log-events

Create custom, chainable logging methods that emit log events when called.

Install

Install with npm:

$ npm install --save log-events

Usage

Logger

Create a new Logger constructor to allow updating the prototype without affecting other contructors.

._emit

Factory for emitting log messages. This method is called internally for any emitter or mode method that is called as a function. To listen for events, listen for the emitter name or 'log' when a mode is called as a method.

Wildcard * may also be listened for and will get 2 arguments (name, stats) where name is the emitter that was emitted and stats is the stats object for that event.

Params

• name {String}: the name of the emitter event to emit. Example: info
• message {String}: Message intended to be emitted.
• returns {Object} Logger: for chaining

Events

• emits: * Wildcard emitter that emits the emitter event name and stats object.
• emits: stats Emitter that emits the stats object for the specified name.

Example

// emit `info` when `info` is an emitter method
logger.info('message');
 
// emit `log` when `verbose` is a mode method
logger.verbose('message');
 
// listen for all events
logger.on('*', function(name, stats) {
  console.log(name);
  //=> info
});
 
logger.info('message');

.emitter

Add an emitter method to emit an event with the given name.

Params

• name {String}: the name of the emitter event to emit.
• level {Number}: Priority level of the emitter. Higher numbers are less severe. (Default: 100)
• fn {Function}: Optional emitter function that can be used to modify an emitted message. Function may be an existing style function.
• returns {Object} this: for chaining

Events

• emits: emitter Emits name and new emitter instance after adding the emitter method.

Example

// add a default `write` emitter
logger.emitter('write');
 
// add some styles
logger.style('red', function(msg) {
  return colors.red(msg);
});
logger.style('cyan', function(msg) {
  return colors.cyan(msg);
});
 
// add an `info` logger that colors the msg cyan
logger.emitter('info', logger.cyan);
 
// use the loggers:
logger.red.write('this is a red message');
logger.info('this is a cyan message');

.mode

Add arbitrary modes to be used for creating namespaces for emitter methods.

Params

• mode {String}: Mode to add to the logger.
• options {Object}: Options to describe the mode.
• options.type {String|Array}: Type of mode being created. Defaults to mode. Valid values are ['mode', 'toggle']. toggle mode may be used to indicate a "flipped" state for another mode. e.g. not.verbose. toggle modes may not be used directly for emitting log events.
• fn {Function}: Optional style function that can be used to stylize an emitted message.
• returns {Object} this: for chaining

Events

• emits: mode Emits the name and new mode instance after adding the mode method.

Example

// create a simple `verbose` mode
logger.mode('verbose');
 
// create a `not` toggle mode
logger.mode('not', {type: 'toggle'});
 
// create a `debug` mode that modifies the message
logger.mode('debug', function(msg) {
  return '[DEBUG]: ' + msg;
});
 
// use the modes with styles and emitters from above:
logger.verbose.red.write('write a red message when verbose is true');
logger.not.verbose.info('write a cyan message when verbose is false');
logger.debug('write a message when debug is true');

.style

Create a logger style with the given fn.

Params

• style {String}: The name of the style to create.
• fn {Function}
• returns {Object}: Returns the instance for chaining.

Events

• emits: style

Mode

Mode constructor for making a mode object when a mode is created with logger.mode()

Params

• options {Object}: Options to configure the mode.
• options.name {String}: Required name of the mode
• options.type {String|Type}: Type of mode to create. Defaults to mode. Values may be ['mode', 'toggle'].

type

Type of mode. Valid types are ['mode', 'toggle']

Example

console.log(verbose.type);
//=> "mode"
console.log(not.type);
//=> "toggle"

name

Readable name of mode.

Example

console.log(verbose.name);
//=> "verbose"
console.log(not.name);
//=> "not"

fnfn

Optional modifier function that accepts a value and returns a modified value. When not present, an identity function is used to return the original value.

Example

var msg = "some error message";
 
// wrap message in ansi codes for "red"
msg = red.fn(msg);
console.log(msg);
 
//=> "\u001b[31msome error message\u001b[39m";

Stats

Stats contructor that contains information about a chained event being built up.

Params

• parent {Object}: Optional stats instance to inherit modes and styles from.

Example

{
  // "not" => toggle, "verbose" => mode
  modes: ['not', 'verbose'],
 
  // "red" => modifier
  styles: ['red'],
 
  // specified when emitter is created
  level: 1,
 
  // name of emitter that will trigger an event
  // in this case "red" will not trigger an event
  name: 'subhead',
 
  // arguments passed into emitter function "subhead"
  args: ['foo', 'bar', 'baz']
}

.addMode

Add a mode to the modes array for this stats object.

Params

• mode {Object}: Instance of a Mode to add to the stats object.
• returns {Object} this: for chaining.

Example

var verbose = new Mode({name: 'verbose'});
stats.addMode(verbose);

.getModes

Get the array of modes from the stats object. Optionally, pass a property in and return an array with only the property.

Params

• prop {String}: Optional property to pick from the mode objects to return.
• returns {Array}: Array of modes or mode properties.

Example

var modes = stats.getModes();
//=> [{name: 'verbose'}]
var modeNames = stats.getModes('name');
//=> ['verbose']

.addStyle

Add a style to the styles array for this stats object.

Params

• style {String}: Name of style to add.
• returns {Object} this: for chaining.

Example

stats.addStyle('red');

.addEmitter

Sets the emitter for this stats object to indicate this is a complete stats object ready to be emitted.

Params

• emitter {Object}: Instance of a Emitter to add to the stats object.
• returns {Object} this: for chaining.

Example

var info = new Emitter({name: 'info'});
stats.addEmitter(info);

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Contributing

Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, please create an issue.

Building docs

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Running tests

Install dev dependencies:

$ npm install -d && npm test

Author

Brian Woodward

• github/doowb
• twitter/doowb

License

Copyright © 2016, Brian Woodward. Released under the MIT license.

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