docs: add lumberjack 15 annoucement to the blog

packages/docs/lumberjack-docs-app/blog/announcing-lumberjack-v15.md

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+---
+title: 'Announcing Lumberjack v15: A Step Forward'
+description: Lumberjack v15 is here, and we are happy to share everything that's new.
+slug: announcing-lumberjack-v15
+authors:
+ - name: Nacho Vazquez
+ title: NgWorker and core maintainer of Lumberjack
+ url: https://github.com/NachoVazquez
+ image_url: https://github.com/NachoVazquez.png
+ - name: Lars Gyrup Brink Nielsen
+ title: NgWorker and core maintainer of Lumberjack
+ url: https://github.com/LayZeeDK
+ image_url: https://github.com/LayZeeDK.png
+tags: [announcement, lumberjack, v15]
+image: https://pub-2294738bc2c249ff8040505bf960c018.r2.dev/logo.svg
+hide_table_of_contents: false
+---
+
+We are pleased to share that we've just released @ngworker/lumberjack version 15. The team has been quietly working on a few updates that we hope you will find helpful. Enough small talk; let's dive into what's new!
+
+**TL;DR** - Lumberjack version 15 introduces a few updates worth noting: internal upgrades like using the latest type-safe `inject` function for all possible dependencies, updates to Angular version 15, Nx version 16.1, and Node 18. The big announcements are that we've added support for standalone Angular applications; now, you can conveniently include Lumberjack in the `bootstrap application` function and configure Lumberjack drivers as needed. And we launched our docs website, where you are reading this blog post.
+
+## Better Type Safety
+
+We've introduced the newest type-safe `inject` function, moving away from constructor parameter decorators. This is just a small step towards improving the type safety (already quite good) of our source code and aligning our Angular implementations with current standards.
+
+## Keeping up to date
+
+We are all excited about everything that's happening in the JavaScript world. That's why we will continue putting efforts into keeping Lumberjack up to date with the latest version of Angular and any other tool that's part of the Lumberjack suite.
+
+This time, we have updated to Angular version 15, Nx version 16.3, and Node 18. Please note this will introduce breaking changes: please update to at least Angular 15 before upgrading Lumberjack.
+
+Additionally, we migrated our entire workspace from TypeScript private fields to EcmaScript private fields, and we set to true the `useDefineForClassFields` flag on our **tsconfig**.
+
+## Supporting Standalone Angular Applications
+
+And the cherry on the cake is...
+
+Our most exciting announcement is that we've added support for standalone Angular applications. You can include Lumberjack directly in the `bootstrap application` function. Here's a simple example of how to use the new APIs:
+
+```ts
+bootstrapApplication(AppComponent, {
+ providers: [
+ // (...)
+ provideLumberjack(),
+ // (...)
+ ],
+});
+```
+
+### Enhanced Driver Configuration
+
+We've also enabled you to enable the standalone providers for the out-of-the-box Lumberjack drivers. Here's how you can do it:
+
+```ts
+bootstrapApplication(AppComponent, {
+ providers: [
+ // (...)
+ provideLumberjack(),
+ provideLumberjackConsoleDriver(),
+ provideLumberjackHttpDriver(withHttpConfig({...})),
+ // (...)
+ ],
+});
+```
+
+### Advanced Configuration for Those Who Want More
+
+Configuring `Lumberjack` and the `ConsoleDriver` with the new API should represent a similar experience to what we have been able to do before with Modules.
+
+Both `Lumberjack` and the `ConsoleDriver` can be configured without any extra arguments or by passing a configuration object as the single parameter of the provided functions.
+
+```ts
+bootstrapApplication(AppComponent, {
+ providers: [
+ provideLumberjack({ levels: [LumberjackLevel.Error] }),
+ provideLumberjackConsoleDriver({
+ levels: [LumberjackLevel.Info, LumberjackLevel.Error],
+ }),
+ ],
+});
+```
+
+The `HttpDriver` is slightly more advanced since now we need to use the `with*` config functions for the different configuration types.
+
+We can use the `withHttpOptions.`
+
+```ts
+bootstrapApplication(AppComponent, {
+ providers: [
+ provideLumberjack(),
+ provideLumberjackHttpDriver(
+ withHttpOptions({
+ origin: 'ForestApp',
+ retryOptions: { maxRetries: 1, delayMs: 250 },
+ storeUrl: '/API/logs',
+ }),
+ ),
+```
+
+Or the `withHttpConfig`
+
+```ts
+bootstrapApplication(AppComponent, {
+ providers: [
+ provideLumberjack(),
+ provideLumberjackHttpDriver(
+ withHttpConfig({
+ levels: [LumberjackLevel.Error],
+ origin: 'ForestApp',
+ retryOptions: { maxRetries: 1, delayMs: 250 },
+ storeUrl: '/API/logs',
+ }),
+ ),
+```
+
+The big novelty is that now, we can also configure the underlying `HttpClient` using the second argument of the `provideLumberjackHttpDriver` function
+
+```ts
+bootstrapApplication(AppComponent, {
+ providers: [
+ provideLumberjack(),
+ provideLumberjackHttpDriver(
+ withHttpConfig({
+ levels: [LumberjackLevel.Error],
+ origin: 'ForestApp',
+ retryOptions: { maxRetries: 1, delayMs: 250 },
+ storeUrl: '/API/logs',
+ }),
+ withInterceptors([
+ (req, next) => {
+ const easy = inject(easyToken);
+ console.log('are interceptors working?', easy);
+ return next(req);
+ },
+ ])
+ ),
+```
+
+### Continuouing Module Support
+
+We want to assure you that we continue to support modules. The new standalone APIs are a complement, not a replacement. Choose your poison.
+
+## New Docs website
+
+Yes, finally! We are proud to launch our dedicated documentation website. Having a dedicated website should make our documentation more accessible and easy for our users and easier to update for our maintainers.
+
+Additionally, this will be the home of future announcements and articles about the Lumberjack ecosystem.
+
+## Wrapping Up
+
+We hope these changes will help your Angular application development journey. We're grateful for your support, and as always, happy coding!

packages/docs/lumberjack-docs-app/docusaurus.config.js

@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ module.exports = {
  label: 'Docs',
  position: 'left',
  },
- // TODO: Enable blog when we have content
- // { to: '/blog', label: 'Blog', position: 'left' },
+ { to: '/blog', label: 'Blog', position: 'left' },
  {
  href: 'https://github.com/ngworker/lumberjack',
  label: 'GitHub',
@@ -87,11 +86,10 @@ module.exports = {
  {
  title: 'More',
  items: [
- // TODO: Enable blog when we have content
- // {
- // label: 'Blog',
- // to: '/blog',
- // },
+ {
+ label: 'Blog',
+ to: '/blog',
+ },
  {
  label: 'GitHub',
  href: 'https://github.com/ngworker/lumberjack',
@@ -110,12 +108,11 @@ module.exports = {
  sidebarPath: require.resolve('./sidebars.js'),
  editUrl: `https://github.com/${organizationName}/${projectName}/edit/main/packages/docs/lumberjack-docs-app`,
  },
- // TODO: Enable blog when we have content
- // blog: {
- // blogTitle: 'Lumberjack blog!',
- // blogDescription: 'The Lumberjack blog contains all the news and knwoledge bits about Lumberjack',
- // postsPerPage: 15,
- // },
+ blog: {
+ blogTitle: 'Lumberjack blog!',
+ blogDescription: 'The Lumberjack blog contains all the news and knwoledge bits about Lumberjack',
+ postsPerPage: 15,
+ },
  theme: {
  customCss: require.resolve('./src/css/custom.css'),
  },