A simple javascript logger

logger.js

/*!
 * Javascript Logger
 * https://gist.github.com/gists/902014
 *
 * Copyright 2011, Brandon Leonardo
 */

var Logger = function(options) {
    var opts = options || {};
    this.debugMode = opts['debugMode'] || false;
};

Logger.prototype.log = function(level, msg) {
    try {
        /*
         We're going to log objects on a separate line. Most good browsers will log the object with
         all it's properties if we do it that way.
         */
        if (typeof msg == 'object') {
            console.log(level + ':');
            console.log(msg);
        } else {
            console.log(level + ': ' + msg);
        }
    } catch (ex) {
        alert(level + ': ' + msg); // fall back to alert if console.log throws an exception
    }
};

Logger.prototype.debug = function(msg) {
    if (this.debugMode) this.log('DEBUG', msg);
};

Logger.prototype.error = function(msg) {
    this.log('ERROR', msg);
};

// var logger = new Logger({debugMode: true});