@warlock.js/logger 4.1.15 → 4.2.0

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  1. package/CHANGELOG.md +30 -0
  2. package/LICENSE +21 -0
  3. package/README.md +146 -145
  4. package/cjs/index.cjs +276 -11
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  6. package/esm/channels/console-log.d.mts +1 -1
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  51. package/llms-full.txt +1497 -1296
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  53. package/package.json +5 -2
  54. package/skills/capture-unhandled-errors/SKILL.md +103 -103
  55. package/skills/filter-log-entries/SKILL.md +120 -120
  56. package/skills/flush-logs-on-shutdown/SKILL.md +117 -91
  57. package/skills/logger-basics/SKILL.md +88 -85
  58. package/skills/overview/SKILL.md +90 -86
  59. package/skills/pick-log-channel/SKILL.md +155 -139
  60. package/skills/ship-logs-to-sentry/SKILL.md +118 -0
  61. package/skills/write-custom-log-channel/SKILL.md +190 -160
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- ---
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- name: flush-logs-on-shutdown
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- description: 'Drain buffered channels before exit — log.flushSync() or log.configure({autoFlushOn: [''SIGINT'', ''SIGTERM'', ''beforeExit'']}) installs handlers that re-raise the signal. Triggers: `log.flushSync`, `autoFlushOn`, `enableAutoFlush`, `disableAutoFlush`, `SIGINT`, `SIGTERM`, `beforeExit`; "drain logs before exit", "wire SIGTERM for container shutdown", "my logs never showed after a crash", "graceful shutdown logging"; typical import `import { log, FileLog } from "@warlock.js/logger"`. Skip: error capture — `@warlock.js/logger/capture-unhandled-errors/SKILL.md`; custom sinks — `@warlock.js/logger/write-custom-log-channel/SKILL.md`; competing `pino.final`, `winston.end`; native `process.on(''exit'')`.'
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- ---
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-
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- # Lifecycle — flushing buffered channels before exit
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- `FileLog` and `JSONFileLog` buffer entries in memory. A process that exits without draining loses the buffer.
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-
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- ## The easy way — `autoFlushOn`
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-
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- Tell the logger which process events should trigger a flush. It installs the handlers for you.
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-
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- ```ts
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- log.configure({
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- channels: [new ConsoleLog(), new FileLog({ chunk: "daily" })],
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- autoFlushOn: ["SIGINT", "SIGTERM", "beforeExit"],
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- });
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- ```
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-
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- ### What each event does
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-
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- | Event | Behavior |
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- |---|---|
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- | `SIGINT` / `SIGTERM` / `SIGHUP` / `SIGBREAK` / `SIGUSR2` | Flush → remove this handler → re-raise the signal so Node's default exit code runs (e.g. 130 for SIGINT). |
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- | `beforeExit` | Flush in place. Node continues its natural exit. |
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-
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- ### Default recommendation
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-
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- `["SIGINT", "SIGTERM", "beforeExit"]` covers:
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- - Local `Ctrl+C` (SIGINT)
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- - Container orchestrators (`docker stop`, Kubernetes sending SIGTERM)
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- - Natural exit (Node finished all work)
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-
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- Add `"SIGHUP"` if you care about terminal disconnects. Add `"SIGUSR2"` if you use nodemon or pm2 restart.
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-
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- ### Idempotency
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-
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- Calling `enableAutoFlush` twice **replaces** previous handlers — it does not stack. `disableAutoFlush()` removes every handler this logger instance registered; safe to call when nothing is registered.
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-
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- ## The manual way — your own handler
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-
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- Use this when you need async work (close an HTTP server, drain a queue) **before** flushing:
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- ```ts
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- async function gracefulShutdown() {
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- await httpServer.close();
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- await queue.drain();
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- log.flushSync(); // still sync — guarantees disk write before exit
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- process.exit(0);
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- }
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-
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- process.once("SIGINT", gracefulShutdown);
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- process.once("SIGTERM", gracefulShutdown);
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- ```
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-
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- **If you go manual for a signal, skip it in `autoFlushOn`** — otherwise both handlers fire and ours re-raises the signal mid-way through your async work.
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- ## What `flushSync()` actually does
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-
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- ```ts
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- log.flushSync();
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- // For every registered channel:
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- // if (channel.flushSync) channel.flushSync();
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- ```
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-
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- - Synchronous I/O — blocks the event loop.
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- - Channels without `flushSync` (e.g. `ConsoleLog` — nothing to flush) are skipped silently.
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- - Works with and without `groupBy` on `FileLog` / `JSONFileLog`.
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- - No-op if every channel's buffer is empty.
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-
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- `ConsoleLog` has no `flushSync` — it writes synchronously on every entry. `FileLog` and `JSONFileLog` both implement it.
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-
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- ## Unhandled errors
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- If you use [`captureAnyUnhandledRejection()`](@warlock.js/logger/capture-unhandled-errors/SKILL.md), **include `"beforeExit"` in `autoFlushOn`**. Otherwise a crash logs the error into the buffer, then the process exits before the 5-second flush interval fires.
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- ```ts
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- log.configure({
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- channels: [new FileLog({ levels: ["error"] })],
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- autoFlushOn: ["SIGINT", "SIGTERM", "beforeExit"],
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- });
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-
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- captureAnyUnhandledRejection();
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- ```
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-
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- ## What NOT to do
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- - **Don't `await` inside a signal handler you wrote yourself and then call `flushSync`** — if an async step rejects, you skip the flush. Wrap in `try { await x } finally { log.flushSync(); process.exit(1); }`.
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- - **Don't call `process.exit()` inside `autoFlushOn` handlers** — signal handlers here already re-raise the signal. Forcing an exit breaks exit codes.
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- - **Don't rely on the 5-second flush interval for shutdown safety.** It's a throughput optimization, not a durability guarantee.
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+ ---
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+ name: flush-logs-on-shutdown
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+ description: 'Drain buffered channels before exit — log.flushSync() or log.configure({autoFlushOn: [''SIGINT'', ''SIGTERM'', ''beforeExit'']}) installs handlers that re-raise the signal. Triggers: `log.flush`, `log.flushSync`, `autoFlushOn`, `enableAutoFlush`, `disableAutoFlush`, `SIGINT`, `SIGTERM`, `beforeExit`; "drain logs before exit", "await log.flush() before process.exit", "drain async or network channels on shutdown", "wire SIGTERM for container shutdown", "my logs never showed after a crash", "graceful shutdown logging"; typical import `import { log, FileLog } from "@warlock.js/logger"`. Skip: error capture — `@warlock.js/logger/capture-unhandled-errors/SKILL.md`; custom sinks — `@warlock.js/logger/write-custom-log-channel/SKILL.md`; competing `pino.final`, `winston.end`; native `process.on(''exit'')`.'
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+ ---
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+
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+ # Lifecycle — flushing buffered channels before exit
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+
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+ `FileLog` and `JSONFileLog` buffer entries in memory. A process that exits without draining loses the buffer.
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+
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+ ## The easy way — `autoFlushOn`
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+
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+ Tell the logger which process events should trigger a flush. It installs the handlers for you.
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+ ```ts
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+ log.configure({
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+ channels: [new ConsoleLog(), new FileLog({ chunk: "daily" })],
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+ autoFlushOn: ["SIGINT", "SIGTERM", "beforeExit"],
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+ });
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+ ```
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+
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+ ### What each event does
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+
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+ | Event | Behavior |
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+ |---|---|
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+ | `SIGINT` / `SIGTERM` / `SIGHUP` / `SIGBREAK` / `SIGUSR2` | Flush → remove this handler → re-raise the signal so Node's default exit code runs (e.g. 130 for SIGINT). |
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+ | `beforeExit` | Flush in place. Node continues its natural exit. |
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+
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+ ### Default recommendation
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+
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+ `["SIGINT", "SIGTERM", "beforeExit"]` covers:
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+ - Local `Ctrl+C` (SIGINT)
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+ - Container orchestrators (`docker stop`, Kubernetes sending SIGTERM)
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+ - Natural exit (Node finished all work)
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+ Add `"SIGHUP"` if you care about terminal disconnects. Add `"SIGUSR2"` if you use nodemon or pm2 restart.
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+
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+ ### Idempotency
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+
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+ Calling `enableAutoFlush` twice **replaces** previous handlers — it does not stack. `disableAutoFlush()` removes every handler this logger instance registered; safe to call when nothing is registered.
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+
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+ ## The manual way — your own handler
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+
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+ Use this when you need async work (close an HTTP server, drain a queue) **before** flushing:
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+ ```ts
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+ async function gracefulShutdown() {
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+ await httpServer.close();
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+ await queue.drain();
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+ log.flushSync(); // still sync — guarantees disk write before exit
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+ process.exit(0);
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+ }
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+
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+ process.once("SIGINT", gracefulShutdown);
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+ process.once("SIGTERM", gracefulShutdown);
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+ ```
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+
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+ **If you go manual for a signal, skip it in `autoFlushOn`** — otherwise both handlers fire and ours re-raises the signal mid-way through your async work.
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+
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+ ## Async drain — `log.flush()`
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+ `flushSync()` blocks the event loop with synchronous I/O. That's correct for the file channels and required inside the handlers `autoFlushOn` installs (a re-raised signal kills the process before any promise could settle). But a channel whose delivery is **async** — a network transport, an async disk write — can't drain synchronously. For those, `await` the async sibling on a graceful path you control:
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+ ```ts
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+ async function gracefulShutdown() {
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+ await httpServer.close();
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+ await log.flush(); // awaits every channel's async flush() to completion
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+ process.exit(0);
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+ }
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+
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+ process.once("SIGTERM", gracefulShutdown);
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+ ```
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+ `log.flush()` fans out to every channel that implements `flush()` and awaits them together (`Promise.allSettled`). Each channel is isolated — one channel's flush rejecting neither aborts the others nor escapes as an unhandled rejection. Channels without `flush()` are skipped.
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+ | | `flushSync()` | `flush()` |
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+ |---|---|---|
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+ | I/O | synchronous — blocks the loop | asynchronous — awaited |
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+ | Safe in a re-raising signal handler | yes | no — the signal exits before the promise settles |
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+ | Used by `autoFlushOn` | yes | no |
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+ | Reach for it when | file channels, last-resort durability | network/async channels, manual `await` before `process.exit` |
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+ | `FileLog` / `JSONFileLog` | ✓ | ✓ (async write) |
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+ `autoFlushOn` always uses `flushSync()` — signal re-raising can't wait on a promise. If a channel needs async delivery on shutdown, drive `await log.flush()` from your own handler and leave that signal out of `autoFlushOn`.
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+ ## What `flushSync()` actually does
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+ ```ts
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+ log.flushSync();
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+ // For every registered channel:
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+ // if (channel.flushSync) channel.flushSync();
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+ ```
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+ - Synchronous I/O — blocks the event loop.
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+ - Channels without `flushSync` (e.g. `ConsoleLog` — nothing to flush) are skipped silently.
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+ - Works with and without `groupBy` on `FileLog` / `JSONFileLog`.
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+ - No-op if every channel's buffer is empty.
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+ `ConsoleLog` has no `flushSync` — it writes synchronously on every entry. `FileLog` and `JSONFileLog` both implement it.
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+ ## Unhandled errors
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+ If you use [`captureAnyUnhandledRejection()`](@warlock.js/logger/capture-unhandled-errors/SKILL.md), **include `"beforeExit"` in `autoFlushOn`**. Otherwise a crash logs the error into the buffer, then the process exits before the 5-second flush interval fires.
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+ ```ts
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+ log.configure({
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+ channels: [new FileLog({ levels: ["error"] })],
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+ autoFlushOn: ["SIGINT", "SIGTERM", "beforeExit"],
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+ });
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+ captureAnyUnhandledRejection();
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+ ```
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+ ## What NOT to do
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+ - **Don't `await` inside a signal handler you wrote yourself and then call `flushSync`** — if an async step rejects, you skip the flush. Wrap in `try { await x } finally { log.flushSync(); process.exit(1); }`.
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+ - **Don't call `process.exit()` inside `autoFlushOn` handlers** — signal handlers here already re-raise the signal. Forcing an exit breaks exit codes.
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+ - **Don't rely on the 5-second flush interval for shutdown safety.** It's a throughput optimization, not a durability guarantee.
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- name: logger-basics
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- description: 'Start with @warlock.js/logger — the log singleton, five levels (debug / info / warn / error / success), channel fan-out, foundations. Triggers: `log`, `Logger`, `log.info`, `log.error`, `log.debug`, `log.warn`, `log.success`, `ConsoleLog`, `FileLog`, `JSONFileLog`; "how do I log in node", "warlock logger basics", "which logger skill do I need"; typical import `import { log, ConsoleLog, FileLog } from "@warlock.js/logger"`. Skip: channel picks — `@warlock.js/logger/pick-log-channel/SKILL.md`; setup — `@warlock.js/logger/configure-logger/SKILL.md`; competing libs `winston`, `pino`, `bunyan`, `log4js`, `signale`; native `console.log`.'
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- # Log with channels
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- Multi-channel structured logger for Node.js. Three built-in channels (`ConsoleLog`, `FileLog`, `JSONFileLog`), an abstract `LogChannel` base for custom sinks, five severity levels, and a safe shutdown path via `Logger.enableAutoFlush(events)`.
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- > This skill is the logger **map** — read it first, then load the specific skill for the task.
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- ## Install
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- ```bash
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- ```
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- ## Foundations
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- The 11 things that are true in every logger use:
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- ## Minimal startup example
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- ## Pick a skill
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- | If the task is about… | Load |
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- | Picking a channel — what each built-in does, when to use which | [`@warlock.js/logger/pick-log-channel/SKILL.md`](@warlock.js/logger/pick-log-channel/SKILL.md) |
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- | Startup registering channels, environment-based setup, the `configure` method | [`@warlock.js/logger/configure-logger/SKILL.md`](@warlock.js/logger/configure-logger/SKILL.md) |
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- | Filtering log output (`levels`, `filter`, per-channel routing, `minLevel`) | [`@warlock.js/logger/filter-log-entries/SKILL.md`](@warlock.js/logger/filter-log-entries/SKILL.md) |
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- | Graceful shutdown`flushSync`, `autoFlushOn`, signal behavior | [`@warlock.js/logger/flush-logs-on-shutdown/SKILL.md`](@warlock.js/logger/flush-logs-on-shutdown/SKILL.md) |
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- | Extending `LogChannel` to build a custom sink (Slack, database, HTTP) | [`@warlock.js/logger/write-custom-log-channel/SKILL.md`](@warlock.js/logger/write-custom-log-channel/SKILL.md) |
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- | Routing Node's `unhandledRejection` / `uncaughtException` through the logger | [`@warlock.js/logger/capture-unhandled-errors/SKILL.md`](@warlock.js/logger/capture-unhandled-errors/SKILL.md) |
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- | Tests that assert on log output, or code under test that logs | [`@warlock.js/logger/test-logging-code/SKILL.md`](@warlock.js/logger/test-logging-code/SKILL.md) |
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- - Don't shadow the import in local code: `for (const log of logEntries) { ... }` will hide the singleton inside that block. Rename loop variables (`entry`, `record`) when working with logger imports.
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+ name: logger-basics
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+ description: 'Start with @warlock.js/logger — the log singleton, six levels (debug / info / warn / error / success / fatal), channel fan-out, foundations. Triggers: `log`, `Logger`, `log.info`, `log.error`, `log.fatal`, `log.debug`, `log.warn`, `log.success`, `ConsoleLog`, `FileLog`, `JSONFileLog`; "how do I log in node", "warlock logger basics", "which logger skill do I need"; typical import `import { log, ConsoleLog, FileLog } from "@warlock.js/logger"`. Skip: channel picks — `@warlock.js/logger/pick-log-channel/SKILL.md`; setup — `@warlock.js/logger/configure-logger/SKILL.md`; competing libs `winston`, `pino`, `bunyan`, `log4js`, `signale`; native `console.log`.'
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+ ---
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+
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+ # Log with channels
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+
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+ Multi-channel structured logger for Node.js. Four built-in channels (`ConsoleLog`, `FileLog`, `JSONFileLog`, `SentryLog`), an abstract `LogChannel` base for custom sinks, six severity levels, and a safe shutdown path via `Logger.enableAutoFlush(events)` plus async `log.flush()` for network channels.
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+
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+ > This skill is the logger **map** — read it first, then load the specific skill for the task.
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+
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+ ## Install
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+
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+ ```bash
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+ yarn add @warlock.js/logger
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## Foundations
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+
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+ The 11 things that are true in every logger use:
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+
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+ 1. **Public API is the `log` singleton** (`import { log } from "@warlock.js/logger"`). It's a `Logger` instance — call `log.info(...)`, `log.configure(...)`, etc. No callable `log(data)` form.
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+ 2. **The singleton starts with zero channels.** Nothing is written until at least one channel is registered via `addChannel`, `setChannels`, or `configure`.
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+ 3. **Custom instances:** `new Logger()` gives an isolated logger with the identical API. Almost always you want the singleton — reach for the class only when you need an isolated channel set (libraries, test sandboxes).
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+ 4. **Six levels, closed union:** `"debug" | "info" | "warn" | "error" | "success" | "fatal"`. `fatal` ranks strictly above `error` — use it for unrecoverable failures where the app is going down (failed bootstrap, `uncaughtException`). There are no custom levels.
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+ 5. **Channels can be filtered two ways:** a `levels` array (whitelist) and a `filter` predicate (custom logic). Both run on every entry. See [`@warlock.js/logger/filter-log-entries/SKILL.md`](@warlock.js/logger/filter-log-entries/SKILL.md).
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+ 6. **Logger-wide minimum severity** is available via `log.setMinLevel("info")` (or `configure({ minLevel })`). Entries below the rank are dropped before fan-out — cheaper than per-channel filters.
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+ 7. **Redaction** is two-layer additive: `configure({ redact })` sets the logger floor; `new XxxChannel({ redact: { paths: [...] } })` adds more paths on top. Channels can never remove paths from the logger floor. See [`@warlock.js/logger/redact-sensitive-log-fields/SKILL.md`](@warlock.js/logger/redact-sensitive-log-fields/SKILL.md).
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+ 8. **`FileLog` and `JSONFileLog` buffer in memory.** They flush when `maxMessagesToWrite` (default `100`) is hit, when 5 seconds have elapsed since the last write, or when `flushSync()` is called. See [`@warlock.js/logger/flush-logs-on-shutdown/SKILL.md`](@warlock.js/logger/flush-logs-on-shutdown/SKILL.md).
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+ 9. **Non-terminal channels receive ANSI-stripped messages.** `Logger.log` shallow-clones the entry per non-terminal channel before stripping, so later terminal channels still get the colored original.
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+ 10. **`JSONFileLog.extension` is always `"json"`.** The option is ignored for this channel.
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+ 11. **`captureAnyUnhandledRejection()` registers process listeners.** Call it once at startup, after channels are registered. Calling it twice installs duplicate listeners. See [`@warlock.js/logger/capture-unhandled-errors/SKILL.md`](@warlock.js/logger/capture-unhandled-errors/SKILL.md).
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+
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+ ## Minimal startup example
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+
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+ ```ts
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+ import { log, ConsoleLog, FileLog } from "@warlock.js/logger";
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+
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+ log.configure({
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+ channels: [
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+ new ConsoleLog(),
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+ new FileLog({ chunk: "daily", storagePath: "./storage/logs" }),
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+ ],
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+ autoFlushOn: ["SIGINT", "SIGTERM", "beforeExit"],
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+ });
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+
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+ await log.info("users", "register", "New user created");
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+ await log.error("payments", "charge", new Error("Card declined"));
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## The six levels
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+
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+ ```ts
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+ log.debug("module", "action", "verbose detail"); // dev-only diagnostics
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+ log.info("module", "action", "neutral event"); // user-visible event
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+ log.warn("module", "action", "something off"); // recoverable concern
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+ log.error("module", "action", error); // handled failure, app continues
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+ log.success("module", "action", "operation done"); // explicit success
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+ log.fatal("module", "action", error); // unrecoverable, app is going down
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+ ```
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+
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+ `fatal` is purely informational — it does NOT auto-flush or exit. The caller decides whether to `await log.flush()` and `process.exit(...)`. See [`@warlock.js/logger/capture-unhandled-errors/SKILL.md`](@warlock.js/logger/capture-unhandled-errors/SKILL.md) for the `uncaughtException` → `fatal` routing.
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+
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+ Every call signature is the same — `module`, `action`, `message`, optional `context`. `message` can be a string, object, or `Error` instance (file channels capture the stack).
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+
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+ ## Pick a skill
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+
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+ | If the task is about… | Load |
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+ | --- | --- |
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+ | Picking a channel what each built-in does, when to use which | [`@warlock.js/logger/pick-log-channel/SKILL.md`](@warlock.js/logger/pick-log-channel/SKILL.md) |
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+ | Startup registering channels, environment-based setup, the `configure` method | [`@warlock.js/logger/configure-logger/SKILL.md`](@warlock.js/logger/configure-logger/SKILL.md) |
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+ | Filtering log output (`levels`, `filter`, per-channel routing, `minLevel`) | [`@warlock.js/logger/filter-log-entries/SKILL.md`](@warlock.js/logger/filter-log-entries/SKILL.md) |
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+ | Graceful shutdown `flushSync`, `autoFlushOn`, signal behavior | [`@warlock.js/logger/flush-logs-on-shutdown/SKILL.md`](@warlock.js/logger/flush-logs-on-shutdown/SKILL.md) |
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+ | Extending `LogChannel` to build a custom sink (Slack, database, HTTP) | [`@warlock.js/logger/write-custom-log-channel/SKILL.md`](@warlock.js/logger/write-custom-log-channel/SKILL.md) |
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+ | Routing Node's `unhandledRejection` / `uncaughtException` through the logger | [`@warlock.js/logger/capture-unhandled-errors/SKILL.md`](@warlock.js/logger/capture-unhandled-errors/SKILL.md) |
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+ | `log.assert(...)` and `log.timer(...)` shorthand helpers | [`@warlock.js/logger/use-log-helpers/SKILL.md`](@warlock.js/logger/use-log-helpers/SKILL.md) |
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+ | Redacting secrets logger floor + additive channel paths | [`@warlock.js/logger/redact-sensitive-log-fields/SKILL.md`](@warlock.js/logger/redact-sensitive-log-fields/SKILL.md) |
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+ | Tests that assert on log output, or code under test that logs | [`@warlock.js/logger/test-logging-code/SKILL.md`](@warlock.js/logger/test-logging-code/SKILL.md) |
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+
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+ ## Things NOT to do
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+
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+ - Don't try `log(module, action, message)` or `log({...})` directly `log` is a `Logger` instance, not a function. Use `log.info(...)`, `log.error(...)`, etc., or the explicit `log.log({ type, module, action, message })` for the data-object form.
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+ - Don't set `extension` on `JSONFileLog`it's hardcoded to `"json"` and your value is silently ignored.
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+ - Don't register multiple `FileLog` instances with the same `name` in the same `storagePath` the lookup via `log.channel("file")` returns only one, and they'll fight over the same file.
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+ - Don't mix `autoFlushOn: ["SIGINT"]` with your own `process.on("SIGINT", ...)` handler both fire, and ours re-raises mid-way through your async work.
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+ - Don't `await log.info(...)` expecting the write to be on disk — `FileLog` buffers. Call `log.flushSync()` (or rely on `autoFlushOn`) before the process exits.
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+ - Don't call `captureAnyUnhandledRejection()` more than once — it re-registers listeners every call and your rejections get logged N times.
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+ - Don't shadow the import in local code: `for (const log of logEntries) { ... }` will hide the singleton inside that block. Rename loop variables (`entry`, `record`) when working with logger imports.
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- ---
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- name: overview
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- description: 'Front-door orientation for `@warlock.js/logger` — structured channel-based logging with five severity levels, PII redaction floor, buffered file/JSON channels, signal-flush on shutdown, ergonomic helpers (timer, assert). Standalone — no `@warlock.js/core` required. TRIGGER when: code imports anything from `@warlock.js/logger`; user asks "what does @warlock.js/logger do", "compare with pino / winston / bunyan", "structured logging for Node", "which logger should I use", "how do channels work"; package.json adds `@warlock.js/logger`. Skip: specific task already known — load the matching task skill directly (`logger-basics`, `configure-logger`, `pick-log-channel`, `write-custom-log-channel`, `redact-sensitive-log-fields`, `filter-log-entries`, `flush-logs-on-shutdown`, `capture-unhandled-errors`, `use-log-helpers`, `test-logging-code`); plain `console.log` in throwaway scripts.'
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- ---
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-
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- # `@warlock.js/logger` — overview
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-
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- Structured logging for Node. Five severity levels, a singleton plus a `Logger` class, channel-based fan-out (one entry → many sinks), PII redaction as a floor that channels can extend, buffered file writes with signal-triggered flush on shutdown, and a couple of ergonomic helpers (`timer`, `assert`) that turn boilerplate into one-liners.
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- Ships standalone — `@warlock.js/core` is not required. Drop it into any Node project.
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-
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- ## When to reach for it
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-
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- - Building a Node service that needs **structured** logs (key-value pairs, not bare strings) and you want them to land in multiple destinations (console for dev, JSON file for prod, third-party sink for audits) without rewriting the call sites.
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- - You'd reach for **pino** or **winston** but want a smaller surface that's already wired into Warlock conventions (`module / action / message` shape, redaction floor, signal flush built-in).
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- - Your team agrees that **`console.log` doesn't survive contact with production** — you need filtering, level routing, channel-specific sinks, and a redaction story before secrets leak into Slack/Datadog.
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-
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- Skip if your code is a throwaway script where `console.log` is genuinely fine — there's no value in adding a dependency for one-off logs.
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-
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- ## The mental model in one paragraph
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-
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- You write `log.info("auth", "login", "user signed in", { userId })`. The logger fans that single entry out to every registered channel (`ConsoleLog`, `FileLog`, `JSONFileLog`, or your custom subclass). Each channel decides whether to emit it (per-level whitelist, per-channel filter predicate, logger-wide minimum severity). Redaction runs once at the logger level and can be extended per channel — never relaxed. Buffered channels (file + JSON file) drain on flush, either manually (`log.flushSync()`) or automatically via signal handlers (`enableAutoFlush(['SIGINT', 'SIGTERM', 'beforeExit'])`). That's the whole package.
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-
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- ## Skills index
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-
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- Ten task skills cover everything. Load the one that matches your job — most callers only ever need `logger-basics` + `configure-logger` + `pick-log-channel`.
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-
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- ### Foundations
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-
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- #### [`logger-basics`](@warlock.js/logger/logger-basics/SKILL.md)
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- Start here. The `log` singleton, the five levels (`debug` / `info` / `warn` / `error` / `success`), how fan-out works, the `module / action / message / context` shape every entry carries.
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-
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- #### [`configure-logger`](@warlock.js/logger/configure-logger/SKILL.md)
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- Wire channels at boot — `log.addChannel`, `log.setChannels`, `log.configure({ channels, autoFlushOn, redact, minLevel })`. Branch on `NODE_ENV`, replace the channel list, isolate a library's logger from the host singleton.
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-
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- ### Channels
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-
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- #### [`pick-log-channel`](@warlock.js/logger/pick-log-channel/SKILL.md)
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- Pick one of the three built-ins: `ConsoleLog` (terminal, colored), `FileLog` (plain `.log` on disk with rotation), `JSONFileLog` (structured JSON for aggregators — Datadog, Loki, ELK).
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-
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- #### [`write-custom-log-channel`](@warlock.js/logger/write-custom-log-channel/SKILL.md)
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- Extend `LogChannel<Options>` for sinks the built-ins don't cover — Slack, HTTP endpoint, in-memory buffer, database. The lazy `init()` lifecycle (`setTimeout(0)`) and the `terminal: true/false` ANSI-stripping behavior are subtle read this skill before subclassing.
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-
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- ### Production concerns
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-
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- #### [`redact-sensitive-log-fields`](@warlock.js/logger/redact-sensitive-log-fields/SKILL.md)
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- Strip secrets before they reach a sink. Logger-wide `setRedact({ paths, censor })` is the security floor; per-channel `redact` configs add paths (never remove). Dotted-glob paths (`*`, `**`); censor as string or function `(value, path) => any`.
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-
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- #### [`filter-log-entries`](@warlock.js/logger/filter-log-entries/SKILL.md)
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- Drop entries before they cost anything. Logger-wide `setMinLevel("info")` is the fast path; per-channel `levels` array + `filter` predicate for fine control.
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-
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- #### [`flush-logs-on-shutdown`](@warlock.js/logger/flush-logs-on-shutdown/SKILL.md)
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- Buffered channels (file + JSON file) need explicit drain. `log.flushSync()` manually, or `enableAutoFlush(['SIGINT', 'SIGTERM', 'SIGHUP', 'SIGBREAK', 'SIGUSR2', 'beforeExit'])` to wire process signals. Signals are re-raised after flush so Node's default exit still runs.
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-
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- #### [`capture-unhandled-errors`](@warlock.js/logger/capture-unhandled-errors/SKILL.md)
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- `captureAnyUnhandledRejection()` hooks `unhandledRejection` + `uncaughtException` and routes both through `log.error("app", ...)`. One call at startup, pair with `autoFlushOn: ['beforeExit']` to land the entry on disk.
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-
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- ### Ergonomics + testing
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-
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- #### [`use-log-helpers`](@warlock.js/logger/use-log-helpers/SKILL.md)
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- Two shortcuts every `Logger` exposes: `log.assert(condition, module, action, message, context?)` logs an error only when the condition is falsy (free on the happy path); `log.timer(module, action)` returns an end-function that emits `info` with a measured `durationMs`.
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-
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- #### [`test-logging-code`](@warlock.js/logger/test-logging-code/SKILL.md)
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- Silence the logger globally in tests via `log.setChannels([])` in `setupFiles`. Assert specific entries with a capturing `LogChannel` subclass it proves an entry was actually delivered through the pipeline (filters, redaction), not merely that a method was called, and it isolates cleanly by swapping `log.channels`.
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-
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- ## Built-in channels at a glance
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-
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- | Channel | Sink | `terminal` | Buffered |
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- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
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- | `ConsoleLog` | `process.stdout` | `true` (colors kept) | no |
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- | `FileLog` | `.log` files | `false` (ANSI stripped) | yes (5s timer or 100-entry buffer) |
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- | `JSONFileLog` | `.json` files | `false` (ANSI stripped) | yes (same buffering) |
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- `terminal: true` is the flag that decides whether the channel sees raw colored messages or stripped plain text. Custom channels: pick `true` if you write to a terminal, `false` for anything else.
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-
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- ## What this package deliberately doesn't do
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-
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- - **Distributed tracing.** Use OpenTelemetry. Logger gets you structured local logs with `module / action`; trace correlation is a different problem.
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- - **Log shipping.** Write a custom channel that POSTs to your aggregator, or use `JSONFileLog` + a sidecar (fluentbit, vector, promtail). The package doesn't bundle network sinks.
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- - **Pretty-printing of arbitrary objects.** `ConsoleLog` has a `showContext` flag that runs `util.inspect` on the context object; for richer formatting, use `JSONFileLog` and view the file through your favorite viewer.
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- - **Log analysis.** Querying / aggregating / alerting is on the sink side (Loki, ELK, Datadog).
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-
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- ## See also
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-
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- - [`@warlock.js/core/warlock-conventions`](@warlock.js/core/warlock-conventions/SKILL.md) the parent framework's conventions; logger is one of its foundation packages and ships transitively when you install core.
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- - When synced via agent-kit, this `overview/SKILL.md` is flattened to the front-door skill `.claude/skills/warlock-js-logger-overview/` — every cross-link above uses the `@warlock.js/logger/<skill>/SKILL.md` name form so it survives that flattening.
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+ ---
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+ name: overview
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+ description: 'Front-door orientation for `@warlock.js/logger` — structured channel-based logging with six severity levels (debug / info / warn / error / success / fatal), PII redaction floor, buffered file/JSON channels, optional SentryLog forwarding, async log.flush() + signal-flush on shutdown, ergonomic helpers (timer, assert). Standalone — no `@warlock.js/core` required. TRIGGER when: code imports anything from `@warlock.js/logger`; user asks "what does @warlock.js/logger do", "compare with pino / winston / bunyan", "structured logging for Node", "which logger should I use", "how do channels work"; package.json adds `@warlock.js/logger`. Skip: specific task already known — load the matching task skill directly (`logger-basics`, `configure-logger`, `pick-log-channel`, `write-custom-log-channel`, `ship-logs-to-sentry`, `redact-sensitive-log-fields`, `filter-log-entries`, `flush-logs-on-shutdown`, `capture-unhandled-errors`, `use-log-helpers`, `test-logging-code`); plain `console.log` in throwaway scripts.'
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+ ---
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+
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+ # `@warlock.js/logger` — overview
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+
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+ Structured logging for Node. Six severity levels (with `fatal` strictly above `error`), a singleton plus a `Logger` class, channel-based fan-out (one entry → many sinks), PII redaction as a floor that channels can extend, buffered file writes with signal-triggered flush on shutdown, an awaitable async `log.flush()` for network/async channels, an optional Sentry channel, and a couple of ergonomic helpers (`timer`, `assert`) that turn boilerplate into one-liners.
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+
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+ Ships standalone — `@warlock.js/core` is not required. Drop it into any Node project.
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+
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+ ## When to reach for it
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+
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+ - Building a Node service that needs **structured** logs (key-value pairs, not bare strings) and you want them to land in multiple destinations (console for dev, JSON file for prod, third-party sink for audits) without rewriting the call sites.
15
+ - You'd reach for **pino** or **winston** but want a smaller surface that's already wired into Warlock conventions (`module / action / message` shape, redaction floor, signal flush built-in).
16
+ - Your team agrees that **`console.log` doesn't survive contact with production** — you need filtering, level routing, channel-specific sinks, and a redaction story before secrets leak into Slack/Datadog.
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+
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+ Skip if your code is a throwaway script where `console.log` is genuinely fine — there's no value in adding a dependency for one-off logs.
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+
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+ ## The mental model in one paragraph
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+
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+ You write `log.info("auth", "login", "user signed in", { userId })`. The logger fans that single entry out to every registered channel (`ConsoleLog`, `FileLog`, `JSONFileLog`, `SentryLog`, or your custom subclass). Each channel decides whether to emit it (per-level whitelist, per-channel filter predicate, logger-wide minimum severity). Redaction runs once at the logger level and can be extended per channel — never relaxed. Buffered channels (file + JSON file) drain on flush synchronously via `log.flushSync()` / `enableAutoFlush(['SIGINT', 'SIGTERM', 'beforeExit'])`, or asynchronously via `await log.flush()` (the only path that works for network channels like `SentryLog`). That's the whole package.
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+
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+ ## Skills index
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+
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+ Eleven task skills cover everything. Load the one that matches your job — most callers only ever need `logger-basics` + `configure-logger` + `pick-log-channel`.
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+
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+ ### Foundations
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+
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+ #### [`logger-basics`](@warlock.js/logger/logger-basics/SKILL.md)
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+ Start here. The `log` singleton, the six levels (`debug` / `info` / `warn` / `error` / `success` / `fatal`), how fan-out works, the `module / action / message / context` shape every entry carries.
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+
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+ #### [`configure-logger`](@warlock.js/logger/configure-logger/SKILL.md)
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+ Wire channels at boot — `log.addChannel`, `log.setChannels`, `log.configure({ channels, autoFlushOn, redact, minLevel })`. Branch on `NODE_ENV`, replace the channel list, isolate a library's logger from the host singleton.
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+
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+ ### Channels
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+
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+ #### [`pick-log-channel`](@warlock.js/logger/pick-log-channel/SKILL.md)
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+ Pick one of the four built-ins: `ConsoleLog` (terminal, colored), `FileLog` (plain `.log` on disk with rotation), `JSONFileLog` (structured JSON for aggregators — Datadog, Loki, ELK), `SentryLog` (errors + breadcrumbs to Sentry; `@sentry/node` is an optional peer).
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+
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+ #### [`ship-logs-to-sentry`](@warlock.js/logger/ship-logs-to-sentry/SKILL.md)
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+ The `SentryLog` channel in depth — event-vs-breadcrumb level mapping, dual init modes (reuse an existing client or pass `options`), draining via `Sentry.flush(timeout)`, behavior when the optional peer isn't installed.
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+
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+ #### [`write-custom-log-channel`](@warlock.js/logger/write-custom-log-channel/SKILL.md)
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+ Extend `LogChannel<Options>` for sinks the built-ins don't cover — Slack, HTTP endpoint, in-memory buffer, database. The lazy `init()` lifecycle (`setTimeout(0)`), the `terminal: true/false` ANSI-stripping behavior, and the difference between `flush()` (async, network) and `flushSync()` (sync, files) are subtle — read this skill before subclassing.
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+
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+ ### Production concerns
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+
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+ #### [`redact-sensitive-log-fields`](@warlock.js/logger/redact-sensitive-log-fields/SKILL.md)
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+ Strip secrets before they reach a sink. Logger-wide `setRedact({ paths, censor })` is the security floor; per-channel `redact` configs add paths (never remove). Dotted-glob paths (`*`, `**`); censor as string or function `(value, path) => any`.
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+
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+ #### [`filter-log-entries`](@warlock.js/logger/filter-log-entries/SKILL.md)
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+ Drop entries before they cost anything. Logger-wide `setMinLevel("info")` is the fast path; per-channel `levels` array + `filter` predicate for fine control.
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+
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+ #### [`flush-logs-on-shutdown`](@warlock.js/logger/flush-logs-on-shutdown/SKILL.md)
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+ Buffered channels need explicit drain. `log.flushSync()` (sync) for file channels also wired by `enableAutoFlush(['SIGINT', 'SIGTERM', 'SIGHUP', 'SIGBREAK', 'SIGUSR2', 'beforeExit'])`. `await log.flush()` (async) for network/async channels like `SentryLog` the only path that can await an HTTPS round-trip on a graceful shutdown.
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+
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+ #### [`capture-unhandled-errors`](@warlock.js/logger/capture-unhandled-errors/SKILL.md)
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+ `captureAnyUnhandledRejection()` hooks `unhandledRejection` (→ `log.error("app", ...)`) and `uncaughtException` (→ `log.fatal("app", ...)` — Node terminates by default, so it's semantically fatal). One call at startup, pair with `autoFlushOn: ['beforeExit']` to land the entry on disk.
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+
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+ ### Ergonomics + testing
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+
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+ #### [`use-log-helpers`](@warlock.js/logger/use-log-helpers/SKILL.md)
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+ Two shortcuts every `Logger` exposes: `log.assert(condition, module, action, message, context?)` logs an error only when the condition is falsy (free on the happy path); `log.timer(module, action)` returns an end-function that emits `info` with a measured `durationMs`.
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+
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+ #### [`test-logging-code`](@warlock.js/logger/test-logging-code/SKILL.md)
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+ Silence the logger globally in tests via `log.setChannels([])` in `setupFiles`. Assert specific entries with a capturing `LogChannel` subclass — it proves an entry was actually delivered through the pipeline (filters, redaction), not merely that a method was called, and it isolates cleanly by swapping `log.channels`.
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+
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+ ## Built-in channels at a glance
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+
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+ | Channel | Sink | `terminal` | Buffered |
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+ | --- | --- | --- | --- |
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+ | `ConsoleLog` | `process.stdout` | `true` (colors kept) | no |
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+ | `FileLog` | `.log` files | `false` (ANSI stripped) | yes (5s timer or 100-entry buffer) |
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+ | `JSONFileLog` | `.json` files | `false` (ANSI stripped) | yes (same buffering) |
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+ | `SentryLog` | Sentry events + breadcrumbs | `false` | via the Sentry SDK's own transport (`@sentry/node` is an optional peer) |
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+ `terminal: true` is the flag that decides whether the channel sees raw colored messages or stripped plain text. Custom channels: pick `true` if you write to a terminal, `false` for anything else.
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+ ## What this package deliberately doesn't do
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+ - **Distributed tracing.** Use OpenTelemetry. Logger gets you structured local logs with `module / action`; trace correlation is a different problem.
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+ - **Log aggregator integrations beyond Sentry.** `SentryLog` is bundled (with `@sentry/node` as an optional peer). For Datadog, Loki, ELK, etc., either write a custom channel that POSTs to the aggregator or use `JSONFileLog` + a sidecar (fluentbit, vector, promtail).
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+ - **Pretty-printing of arbitrary objects.** `ConsoleLog` has a `showContext` flag that runs `util.inspect` on the context object; for richer formatting, use `JSONFileLog` and view the file through your favorite viewer.
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+ - **Log analysis.** Querying / aggregating / alerting is on the sink side (Loki, ELK, Datadog).
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+ ## See also
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+ - [`@warlock.js/core/warlock-conventions`](@warlock.js/core/warlock-conventions/SKILL.md) — the parent framework's conventions; logger is one of its foundation packages and ships transitively when you install core.
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+ - When synced via agent-kit, this `overview/SKILL.md` is flattened to the front-door skill `.claude/skills/warlock-js-logger-overview/` — every cross-link above uses the `@warlock.js/logger/<skill>/SKILL.md` name form so it survives that flattening.