From e6b69ff7f20a8b7eac6ac192b1aef4df6d49f5c5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Bell Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:59:17 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] Added more documentation on new functionality. --- README.md | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 6d3142e..b42c5e4 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -56,6 +56,19 @@ An example file can be found in `test/log4js.json`. An example config file with By default, the configuration file is checked for changes every 60 seconds, and if changed, reloaded. This allows changes to logging levels to occur without restarting the application. +To turn off configuration file change checking, configure with: + + var log4js = require('log4js'); + log4js.configure(undefined, {}); // load 'log4js.json' from NODE_PATH + +Or: + + log4js.configure('my_log4js_configuration.json', {}); + +To specify a different period: + + log4js.configure(undefined, { reloadSecs: 300 }); // load 'log4js.json' from NODE_PATH + You can also pass an object to the configure function, which has the same properties as the json versions. ## connect/express logger