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ff-serv provides a Logger namespace with Effect-based logging functions and a synchronous logger for non-Effect code.

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Usage

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Effect Logging

Use Logger.info, Logger.debug, Logger.warn, and Logger.error in Effect code: 
import { Logger } from 'ff-serv'
import { Effect } from 'effect'

const program = Effect.gen(function* () {
  yield* Logger.info('Server started')
  yield* Logger.debug({ port: 3000 }, 'Listening on port')
  yield* Logger.warn('Deprecated endpoint called')
  yield* Logger.error('Database connection failed')
})

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Log with Attributes

Pass an object as the first argument to add structured attributes: 
yield* Logger.info({ userId: 123, action: 'login' }, 'User logged in')
Output: 
[INFO] User logged in { userId: 123, action: 'login' }

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Log without Attributes

Pass only a message string: 
yield* Logger.info('Simple message')

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Synchronous Logger

For logging outside of Effect code (e.g., in callbacks or external libraries), use Logger.sync(): 
import { Logger } from 'ff-serv'
import { Effect } from 'effect'

const program = Effect.gen(function* () {
  const log = yield* Logger.sync()

  // Use log synchronously
  log.info('This is synchronous')
  log.debug({ key: 'value' }, 'Debug message')
  log.warn('Warning')
  log.error('Error occurred')
})

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With Initial Annotations

Create a logger with persistent annotations: 
const log = yield* Logger.sync({ service: 'api', version: '1.0' })

log.info('Started') // Logs with { service: 'api', version: '1.0' }

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Child Loggers

Create child loggers with additional annotations: 
const log = yield* Logger.sync({ service: 'api' })

const requestLog = log.child({ requestId: 'abc123' })
requestLog.info('Request received') 
// Logs with { service: 'api', requestId: 'abc123' }

const userLog = requestLog.child({ userId: 456 })
userLog.info('User action')
// Logs with { service: 'api', requestId: 'abc123', userId: 456 }
Parent loggers are unaffected by child creation: 
const parent = yield* Logger.sync({ service: 'api' })
const child = parent.child({ requestId: '123' })

parent.info('From parent') // Only { service: 'api' }
child.info('From child') // { service: 'api', requestId: '123' }

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Per-Call Attributes

Add attributes to individual log calls: 
const log = yield* Logger.sync({ service: 'api' })
log.info({ userId: 123 }, 'User logged in')
// Logs with { service: 'api', userId: 123 }

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API Reference

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Effect Logging Functions

namespace Logger {
  function info(message: string): Effect.Effect<void>
  function info(attributes: Record<string, any>, message?: string): Effect.Effect<void>

  function debug(message: string): Effect.Effect<void>
  function debug(attributes: Record<string, any>, message?: string): Effect.Effect<void>

  function warn(message: string): Effect.Effect<void>
  function warn(attributes: Record<string, any>, message?: string): Effect.Effect<void>

  function error(message: string): Effect.Effect<void>
  function error(attributes: Record<string, any>, message?: string): Effect.Effect<void>
}

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Synchronous Logger

namespace Logger {
  function sync(
    annotations?: Record<string, any>
  ): Effect.Effect<SyncLogger>
}

type SyncLogger = {
  info(message: string): void
  info(attributes: Record<string, any>, message?: string): void

  debug(message: string): void
  debug(attributes: Record<string, any>, message?: string): void

  warn(message: string): void
  warn(attributes: Record<string, any>, message?: string): void

  error(message: string): void
  error(attributes: Record<string, any>, message?: string): void

  child(annotations: Record<string, any>): SyncLogger
}

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Complete Example

import { createFetchHandler, basicHandler, Logger } from 'ff-serv'
import { Effect } from 'effect'

const program = Effect.gen(function* () {
  // Create sync logger for server setup
  const log = yield* Logger.sync({ service: 'http-server' })

  const fetch = yield* createFetchHandler([
    basicHandler('/user/:id', (request) =>
      Effect.gen(function* () {
        const url = new URL(request.url)
        const userId = url.pathname.split('/').pop()

        // Effect logging with attributes
        yield* Logger.info({ userId }, 'Fetching user')

        const user = yield* fetchUser(Number(userId))

        yield* Logger.debug({ userId, user }, 'User found')
        return Response.json(user)
      })
    ),

    basicHandler('/health', () => {
      // Sync logging in non-Effect code
      log.info('Health check')
      return new Response('OK')
    }),
  ])

  Bun.serve({ port: 3000, fetch })
  log.info({ port: 3000 }, 'Server started')
})

function fetchUser(id: number) {
  return Effect.succeed({ id, name: 'Alice' })
}

Effect.runPromise(program)

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Integration with createFetchHandler

createFetchHandler automatically logs:
  • Request start: Pathname and request ID
  • Request end: Status code (info for 2xx/3xx, warn for others)
  • Errors: Unhandled exceptions with full cause
All logs include a unique requestId annotation. Example output: 
[INFO] Request started { request: { pathname: '/users/1' }, requestId: 'x7k2a9' }
[INFO] Request completed with status 200 { requestId: 'x7k2a9' }

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Customizing Log Output

Logger uses Effect’s built-in logging system. Customize with Effect’s logger layers: 
import { Logger as EffectLogger, LogLevel } from 'effect'

const program = Effect.gen(function* () {
  yield* Logger.info('Custom log output')
})

Effect.runPromise(
  program.pipe(
    Effect.provide(EffectLogger.pretty),
    Effect.provide(EffectLogger.minimumLogLevel(LogLevel.Debug))
  )
)
See Effect’s Logger documentation for more options.

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