config/custom-environment-variables.json

@@ -5,5 +5,8 @@
 	"Database": {
 		"Username": "MYSQL_USERNAME",
 		"Password": "MYSQL_PASSWORD"
+	},
+	"Logging": {
+		"SlackWebHook": "SLACK_WEB_HOOK"
 	}
 }

config/loggerConfig.js

@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ module.exports = (winston, logLevel) => {
     ],
   });
 
+  // winston.on('error', (err) => {
+  //   console.log('unhandled exception in winston >> ', err);
+  // });
+
   winston.error('Level 0');
   winston.warn('Level 1');
   winston.info('Level 2');

config/slackLoggerConfig.js

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+const config = require('config');
+const SLACK_WEB_HOOK = config.get('Logging.SlackWebHook');
+
+const winstonSlackWebHook = require('winston-slack-webhook').SlackWebHook;
+
+module.exports = (winston) => {
+  // add a transport for errors
+  winston.add(winstonSlackWebHook, {
+    name      : 'slack-errors-transport',
+    level     : 'error',
+    webhookUrl: SLACK_WEB_HOOK,
+    channel   : '#speech-errors',
+    username  : 'errorBot',
+    iconEmoji : ':face_with_head_bandage:',
+  });
+  winston.add(winstonSlackWebHook, {
+    name      : 'slack-info-transport',
+    level     : 'info',
+    webhookUrl: SLACK_WEB_HOOK,
+    channel   : '#speech-logs',
+    username  : 'infoBot',
+    iconEmoji : ':nerd_face:',
+  });
+  // send test message
+  winston.error('Testing slack logging... slack logging is online.');
+};

package.json

@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@
     "socket.io": "^2.0.1",
     "socketio-file-upload": "^0.6.0",
     "universal-analytics": "^0.4.13",
-    "winston": "^2.3.1"
+    "winston": "^2.3.1",
+    "winston-slack-webhook": "^0.1.5"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "eslint": "3.19.0",

speech.js

@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ const db = require('./models'); // require our models for syncing
 
 // configure logging
 const logLevel = config.get('Logging.LogLevel');
-require('./config/loggerSetup.js')(logger, logLevel);
+require('./config/loggerConfig.js')(logger, logLevel);
+require('./config/slackLoggerConfig.js')(logger);
 
 // trust the proxy to get ip address for us
 app.enable('trust proxy');
@@ -154,5 +155,5 @@ db.sequelize
     });
   })
   .catch((error) => {
-    logger.error('Startup Error >>', error);
+    logger.error('Startup Error', error);
   });