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Configuration

Installation #

JavaScript #

Via Bower
  1. Install the package by running bower install exceptionless
  2. Add the script to your html page. We recommend placing this as the very first script.
<script src="bower_components/exceptionless/dist/exceptionless.min.js"></script>

Node.js #

  1. Install the package by running npm install exceptionless --save-dev.
  2. Add the Exceptionless client to your app:
var client = require('exceptionless').ExceptionlessClient.default;

Configuration #

NOTE: The only required setting that you need to configure is the client's apiKey.

JavaScript #

1 - Configure the apiKey as part of the script tag. This will be applied to all new instances of the ExceptionlessClient

<script src="bower_components/exceptionless/dist/exceptionless.min.js?apiKey=API_KEY_HERE"></script>

2 - Set the apiKey on the default ExceptionlessClient instance.

exceptionless.ExceptionlessClient.default.config.apiKey = 'API_KEY_HERE';

3 - Create a new instance of the ExceptionlessClient and specify the apiKey, serverUrl or configuration object.

var client = new exceptionless.ExceptionlessClient('API_KEY_HERE');
// or with a api key and server url.
var client = new exceptionless.ExceptionlessClient('API_KEY_HERE', 'http://localhost:50000');
// or with a configuration object
var client = new exceptionless.ExceptionlessClient({
apiKey: 'API_KEY_HERE',
serverUrl: 'http://localhost:50000',
submissionBatchSize: 100
});

Node.js #

1 - Set the apiKey on the default ExceptionlessClient instance.

var client = require('exceptionless').ExceptionlessClient.default;
client.config.apiKey = 'API_KEY_HERE';

2 - Create a new instance of the ExceptionlessClient and specify the apiKey, serverUrl or configuration object.

var exceptionless = require('exceptionless');

var client = new exceptionless.ExceptionlessClient('API_KEY_HERE');
// or with a api key and server url.
var client = new exceptionless.ExceptionlessClient('API_KEY_HERE', 'http://localhost:50000');
// or with a configuration object
var client = new exceptionless.ExceptionlessClient({
apiKey: 'API_KEY_HERE',
serverUrl: 'http://localhost:50000',
submissionBatchSize: 100
});

NOTE: creating new instances is good for sending custom events. Automatic catching of errors uses default client. Make sure you setup default client as well if you need automatic catching of unhandled errors.

General Data Protection Regulation #

By default the Exceptionless Client will report all available metadata which could include potential PII data. There are various ways to limit the scope of PII data collection. For example, one could use Data Exclusions to remove sensitive values but it only applies to specific collection points such as Cookie Keys, Form Data Keys, Query String Keys and Extra Exception properties. Additional data may need to be removed for the GDPR like the collection of user names and IP Addresses. Shown below is several examples of how you can configure the client to remove this additional metadata.

You have the option of finely tuning what is collected via individual setting options or you can disable the collection of all PII data by setting the includePrivateInformation to false.

Query String
<script src="bower_components/exceptionless/dist/exceptionless.min.js?apiKey=API_KEY_HERE& includePrivateInformation=false"></script>
JavaScript
exceptionless.ExceptionlessClient.default.config.includePrivateInformation = false;
Node.js
var exceptionless = require('exceptionless');
exceptionless.ExceptionlessClient.default.config.includePrivateInformation = false;

If you wish to have a finer grained approach which allows you to use Data Exclusions while removing specific meta data collection you can do so via code. Please note if the below doesn't meet your needs you can always write a plugin.

JavaScript
// Include the username if available.
exceptionless.ExceptionlessClient.default.config.includeUserName = false;
// Include the MachineName in MachineInfo.
exceptionless.ExceptionlessClient.default.config.includeMachineName = false;
// Include Ip Addresses in MachineInfo and RequestInfo.
exceptionless.ExceptionlessClient.default.config.includeIpAddress = false;
// Include Cookies, please note that DataExclusions are applied to all Cookie keys when enabled.
exceptionless.ExceptionlessClient.default.config.includeCookies = false;
// Include Form/POST Data, please note that DataExclusions are only applied to Form data keys when enabled.
exceptionless.ExceptionlessClient.default.config.includePostData = false;
// Include Query String information, please note that DataExclusions are applied to all Query String keys when enabled.
exceptionless.ExceptionlessClient.default.config.includeQueryString = false;
Node.js
var exceptionless = require('exceptionless');

// Include the username if available.
exceptionless.ExceptionlessClient.default.config.includeUserName = false;
// Include the MachineName in MachineInfo.
exceptionless.ExceptionlessClient.default.config.includeMachineName = false;
// Include Ip Addresses in MachineInfo and RequestInfo.
exceptionless.ExceptionlessClient.default.config.includeIpAddress = false;
// Include Cookies, please note that DataExclusions are applied to all Cookie keys when enabled.
exceptionless.ExceptionlessClient.default.config.includeCookies = false;
// Include Form/POST Data, please note that DataExclusions are only applied to Form data keys when enabled.
exceptionless.ExceptionlessClient.default.config.includePostData = false;
// Include Query String information, please note that DataExclusions are applied to all Query String keys when enabled.
exceptionless.ExceptionlessClient.default.config.includeQueryString = false;

Versioning #

By specifying an application version you can enable additional functionality. It's a good practice to specify an application version if possible using the code below.

JavaScript #

exceptionless.ExceptionlessClient.default.config.setVersion("1.2.3");

Node.js #

var exceptionless = require('exceptionless');
exceptionless.ExceptionlessClient.default.config.setVersion("1.2.3");

Self Hosted Options #

The Exceptionless client can also be configured to send data to your self hosted instance. This is configured by setting the serverUrl setting to point to your Exceptionless instance.

JavaScript #

You can set the serverUrl on the default ExceptionlessClient instance.

exceptionless.ExceptionlessClient.default.config.serverUrl = 'http://localhost:50000';

Node.js #

You can set the serverUrl on the default ExceptionlessClient instance.

var client = require('exceptionless.node').ExceptionlessClient.default;
client

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