> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://olian04.gitbook.io/better-logging/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://olian04.gitbook.io/better-logging/configuration/format.md).

# format

It can sometimes be useful to define your own logging style, for those occasions you can overwrite the default formatting function:

```javascript
const chalk = require('chalk');
require('better-logging')(console, {
  format: ctx => `${ctx.time} ${ctx.date} ${ctx.type} ${ctx.unix} ${ctx.STAMP('lel', chalk.blue)} ${ctx.msg}`
});

console.debug('foo'); //  [11:44:40.266] [2022-05-25] [debug] [1549104280572] [lel] foo
console.log('foo'); //    [11:44:40.267] [2022-05-25] [log] [1549104280574] [lel] foo
console.info('foo'); //   [11:44:40.268] [2022-05-25] [info] [1549104280577] [lel] foo
console.warn('foo'); //   [11:44:40269] [2022-05-25] [warn] [1549104280579] [lel] foo
console.error('foo'); //  [11:44:40.270] [2022-05-25] [error] [1549104280580] [lel] foo
```