@ecopages/logger

A lightweight, flexible logging library with color support, timestamps, and timer functionality. This logger supports multiple log levels and allows for easy extension and integration into any project.

Features

• Multiple Log Levels: Supports INFO, ERROR, WARN, and DEBUG log levels
• Colored Output: Configurable colors for different log levels in both browser and Node.js environments
• Timestamps: Optional timestamps with configurable formats
• Timer Support: Built-in timer functionality for performance measurements
• Debug Utilities: Helper methods for conditional debug operations
• Prefixed Messages: Customizable prefix for all log messages
• Environment Detection: Automatically adapts output format for browser or Node.js environments
• Extensible: Easy to extend with custom functionality

Installation

npm install @ecopages/logger
# or
yarn add @ecopages/logger
# or
bun add @ecopages/logger

Basic Usage

import { Logger } from "@ecopages/logger";

// Create a basic logger
const logger = new Logger("[my-app]");

// Log messages at different levels
logger.info("This is an informational message");
logger.warn("This is a warning message");
logger.error("This is an error message");
logger.debug("This is a debug message"); // Only shown if debug is enabled

Advanced Configuration

The logger supports various configuration options:

const logger = new Logger("[my-app]", {
	debug: true, // Enable debug messages
	color: true, // Enable colored output
	timestamp: true, // Add timestamps to messages
	timestampFormat: "full", // Configure timestamp format
	locale: "de-DE", // Optional locale for timestamps
	verboseTimer: true, // Show timer start messages
	colors: {
		// Custom colors
		INFO: "color: purple",
		ERROR: "color: darkred",
	},
});

Configuration Options

Option	Type	Default	Description
debug	boolean	false	Enable debug level messages
color	boolean	true	Enable colored output
timestamp	boolean	false	Add timestamps to messages
timestampFormat	"full" | "time" | "short"	"time"	Timestamp format
locale	string | string[]	"en-US"	Locale used for timestamps
verboseTimer	boolean	false	Show timer start messages
colors	Partial	-	Custom colors for log levels

Timestamp Formats

• full: full date and time
• time: time only
• short: short date and time

Timestamp output is generated via toLocaleString(locale, ...). By default, locale is en-US; set locale to customize it.

Error Stack Traces

To keep stack traces, pass the actual Error object to logger.error:

try {
	throw new Error("Something failed");
} catch (error: unknown) {
	if (error instanceof Error) {
		logger.error(error); // preserves stack output
	} else {
		logger.error(new Error(String(error)));
	}
}

If you pass error.message (string) instead, the stack trace is not available.

Timer Functionality

Timer behavior is consistent whether colors are enabled or disabled:

• color: true → colorized timer output
• color: false → plain timer output
• verboseTimer: true → logs start message before duration output

// Start a timer
logger.time("operation");

// ... some operations ...

// End the timer and log duration
logger.timeEnd("operation");

Debug Utilities

The logger provides several debug-specific methods:

// Check if debug mode is enabled
if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
	// Perform debug-only operations
}

// Start a timer only when debug is enabled
logger.debugTime("debug-operation");

// ... some operations ...

// End the debug timer (only logs when debug is enabled)
logger.debugTimeEnd("debug-operation");

Custom Colors

Colors can be customized differently for browser and Node.js environments:

// Browser colors (CSS syntax)
const logger = new Logger("[my-app]", {
	colors: {
		INFO: "color: purple",
		ERROR: "color: darkred",
		WARN: "color: orange",
		DEBUG: "color: cyan",
		TIMER: "color: magenta",
	},
});

// Node.js colors (ANSI codes)
const logger = new Logger("[my-app]", {
	colors: {
		INFO: "\x1b[35m", // Purple
		ERROR: "\x1b[31m", // Red
		WARN: "\x1b[33m", // Yellow
		DEBUG: "\x1b[36m", // Cyan
		TIMER: "\x1b[35m", // Magenta
	},
});

Examples

With Timestamps and Colors

const logger = new Logger("[my-app]", {
	timestamp: true,
	timestampFormat: "full",
});

logger.info("Application started");
// Output: [02/16/2024, 15:30:45] [my-app] Application started

With Debug Messages

const logger = new Logger("[my-app]", { debug: true });

logger.debug("Configuration loaded:", { port: 3000 });
// Output: [my-app] Configuration loaded: { port: 3000 }

With Timer

const logger = new Logger("[my-app]", { verboseTimer: true });

logger.time("db-query");
// ... database operation ...
logger.timeEnd("db-query");
// Output: [my-app] db-query: 123.45ms

With Conditional Debug Timers

const logger = new Logger("[my-app]", { debug: true });

// Only starts timer if debug is enabled
logger.debugTime("expensive-calculation");

// Some expensive operation
const result = performExpensiveCalculation();

// Only logs time if debug is enabled
logger.debugTimeEnd("expensive-calculation");