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@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Example of instantiating a cobalt logger:
 
 In node:
 ```
 
 In node:
 ```

-Cobalt = require('cobalt-log');
+require('cobalt-log');

 ```
 
 In the browser just require the files. Then:
 ```
 
 In the browser just require the files. Then:


@@ -97,6 +97,26 @@ passing the `logObject` and `formatterOpts`. This means that a formatter is
 any object that responds to `format(logObject, formatterOpts)`. It expects
 a string to be returned.
 
 any object that responds to `format(logObject, formatterOpts)`. It expects
 a string to be returned.
 

+### Cobalt.Logger.File ###
+
+This logger communicates a file via a writable stream, and is intended
+only for node. Like the JSConsole logger, you can also initialize it with
+a formatter to convert the log object to a string:
+
+```
+ new Cobalt.Logger.File({
+     formatter : Cobalt.Formatter.Token,
+     formatterOpts : {
+         formatString : "[{{_timestamp}}] {{message}} (@{{_from}})"
+     }
+ }) 
+```
+
+What this does is: it will trigger the method `format` on `formatter`
+passing the `logObject` and `formatterOpts`. This means that a formatter is
+any object that responds to `format(logObject, formatterOpts)`. It expects
+a string to be returned.
+

 ### Cobalt.Logger.Socket ###
 
 This logger sends the log object to a socket using Socket.IO. It does not
 ### Cobalt.Logger.Socket ###
 
 This logger sends the log object to a socket using Socket.IO. It does not


@@ -128,15 +148,46 @@ passes the object to every logger it has. However, it is clear that loggers
 may want to manipulate this object. As shown in the JsConsole, a formatter
 should respond to the format method and receive a `logObject` and an
 `optsObject`. However, as this is not a core part of Cobalt, this is only a
 may want to manipulate this object. As shown in the JsConsole, a formatter
 should respond to the format method and receive a `logObject` and an
 `optsObject`. However, as this is not a core part of Cobalt, this is only a

-recommendation (as this is the way the included JsConsole logger does it)
+recommendation (as this is the way the included JsConsole/File loggers do it)

 and it is up to the logger on how to transform the object it receives.
 and it is up to the logger on how to transform the object it receives.

-Cobalt includes a very simple formatter that works well in conjuction
-with JsConsole.
+
+### Cobalt.Formatter.Simple ###
+
+This is the lazy formatter, it just outputs the string in the following
+format:
+
+```
+'[{{_timestamp}}][{{_logLevelString}}]{{_from}}: {{_message}}'
+```
+
+Where `_timestamp` is converted to ISO.
+
+Example output:
+
+```
+cobalt.log("hello world");
+// -> [2015-01-09T16:02:23.102Z][INFO] Generic Cobalt Logger : hello world
+```

 
 ### Cobalt.Formatter.Token ###
 
 
 ### Cobalt.Formatter.Token ###
 

-The Token formatter is a very simple formatter that uses a formatString to
-extract values from the log object and interpolate them in a string.
+The Token formatter is a more advanced, but still fairly simple
+formatter. It takes a `formatString` and interpolates the properties
+of the object. By default it transforms anything inside double curly
+braces `{{likeThis}}`, however you can set a custom `replaceRule`.
+
+#### Accepted Options ####
+
+* `formatString` : The string used to replace. Defaults to `"{{message}}"`
+* `replaceRule` : The regex rule to use for replacement of tokens in the
+  formatString. Defaults to `/{{(.*?)}}/g`
+* `separatorLength` <Number> : How long to print separators. Defaults to 60.
+* `isoDate` <Boolean> : Whether or not to convert `_timestamp` to ISO
+  date. Defaults to true.
+* `separatorType` <String> : The string to use for the separator.
+  Defaults to `"="`
+* `ansiColor` <Boolean> : Whether to use ANSI colors for output.
+  Defaults to `false`. This options depends on `colors`

 
 #### Options ####
 
 
 #### Options ####