CommonJS (CJS)

Learn about running Sentry in an CJS application.

Most node applications today are either written in CommonJS (CJS), or compiled to CJS before running them. CommonJS uses require() to load modules. Our recommended installation method when using CommonJS is to require the instrument.js file at the top of your application.

You need to create a file named instrument.js that imports and initializes Sentry:

Once this is done, Sentry's JavaScript SDK will capture all unhandled exceptions, transactions, and Session Replays, based on the sample rates set.

Note, that configuration differs slightly depending on how you installed the Sentry SDK. Make sure to follow the instructions in the correct tab, depending on if you installed the Sentry SDK via NPM, using the Loader Script, or via CDN.

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import * as Sentry from "@sentry/browser";

Sentry.init({
  dsn: "https://examplePublicKey@o0.ingest.sentry.io/0",

  // Alternatively, use `process.env.npm_package_version` for a dynamic release version
  // if your build tool supports it.
  release: "my-project-name@2.3.12",
  integrations: [
    Sentry.browserTracingIntegration(),
    Sentry.replayIntegration(),
  ],

  // Set tracesSampleRate to 1.0 to capture 100%
  // of transactions for tracing.
  // We recommend adjusting this value in production
  // Learn more at
  // https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/javascript/configuration/options/#traces-sample-rate
  tracesSampleRate: 1.0,

  // Set `tracePropagationTargets` to control for which URLs trace propagation should be enabled
  tracePropagationTargets: ["localhost", /^https:\/\/yourserver\.io\/api/],

  // Capture Replay for 10% of all sessions,
  // plus for 100% of sessions with an error
  // Learn more at
  // https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/javascript/session-replay/configuration/#general-integration-configuration
  replaysSessionSampleRate: 0.1,
  replaysOnErrorSampleRate: 1.0,
});

You need to require or import the instrument.js file before requiring any other modules in your application. This is necessary to ensure that Sentry can automatically instrument all modules in your application:

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// Require this first!
require("./instrument");

// Now require other modules
const Sentry = require("@sentry/node");
const Hapi = require("@hapi/hapi");

const init = async () => {
  const server = Hapi.server({
    port: 3030,
    host: "localhost",
  });

  // All your routes etc.

  await Sentry.setupHapiErrorHandler(server);

  await server.start();
  console.log("Server running on %s", server.info.uri);
};

init();
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