Cannot Disable Logging - directory is always created

[REPTILEHAUS]

Im trying to integrate the default winston logger with the Google Cloud stack driver adapter but cant figure out how to integrate it

Do you guys have any pointers on this library ?
https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-logging-winston

trying this at the moment but its not working

var WinstonLoggerAdapter = require('parse-server/lib/Adapters/Logger/WinstonLoggerAdapter');

const {LoggingWinston} = require('@google-cloud/logging-winston');

const loggingWinston = new LoggingWinston();
....
    loggerAdapter: {
        module: WinstonLoggerAdapter,
        options: {
          level: 'info',
          jsonLogs: true,
          transports: [
            // Add Stackdriver Logging
            loggingWinston,
          ],          
        },          
    },

Similar issues:
#2501
#2550
#1904

[REPTILEHAUS]

I have gotten it implemented however the issue remains that the default logging of parse still creates a log dir

var ParseServer = require('parse-server').ParseServer
var logger = require('parse-server').logger

// Imports the Google Cloud client library for Winston
const {LoggingWinston} = require('@google-cloud/logging-winston');

logger.options = {
    logsFolder: null,
    jsonLogs: false,
    verbose: false,
    silent: undefined
}

logger.adapter.addTransport( new LoggingWinston({
    projectId: parseConfig.gcpProjectId,
    credentials: {
        client_email: serviceAccount.client_email,
        private_key: serviceAccount.private_key
    },    
  }));

  
  try {
    logger.error('warp nacelles offline '+ env);
    logger.info('shields at 99%'+ env);      
  } catch (error) {
      console.log(error)
  }

This is causing issues in my GAE environment as writing directories is not allowed, I have also specified in logsFolder: null, in my parse init

[REPTILEHAUS]

Other related issues and approaches I have tried

#2855
#2518
#6205
#391

[REPTILEHAUS]

Strange behaviour, even when specifying an alternative logs directory name (other than null) parse still creates a logs folder as well as the other custom folder

[REPTILEHAUS]

After some source code review Ive found a work around by setting process.env.PARSE_SERVER_LOGS_FOLDER=null

Seems ./src/Options/index.ts maybe should have the type logsFolder: string | null ? Im not sure about the internals of parse or what to tweak or id submit a PR but I think it can be corrected in this block in ./src/defaults.js

const { ParseServerOptions } = require('./Options/Definitions');
const logsFolder = (() => {
  let folder = './logs/';
  if (typeof process !== 'undefined' && process.env.TESTING === '1') {
    folder = './test_logs/';
  }
  if (process.env.PARSE_SERVER_LOGS_FOLDER) {
    folder = nullParser(process.env.PARSE_SERVER_LOGS_FOLDER);
  }
  return folder;
})(); 

[santiagosemhan]

+1
I'm setting logsFolder to null but the Log folder and empty files each day are still created.

I'm using the following configuration:

const api = new ParseServer({
  databaseURI: mongoDSN, 
  cloud: './cloud/main.js', 
  allowClientClassCreation: false,
  appId,
  masterKey, 
  logsFolder: null,
  verbose: false,
  silent: false,
  ...

Parse Server version: 3.10.0

[davimacedo]

Have you tried with process.env.PARSE_SERVER_LOGS_FOLDER=null like @REPTILEHAUS suggested?

[santiagosemhan]

Hi @davimacedo ! If I set process.env.PARSE_SERVER_LOGS_FOLDER=null logs folder It's not being created but I think that conf object passed to ParseServer instance should be taken into account in order to config log folder too.

Thanks

[davimacedo]

Got it. This is something that can be really improved. Do you want to tackle this one?

[santiagosemhan]

I spent a lot of time trying to figure out where the problem was but honestly I couldn't find it. If you can give me a clue maybe I could tackle this!

[davimacedo]

If you set logsFolder to any other folder than not the default, does it work? I guess this option is only working through env vars.

[santiagosemhan]

Yes! If I set logsFolder to test, then test folder is created. The problem is with the null value! Always creates logs folder and start to log into the files.