Log4js - The Logging Framework for JavaScript

Log4js is a logging framework for JavaScript. The main goal is to have a robust and solid logging API which is very simmilar to the Java logging framework Log4j.

The current available Appenders are:

• WindowAppender: open a new window in the browser and insert log messages in real time.
• WindowsEventAppender: send log messages in the MS Windows event manager.
• FileAppender: write log messages in a local file on the client.
• AjaxAppender: allow to send log messages to the server with asynchronous HTTP request. There you can process the logging events like you want on server side (ASP.NET, Java Servlet, JSP, PHP, Ruby, etc.).
  There is also a servlet for receiving these events tolog by Log4j or Java logging in the download section.
• MetatagAppender: add log messages as meta data.

Many Appender can be used in same time.

Log4js is a simple API, which could be included in your scripts:

 
            <script src="log4js.js" type="text/javascript"></script> 
            <script type="text/javascript"> 
            <!-- // 
            //initialize the logger  with your category 
            var logger = Log4js.getLogger("ajaxTest"); 
            //set the level of logging 
            logger.setLevel(Log4js.Level.ALL); 
            //set the Appender to write the log to 
            logger.addAppender(new AjaxAppender("./log4j.jsp")); 
            // --> </script> 
            

Now you can call the log in your logic like follow line:

 
            	<input type="button" name="trace" value="Trace" 
                	onclick="logger.trace('I was traced!');return false;" /> 
            

For more details have a look at the users guide.

Log4js is compatible with almost all current browsers. Some browser could not be tested because of missing hardware (e.g. Mac).

The architecture is very close to log4j's architecture. There are only three main objects:

1. The static Logger,
2. an Appender and
3. a specific Layout.

Appenders and Layouts are exchangeable and have only to fullfill the interfaces.

There are other libraries in order to reach this goal. We are discussing with the authors of other logging APIs in order to gather their efforts and provide a common framework - if possible.

Log4js is very simple to install and use.