Logger Output [v5]

[joeneldeasis]

I'm currently using adonis v5 and already read the logger guide but upon checking the output of the code in the docs below is different from the actual logs output.

Sample code from the docs and the expected output:

import Logger from '@ioc:Adonis/Core/Logger'

Logger.info({ username: 'virk' }, 'user signup')
// output: {"username":"virk","msg":"user signup"}

What I get:

[09:52:35.551] INFO (test-api/4076): user signup
    username: "virk"

Here's my package.json for your reference.

{
  "name": "test-api",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "private": true,
  "scripts": {
    "dev": "node ace serve --watch",
    "build": "node ace build --production",
    "start": "node server.js"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "@adonisjs/assembler": "^5.9.5",
    "@japa/preset-adonis": "^1.2.0",
    "@japa/runner": "^2.2.2",
    "@types/proxy-addr": "^2.0.0",
    "@types/source-map-support": "^0.5.6",
    "adonis-preset-ts": "^2.1.0",
    "pino-pretty": "^9.1.1",
    "typescript": "~4.6",
    "youch": "^3.2.2",
    "youch-terminal": "^2.1.5"
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "@adonisjs/core": "^5.9.0",
    "@adonisjs/lucid": "^18.3.0",
    "@adonisjs/repl": "^3.1.11",
    "luxon": "^3.2.1",
    "proxy-addr": "^2.0.7",
    "reflect-metadata": "^0.1.13",
    "source-map-support": "^0.5.21"
  }
}

[Julien-R44]

That's normal, the log that you see displayed is formatted in the way stipulated in the doc ; however when you are in dev mode ( NODE_ENV === "developpement" ), there is pino-pretty which comes to display the logs in a slightly more appealing way : https://github.com/pinojs/pino-pretty

Also see : https://docs.adonisjs.com/guides/logger#logging-in-development

You can disable pino-pretty via this property in the logger configuration, if you want to check the format of your logs :
https://docs.adonisjs.com/guides/logger#prettyprint