# express-log

A middleware function for Express.js that mimics Laravel's `dd()` function. This package helps you log and inspect variables easily during development.

## Features

- Simple and easy-to-use middleware.
- Mimics Laravel's `dd()` function for debugging.
- Outputs JSON and console logs.

If using Testing app like POSTMAN,

then set the following settings

pm.visualizer.set(pm.response.text());

Installation

Install the package using npm:

npm install express-log

Usage

Normal Console Logging

Typically, you might log variables in an Express.js application like this:

const express = require('express');

const app = express();

app.get('/', (req, res) => {
  const user = [
    { name: "John Doe", age: 30 },
    { name: "Jane Doe", age: 25 },
    { name: "Bob Smith", age: 28 },
  ]
  console.log(user); // Logs the user object to the console
  res.send('Check your console for logged variables!');
});

const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3000;
app.listen(PORT, () => {
  console.log(`Server is running on port ${PORT}`);
});

Using express-log

To use express-log in your Express.js application, follow these steps:

1. Import the package and use it as middleware:

const express = require('express');
const log = require('express-log');

const app = express();

// Use express-log middleware
app.use(log);

// Your routes here
app.get('/', (req, res) => {
  const user = [
    { name: "John Doe", age: 30 },
    { name: "Jane Doe", age: 25 },
    { name: "Bob Smith", age: 28 },
  ]
  req.log(user); // Uses express-log to log the user data
  res.send('Check your console for logged variables!');
});

const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3000;
app.listen(PORT, () => {
  console.log(`Server is running on port ${PORT}`);
});

2. The express-log middleware will log variables to the console when a request is made.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request.

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch (git checkout -b feature-branch).
3. Make your changes and commit them (git commit -am 'Add new feature').
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature-branch).
5. Submit a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

Support

If you encounter any issues or have questions, please open an issue on the GitHub repository.

Links

• GitHub Repository
• npm Package