Support custom fields for audit logger

Description

Contributor guide

Tech stack

javascriptnodejsrest api

Domain

backendapiobservability

Issue type

feature

DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.

3

Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.

half day

Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.

stale

ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.

mostly clear

Prerequisites

Node.js basicsrestify framework knowledgeaudit logging concepts

Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.

60

Research direction

The issue requests support for custom fields in the audit logger. Investigate the current audit logger implementation in the restify codebase, particularly the 'audit' plugin. Identify where log fields are defined and how they are serialized. Review any existing configuration options for the audit logger. The goal is to extend the plugin to accept a custom fields option that allows users to add additional fields to audit logs. Look at the related PR or comments for more context, and consider how to maintain backward compatibility.