@adjedaini/clockwork-node

Framework-agnostic debugging, profiling, and metrics for Node.js. One middleware: API + optional UI + request capture. Automatic capture (opt-out): console.*, uncaught errors, and optionally pg/mysql2 queries are correlated to the current request via AsyncLocalStorage.

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Install

npm install @adjedaini/clockwork-node

Use

Express

import express from 'express';
import { startClockwork } from '@adjedaini/clockwork-node';

const clockwork = startClockwork({
  path: '/__clockwork',
  ui: true,
  autoConsole: true,
  autoErrors: true,
  captureRequestBody: true,
  captureResponseBody: true,
});

const app = express();
app.use(express.json());
app.use(clockwork.middleware);

app.get('/api/hello', (req, res) => {
  console.log('Processing hello');
  res.json({ message: 'Hello' });
});

app.listen(3000);

Fastify

import Fastify from 'fastify';
import { startClockwork } from '@adjedaini/clockwork-node';

const clockwork = startClockwork({ path: '/__clockwork', ui: true });
const app = Fastify();

app.addHook('preHandler', (req, reply, done) => {
  clockwork.middleware(
    { method: req.method, url: req.url, originalUrl: req.url, path: req.routerPath, headers: req.headers, body: req.body, query: req.query },
    { setHeader: reply.header.bind(reply), get status() { return reply; }, statusCode: reply.statusCode, on: reply.raw.on.bind(reply.raw), end: (b) => reply.raw.end(b), send: reply.send.bind(reply), json: reply.send.bind(reply) },
    done
  );
});

app.get('/api/hello', (req, reply) => {
  const id = req.raw.clockworkId;
  if (id) clockwork.core.captureLog(id, 'info', 'Hello');
  return reply.send({ message: 'Hello' });
});

app.listen({ port: 3000 });

Node.js http

import { createServer } from 'http';
import { startClockwork } from '@adjedaini/clockwork-node';

const clockwork = startClockwork({ path: '/__clockwork', ui: true });

const server = createServer((req, res) => {
  const reqLike = {
    method: req.method ?? 'GET',
    url: req.url,
    originalUrl: req.url,
    path: req.url?.split('?')[0],
    headers: req.headers,
  };
  const resLike = {
    setHeader: res.setHeader.bind(res),
    get statusCode() { return res.statusCode; },
    set statusCode(v) { res.statusCode = v; },
    status(code) { res.statusCode = code; return resLike; },
    on: res.on.bind(res),
    end: res.end.bind(res),
    send: (b) => { res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'application/json'); res.end(typeof b === 'string' ? b : JSON.stringify(b)); },
    json: (b) => { res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'application/json'); res.end(JSON.stringify(b)); },
  };
  clockwork.middleware(reqLike, resLike, () => {
    if (req.url?.startsWith('/api/')) {
      const id = req.clockworkId;
      if (id) clockwork.core.captureLog(id, 'info', 'Request');
      res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'application/json');
      res.end(JSON.stringify({ message: 'Hello' }));
    } else {
      res.statusCode = 404;
      res.end('Not found');
    }
  });
});

server.listen(3000);

Open http://localhost:3000/__clockwork/app. UI is at {path}/app, API at {path}.

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TypeScript

For typed req.clockworkId (Express / Node), add to your tsconfig.json or a .d.ts file:

{ "compilerOptions": { "types": ["@adjedaini/clockwork-node/globals"] } }

Or in a .d.ts file:

/// <reference types="@adjedaini/clockwork-node/globals" />

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Options

Option	Default	Description
path	'/__clockwork'	Base path for API and UI. UI is served at {path}/app.
ui	true	Enable built-in dashboard at {path}/app.
uiPath	(package dist)	Override UI directory.
plugins	—	Full plugin set. When set, autoConsole/autoErrors/autoDb/dbPlugins/autoLogPlugins are ignored.
autoConsole	true	Intercept console.* (used when plugins not set).
autoErrors	true	Capture uncaughtException / unhandledRejection (used when plugins not set).
autoLogPlugins	false	Intercept pino/winston when installed (used when plugins not set).
autoDb	false	Enable default DB plugins pg + mysql2 (used when plugins not set).
dbPlugins	—	DB plugins when not using full plugins (e.g. [pgPlugin]).
captureRequestBody	true	Capture request body.
captureResponseBody	true	Capture response body.
ignoreStartsWith	[]	Skip paths that start with these.
core.maxRequests	100	Ring buffer size.
core.storage	(ring buffer)	Custom storage implementing IRequestStorage.

The instance has registerPlugin(plugin) to plug in any plugin at runtime, and restore() to undo all patches (e.g. for tests or shutdown).

Generic plugin system

All interception is done via plugins implementing ClockworkPlugin: { name: string, install(ctx: IPluginContext) => () => void }. Context provides ctx.core and ctx.getRequestId().

• Context plugin (contextPlugin) — provides AsyncLocalStorage and request correlation. Must run first when using defaults.
• Console plugin (consolePlugin) — intercepts console.* (native log).
• Process errors plugin (processErrorsPlugin) — captures uncaughtException / unhandledRejection.
• Log plugins (pinoPlugin, winstonPlugin) — intercept pino/winston when installed. Enable with autoLogPlugins: true or add to plugins.
• DB plugins (pgPlugin, mysql2Plugin) — intercept pg/mysql2 queries. Enable with autoDb: true or dbPlugins: [pgPlugin].

Use the full plugin list or the default builder:

import {
  startClockwork,
  contextPlugin,
  consolePlugin,
  processErrorsPlugin,
  pinoPlugin,
  winstonPlugin,
  pgPlugin,
  mysql2Plugin,
  getDefaultPlugins,
} from '@adjedaini/clockwork-node';

// Option 1: defaults (context + console + processErrors; optional DB / log libs)
const clockwork = startClockwork({
  autoConsole: true,
  autoErrors: true,
  autoLogPlugins: true,
  autoDb: true,
});

// Option 2: custom plugin set (you must include contextPlugin first for request correlation)
const clockwork = startClockwork({
  plugins: [
    contextPlugin,
    consolePlugin,
    processErrorsPlugin,
    pinoPlugin,
    pgPlugin,
  ],
});

// Option 3: build defaults then add more
const plugins = getDefaultPlugins({
  console: true,
  errors: true,
  logPlugins: true,
  db: true,
  dbPlugins: [pgPlugin],
});
const clockwork = startClockwork({ plugins });

// Option 4: plug in at runtime
const clockwork = startClockwork();
clockwork.registerPlugin(pinoPlugin);
clockwork.registerPlugin(pgPlugin);

API: GET {path}, GET {path}/:id, GET {path}/latest, GET {path}/metrics.

Build output: The published package has dist/index.js, dist/index.d.ts, and dist/public/ (index.html + assets). Serve dist/public at {path}/app or rely on the built-in middleware.

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Dashboard

The built-in UI at {path}/app is aligned with Clockwork (PHP): requests list, request detail with Request, Log, Database, and Timeline tabs. Override the base path with the path option (default /__clockwork).

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• Build: npm run build → packages → UI → root bundle → copy UI to dist/public.
• Packages: Plugins live under packages/: clockwork-plugins (context, console, process-errors, getDefaultPlugins), clockwork-log-interceptor (pino, winston), clockwork-db-interceptor (pg, mysql2). Root depends on clockwork-plugins, which aggregates the others.
• Scripts: build, dev:example, dev:ui, test, clean, version (changesets), release.

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License

MIT