allow users to disable health check logging

config/config.go

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ level = info
 output = stdout
 format = json
 request_logging = true
+log_health_checks = true
 
 [server]
 base_path = /
@@ -36,10 +37,11 @@ type appConfig struct {
 }
 
 type loggingConfig struct {
-	Level          string `mapstructure:"level"`
-	Output         string `mapstructure:"output"`
-	Format         string `mapstructure:"format"`
-	RequestLogging bool   `mapstructure:"request_logging"`
+	Level           string `mapstructure:"level"`
+	Output          string `mapstructure:"output"`
+	Format          string `mapstructure:"format"`
+	RequestLogging  bool   `mapstructure:"request_logging"`
+	LogHealthChecks bool   `mapstructure:"log_health_checks"`
 }
 
 type serverConfig struct {

defaults.ini

@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ destination = stdout
 # Log all web requests (not just errors)
 request_logging = true
 
+# Log requests to the health check endpoint (/api/health). Has no effect unless request_logging is enabled
+log_health_checks = true
+
 [server]
 # To serve from a sub path (e.g. in a reverse proxy configuration), specify the sub path here.
 # If accessed without the sub path, chefbrowser will redirect the user to the sub path.

internal/app/app.go

@@ -41,15 +41,24 @@ func New(cfg *config.Config) {
 		engine.Debug = true
 	}
 
+	cfg.Server.BasePath = normalizeBasePath(cfg.Server.BasePath)
+
 	engine.Pre(middleware.RemoveTrailingSlashWithConfig(middleware.TrailingSlashConfig{
 		RedirectCode: http.StatusMovedPermanently,
 	}))
 
 	engine.Use(middleware.Recover())
 
 	if cfg.Logging.RequestLogging {
-		// todo: replace with our own logger
-		engine.Use(middleware.Logger())
+		logger.Debug("request logging is enabled")
+		logCfg := middleware.DefaultLoggerConfig
+		if !cfg.Logging.LogHealthChecks {
+			logger.Debug("log_health_checks = false; requests to health check endpoint will not be logged")
+			logCfg.Skipper = func(c echo.Context) bool {
+				return c.Path() == cfg.Server.BasePath+"/api/health"
+			}
+		}
+		engine.Use(middleware.LoggerWithConfig(logCfg))
 	}
 
 	if cfg.Server.EnableGzip {
@@ -74,8 +83,6 @@ func New(cfg *config.Config) {
 
 	chefService := chef.New(cfg, logger)
 
-	cfg.Server.BasePath = normalizeBasePath(cfg.Server.BasePath)
-
 	app := AppService{
 		Log:        logger,
 		Chef:       chefService,