gelf-node

gelf-node is a full implementation for sending messages in GELF (Graylog Extended Log Format) from node.js

Install

``
npm install gelf
`

Example Usage

$3

`js
const Gelf = require('gelf')
const gelf = new Gelf() // with default config

gelf.on('error', (err) => {
console.log('ouch!', err)
})
`

$3

`js
const Gelf = require('gelf')
const gelf = new Gelf({
graylogPort: 12201,
graylogHostname: '127.0.0.1',
connection: 'wan',
maxChunkSizeWan: 1420,
maxChunkSizeLan: 8154
})
`

$3

`js
// send just a shortmessage
gelf.emit('gelf.log', 'myshortmessage')

// send a full message
const message = {
"version": "1.0",
"host": "www1",
"short_message": "Short message",
"full_message": "Backtrace here\n\nmore stuff",
"timestamp": Date.now() / 1000,
"level": 1,
"facility": "payment-backend",
"file": "/var/www/somefile.rb",
"line": 356,
"_user_id": 42,
"_something_else": "foo"
}

gelf.emit('gelf.log', message);
`

Events

$3

Emitted for errors

$3

Logs a short or full message

Methods

$3

Closes the UDP Socket

$3

Opens the Socket

Tests

`
npm run test
``