# Stackdriver Logging Node.js samples [Stackdriver Logging][logging_docs] allows you to store, search, analyze, monitor, and alert on log data and events from Google Cloud Platform and Amazon Web Services. [logging_docs]: https://cloud.google.com/logging/docs/ ## Table of Contents * [Setup](#setup) * [Samples](#samples) * [Logs](#logs) * [Sinks](#sinks) * [Error Reporting on Compute Engine](#error-reporting-on-compute-engine) * [Logging to Google Cloud with Winston](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/winston-gae) ## Setup 1. Read [Prerequisites][prereq] and [How to run a sample][run] first. 1. Install dependencies: npm install [prereq]: ../README.md#prerequisities [run]: ../README.md#how-to-run-a-sample ## Samples ### Logs View the [documentation][logs_docs] or the [source code][logs_code]. __Usage:__ `node logs --help` ``` Commands: list List log entries in the authenticated project. write Write a log entry. delete Delete a Log. Options: --help Show help [boolean] Examples: node logs list List all log entires. node logs list -f "severity = ERROR" -s List up to 2 error entries, sorted by "timestamp" -l 2 timestamp ascending. node logs write my-log Write a log entry. '{"type":"gae_app","labels":{"module_id":"default" }}' '{"message":"Hello World!"}' node logs delete my-log Delete "my-log". For more information, see https://cloud.google.com/logging/docs ``` [logs_docs]: https://cloud.google.com/logging/docs [logs_code]: logs.js ### Sinks View the [documentation][sinks_docs] or the [source code][sinks_code]. __Usage:__ `node sinks --help` ``` Commands: create Create a new sink with the given name and destination. get Get the metadata for the specified sink. list List all sinks in the authenticated project. update Update the metadata for the specified sink. delete Delete the specified sink. Options: --help Show help [boolean] Examples: node sinks create my-sink my-bucket --type bucket Create a new sink named "my-sink" that exports logs to a Cloud Storage bucket. node sinks create my-sink my-dataset --type Create a new sink named "my-sink" that exports dataset logs to a BigQuery dataset. node sinks create my-sink my-topic --type topic Create a new sink named "my-sink" that exports logs to a Cloud Pub/Sub topic. node sinks get my-sink Get the metadata for "my-sink". node sinks list List all sinks in the authenticated project. node sinks update my-sink '{"filter":"severity > Update the specified sink. ALERT"}' node sinks delete my-sink Delete "my-sink". For more information, see https://cloud.google.com/logging/docs ``` [sinks_docs]: https://cloud.google.com/logging/docs [sinks_code]: sinks.js ### Error Reporting on Compute Engine View the [documentation][error_docs] or the [source code][error_code]. [error_docs]: https://cloud.google.com/error-reporting/docs/setup/compute-engine [error_code]: fluent.js