Sebastian Holstein sebholstein

Javascript `log` Function

Every time I start a new project, I want to pull in a log function that allows the same functionality as the console.log, including the full functionality of the Console API.

There are a lot of ways to do this, but many are lacking. A common problem with wrapper functions is that the line number that shows up next to the log is the line number of the log function itself, not where log was invoked. There are also times where the arguments get logged in a way that isn't quite the same as the native function.

This is an attempt to once and for all document the function that I pull in to new projects. There are two different options:

The full version: Inspired by the plugin in HTML5 Boilerplate. Use this if you are writing an application and want to create a window.log function. Additionally,

Step 0:

Get Homebrew installed on your mac if you don't already have it

Step 1:

Install highlight. "brew install highlight". (This brings down Lua and Boost as well)

Step 2:

Getting Started with NPM (as a developer)

As easy as 1, 2, 3!

Updated:

Aug, 08, 2022 update config docs for npm 8+
Jul 27, 2021 add private scopes
Jul 22, 2021 add dist tags
Jun 20, 2021 update for --access=public
Sep 07, 2020 update docs for npm version

	// Source: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/angular/hVrkvaHGOfc
	// jsFiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/pkozlowski_opensource/PxdSP/14/
	// author: Pawel Kozlowski

	var myApp = angular.module('myApp', []);

	//service style, probably the simplest one
	myApp.service('helloWorldFromService', function() {
	this.sayHello = function() {
	return "Hello, World!"