fix(logs): logs location is configurable

README.md

@@ -136,6 +136,9 @@ HELMET_CSP_CONFIG_PATH=./csp.config.json
 # Docs: https://www.npmjs.com/package/morgan#predefined-formats
 LOG_FORMAT_MORGAN=
 
+# This location is for server logs with classical UNIX logrotate behavior
+LOG_LOCATION=./sasjs_root/logs
+
 # A comma separated string that defines the available runTimes.
 # Priority is given to the runtime that comes first in the string.
 # Possible options at the moment are sas and js

api/.env.example

@@ -20,4 +20,5 @@ NODE_PATH=~/.nvm/versions/node/v16.14.0/bin/node
 
 SASJS_ROOT=./sasjs_root
 
-LOG_FORMAT_MORGAN=common
+LOG_FORMAT_MORGAN=common
+LOG_LOCATION=./sasjs_root/logs

api/src/types/system/process.d.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ declare namespace NodeJS {
     sasLoc?: string
     nodeLoc?: string
     driveLoc: string
+    logsLoc: string
     sasSessionController?: import('../../controllers/internal').SASSessionController
     jsSessionController?: import('../../controllers/internal').JSSessionController
     appStreamConfig: import('../').AppStreamConfig

api/src/utils/file.ts

@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ export const getDesktopUserAutoExecPath = () =>
 
 export const getSasjsRootFolder = () => process.driveLoc
 
+export const getLogFolder = () => process.logsLoc
+
 export const getAppStreamConfigPath = () =>
   path.join(getSasjsRootFolder(), 'appStreamConfig.json')
 
@@ -32,8 +34,6 @@ export const getUploadsFolder = () => path.join(getSasjsRootFolder(), 'uploads')
 
 export const getFilesFolder = () => path.join(getSasjsRootFolder(), 'files')
 
-export const getLogFolder = () => path.join(getSasjsRootFolder(), 'logs')
-
 export const getWeboutFolder = () => path.join(getSasjsRootFolder(), 'webouts')
 
 export const getSessionsFolder = () =>

api/src/utils/setProcessVariables.ts

@@ -40,7 +40,16 @@ export const setProcessVariables = async () => {
   await createFolder(absPath)
   process.driveLoc = getRealPath(absPath)
 
+  const { LOG_LOCATION } = process.env
+  const absLogsPath = getAbsolutePath(
+    LOG_LOCATION ?? `sasjs_root${path.sep}logs`,
+    process.cwd()
+  )
+  await createFolder(absLogsPath)
+  process.logsLoc = getRealPath(absLogsPath)
+
   console.log('sasLoc: ', process.sasLoc)
   console.log('sasDrive: ', process.driveLoc)
+  console.log('sasLogs: ', process.logsLoc)
   console.log('runTimes: ', process.runTimes)
 }