#411 Add FieldsExclude parameter to console writer (#418)

console.go

@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ type ConsoleWriter struct {
 	// PartsExclude defines parts to not display in output.
 	PartsExclude []string
 
+	// FieldsExclude defines contextual fields to not display in output.
+	FieldsExclude []string
+
 	FormatTimestamp     Formatter
 	FormatLevel         Formatter
 	FormatCaller        Formatter
@@ -137,6 +140,17 @@ func (w ConsoleWriter) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
 func (w ConsoleWriter) writeFields(evt map[string]interface{}, buf *bytes.Buffer) {
 	var fields = make([]string, 0, len(evt))
 	for field := range evt {
+		var isExcluded bool
+		for _, excluded := range w.FieldsExclude {
+			if field == excluded {
+				isExcluded = true
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		if isExcluded {
+			continue
+		}
+
 		switch field {
 		case LevelFieldName, TimestampFieldName, MessageFieldName, CallerFieldName:
 			continue

console_test.go

@@ -354,6 +354,23 @@ func TestConsoleWriterConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Errorf("Unexpected output %q, want: %q", actualOutput, expectedOutput)
 		}
 	})
+
+	t.Run("Sets FieldsExclude", func(t *testing.T) {
+		buf := &bytes.Buffer{}
+		w := zerolog.ConsoleWriter{Out: buf, NoColor: true, FieldsExclude: []string{"foo"}}
+
+		evt := `{"level": "info", "message": "Foobar", "foo":"bar", "baz":"quux"}`
+		_, err := w.Write([]byte(evt))
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("Unexpected error when writing output: %s", err)
+		}
+
+		expectedOutput := "<nil> INF Foobar baz=quux\n"
+		actualOutput := buf.String()
+		if actualOutput != expectedOutput {
+			t.Errorf("Unexpected output %q, want: %q", actualOutput, expectedOutput)
+		}
+	})
 }
 
 func BenchmarkConsoleWriter(b *testing.B) {