drf-minimal-api-logger 0.1.0

A lightweight, beautiful execution time logger middleware for Django REST Framework.

drf-minimal-api-logger

A lightweight, dependency-free, and beautifully formatted execution time logger middleware for Django and Django REST Framework.

Features

• 🚀 Zero Dependencies — Works out-of-the-box with standard Django, no extra packages needed.
• 🎨 Color-Coded Output — Highlights HTTP statuses: Green for 2xx, Yellow for 4xx, Red for 5xx.
• ⏱️ Performance Tracking — Measures exact request-response lifecycle duration in milliseconds.

Installation

pip install drf-minimal-api-logger

Setup

Add drf_minimal_api_logger to your INSTALLED_APPS and the middleware to MIDDLEWARE in settings.py:

INSTALLED_APPS = [
    ...
    'drf_minimal_api_logger',
]

MIDDLEWARE = [
    ...
    'drf_minimal_api_logger.middleware.MinimalAPILoggerMiddleware',
]

Example Output

[DRF-LOGGER] GET /api/users/ -> 200 (12.34ms)
[DRF-LOGGER] POST /api/login/ -> 400 (5.67ms)
[DRF-LOGGER] DELETE /api/item/1/ -> 500 (3.21ms)

Status codes are color-coded in the terminal:

• Green — 2xx Success
• Yellow — 4xx Client Error
• Red — 5xx Server Error

Requirements

• Python >= 3.8
• Django >= 4.0

License

MIT License. See LICENSE for details.