tracer for node.js


A powerful and customizable logging library for node.js.

===========

Features

---

- print log messages with timestamp, file name, method name, line number, path or call stack
- be customized output format with micro-template and timestamp format
- support user-defined logging levels
- add easily any transport
- support filter functions, so print statements in full color and font (color console)

Install

---

``javascript
npm install tracer --save
`

Usage

Add to your code:

Simple Console

`javascript
var logger = require('tracer').console()
`

Color Console

`javascript
var logger = require('tracer').colorConsole()
`

Set Output Level

`javascript
var logger = require('tracer').colorConsole({ level: 'warn' })
`

Simple Example

$3

`javascript
var logger = require('tracer').console();

logger.log('hello');
logger.trace('hello', 'world');
logger.debug('hello %s', 'world', 123);
logger.info('hello %s %d', 'world', 123, {foo:'bar'});
logger.warn('hello %s %d %j', 'world', 123, {foo:'bar'});
logger.error('hello %s %d %j', 'world', 123, {foo:'bar'}, [1, 2, 3, 4], Object);

$ node example/console.js
2012-03-02T13:35:22.83Z console.js:3 (Object.) hello
2012-03-02T13:35:22.85Z console.js:4 (Object.) hello world
2012-03-02T13:35:22.85Z console.js:5 (Object.) hello world 123
2012-03-02T13:35:22.85Z console.js:6 (Object.) hello world 123 { foo: 'bar' }
2012-03-02T13:35:22.85Z console.js:7 (Object.) hello world 123 {"foo":"bar"}
2012-03-02T13:35:22.85Z console.js:8 (Object.) hello world 123 {"foo":"bar"} [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ] function Object() { [native code] }
`

$3

`javascript
var logger = require('tracer').colorConsole()

logger.log('hello')
logger.trace('hello', 'world')
logger.debug('hello %s', 'world', 123)
logger.info('hello %s %d', 'world', 123, { foo: 'bar' })
logger.warn('hello %s %d %j', 'world', 123, { foo: 'bar' })
logger.error(
'hello %s %d %j',
'world',
123,
{ foo: 'bar' },
[1, 2, 3, 4],
Object
)
`

$3

`javascript
var logger = require('tracer').dailyfile({
root: '.',
maxLogFiles: 10,
allLogsFileName: 'myAppName'
})

logger.log('hello')
logger.trace('hello', 'world')
logger.debug('hello %s', 'world', 123)
logger.info('hello %s %d', 'world', 123, { foo: 'bar' })
logger.warn('hello %s %d %j', 'world', 123, { foo: 'bar' })
logger.error(
'hello %s %d %j',
'world',
123,
{ foo: 'bar' },
[1, 2, 3, 4],
Object
)
`

> dailylog will output all types log to diff files every day like log4j and if we provide allLogsFileName then all logs
> will be move to that file too.

Advanced Example

some helper package is need, so install -dev for running examples

`javascript
npm install -dev tracer
`

Take a look at the examples directory for different examples.

$3

the level option support index (number) or method name.

`javascript
var logger = require('tracer').console({ level: 'warn' })
`

equal

`javascript
var logger = require('tracer').console({ level: 4 })
`

`javascript
var logger = require('tracer').console({ level: 'warn' })
logger.log('hello')
logger.trace('hello', 'world')
logger.debug('hello %s', 'world', 123)
logger.info('hello %s %d', 'world', 123, { foo: 'bar' })
logger.warn('hello %s %d %j', 'world', 123, { foo: 'bar' })
logger.error(
'hello %s %d %j',
'world',
123,
{ foo: 'bar' },
[1, 2, 3, 4],
Object
)

//$ node example/level.js
//2012-03-02T13:41:33.29Z level.js:6 (Object.) hello world 123 {"foo":"bar"}
//2012-03-02T13:41:33.30Z level.js:7 (Object.) hello world 123 {"foo":"bar"} [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ] function Object() { [native code] }

//log,trace, debug and info level was not ouputed
`

$3

format tag:

- timestamp: current time
- title: method name, default is 'log', 'trace', 'debug', 'info', 'warn', 'error','fatal'
- level: method level, default is 'log':0, 'trace':1, 'debug':2, 'info':3, 'warn':4, 'error':5, 'fatal':6
- message: printf message, support %s string, %d number, %j JSON and auto inspect
- file: file name
- line: line number
- pos: position
- path: file's path
- folder: file's parent folder
- method: method name of caller
- stack: call stack message

we use tinytim micro-template system to output log. see details tinytim.
and, we use Date Format to format datetime.

`javascript
var logger = require('tracer').console({
format: '{{timestamp}} <{{title}}> {{message}} (in {{file}}:{{line}})',
dateformat: 'HH:MM:ss.L'
})
`

Or, you can set special format for output method

`javascript
var logger = require('tracer').colorConsole({
format: [
'{{timestamp}} <{{title}}> {{message}} (in {{file}}:{{line}})', //default format
{
error:
'{{timestamp}} <{{title}}> {{message}} (in {{file}}:{{line}})\nCall Stack:\n{{stack}}' // error format
}
],
dateformat: 'HH:MM:ss.L',
preprocess: function(data) {
data.title = data.title.toUpperCase()
}
})
`

the preprocess method is a choice for changing tag.

$3

`javascript
var colors = require('colors')

var logger = require('tracer').colorConsole({
level: 'log1',
methods: ['log0', 'log1', 'log2', 'log3', 'log4', 'log5'],
filters: [colors.underline, colors.yellow]
})
logger.log0('hello')
logger.log1('hello', 'world')
logger.log2('hello %s', 'world', 123)
logger.log4('hello %s %d', 'world', 123)
logger.log5('hello %s %d', 'world', 123)
`

$3

each filtes function was called. the function is synchronous and must be like

`javascript
function f1(str) {
return str.toUpperCase()
}
`

About Colors.js

`javascript
var colors = require('colors')
var logger = require('tracer').colorConsole({
filters: [
f1,
colors.underline,
colors.blue, //default filter
//the last item can be custom filter. here is "warn" and "error" filter
{
warn: colors.yellow,
error: [f1, colors.red, colors.bold]
}
]
})
`

the filter support key-function pair, example: color_console.js

`javascript
{
filters : {
//log : colors.black,
trace : colors.magenta,
debug : colors.blue,
info : colors.green,
warn : colors.yellow,
error : [ colors.red, colors.bold ]
}
}
`

and the filters is an array, the last item can be custom filter. see example:filter.js

$3

`javascript
var fs = require('fs')

var logger = require('tracer').console({
transport: function(data) {
console.log(data.output)
fs.appendFile('./file.log', data.rawoutput + '\n', err => {
if (err) throw err
})
}
})

logger.log('hello')
logger.trace('hello', 'world')
logger.debug('hello %s', 'world', 123)
logger.info('hello %s %d', 'world', 123, { foo: 'bar' })
logger.warn('hello %s %d %j', 'world', 123, { foo: 'bar' })
logger.error(
'hello %s %d %j',
'world',
123,
{ foo: 'bar' },
[1, 2, 3, 4],
Object
)
`

$3

`javascript
var fs = require('fs')

var logger = require('tracer').console({
transport: function(data) {
console.log(data.output)
var stream = fs
.createWriteStream('./stream.log', {
flags: 'a',
encoding: 'utf8',
mode: 0666
})
.write(data.rawoutput + '\n')
}
})

logger.log('hello')
logger.trace('hello', 'world')
logger.debug('hello %s', 'world', 123)
logger.info('hello %s %d', 'world', 123, { foo: 'bar' })
logger.warn('hello %s %d %j', 'world', 123, { foo: 'bar' })
logger.error(
'hello %s %d %j',
'world',
123,
{ foo: 'bar' },
[1, 2, 3, 4],
Object
)
`

$3

`javascript
var mongo = require('mongoskin')
var db = mongo.db('127.0.0.1:27017/test?auto_reconnect')

var log_conf = {
transport: function(data) {
console.log(data.output)
var loginfo = db.collection('loginfo')
loginfo.insert(data, function(err, log) {
if (err) {
console.error(err)
}
})
}
}

var logger = require('tracer').console(log_conf)

logger.log('hello')
logger.trace('hello', 'world')
logger.debug('hello %s', 'world', 123)
logger.info('hello %s %d', 'world', 123, { foo: 'bar' })
logger.warn('hello %s %d %j', 'world', 123, { foo: 'bar' })
logger.error(
'hello %s %d %j',
'world',
123,
{ foo: 'bar' },
[1, 2, 3, 4],
Object
)

console.log('\n\n\npress ctrl-c to exit')
`

$3

`JavaScript
var fs = require('fs');
var logger = require('tracer').console({
transport: [
function (data) {
fs.appendFile('./file.log', data.rawoutput + '\n', (err) => {
if (err) throw err;
});
},
function(data) {
console.log(data.output);
}
]
});
logger.log('hello');
logger.trace('hello', 'world');
logger.debug('hello %s', 'world', 123);
logger.info('hello %s %d', 'world', 123, {foo: 'bar'});
logger.warn('hello %s %d %j', 'world', 123, {foo: 'bar'});
logger.error('hello %s %d %j', 'world', 123, {foo: 'bar'}, [1, 2, 3, 4], Object);
`

$3

the work is like color_console.js

`javascript
var colors = require('colors')
module.exports = function(conf) {
return require('./console')(
{
filters: {
//log : colors.black,
trace: colors.magenta,
debug: colors.blue,
info: colors.green,
warn: colors.yellow,
error: [colors.red, colors.bold]
}
},
conf
)
}
`

$3

`javascript
var obj = {
Request: [
{
IsValid: ['True'],
ItemSearchRequest: [
{
ResponseGroup: ['Small', 'OfferSummary'],
Sort: ['salesrank'],
SearchIndex: ['DVD']
}
]
}
]
}

var logger = require('tracer').console({
inspectOpt: {
showHidden: true, //the object's non-enumerable properties will be shown too
depth: null //tells inspect how many times to recurse while formatting the object. This is useful for inspecting large complicated objects. Defaults to 2. To make it recurse indefinitely pass null.
}
})
logger.log(obj)

//
// 2013-09-30T04:30:44.927Z depth.js:26 (Object.) { Request:
// [ { IsValid: [ 'True', [length]: 1 ],
// ItemSearchRequest:
// [ { ResponseGroup: [ 'Small', 'OfferSummary', [length]: 2 ],
// Sort: [ 'salesrank', [length]: 1 ],
// SearchIndex: [ 'DVD', [length]: 1 ] },
// [length]: 1 ] },
// [length]: 1 ] }
`

$3

Fix file, path, and line info width stackIndex.
It is userful for development package.

`javascript
var logger = require('tracer').console({
stackIndex: 0 // default 0
})
var logger2 = require('tracer').console({
stackIndex: 1
})
var logMgr = function(type, msg) {
return loggertype
}
var logMgr2 = function(type, msg) {
return logger2type
}

logger.log('hello') // the line info is right
logger2.log('hello') // the line info is error
logMgr('log', 'hello') // the line info is error
logMgr2('log', 'hello') // the line info is right
`

$3

setLevel and close methods to dynamically change the log level.
these are global settings, affect all output that are created via tracer

`javascript
var tracer = require('tracer')
tracer.setLevel(2) //or tracer.setLevel('debug');
//... ...
tracer.close()
`

notice:
if you set level in initialize, you can't change more lower level than the initial level.

`javascript
var tracer = require('tracer')
var logger = tracer.console({ level: 'warn' })

logger.log('hello') //nothing output

tracer.setLevel(0) //dont work.
logger.log('hello') //nothing output

tracer.setLevel('error') //it works.
logger.warn('hello') //nothing output

logger.error('hello') //'hello'
`

Read examples please. setLevel.js

$3

support count, assert and table methods.
Read examples please. consoleMethods.js

More features, please read examples.

History

$3

- fixed: Got extra data in the log file. #45 thanks @JohnSmithDr
- merged: Add Strict mode and EsLint from @HakmiSofian
- merged: Change the log to file example to using fs.appendFile() instead. from @twang2218
- merged: Enable use of tracer in strict mode from @madarche
- merged: Added getter for log level from @ColRad
- tested on node.js 4/5

$3

- added: Defining a field for max file days filea. #35 thanks @AmitThakkar

$3

- added: Adding support for Multiple Transports. #36 thanks @AmitThakkar
- fixed: dailyfile auto create folder #37. thanks @klesh

$3

- added: setLevel method to dynamically change the log level. thanks @madarche, #30
- added: close method to end all of the writable streams. thanks @loht, #31

$3

- fixed: use the lastest package of colors v1.0.3.
- fixed: removed filter's second parameter

$3

- restored: use colors package replace cli-color, because some bugs and a lot of dependencies in cli-color. ref colorConsole2.js example.

$3

- fixed: change log dateformat from UTC to LOCAL iso format (Suggest by @felixhao28)
- fixed: change color package from colors to cli-color (Suggest by @jeffreydwalter)

$3

- added: format add %j` placeholder (Thanks @Bacra)
- added: add stackIndex opt to specify the index of stack (Thanks @Bacra)

$3

- fixed: change inspect format, using new format of node.js 0.10. (Thanks @Bacra)
- fixed: now support node.js 0.10 and above, NO Support 0.8 and 0.6

$3

- fixed: change stack from array to string, and fixed example2.js

$3

- fixed: get the filename correctly on windows. thanks Tom Carchrae
- added: added missing repository field. thanks @madarche

$3

- feature: add showHidden and depth option for showing object's properties.

$3

- feature: add args into data object, now we can check args in preprocess, see example format2.js, merge from yasuyk04/work

$3

- performance: speed up when the format don't include method,path,line,pos,file, thanks sharonjl's issue report

$3

- fixed: debug color from blue to cyan

$3

- fixed: default timestamp is ISO UTC format.

$3

- feature: support dailyfile method, added some examples
- feature: add preprocess custom method for changing tags before format

$3

- fixed bug: can't get method/line number in express

$3

- use tinytim package

$3

- spell missing (transpot->transport)

$3

- speed-up for \_log function
- add some test codes

$3

- minor-fix for call stack

$3

- support custom format and filter for special method

$3

- fix spell missing

$3

- Add more examples.
- Default methods is log, trace, debug, info, warn, error.
- Support 'string' level, {level:'warn'} equal {level:4}

$3

- Initial Tracer implementation.

License

(The MIT License)

Copyright (c) 2012 LI Long <lilong@gmail.com>

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'Software'), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
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