README.md

Node-Syslog

v1.1.1

This is an node module (add-on) to work with system log daemon on unix systems. Module is tested with node.js v0.3.3 and metalog, syslog-ng 3.1.1.

Read Wiki "setMask" page for more information about how to use "setMask" functionality.

Current version is compatible to node 0.6.x and higher versions. For older nodejs versions please use node-syslog v1.0.2

Node-syslog doesn't support Darwin OS and MS Windows.

Authors

• Nazar Kulyk
• Jeremy Childs

Installation

npm

  npm install node-syslog

manual

  git clone
  node-waf configure build

Usage

For more inforamtion about how to use module check test.js

 #!/bin/env node
 
 var Syslog = require('node-syslog');
 
 Syslog.init("node-syslog", Syslog.LOG_PID | Syslog.LOG_ODELAY, Syslog.LOG_LOCAL0);
 Syslog.log(Syslog.LOG_INFO, "Node Syslog Module output " + new Date());

Check your /var/log/messages (syslog, syslog-ng), or /var/log/everything/current (metalog) file for any test entry.