' event
• Refactored Logger properties into a state object