x684867/console_logger

Extending Node.JS console object with persistent logging

console_logger (c) 2014 Sam Caldwell

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Copyright (c) 2014 Sam Caldwell.

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OBJECTIVE: 
	To extend the Node.JS console object with file-write capabilities which will
	allow existing code to be retrofit with logging capabilities on stdout and
	stderr with little to no code re-write.
	
HOW TO INSTALL:
	In your code, before you call console.log() or console.error(), add the following
	line:
			require('console_logger.js')();
	
	This will load the console_logger, while the second pair of parenthesis () will
	invoke the console_logger module to overload console.log.
	
HOW TO USE:
	Turn on the persistent logger:

		console.persistence.isActive=true;

	Turn off the persistent logger:
	
		console.persistence.isActive=false;
		
	Define the log file:
	
		console.persistence.logFile='myLogFile.log';
		console.persistence.errorFile='myErrorFile.log';
		
	If you want to separate one source from another, you can:
	
		console.persistence.source='myLogSourceIdentifier';

WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN:

	(1) I would like to integrate this further into console so that I can create
	    new instances of the overloaded console object, with each being created for
	    a unique source.
	    
	(2) I would also like to just require() the file rather than require())().