Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
My logging logs JSON for object it receives. It can use JSON.stringify, usually, or a custom serializer (say, for Errors). To invoke a custom serializer it needs to be able to inspect the object for some arbitrary condition (often instanceof).
Unfortunately, there seems to be no way to get JSON for a PerformaceEntry object, and it has no reliably identifying features.
Describe the solution you'd like
Support a toJSON() function on PerformanceEntry, as specified.
Describe alternatives you've considered
I could use a custom serializer function, if I had a way to identify the object I have in hand as a PerformanceEntry. Alas, obj instanceof PerformanceEntry is impossible because that class is not exposed.
I considered using obj[util.inspect.custom](), which is defined on PerformanceNodeTiming, but not PerformanceEntry. However, again, I don't know a reliable strategy for deciding when to use it--surely not just whenever it exists.
As a workaround, the client itself has to copy properties explicitly to a POJO. This is brittle and ugly, especially since object-spread is also useless. For exampe, { ...perf_hooks.performance.nodeTiming } yields an empty object.
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
My logging logs JSON for object it receives. It can use
JSON.stringify, usually, or a custom serializer (say, forErrors). To invoke a custom serializer it needs to be able to inspect the object for some arbitrary condition (ofteninstanceof).Unfortunately, there seems to be no way to get JSON for a
PerformaceEntryobject, and it has no reliably identifying features.Describe the solution you'd like
Support a
toJSON()function onPerformanceEntry, as specified.Describe alternatives you've considered
I could use a custom serializer function, if I had a way to identify the object I have in hand as a
PerformanceEntry. Alas,obj instanceof PerformanceEntryis impossible because that class is not exposed.I considered using
obj[util.inspect.custom](), which is defined onPerformanceNodeTiming, but notPerformanceEntry. However, again, I don't know a reliable strategy for deciding when to use it--surely not just whenever it exists.As a workaround, the client itself has to copy properties explicitly to a POJO. This is brittle and ugly, especially since object-spread is also useless. For exampe,
{ ...perf_hooks.performance.nodeTiming }yields an empty object.