[breaking] Removed Logger.prototype.extend functionality (more main…

…tainable without it).

README.md

@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ There are two different ways to use winston: directly via the default logger, or
   * [Events and Callbacks in Winston](#events-and-callbacks-in-winston)
   * [Working with multiple Loggers in winston](#working-with-multiple-loggers-in-winston)
   * [Using winston in a CLI tool](#using-winston-in-a-cli-tool)
-  * [Extending another object with Logging](#extending-another-object-with-logging)
   * [Filters and Rewriters](#filters-and-rewriters)
   * [Adding Custom Transports](#adding-custom-transports)
 * [Installation](#installation)
@@ -639,20 +638,6 @@ Configuring output for this style is easy, just use the `.cli()` method on `wins
   logger.cli();
 ```
 
-### Extending another object with Logging
-Often in a given code base with lots of Loggers it is useful to add logging methods to a different object so that these methods can be called with less syntax. Winston exposes this functionality via the 'extend' method:
-
-``` js
-  var myObject = {};
-
-  logger.extend(myObject);
-
-  //
-  // You can now call logger methods on 'myObject'
-  //
-  myObject.info("127.0.0.1 - there's no place like home");
-```
-
 ### Filters and Rewriters
 Filters allow modifying the contents of **log messages**, and Rewriters allow modifying the contents of **log meta** e.g. to mask data that should not appear in logs.
 

lib/winston/logger.js

@@ -81,23 +81,6 @@ var Logger = exports.Logger = function (options) {
 //
 util.inherits(Logger, events.EventEmitter);
 
-//
-// ### function extend (target)
-// #### @target {Object} Target to extend.
-// Extends the target object with a 'log' method
-// along with a method for each level in this instance.
-//
-Logger.prototype.extend = function (target) {
-  var self = this;
-  ['log', 'profile', 'startTimer'].concat(Object.keys(this.levels)).forEach(function (method) {
-    target[method] = function () {
-      return self[method].apply(self, arguments);
-    };
-  });
-
-  return this;
-};
-
 //
 // ### function log (level, msg, [meta], callback)
 // #### @level {string} Level at which to log the message.

test/logger-test.js

@@ -74,18 +74,6 @@ vows.describe('winton/logger').addBatch({
     "the log() method should throw an error": function (logger) {
       assert.throws(function () { logger.log('anything') }, Error);
     },
-    "the extend() method called on an empty object": {
-      topic: function (logger) {
-        var empty = {};
-        logger.extend(empty);
-        return empty;
-      },
-      "should define the appropriate methods": function (extended) {
-        ['log', 'profile', 'startTimer'].concat(Object.keys(winston.config.npm.levels)).forEach(function (method) {
-          assert.isFunction(extended[method]);
-        });
-      }
-    },
     "the add() method with a supported transport": {
       topic: function (logger) {
         return logger.add(winston.transports.Console);

test/winston-test.js

@@ -47,19 +47,7 @@ vows.describe('winston').addBatch({
     },
     "the log() method": helpers.testNpmLevels(winston, "should respond without an error", function (err) {
       assert.isNull(err);
-    }),
-    "the extend() method called on an empty object": {
-      topic: function (logger) {
-        var empty = {};
-        winston.extend(empty);
-        return empty;
-      },
-      "should define the appropriate methods": function (extended) {
-        ['log', 'profile', 'startTimer'].concat(Object.keys(winston.config.npm.levels)).forEach(function (method) {
-          assert.isFunction(extended[method]);
-        });
-      }
-    }
+    })
   }
 }).addBatch({
   "The winston module": {