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Sidekick Node.js client

Node.js client for Sidekick. Send your Sidekick logs and traces to any target in seconds!
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Table of Contents

1. About
   • Built With
2. Getting Started
   • Prerequisites
   • Installation
   • Example Usage
3. Roadmap
4. Contact

About Sidekick

Sidekick is a production debugging and on-demand logging tool where you can debug your running applications while they keep on running. Sidekick provides the ability to add logs and put non-breaking breakpoints in your application code which captures the snapshot of the application state, the call stack, variables, etc.

Sidekick Actions:

• A tracepoint is basically a non-breaking remote breakpoint. In short, it takes a snapshot of the variables when the code hits that line.
• Logpoints open the way for dynamic logging to Sidekick users. Replacing traditional logging with dynamic logging has the potential to lower stage sizes, costs, and time for log searching while adding the ability to add new logpoints without editing the source code, redeploying or restarting the application

Client Features

• A tracepoint is basically a non-breaking remote breakpoint. In short, it takes a screenshot of the variables when the code hits that line.
• Logpoints open the way for dynamic logging to Sidekick users. Replacing

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Built With

• ws

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Prerequisites

tested with node v16.14.2

• npm

  npm install npm@latest -g

Getting Started

Installation

1. Install sidekick-client

   npm i sidekick-client

2. Import sidekickConnect from sidekick-client

       const { sidekickConnect } = require('sidekick-client')

3. Create an ingest function that will send collected data to desired target:

       function ingestFunc () {
           return async function (data) {
               // Implement your own function to send data to any target
           }
       }

4. Initialize Sidekick client with proper parameters.

       const { sidekickConnect } = require('sidekickingesterbeta')
   
       const sidekickClient = {
           sidekick_email : <sidekick_email>, 
           sidekick_password : <sidekick_password>, 
           tracepointFunction : ingestFunc(),
           logpointFunction : ingestFunc(),
           stdout : false // enable console log
       }
   
       sidekickConnect(sidekickClient);
       ```

If you have an on-premise setup add the fields below to client object:

 "sidekick_host": "ws://127.0.0.1",
 "sidekick_port": "7777"

If have your user token you can use it instead of email & password :

 "sidekick_token": "<>"

Example usage

You can use Sidekick client with any db integration, here is a elasticsearch integration example:

1. Create a config.json according to your needs

    "sidekick_tracepoint_index": "sidekick_tracepoint",
    "sidekick_logpoint_index": "sidekick_logpoint",
    "sidekick_email":"<>",
    "sidekick_password":"<>",

2. Create an ingest function with using elasticsearch client:

       function ingestFunc (index) {
           return async function (data) {
               console.log(JSON.stringify({index,data}));
           }
       }

3. Call sidekickconnect function with proper parameters.

       const { sidekickConnect } = require('sidekickingesterbeta')
   
       const sidekickClient = {
           sidekick_email : config['sidekick_email'], 
           sidekick_password : config['sidekick_password'], 
           tracepointFunction : ingestFunc(config['sidekick_tracepoint_index']),
           logpointFunction : ingestFunc(config['sidekick_logpoint_index'])
       }
   
       sidekickConnect(sidekickClient);
       ```
   

4. Run your app!

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Roadmap

• Add websocket support
• Custom ingest function
• Add support for programattically putting logpoints & tracepoints

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Contact

Barış Kaya - @boroskoyo

Sidekick: website

Special Thanks

Emin Bilgiç - linkedin

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