Simple Node Logger

A logger which colorizes output, auto-inspects objects, and correctly writes to stdout or stderror. Can be marked as sync (blockingly writes to stdout/err) or async (uses console.log, not synchronous).

Why use sync vs async? Sync gaurantees the call will be outputted. If using async and your Node program crashes unexpectedly, the console.log commands may not be executed. I have not done any speed benchmarkings between the two, though. Disclaimin' that.

Install:

npm install simple-logger

Usage:

var log = require('simple-logger')

// Info
log.info('An informational message!');
log.warn('A warning!');
log.error('An error!');

Options

log.level
    Set the log level. Anything below the level will not be outputted

    Values: 'error', 'warn', 'info', 'silent'
    Default: 'warn'

log.sync
    Whether or not to synchronously ouput to stdout/err. Essentially this
    flag switches between console.log and process.stdout.write.

    Default: true

log.color
    Prints colorful output, and colorizes auto-inspected objects

    Default: true

Fun Facts:

Log multiple objects in one call!

log.warn('hello', [1,2,3]);
WARN: hello 1,2,3

Objects are auto-inspected

log.warn({foo: 'bar', duck: 'pie'});
WARN: { foo: 'bar', duck: 'pie' }

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