destinmoulton / chronicle-console

A simple logging library that uses the Chronicle API to store app logs.

Chronicle Console

Usage

Log user actions:

console.action("login");
console.action("click", "information button");

Standard console logging is also sent to the server:

console.assert(<predicate>, "Message on failure");
console.log("message");
console.error("Error!");

Collected Data

Along with the data (strings, numbers, arrays, or objects), a stack trace is taken and logged when each enabled method is called. As such, you don't need to create an additional console.trace() call and can likely leave trace out of the methodsToLog array.

Configuration

Option	Required	Description	Default
server	*	The URL of the Chronicle Logger.
app	*	The name of this app.
env		Environment information.	window.navigator
toConsole		Show messages in regular console.	true
globalize		Overwrite the global console object.	false
consoleObject		A console object. Useful for testing/mocking.	console
methodsToLog		Array of methods that are logged. Does not effect toConsole option.	["action","error","warn","assert"]
customMethods		Array of strings for custom logging methods. Do not include in methodsToLog.	[]

methodsToLog

The methodsToLog configuration option is used to determine which standard console methods are logged. Many apps will probably not want to store console.log() messages, however console.error and the custom console.action are useful for tracking bugs and user actions.

Stack Traces

Every log method includes a stack trace, this means that you don't need to call the console.trace() command to get a trace.

Custom Methods

You can easily add your own custom logging method names.

const config = {
    server: "https://xyz.chronicle.logging.server.com",
    app: "My App",
    globalize: true,
    methodsToLog: ["error", "warn"],
    customMethods: ["crash"]
};

ChronicleConsole.init(config);

ChronicleConsole.crash("The system has crashed!");
console.crash("Frontend has crashed");
// Logs crash to server but does NOT log to console
// Includes a stack trace

React Native Device Info

The npm package react-native-device-info can be linked into a react application, giving access to a variety of device info.

Chronicle can be configured to overwrite the env variable, allowing storage of certain native device information.

import DeviceInfo from "react-native-device-info";

const reactEnv = {
    appName: DeviceInfo.getApplicationName(),
    userAgent: DeviceInfo.getUserAgent(),
    brand: DeviceInfo.getBrand(),
    buildNumber: DeviceInfo.getBuildNumber(),
    bundleId: DeviceInfo.getBundleId(),
    deviceCountry: DeviceInfo.getDeviceCountry(),
    deviceId: DeviceInfo.getDeviceId(),
    deviceLocale: DeviceInfo.getDeviceLocale(),
    deviceName: DeviceInfo.getDeviceName(),
    manufacturer: DeviceInfo.getManufacturer(),
    model: DeviceInfo.getModel(),
    systemName: DeviceInfo.getSystemName(),
    systemVersion: DeviceInfo.getSystemVersion(),
    timezone: DeviceInfo.getVersion(),
    uniqueId: DeviceInfo.getUniqueID(),
    version: DeviceInfo.getVersion(),
    isEmulator: DeviceInfo.isEmulator(),
    isTablet: DeviceInfo.isTablet()
};

const config = {
    app: "Test App",
    server: "https://console.api.url",
    globalize: false,
    env: reactEnv,
    methodsToLog: ["action", "error", "warn"],
    toConsole: true
};

chronicle.init(config);

License

MIT