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netLog
Logging network events for a session.
Process: Main
const { netLog } = require('electron')
app.on('ready', async () => {
await netLog.startLogging('/path/to/net-log')
// After some network events
const path = await netLog.stopLogging()
console.log('Net-logs written to', path)
})
See --log-net-log
to log network events throughout the app's lifecycle.
Note: All methods unless specified can only be used after the ready
event
of the app
module gets emitted.
Methods
netLog.startLogging(path[, options])
path
String - File path to record network logs.options
Object (optional)captureMode
String (optional) - What kinds of data should be captured. By default, only metadata about requests will be captured. Setting this toincludeSensitive
will include cookies and authentication data. Setting it toeverything
will include all bytes transferred on sockets. Can bedefault
,includeSensitive
oreverything
.maxFileSize
Number (optional) - When the log grows beyond this size, logging will automatically stop. Defaults to unlimited.
Returns Promise<void>
- resolves when the net log has begun recording.
Starts recording network events to path
.
netLog.stopLogging()
Returns Promise<String>
- resolves with a file path to which network logs were recorded.
Stops recording network events. If not called, net logging will automatically end when app quits.
Properties
netLog.currentlyLogging
A Boolean
property that indicates whether network logs are recorded.
netLog.currentlyLoggingPath
Deprecated
A String
property that returns the path to the current log file.