# sails-generate-request-log

A `request-log` generator for use with the Sails command-line interface.

Certain generators are installed by default in Sails, but they can be overridden.  Other generators create entirely new things.  Check the [Sails docs](http://sailsjs.org/#!documentation) for information on installing generator overrides / custom generators and information on building your own generators.



### Installation

```sh
$ npm install sails-generate-request-log
```


### Usage

##### On the command line

```sh
$ sails generate request-log 
```

#### Adding logging to middleware
To enable request logging you'll need to add the logger to your existing middleware stack in config/http.js, like so:

```js
//require the logger
var logger = require('./requestLogger')
module.exports.http = {

  middleware: {

    order: [
      'startRequestTimer',
      'cookieParser',
      'session',
      //add a custom logging function
      'requestLogger',
      'bodyParser',
      'handleBodyParserError',
      'compress',
      'methodOverride',
      'poweredBy',
      '$custom',
      'router',
      'www',
      'favicon',
      '404',
      '500'
    ],

    //define the custom logging function you referenced in the above order
    requestLogger: logger.requestLogger

  }
```





### Development


Also see `CONTRIBUTING.md` for more information on overriding/enhancing existing generators.



### Questions?

See `FAQ.md`.



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### License

**[MIT](./LICENSE)**
&copy; 2015 [balderdashy](http://github.com/balderdashy) & contributors

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