tylerFowler · January 19, 2015 02:16 · Jan 19, 2015
diff --git a/nodejs_logger.coffee b/nodejs_logger.coffee
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+### Setup ###
+# src/coffee/server/utlity/logger.coffee
+
+colors = require 'colors' # npm install colors
+config = require './config' # optional custo config manager (loads from config.json)
+
+class Logger
+  constructor: (@moduleName) ->
+
+  getTimeString: ->
+    time = new Date()
+    return "#{time.getHours()}:#{time.getMinutes()}:#{time.getSeconds()}"
+
+  error: (message, err) ->
+    console.log "#{@moduleName} #{@.getTimeString()}".red +
+                " | [ERROR]: #{message};\n\terr=#{err}".red
+
+  warning: (message) ->
+    console.log "#{@moduleName} #{@.getTimeString()} | [WARNING]: #{message}".yellow
+
+  info: (message) ->
+    unless config.app.log_level isnt 'verbose'
+      console.log "#{@moduleName} #{@.getTimeString()} | [INFO]: #{message}".blue
+
+# this should act like a singleton for each module that uses it
+module.exports = (moduleName) ->
+  moduleName ||= 'Unnamed'
+  return new Logger moduleName
+
+### Usage ###
+# src/coffee/server/app.coffee
+
+logger = require('./utiltity/logger') 'App'
+
+# do some setup for the app...
+
+# phew, everything went well
+logger.info 'Successfully created Express app'
+
+# check yourself before you wreck yourself
+logger.warn 'You want ants? Cause that\'s how you get ants.'
+
+# meltdown
+logger.error 'God, I said the cap on the poison pen slips off for no reason didn\'t I?', new Error 'Now he\'s fetching a rug. Happy, Cyril?!'