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Bright Log

Alastair McNeill

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Automating the process of writing meaningful log messages for JavaScript, TypeScript, Dart, and Swift.
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Bright Log 🎯

Automating the process of writing meaningful log messages for JavaScript, TypeScript, Dart, and Swift.


🌟 Why Bright Log?

Bright Log is a developer's best friend for debugging across multiple programming languages.

Enhanced with multi-language support, it now works seamlessly with JavaScript, TypeScript, Dart, and Swift, making debugging faster and more efficient across your entire development stack.


🎯 Multi-Language Support

🎯 Flutter/Dart Development

var username = 'john_doe';
// Select 'username' and press Ctrl+Alt+L
print("🎯 ~ username: $username");

🍎 iOS/Swift Development

let username = "john_doe"
// Select 'username' and press Ctrl+Alt+L
print("🎯 ~ username: \(username)")

🌐 Web Development (JavaScript/TypeScript)

const username = 'john_doe';
// Select 'username' and press Ctrl+Alt+L
console.log('🎯 ~ username:', username);

✨ Features at a Glance

✔️ Multi-Language Support – JavaScript, TypeScript, Dart, and Swift
✔️ Smart Language Detection – Automatically uses the right log function
✔️ Insert Meaningful Log Messages – Quickly generate logs with helpful context
✔️ Comment, Uncomment, or Delete Logs – Manage logs with simple shortcuts
✔️ Multi-Cursor Support – Debug multiple variables simultaneously
✔️ Customizable Log Format – Personalize how logs appear in your code


⚡ Keybindings

Operation Keybinding Description
Insert log message Ctrl+Alt+L Generate log for selected variable
Comment all logs Alt+Shift+C Comment all extension-generated logs
Uncomment all logs Alt+Shift+U Uncomment all extension-generated logs
Delete all logs Alt+Shift+D Remove all extension-generated logs
Correct all logs Alt+Shift+X Fix/update all extension-generated logs

🎯 Language-Specific Examples

🐦 Dart (Flutter Development)

// Working with variables
var user = {'name': 'John', 'age': 30};
print("🎯 ~ user: $user");

// In functions with context
int calculateSum(int a, int b) {
    var result = a + b;
    print("🎯 ~ calculateSum ~ result: $result");
    return result;
}

// In classes
class UserService {
    void createUser(String name) {
        var userId = generateId();
        print("🎯 ~ UserService ~ createUser ~ userId: $userId");
    }
}

🍎 Swift (iOS Development)

// Working with variables
let user = ["name": "John", "age": 30]
print("🎯 ~ user: \(user)")

// In functions with context
func calculateSum(a: Int, b: Int) -> Int {
    let result = a + b
    print("🎯 ~ calculateSum ~ result: \(result)")
    return result
}

// In classes/structs
struct UserService {
    func createUser(name: String) {
        let userId = generateId()
        print("🎯 ~ UserService ~ createUser ~ userId: \(userId)")
    }
}

🌐 JavaScript/TypeScript (Web Development)

// Working with variables
const user = { name: 'John', age: 30 };
console.log('🎯 ~ user:', user);

// In functions with context
function calculateSum(a, b) {
  const result = a + b;
  console.log('🎯 ~ calculateSum ~ result:', result);
  return result;
}

// In classes
class UserService {
  createUser(name) {
    const userId = this.generateId();
    console.log('🎯 ~ UserService ~ createUser ~ userId:', userId);
  }
}

⚙️ Configuration & Customization

The extension automatically detects your file type and uses the appropriate logging function:

  • JavaScript/TypeScript: console.log(), console.warn(), console.error(), etc.
  • Dart: print()
  • Swift: print()

Available Settings

Setting Description Default
brightLog.logMessagePrefix Prefix for log messages 🎯
brightLog.logMessageSuffix Suffix for log messages :
brightLog.includeFilename Include filename in logs false
brightLog.includeLineNum Include line numbers false
brightLog.insertEnclosingClass Include class name true
brightLog.insertEnclosingFunction Include function name true
brightLog.wrapLogMessage Wrap logs with decorative borders false
brightLog.addSemicolonInTheEnd Add semicolon at end false
brightLog.quote Quote type (", ', `) "

📦 Installation

  1. Open VS Code
  2. Go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X)
  3. Search for "Bright Log"
  4. Click Install
  5. Start debugging across JavaScript, TypeScript, Dart, and Swift! 🎉

🛠️ Development Workflow Examples

🎯 Flutter App Development

// In your Flutter widgets
class MyWidget extends StatelessWidget {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    var theme = Theme.of(context);
    print("🎯 ~ MyWidget ~ build ~ theme: $theme");

    return Scaffold(
      body: Center(
        child: Text('Hello Flutter!'),
      ),
    );
  }
}

🍎 iOS App Development

// In your iOS ViewControllers
class ViewController: UIViewController {
    override func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()
        let userDefaults = UserDefaults.standard
        print("🎯 ~ ViewController ~ viewDidLoad ~ userDefaults: \(userDefaults)")
    }
}

🌐 Web Development

// In your React/Angular/Vue components
interface User {
  id: string;
  name: string;
}

function UserComponent({ userId }: { userId: string }) {
  const user = fetchUser(userId);
  console.log("🎯 ~ UserComponent ~ user:", user);

  return <div>{user.name}</div>;
}


🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! Whether you're:

  • 🐛 Reporting bugs
  • 💡 Suggesting new features
  • 🔧 Submitting code improvements
  • 📚 Improving documentation

📄 License

See LICENSE.md file for details.


Enjoy productive debugging across JavaScript, TypeScript, Dart, and Swift! 🎯

Perfect for full-stack developers, mobile developers, and teams working across multiple platforms.

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