win-getevent - Node.js wrapper for the PowerShell Get-WinEvent CmdLet

This module is a wrapper around the PowerShell Win-GetEvent CmdLet which provides a simple API to query event logs and event tracing logs on Windows. This module requires Windows 7+ to be installed with PowerShell v2 and Node.js 4+.

Getting Started

Installation

To install win-getevent via NPM:

npm install win-getevent --save

Usage

You can create a new WinEventEmitter by doing the following:

const WinEventEmitter = require('win-getevent').WinEventEmitter;

const winEmitter = new WinEventEmitter({
  providers: ['MMicrosoft-Windows-GroupPolicy'],
  // or use LogName filter, defaults to 'System','Setup','Application','Security'
  // logNames: ['Application']
  frequency: 1000 /* ms */
});

winEmitter.on('data', logs => {
  // Contains an array of log objects
  logs.forEach(log => {
    console.dir(log);
  });
});

winEmitter.on('error', err => {
  console.log(`Error: ${err}`);
});

winEmitter.on('end', () => {
  console.log('Ended');
});

// Start polling
winEmitter.start();

...
// When you want to stop which emits the 'end' event
winEmitter.stop();

The options for creating a new WinEventEmitter are as follows:

• providers: Array<string> - An array of provider names. If not specified, logNames defaults apply.
• logNames: Array<string> - An array of LogName strings. If not specified, defaults to ['System','Security','Application','Setup'].
• frequency: Number: - The polling frequency in milliseconds to query the underlying system. If not specified, defaults to 10000 or 10 seconds.
• maxEvents: Number - The maximum number of events to receive in one batch. If not specified, defaults to 100.
• startTime: Date - The start time for querying Get-WinEvent. If not specified, defaults to now, new Date().
• endTime: Date - The end time for querying Get-WinEvent. If not specified, defaults to now + frequency, new Date(Date.now() + frequency).
• computerName: String - Optional computer name for querying Get-WinEvent.
• userName: String - Optional user name for logging into a remote machine.
• password: String - Optional password for logging into a remote machine.

The data returned from the logs are in the following is an array with each object in this JSON format:

• id: Number - The event ID.
• providerName: String - The event provider name such as 'Microsoft-Windows-GroupPolicy'
• providerId: String - The event provider GUID.
• logName: String - The log name such as System
• processId: Number - The process ID.
• threadId: Number - The thread ID.
• machineName: String - The machine name.
• timeCreated: Date - The date of the event.
• levelDisplayName: String - The level display name for the event such as 'Information'
• message: String - The event message.

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• Code improvements
• Documentation
• Unit tests

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LICENSE

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Copyright (c) 2016-Present Matthew Podwysocki

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