bunyan-tcp
TCP transport for Bunyan with reconnection.
Quick start:
```{javascript}
var tcpStream = bunyanTcp.createBunyanStream({
server: 'my.logging.server',
port: 1234,
});
var log = bunyan.createLogger({
name: 'log',
streams: [
{
level: 'info',
stream: tcpStream,
type: 'raw',
closeOnExit: true
}
]
});
```
Options
| Name | Description | Default |
|------|-------------|---------|
| server (required) | The host to connect to |
none |
| port (required) | The server port to connect to |
none |
| reconnectDelay | Time to pause between disconnect and reconnect (in ms) | 5000ms |
| offlineBuffer | Number of messages to buffer while disconnected | 100 messages |
| transform | A function that takes a bunyan event and returns a JSON object that will be serialized to the remote server | identity |
Events
| Name | Description | Arguments
|------|-------------|----------|
| connecting | Emitted when the stream attempts a connection | Number of unsuccessful connection attempts
| connect | Emitted on successful connection | Number of successful connections during the life of this process.
| disconnect | Got disconnected from the remote server |
none
| dropped
messages | Emitted when the stream reconnects if some events have been discarded to stay in buffer limits | Number of dropped messages.Methods
| Name | Description
|------|------------|
| connect | If previously closed, attempts to reconnect. This is called on instantiation.
| close | Disconnect from the remote server
| bufferedMessageCount | If currently disconnected, the number of messages in offline buffer
| droppedMessageCount | If currently disconnected, number of messages that have been discarded
