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Option to display timestamps in human-readable logs

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#5980 opened on Apr 15, 2020

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Description

What would you like Renovate to be able to do? Add date/time in logs

Describe the solution you'd like An example of logs with date/time :

 4/16/2020, 12:48:12 AM  INFO: Repository started (repository=my_repo)
        "renovateVersion": "19.210.0"
 4/16/2020, 12:48:17 AM  INFO: Extraction statistics (repository=my_repo)
        "stats": {
          "managers": {
            "maven": {"fileCount": 6, "depCount": 64},
            "npm": {"fileCount": 1, "depCount": 48},
            "regex": {"fileCount": 1, "depCount": 3}
          },
          "fileCount": 8,
          "depCount": 115
        }

Describe alternatives you've considered Actualy, I do this patch in pretty-stdout.js: sed -i "s/return util.format(/return util.format(new Date().toLocaleString()+' '+/g" dist/logger/pretty-stdout.js

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Tech stack
typescriptnodejs
Domain
clideveloper experience
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
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1-3 hours
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stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Basic TypeScriptRenovate config system
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
70
Research direction
The issue requests adding an option to include timestamps in human readable logs. The body mentions modifying `dist/logger/pretty stdout.js` (source likely in `lib/logger/pretty stdout.ts`). Implement a new config option (e.g., `logTimestamp`) and add timestamp formatting based on user locale or a fixed format. Check existing config options and logger structure. No linked PRs or maintainer comments suggesting preferred approach. File to modify: `lib/logger/pretty stdout.ts`.