Gelth

tail -f and -n

Usage:

npm install gelth

var Gelth=require('gelth'), file=new Gelth('./test.txt', {lines:22});
 
file.on('data', function(line) {
  console.log(line);
});
 
file.on('error', function(error) {
  console.error(error);
});

var Gelth=require('gelth'), file=new Gelth('./test.txt', {follow:true});
 
file.on('data', function(line) {
  console.log(line);
});
 
file.on('error', function(error) {
  console.error(error);
});
 
file.on('cut', function() {
  console.log('File was cut');
});
 
setTimeout(function() {
  file.end();
}, 3000);

Options:

• lines: (Number or false), default=10
• follow: (Boolean), default=false
• separator: (String), default='\n'
• interval: (Number), milliseconds, default=300
• buffer: (Number), bytes, default=lines*4096 or 32768

Events:

• data (String line)
• error (Error error)
• reading
• cut

Methods:

• end

Tests

Run tests with npm test or generate coverage reports with npm run test-cov.

License

MIT