backend-common: silenced and simplified void logger

Signed-off-by: Patrik Oldsberg <poldsberg@gmail.com>
backstage · Mar 25, 2022 · bae9359 · bae9359
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diff --git a/.changeset/strange-wasps-whisper.md b/.changeset/strange-wasps-whisper.md
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+---
+'@backstage/backend-common': patch
+---
+
+The logger returned from `getVoidLogger` is now uses a silenced console transport instead.
diff --git a/packages/backend-common/src/logging/voidLogger.ts b/packages/backend-common/src/logging/voidLogger.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { PassThrough } from 'stream';
 import * as winston from 'winston';
 
 /**
@@ -24,6 +23,6 @@ import * as winston from 'winston';
  */
 export function getVoidLogger(): winston.Logger {
   return winston.createLogger({
-    transports: [new winston.transports.Stream({ stream: new PassThrough() })],
+    transports: [new winston.transports.Console({ silent: true })],
   });
 }