log4js-node-mongodb

A log4js-node log appender to write logs into MongoDB.

Install

$ npm install log4js-node-mongodb

Documentation

You can use this appender like all other log4js-node appenders. It just needs the connection-string to the mongo db. (mongodb connection-string doku) The default collection used is log. You can log a string or any kind of object. The objects are stored as they are and not converted to strings.

var log4js = require('log4js');
var mongoAppender = require('log4js-node-mongodb');

log4js.addAppender(
    mongoAppender.appender({connectionString: 'localhost:27017/logs'}),
    'cheese'
);

var logger = log4js.getLogger('cheese');
logger.trace('Entering cheese testing');
logger.debug('Got cheese.');
logger.info('Cheese is Gouda.');
logger.warn('Cheese is quite smelly.');
logger.error('Cheese is too ripe!');
logger.fatal('Cheese was breeding ground for listeria.');

// log objects
logger.info({id: 1, name: 'wayne'});
logger.info([1, 2, 3]);

Or you can use the configure method.

var log4js = require('log4js');

log4js.configure({
    appenders: [
        {
            type: 'console'
        },
        {
            type: 'log4js-node-mongodb',
            connectionString: 'localhost:27017/logs',
            category: 'cheese'
        }
    ]
});

The log data is stored in the following format.

{
    _id: ObjectID,
    timestamp: loggingEvent.startTime,
    data: loggingEvent.data,
    level: loggingEvent.level,
    category: loggingEvent.categoryName
}

Here some examples.

var log4js = require('log4js'),
    mongoAppender = require('log4js-node-mongodb');

log4js.addAppender(
    mongoAppender.appender(
        {connectionString: 'localhost:27017/logs'}),
    'audit'
);

var logger = log4js.getLogger('audit');
logger.debug('Hello %s, your are the %d user logged in!', 'wayne', 10);

// saved as
{
    _id: new ObjectID(),
    timestamp: new Date(),
    data: 'Hello wayne, your are the 10 user logged in!',
    level: {
        level: 10000,
        levelStr: 'DEBUG'
    },
    category: 'audit'
}

logger.info({id: 1, name: 'wayne'});

// saved as
{
    _id: new ObjectID(),
    timestamp: new Date(),
    data: {
        id: 1,
        name: 'wayne'
    },
    level: {
        level: 20000,
        levelStr: 'INFO'
    },
    category: 'audit'
}

Configuration

There are some options which can by set through the config object.

connectionOptions

The connectionOptions object to pass to the mongo db client.

.	.
Type	object
Required	false
Default value	{}

var log4js = require('log4js'),
    mongoAppender = require('log4js-node-mongodb');

log4js.addAppender(
    mongoAppender.appender({connectionString: 'localhost:27017/logs',
                            connectionOptions : {server: {ssl: false, sslValidate: false}}}),
    'cheese'
);

connectionString

The connection-string to the mongo db.

.	.
Type	string
Required	true
Default value

var log4js = require('log4js'),
    mongoAppender = require('log4js-node-mongodb');

log4js.addAppender(
    mongoAppender.appender({connectionString: 'localhost:27017/logs'}),
    'cheese'
);

collectionName

The name of the mongo db collection where the logs are stored.

.	.
Type	string
Required	false
Default value	'log'

var log4js = require('log4js'),
    mongoAppender = require('log4js-node-mongodb');

log4js.addAppender(
    mongoAppender.appender({
        connectionString: 'localhost:27017/logs',
        collectionName: 'audit'
    }),
    'cheese'
);

write

The write mode of the mongo db insert operation. With this option you have control over the write concern of mongo db.

.	.
Type	string
Required	false
Default value	'fast'

There are 3 options available. The default value is 'fast'.

.	mongo options object	error logging
fast	{w: 0}	no
normal	{w: 1}	yes
safe	{w: 1, journal: true}	yes

var log4js = require('log4js'),
    mongoAppender = require('log4js-node-mongodb');

// fast write mode
log4js.addAppender(
    mongoAppender.appender({connectionString: 'localhost:27017/logs'}),
    'cheese'
);

// normal write mode
log4js.addAppender(
    mongoAppender.appender({
        connectionString: 'localhost:27017/logs',
        write: 'normal'
    }),
    'cheese'
);

// safe write mode
log4js.addAppender(
    mongoAppender.appender({
        connectionString: 'localhost:27017/logs',
        write: 'safe'
    }),
    'cheese'
);

layout

The log4js-node layout which is used when logging a string. (log4js-node layouts)

.	.
Type	string
Required	false
Default value	'messagePassThroughLayout'

var log4js = require('log4js'),
    mongoAppender = require('log4js-node-mongodb');

log4js.addAppender(
    mongoAppender.appender({
        connectionString: 'localhost:27017/logs',
        layout: 'colored'
    }),
    'cheese'
);

Contributing

In lieu of a formal styleguide, take care to maintain the existing coding style. Add unit tests for any new or changed functionality. Lint and test your code using grunt.

Release History

v2.2.1

• Update mongodb driver

v2.2.0

• Fix problem when saving data which includes mongodb ObjectID's

v2.1.0

• Add property connectionOptions to configuration options

v2.0.0

• Use native mongodb node.js driver instead of mongojs

v1.0.0

• add support for MongoDB 3.x

v0.1.5

• wrap Errors in a new object because otherwhise they are saved as an empty object {}

v0.1.4

• Errors are now saved as string (previously saved as empty object)

v0.1.3

• Date and Regexp objects are now saved correctly (previously saved as {})

v0.1.2

• replace keys when logging an object to prevent mongo exception
• $ is converted to "dollar" (only replaced at start of key)
• . is converted to "dot" (all occurrences are replaced)

v0.1.1

• Safely check if the log message is a string

v0.1.0 project initial

Author

Litixsoft GmbH

License

Copyright (C) 2013-2017 Litixsoft GmbH info@litixsoft.de Licensed under the MIT license.

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