An API and CLI for remote node server monitoring, includes text coloring capabilities.

Monitor stdout and stderr while highlighting important information remotely.

Installation

	npm install -g log_monitor			

##Usage

###Opening and closing a port for remote monitoring

	const logServer = require("log_monitor");
	
	logServer.openLog(8000)
	.then(()=>{
		//handle open
	})	
	.catch((err)=>{
		//handle error
	});

	logServer.closeLog()			
	.then(()=>{
		//handle close
	})
	.catch((err)=>{
		//handle error
	});

###Connecting to an open port from command line

	log_monitor connect 8.8.8.8 8000	

###Linking a color specification:

color.json

	{
		"ERROR:[0-9]" : {
			"fg" :"#343434",
			"bg" : "#FF4444",		
			"style" : "bold"
		},
		"CREDIT CARD READER" : {
			"fg" : "#808000",
			"style" : "underline"
		}
	}

invocation

	log_monitor connect 8.8.8.8 8000 --color color.json			

##Events

socket_open         socket : A net.Socket Object of connected TCP Socket socket docs

socket_closed         socket : A net.Socket Object of connected TCP Socket socket docs

socket_data         socket : A net.Socket Object of connected TCP Socket socket docs         data: A byte buffer containing data sent by above socket

socket_error         socket : A net.Socket Object of connected TCP Socket socket docs         err: Some error

server_error.         err : Some error

	const logServer = require("log_monitor");	

	logServer.on("socket_opened",(socket)=>{
		//handle connection
	});

	logServer.on("socket_closed",(socket)=>{
		//handle disconnect
	});

	logServer.on("socket_data",(socket,data)=>{
		//handle socket data
	});

	logServer.on("socket_error",(socket,err)=>{
		//handle error
	});

	logServer.on("server_error",(err)=>{
		//handle server error
	});

##DOCS

require("log_monitor").openLog(port)    Description:         Opens a TCP server on the input port for API.    Arguments:         port : Desired port number for log server.    Return:         A promise that resolves when the TCP server is successfully instantiated.

require("log_monitor").closeLog()    Description:         Closes TCP server opened by call to openLog - fails if server has not been open.    Arguments:         N/A    Return:         A promise that resolves when the TCP server is successfully closed.