winston-fast-rabbitmq/README.md

A RabbitMQ transport for Winston.

# winston-fast-rabbitmq

A RabbitMQ transport for Winston. 

It closes the connection after every message, but keeps the connection open as long as new messages arrive within a short timespan.

* Easy to use and fast to implement
* Build using [amqplib](https://www.npmjs.com/package/amqplib)
* Non-blocking as it uses [rabbit-chatter](https://www.npmjs.com/package/rabbit-chatter)

# Usage

Use [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/) to install the module:

```
	npm install winston-fast-rabbitmq
```

Then use `require()` to load it in your code:

```javascript
	var winstonFastRabbitMq = require('winston-fast-rabbitmq');
```

Setup the transport in winston:

```javascript
	winston.add(winstonFastRabbitMq, options);
```

Now you are ready to send some logs to RabbitMq!

## Options

Most options are passed on directly to [rabbit-chatter](https://www.npmjs.com/package/rabbit-chatter). So have a look at that module to see the rest of the option list.

### level

String

Default: 'info'

Sets the minimum required level for sending the log to RabbitMQ. You can find the levels [here](https://www.npmjs.com/package/winston#logging-levels).

### formatter

function

Default: See below

Sets the standard formatter for the message. If no function is passed in this option, it will use the default-formatter which looks like this:

For versions: `<=1.2.4`
```javascript
function(level, meta, message)
{
    return JSON.stringify({ level: level, meta: meta, message: message  });
};
```

For versions: `>1.2.4`
```javascript
function(options)
{
    return JSON.stringify({ level: options.level, meta: options.meta, message: options.message  });
};
```
Thanks to Thomas from ebuildy for this contribution :-)


# Tests

To run tests on this module, make sure that the modules for the tests are installed

```
	npm install winston-fast-rabbitmq --dev
```

Then run:

```
	npm test
```

NOTICE: The test is not only a unit test but also a functionality test. So RabbitMQ is required to be installed locally in order to run the test.

# Futher reading

Further documentation the topics according to this module:

* [Winston](https://www.npmjs.com/package/winston)
* [RabbitMQ](https://www.rabbitmq.com/documentation.html) [Tutorial](https://www.rabbitmq.com/getstarted.html)
* [amqplib](https://www.npmjs.com/package/amqplib)
* [rabbit-chatter](https://www.npmjs.com/package/rabbit-chatter)

# Release notes

* 2.2.0 - Updated dependencies, including rabbit-chatter v2 that fixes an issue that left open connections.
* 2.1.0 - Ability to pass timeout to rabbit-chatter
* 2.0.2 - IMPORTANT! Renamed transport property from `WinstonInstanceRabbitMq` to `WinstonFastRabbitMq` in types.
* 2.0.0 - BREAKING! Renamed exported class to `WinstonFastRabbitMq`. Added types definitions.
* 1.3.0 - Refactor to comply with `winston` formatter function signature. Thanks to JimiC.
* 1.2.4 - Added name to be able to identify transport in `winston`. Provided `routingKey` to `rabbit-chatter`. Both updates with thanks to JimiC.
* 1.2.2 - Updated dependencies.
* 1.2.1 - Removed forward slash provided to `rabbit-chatter`.

# Keywords

* winston
* rabbitmq
* amqp
* amqplib
* logging
* winston transport
* transport
* error
* error handling
* error handler

# License

The MIT License (MIT)

Copyright (c) 2016 Thorbjørn Gliese Jelgren (The Right Foot, www.therightfoot.dk)

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