morgan(
":remote-addr :method :url :status :res[content-length] :response-time ms"
);
For example, if :res[content-length]
is not available, then it will print a "-" in its place. How do I change this dash to something else?
The "-"
is hardcoded in the compile
function here which runs when the value behind the token is undefined
.
The tokens
method can be used to provide a custom string when the value behind the token is missing, i.e. undefined
. You can use it to overwrite predefined tokens used in your format string passed to morgan
. Here is an example overwriting the predefined :res
token and replacing the -
with <!>
if the token value is undefined
.
const express = require('express')
const morgan = require('morgan')
const app = express()
const origRes = morgan.res
morgan.token('res', function customGetResponseHeader(req, res, field) {
const resp = origRes(req, res, field)
if (resp === undefined) {
// Custom string here
return '<!>'
}
})
app.use(morgan(":remote-addr :method :url :status :res[content-length] :response-time ms"))
app.get('/', function (req, res) {
res.send('hello, world!')
})
app.listen(3000, 'localhost', () => {
console.log('listening')
})