2.1.2 • Published 6 years ago
bedrock-event-log v2.1.2
bedrock-event-log
A bedrock module that can be used to record events of defined types into a MongoDB collection.
Requirements
- npm v3+
Quick Examples
var config = require('bedrock').config;
var eventLog = require('bedrock-event-log').log;
// an eventType property MUST be added for each type of event to be recorded
config['event-log'].eventTypes.MyEvent = {
index: 'itemCategory', // (optional) specify an event property name to use as an index
ensureWriteSuccess: true // when false, database operations are performed without waiting for a callback
};
eventLog.add({
type: 'MyEvent', // MUST correspond to a defined event type
date: new Date().toJSON(),
itemCategory: 'itemCategory1234',
resource: 'https://example.com/item/12345',
actor: 'user1234'
}, callback);
API
add(event, callback)
event
properties:
- type: an event type that is defined in the event type config (string)(required)
- date: (iso8601)(required)
- resource: the system resource, could be a URL (string)(optional),
- actor: user to associate with the event (string)(optional)
- customField(s): arbitrary properties can be included in the event. One custom field may be specified as an index field in the event type config.