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Description

Server log

Methods

console.log()

console.log('value');

Value: 1 | true | 'abc' | null | undefined | array | object

Examples
console.log('Message'); // String, output Message
console.log([1, 2, 3, 4]); // Array, output: (4)[1, 2, 3, 4]
console.log({a:1, b@2, c:3}); // Object, output {a: 1, b: 2, c: 3}

console.error()

console.error('value'); // For logging error msgs

console.warn()

console.warn('Attention! Allons-y');

console.clear()

console.clear(); // Purpose, Unclear

console.time()

  • ms elapsed between console.time('Label') and console.timeEnd('Label') methods execution.
Example
console.time.('Label00');
let funct00 = function(){
    console.log('funct00 has begun...');
}
let funct01 = function() {
    console.log('funct01 has begun...');
}
funct00();
funct01();
console.timeEnd('Label00');
Output
funct00 has begun...
funct01 has begun...
Label00: 2.015ms

console.table()

console.table({'apples':1, 'bananas':2}); // Input is array or object
Output
(index)  Values
a        1
b        2

console.count()

Counts num of times funct() was called

Example
for(let i=0;i<5;i++){
  console.count(i);
}

OUtput title="Output" 

0: 1
1: 1
2: 1
3: 1
4: 1

console.group()

Group contents in a separate, indented block

Example
console.group('simple');
  console.warn('warning!');
  console.error('error error error');
  console.log('vivi vini vici');
console.groupEnd('simple');
console.log('new section');
Output
simple
    warning!
    error error error
    vivi vini vici
new section

Custom Console Logs

Input is CSS. Log will replace %c

TODO: Not clear what exactly, replacing "%c" does.

Example
const spacing = '10px';
const styles = 
      `padding: ${spacing}; background-color: white; color: green; font-style: 
       italic; border: 1px solid black; font-size: 2em;`;
console.log('%cLabel', styles);
  • Console sidebar organizes logs
  • Msgs can be filtered by label and msg type

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