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From: Mitsunee <19474909+Mitsunee@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 23:05:24 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] add: md doc with current project plans

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+# Foxkit Logger
+
+- configurable logger
+  - configurable levels (may require an `"error"` level to exist)
+  - configurable log prefix templates such as `"%time% - %name% -"`
+    - name variable with padding to match width of longest name (left, right, center)
+    - time variables with padding to two digits (such as displaying seconds as `"06"`)
+- good TS support
+- implements `node:util.inspect` for objects
+- colour support
+  - will colour the `%name%` variables
+  - `node:util.inspect` already supports colour as config var
+
+## Future Ideas
+
+aka prevented pre-release feature creep :)
+
+- middleware/hooks (i.e. `onLog(level, callback)`)
+- file logging
+  - likely support the option of using a different template for file logging
+  - must disable colour in prefix and `node:util.inspect`!
+  - rolling log file
+    - customizable file name? same template system (sans `%name%` var)?
+  - can extend `TemplateOpts` like this: https://tsplay.dev/NV81nW
+- table printing util (may make separate package for this)
+  - available formats: ascii, ascii (simple, i.e. `+` for corners), markdown, possibly html
+- wrapper for main functions
+  - can run async main function of a script and catch any fatal errors
+  - uses configurable level (such as `"error"` or `"fatal"`) to log caught errors
+  - returns Promise, so `then(() => log.debug("Completed"))` could be chained for example :)
+
+## API
+
+### Formatter system
+
+Replaces variables [word here] by being surrounded by `%` characters such as `%hours%`. Padding may be available for some variables using `#`.
+
+| var              | Description                                          | Padding                         | Aliases                     |
+| :--------------- | :--------------------------------------------------- | :------------------------------ | :-------------------------- |
+| `"%year%"`       | Current year                                         | `%#year%` padded to 4 digits    |
+| `"%month%"`      | Current month as number                              | `%#month%` padded to 2 digits   |
+| `"%date%"`       | Current day of month as number                       | `"%#date%"` paddded to 2 digits |
+| `"%hour%"`       | Current hour                                         | `"%#hour%"` padded to 2 digits  | `hours`                     |
+| `"%min%"`        | Current minute                                       | `"%#min%"` padded to 2 digits   | `mins`, `minute`, `minutes` |
+| `"%sec%"`        | Current second                                       | `"%#sec%"` padded to 2 digits   | `second`, `seconds`         |
+| `"%day%"`        | Current weekday as string such as `"Wed"`            |
+| `"%month_str%"`  | Current month as string such as `"Dec"`              |
+| `"%date_ord%": ` | Current day of the month as string such as `"25th"`  |
+| `"%iso%"`        | Current iso date as string such as `"2024-12-25"`    |                                 | `iso_short`                 |
+| `"%iso_full%"`   | Full ISO string such as `"2024-12-25T18:06:12.889Z"` |                                 | `iso_long`                  |
+| `"%time%"`       | Alias of `"%#hour%:%#min%:%#sec"` \*                 |
+
+Ideas for new vars: milliseconds, AMPM
+
+\* this will need AMPM for 12hr time (not implemented yet)
+
+Note: Some usecases may extend the formatter with additional variables such as `%name%` in Log Level Prefixes.
+
+```ts
+interface TemplateOpts {
+  template: string;
+  utc?: boolean; // whether to use UTC or local tz when logging, default: false
+  hours?: 12 | 24; // hour notation system, default: 24
+}
+
+type Template = TemplateOpts | string;
+type ResolvedTemplateOpts = Required<TemplateOpts>;
+```
+
+### Logger
+
+- main interface to create a new logger, possibly singletonfactory?
+- Definitely want this to be synchronous to better support cjs.
+
+```ts
+interface LevelOpts<Name extends string> {
+  name: Name;
+  template?: ResolvedTemplateOpts; // template override, uses default template as base
+  color?: (str: string) => string; // color middleware
+}
+
+interface LoggerOpts<Level extends string> {
+  levels: Array<Level | LevelOpts<Level>>;
+  defaultLevel: Level; // this could be overriden via env variable?
+  errorLevel: Level; // this could replace the requirement for an "error" level
+  template: Template; // Default Template to use for every level without one
+  inspectOpt?: InspectOptions; // imported from "util"
+}
+
+function createLogger<Level extends string>(
+  opts: LoggerOpts<Level>
+): Logger<Level>;
+
+interface Logger<Level extends string> {
+  logger: LoggerUtils<Level>;
+  log: Record<Lowercase<Level>, LogFn>; // ??
+}
+```
+
+### Logger.logger
+
+Settings utilites:
+
+- ability to change current log level (or revert to default?)
+
+### Logger.log
+
+Contains log method for each level
+
+```ts
+type LogFn = (arg: any) => void;
+```
+
+- All logs start with prefix as per template
+- Strings are simply printed
+- other Primitives objects are handled with `node:util.inspect`
+  - that also adds color to numbers, bools etc if color is enabled
+
+## TODO:
+
+- do I need more settings utils yet?
+  - I mean there will be some for file logging probably
+- how does logging work
+- env var overrides?