Given your updated context, I'll revise the README to reflect the installation process through npm and clarify the dependency management, including whether users need to install chalk separately. If chalk is a dependency of chalk-scripts and is properly listed in its package.json, users typically won't need to install it separately. It will be installed automatically with your package.

Node Scripts Logging Utility

Node Scripts Logging Utility is a comprehensive logging module for Node.js applications, providing advanced functionalities to capture, format, and save log data effectively.

Features

• Customizable Logging: Supports various log types, including reports, details, alerts, and errors.
• Configurable Log and Save Order: Customize the order of properties in log output and saved files.
• Dynamic Log Formatting: Utilizes chalk for enhanced, colored console outputs.
• Persistent File Logging: Option to save logs to structured JSON files.
• Elapsed Time Calculation: Automatically tracks and displays elapsed time for log entries.

Installation

Install the package via npm:

npm install chalk-scripts

This will also install necessary dependencies, including chalk.

Usage

Importing the Module

Import the scripts module in your project:

import { scripts } from 'chalk-scripts';

Configuration

Create a script.config.json file in your project's root directory to customize default settings:

{
  "root": "my/custom/log/path",
  "logOrder": ["id", "elapsed", "stack", "func"],
  "saveOrder": ["id", "created", "elapsed", "func", "stack"]
}

Basic Logging

Example of logging various messages:

scripts.start({ func: 'myFunction' })
  .report('Starting the process')
  .detail('Detailed information')
  .alerts('An alert message')
  .errors('Error encountered')
  .log();

Saving Logs

To save logs to a file:

scripts.save('optionalDirectoryName');

Advanced Usage

Refer to the extensive documentation provided with the package for advanced features and detailed usage instructions.

Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please submit pull requests for improvements or bug fixes to the chalk-scripts package. Follow the existing code structure and document new features for clarity.

Note: Make sure to adjust any specific instructions or package details based on how chalk-scripts is actually used and configured. The README should accurately reflect your package's capabilities and requirements.