logging-helper

What problem does it solve?

Logs are the primary tool for debugging; this guide provides a structured strategy to ensure logs surface meaningful context, reducing time to identify root causes.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Log essential information: function inputs, outputs, exceptions, state transitions, and timings to surface failures and performance issues.
• Define levels and formats: standard levels (error, warn, info, debug) and a machine-friendly, ISO8601 timestamp format with a JSON context payload.
• Production readiness: guidelines for alerts, dashboards, and guardrails to detect anomalies and regressions in live systems.
• Use Case: during a service outage, structured logs help correlate events across services and pinpoint the failing component quickly.

Quick Start

Add traces to key paths in your codebase to capture inputs, outputs, and errors, then run the workflow to observe logs and identify the root cause.