mahsumurebe/journalctl

TypeScript library of the journalctl tool included in Linux distributions.

Typescript Journalctl

TypeScript library of the journalctl tool included in Linux distributions.

API

import or require the module and create a new instance:

Import

import Journalctl from '@mahsumurebe/journalctl';

Require

const Journalctl = require('@mahsumurebe/journalctl');

Create a New Instance

const journalctl = new Journalctl([opts])

The optional object object can be have the following properties.

• identifier: Show entries with the specified syslog identifier
• units: Show logs from the specified unit(s)
• userUnits: Show logs from the specified user unit(s)
• all: Show all fields, including long and unprintable
• lines: Show entries with the specified syslog identifier
• since: Show entries not older than the specified date
• utc: Express time in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)

Event: 'event'

It is triggered at each log event and returns the object event that describes the event.

journalctl.on('event', (event: IJournalEvent) => {
    console.log(event);
})

Method: stop

Stops journalctl stream.

journalctl.stop();