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Usage of the logger

There are cases when you might want to debug an Adminforth app or add custom logs.

Adding custom logs​

These logs are used only on the backend.

❗️Do not combine them with console.log() because it can cause an unpredictable order of logs.

To add a custom log, import the logger and use the desired level:

import { logger } from 'adminforth';

logger.trace("This is trace log");
logger.debug("This is debug log");
logger.info("This is info log");
logger.warn("This is warn log");
logger.error("This is error log");

Depending on the active log level, some messages will be filtered out.

Changing logging level and debugging the Adminforth SPA​

There are three types of logs: user logs, Adminforth logs, and database logs. Use separate environment variables to control each type.

Logger has 5 debug levels:

"trace"
"debug"
"info"
"warn"
"error"

By default, the logger uses the info level.

To change it, set the environment variable for the logger you want to see:

  • DEBUG_LEVEL=trace - user logs at trace level
  • AF_DEBUG_LEVEL=debug - Adminforth logs at debug level
  • DB_DEBUG_LEVEL=trace - database logs at trace level

Or run the Adminforth app like this:

DB_DEBUG_LEVEL=trace npm start

And the logs will be visible as well.