devex: show full time in dev log output

src/backend/src/Extension.js

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ const { AdvancedBase } = require("@heyputer/putility");
 const EmitterFeature = require("@heyputer/putility/src/features/EmitterFeature");
 const { Context } = require("./util/context");
 const { ExtensionServiceState } = require("./ExtensionService");
+const { display_time } = require("@heyputer/putility/src/libs/time");
 
 /**
  * This class creates the `extension` global that is seen by Puter backend
@@ -281,7 +282,7 @@ class Extension extends AdvancedBase {
     get console () {
         const extensionConsole = Object.create(console);
         extensionConsole.log = (...a) => {
-            console.log(`\x1B[${this.terminal_color};1m(extension/${this.name})\x1B[0m`, ...a);
+            console.log(`${display_time(new Date())} \x1B[${this.terminal_color};1m(extension/${this.name})\x1B[0m`, ...a);
         };
         return extensionConsole;
     }

src/backend/src/modules/core/lib/log.js

@@ -17,7 +17,15 @@
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
  * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
-const log_epoch = Date.now();
+const { display_time, module_epoch } = require('@heyputer/putility/src/libs/time.js');
+const config = require('../../../config.js');
+
+// Example:
+// log("booting");            // → "14:07:12 booting"
+// (next day) log("tick");    // → "16 00:00:01 tick"
+// (next month) log("tick");  // → "11-01 00:00:01 tick"
+// (next year) log("tick");   // → "2026-01-01 00:00:01 tick"
+
 
 /**
 * Stringifies a log entry into a formatted string for console output.
@@ -39,18 +47,26 @@ const stringify_log_entry = ({ prefix, log_lvl, crumbs, message, fields, objects
         if ( ! m ) return;
         lines.push(m);
         m = '';
+    };
+    
+    m = '';
+
+    if ( ! config.show_relative_time ) {
+        m += `${display_time(fields.timestamp)} `;
     }
 
-    m = prefix ? `${prefix} ` : '';
+    m += prefix ? `${prefix} ` : '';
     m += `\x1B[${log_lvl.esc}m[${log_lvl.label}\x1B[0m`;
     for ( const crumb of crumbs ) {
         m += `::${crumb}`;
     }
     m += `\x1B[${log_lvl.esc}m]\x1B[0m`;
     if ( fields.timestamp ) {
-        // display seconds since logger epoch
-        const n = (fields.timestamp - log_epoch) / 1000;
-        m += ` (${n.toFixed(3)}s)`;
+        if ( config.show_relative_time ) {
+            // display seconds since logger epoch
+            const n = (fields.timestamp - module_epoch) / 1000;
+            m += ` (${n.toFixed(3)}s)`;
+        }
     }
     m += ` ${message} `;
     lf();
@@ -69,5 +85,4 @@ const stringify_log_entry = ({ prefix, log_lvl, crumbs, message, fields, objects
 
 module.exports = {
     stringify_log_entry,
-    log_epoch,
 };

src/putility/src/libs/time.js

@@ -42,11 +42,47 @@ class DAY extends TimeUnit {
     static value = 24 * HOUR;
 }
 
+const module_epoch = Date.now();
+const module_epoch_d = new Date();
+
+/**
+ * Displays the current time in only the level of detail necessary based on
+ * the time this module was loaded. i.e. If this module was loaded on
+ * 2025-01-01 10:32:40, 5 minutes later this function would return "10:37:40",
+ * one day later this function would return "02 10:32:40", and one month later
+ * this function would return "02-01 10:32:40".
+ * @param {*} now - current time as Date object
+ */
+const display_time = (now) => {
+    const pad2 = n => String(n).padStart(2, "0");
+
+    const yyyy = now.getFullYear();
+    const mm   = pad2(now.getMonth() + 1);
+    const dd   = pad2(now.getDate());
+    const HH   = pad2(now.getHours());
+    const MM   = pad2(now.getMinutes());
+    const SS   = pad2(now.getSeconds());
+    const time = `${HH}:${MM}:${SS}`;
+
+    const needYear  = yyyy !== module_epoch_d.getFullYear();
+    const needMonth = needYear || (now.getMonth() !== module_epoch_d.getMonth());
+    const needDay   = needMonth || (now.getDate() !== module_epoch_d.getDate());
+
+    if ( needYear  ) return `${yyyy}-${mm}-${dd} ${time}`;
+    if ( needMonth ) return `${mm}-${dd} ${time}`;
+    if ( needDay   ) return `${dd} ${time}`;
+    return time; // same calendar day as first log
+};
+
+
 module.exports = {
     MILLISECOND,
     SECOND,
     MINUTE,
     HOUR,
     DAY,
+    module_epoch,
+    module_epoch_d,
+    display_time,
 };