Timber Hitch
A tiny module to generate a logging key, exposing the hostname, process id and an optional component name.
It is designed to be used where multiple node processes are running behind a load balancer logging to a central location.
The generated key looks like this
orwell.local:13691
This includes
- hostname for the process
- process id
Or this if you include a component name
component:orwell.local:13691
This includes
- the component name
- hostname for the process
- process id
Installation
npm install timberhitch
Usage
You can pass an optional component name if you wish to include that in your logging key.
var timberhitch = require('timberhitch');
console.log(timberhitch());
> orwell.local:13691
var timberhitch = require('timberhitch');
console.log(timberhitch('component'));
> compenent:orwell.local:28984
You can use it with any library through string concatenation.
var winston = require('winston'),
timberhitch = require('timberhitch'),
loggingKey = timberhitch();
winston.info(loggingKey + 'some log message');
> info: orwell.local:13691 some log message