Express middleware¶
Installation¶
npm i leekslazylogger-express
Usage¶
// set up logger with options
const ExpressLogger = require('leekslazylogger-express');
const log = new ExpressLogger({
name: 'My express server', // regular options such as custom types
express: { // optional
format: '{method} &7{path}',
type: 'http'
},
custom: {
http: {
title: 'info',
prefix: 'http'
}
}
});
// require express
const express = require('express');
const app = express();
// use logger middleware
app.use(log.express);
...
// other middleware and router
...
// start server
app.listen(8080);
The app.use(log.express);
must be one of the first middleware, before the routing.
Screenshot¶
Options¶
ExpressLogger takes the same options as normal, as well as an express
object:
const log = new ExpressLogger({
express: {
format: '{method} &7{path}',
type: 'console'
}
});
Format¶
The default format is:
{method} {status-colour}{status} &7{path} {time-colour}({time})
The string can include colour codes.
Placeholders¶
The available placeholders for setting your own format are:
{method}
: GET/POST etc{protocol}
: HTTP or HTTPS{route}
: express route name (eg:/users/:id
){path}
: Full path (no query){status-colour}
/{status-color}
: green/orange/blue/red colour code based on status code (to prefix status){status}
: status code (200, 301, 404 etc){time-colour}
/{time-color}
: light green/yellow/red colour code based on time (to prefix time){time}
: time in ms for request to be completed
Last update: February 25, 2021