node-syslog

Node.js bindings to syslog.

npm install syslog-bindings

API

API is as close as possible to man 3 syslog.

closelog(callback)

See manpage for details.

Callback arguments:

• none

closelogSync()

Synchronious closelog.

openlog(ident, logopt, facility, callback)

See manpage for details.

Callback arguments:

• none

openlogSync(ident, logopt, facility)

Synchronious openlog.

setlogmask(maskpri, callback)

See manpage for details.

Callback arguments:

• null
• previous log mask level

setlogmaskSync(maskpri)

Synchronious setlogmask. Returns previous log mask level.

syslog(priority, message, callback)

printf functionality is suppressed by always interpolating message as %s.

See manpage for details.

Callback arguments:

• none

syslogSync(priority, message)

Synchronious syslog.

prioritynames

An object with human readable priority names.

See <sys/syslog.h> for details.

facilitynames

An object with human readable facility names.

See <sys/syslog.h> for details.

Constants

Following constants are exported.

Priorities:

• LOG_EMERG
• LOG_ALERT
• LOG_CRIT
• LOG_ERR
• LOG_WARNING
• LOG_NOTICE
• LOG_INFO
• LOG_DEBUG

Facilities:

• LOG_KERN
• LOG_USER
• LOG_MAIL
• LOG_DAEMON
• LOG_AUTH
• LOG_SYSLOG
• LOG_LPR
• LOG_NEWS
• LOG_UUCP
• LOG_CRON
• LOG_AUTHPRIV
• LOG_FTP
• LOG_LOCAL0
• LOG_LOCAL1
• LOG_LOCAL2
• LOG_LOCAL3
• LOG_LOCAL4
• LOG_LOCAL5
• LOG_LOCAL6
• LOG_LOCAL7

Openlog options:

• LOG_PID
• LOG_CONS
• LOG_ODELAY
• LOG_NDELAY
• LOG_NOWAIT
• LOG_PERROR

Internals:

• INTERNAL_NOPRI
• INTERNAL_MARK

License

ISC