2026.1 Maintenance Release

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -42,6 +42,17 @@ jobs:
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
           ./build/Build.Windows.ps1
+      - name: Upload archives
+        # Consumed by the publish-npm job
+        if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
+        with:
+          name: archives
+          path: |
+            artifacts/seqcli-*-*.zip
+            artifacts/seqcli-*-*.tar.gz
+          if-no-files-found: error
+          retention-days: 1
 
   build-linux:
     name: Build (Linux)
@@ -69,3 +80,45 @@ jobs:
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
           ./build/Build.Linux.ps1 -SeqDockerTag $env:SEQ_DOCKER_TAG
+
+  publish-npm:
+    name: Publish (npm)
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    needs: build-windows
+
+    # Mirrors NuGet publishing: builds from any branch this workflow targets (dev builds as
+    # prereleases under the `dev` dist-tag, main builds as `latest`), but never pull requests.
+    if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
+
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      # Required for npm trusted publishing (OIDC) and provenance
+      id-token: write
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - name: Setup
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v7
+        with:
+          node-version: 24.x
+          # Bootstrap only: together with NODE_AUTH_TOKEN below, authenticates using the NPM_TOKEN
+          # secret. Once trusted publishing is configured for every @datalust/seqcli* package
+          # (bound to this workflow file, ci.yml), remove `registry-url` here and `NODE_AUTH_TOKEN`
+          # below so that npm authenticates with the OIDC token instead.
+          registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org/
+      - name: Update npm
+        # Trusted publishing and automatic provenance require npm 11.5.1 or later
+        run: |
+          npm install -g npm@latest
+          npm --version
+      - name: Download archives
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
+        with:
+          name: archives
+          path: npm-archives
+      - name: Publish
+        env:
+          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          ./build/Build.Npm.ps1 -ArchiveDir ./npm-archives

.gitignore

@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ x64/
 x86/
 bld/
 [Bb]in/
+# The npm launcher package keeps its script in bin/
+!npm/seqcli/bin/
 [Oo]bj/
 [Ll]og/
 
@@ -296,3 +298,7 @@ global.json
 .claude/
 .qwen/
 .agents/
+
+# npm packaging staging area (build/Build.Npm.ps1)
+npm-staging/
+npm-archives/

README.md

@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@ The Seq installer for Windows includes `seqcli`. Otherwise, download the [releas
 dotnet tool install --global seqcli
 ```
 
+With Node.js installed, `seqcli` can be installed from npm using:
+
+```
+npm install -g @datalust/seqcli
+```
+
+On Windows, if the Seq installation directory is on your `PATH`, the `seqcli` bundled with Seq may take precedence over the npm-installed copy; `where seqcli` shows the resolution order, and `npx @datalust/seqcli <command>` always runs the npm version.
+
 To set a default server URL and API key, run:
 
 ```
@@ -1464,6 +1472,8 @@ seqcli search -f "@Exception like '%TimeoutException%'" -c 30
 | ------ | ----------- |
 | `-f`, `--filter=VALUE` | A filter to apply to the search, for example `Host = 'xmpweb-01.example.com'` |
 | `-c`, `--count=VALUE` | The maximum number of events to retrieve; the default is 1 |
+|       `--column=VALUE` | A column to display preceding each event's message; any Seq expression can be supplied, for example `OrderId`, `@SpanKind`, or `@Resource['service.name']`; this argument can be used multiple times, adding columns in order; applies to plain-text output only |
+|       `--no-signal-columns` | Do not show columns associated with the specified signal expression |
 |       `--start=VALUE` | ISO 8601 date/time to query from |
 |       `--end=VALUE` | ISO 8601 date/time to query to |
 |       `--json` | Print output in newline-delimited JSON (the default is plain text) |
@@ -1636,6 +1646,8 @@ Stream log events matching a filter.
 | Option | Description |
 | ------ | ----------- |
 | `-f`, `--filter=VALUE` | An optional server-side filter to apply to the stream, for example `@Level = 'Error'` |
+|       `--column=VALUE` | A column to display preceding each event's message; any Seq expression can be supplied, for example `OrderId`, `@SpanKind`, or `@Resource['service.name']`; this argument can be used multiple times, adding columns in order; applies to plain-text output only |
+|       `--no-signal-columns` | Do not show columns associated with the specified signal expression |
 |       `--json` | Print output in newline-delimited JSON (the default is plain text) |
 |       `--no-color` | Don't colorize text output |
 |       `--force-color` | Force redirected output to have ANSI color (unless `--no-color` is also specified) |

build/Build.Common.ps1

@@ -12,3 +12,12 @@ function Get-SemVer()
         $base + "." + $revision
     }
 }
+
+function Get-NpmVersion($version)
+{
+    # npm requires strict semver, which forbids leading zeros in numeric identifiers; the build number
+    # is zero-padded (e.g. 2026.1.02616), so strip the padding from the patch component (-> 2026.1.2616).
+    # Prerelease suffixes are alphanumeric identifiers and are left as-is.
+    if ($version -notmatch '^(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)(.*)$') { throw "Unrecognized version: $version" }
+    "$([int]$Matches[1]).$([int]$Matches[2]).$([int]$Matches[3])$($Matches[4])"
+}

build/Build.Npm.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,267 @@
+# Publishes the npm packages for a seqcli build: one `@datalust/seqcli-<rid>` package per release
+# archive, then the launcher package `@datalust/seqcli` (from ./npm/seqcli) with its
+# optionalDependencies pinned to the same version.
+#
+# In CI (see publish-npm in .github/workflows/ci.yml) the archives come from the build-windows job's
+# artifacts, so dev builds are published as prereleases (dist-tag `dev`) and main builds as `latest`,
+# matching NuGet. Packages that already exist on the registry at the target version are skipped, so
+# a partially-failed run can simply be re-run.
+#
+# Usage:
+#   ./build/Build.Npm.ps1 -ArchiveDir ./npm-archives                 # CI: version from Get-SemVer
+#   ./build/Build.Npm.ps1 -Version 2026.1.02616                       # (re)publish GitHub release v2026.1.02616
+#   ./build/Build.Npm.ps1 -Version 2026.1.02616 -ArchiveDir ./x -DryRun  # stage and `npm pack` only
+param(
+    # Build version as it appears in archive names, e.g. 2026.1.02616 or 2026.1.02700-dev-02700.
+    # Defaults to Get-SemVer, which in CI reproduces the version computed by the build jobs.
+    [string] $Version,
+
+    # npm dist-tag; defaults to `latest` for release versions and `dev` for prereleases.
+    [string] $DistTag,
+
+    # Directory containing seqcli-<version>-<rid>.zip|.tar.gz archives; when omitted, the archives
+    # are downloaded from GitHub release v<version> with `gh release download`.
+    [string] $ArchiveDir,
+
+    # GitHub repository to download release assets from. Also identifies the repository whose CI
+    # publishes via npm trusted publishing (forks without an NPM_TOKEN skip publishing).
+    [string] $Repo = 'datalust/seqcli',
+
+    # Stage the packages and run `npm pack` instead of `npm publish`.
+    [switch] $DryRun
+)
+
+Push-Location $PSScriptRoot/../
+
+. ./build/Build.Common.ps1
+
+$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
+
+$scope = '@datalust'
+$launcherName = "$scope/seqcli"
+$staging = './npm-staging'
+
+if (-not $Version) {
+    $Version = Get-SemVer
+}
+
+$npmVersion = Get-NpmVersion $Version
+
+if (-not $DistTag) {
+    $DistTag = @{ $true = 'dev'; $false = 'latest' }[$npmVersion.Contains('-')]
+}
+
+Write-Host "Release version: $Version"
+Write-Host "npm version: $npmVersion"
+Write-Host "npm dist-tag: $DistTag"
+Write-Host "Dry run: $DryRun"
+
+if (-not $DryRun -and -not $env:NODE_AUTH_TOKEN -and $env:GITHUB_REPOSITORY -ne $Repo) {
+    # Forks have neither the NPM_TOKEN secret nor a trusted publisher configuration.
+    Write-Host "Skipping npm publishing: no npm credentials are available in this environment"
+    Pop-Location
+    exit 0
+}
+
+function Get-Rids
+{
+    $([xml](Get-Content ./src/SeqCli/SeqCli.csproj)).Project.PropertyGroup.RuntimeIdentifiers.Split(';')
+}
+
+function Get-PlatformSpec($rid)
+{
+    $os = switch -Wildcard ($rid) {
+        'win-*' { 'win32' }
+        'osx-*' { 'darwin' }
+        'linux-*' { 'linux' }
+        default { throw "Unrecognized RID: $rid" }
+    }
+
+    $cpu = ($rid -split '-')[-1]
+
+    $libc = $null
+    if ($rid -like 'linux-musl-*') { $libc = 'musl' }
+    elseif ($rid -like 'linux-*') { $libc = 'glibc' }
+
+    return @{ os = $os; cpu = $cpu; libc = $libc; isWindows = ($os -eq 'win32') }
+}
+
+function Get-ReleaseArchive($rid)
+{
+    $pattern = "seqcli-$Version-$rid.*"
+
+    if ($ArchiveDir) {
+        $archive = Get-ChildItem -Path $ArchiveDir -Filter $pattern | Select-Object -First 1
+        if (-not $archive) { throw "No archive matching $pattern in $ArchiveDir" }
+        return $archive.FullName
+    }
+
+    $downloads = "$staging/download"
+    New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $downloads | Out-Null
+
+    & gh release download "v$Version" --repo $Repo --dir $downloads --pattern $pattern --clobber
+    if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { throw "Downloading $pattern from release v$Version failed" }
+
+    $archive = Get-ChildItem -Path $downloads -Filter $pattern | Select-Object -First 1
+    if (-not $archive) { throw "Release v$Version has no asset matching $pattern" }
+    return $archive.FullName
+}
+
+function Expand-ReleaseArchive($archive, $destination)
+{
+    if (Test-Path $destination) { Remove-Item -Recurse -Force $destination }
+    New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $destination | Out-Null
+
+    if ($archive -like '*.zip') {
+        Expand-Archive -Path $archive -DestinationPath $destination -Force
+    } else {
+        & tar -xzf $archive -C $destination
+        if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { throw "Extracting $archive failed" }
+    }
+
+    # The archives contain a single `seqcli-<version>-<rid>/` root folder; the package needs the
+    # binary at its root, so lift the contents up one level.
+    $entries = @(Get-ChildItem -Force $destination)
+    if ($entries.Count -eq 1 -and $entries[0].PSIsContainer) {
+        $root = $entries[0].FullName
+        Get-ChildItem -Force $root | Move-Item -Destination $destination
+        Remove-Item -Force $root
+    }
+}
+
+function Write-PlatformPackageJson($rid, $spec, $destination)
+{
+    $package = Get-Content ./npm/platform-package.json -Raw | ConvertFrom-Json -AsHashtable
+    $package.name = "$scope/seqcli-$rid"
+    $package.version = $npmVersion
+    $package.description = $package.description.Replace('{{rid}}', $rid)
+    $package.os = @($spec.os)
+    $package.cpu = @($spec.cpu)
+    if ($spec.libc) { $package.libc = @($spec.libc) }
+
+    $package | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 5 | Set-Content -Path "$destination/package.json" -NoNewline
+}
+
+function Test-NpmPublished($name)
+{
+    $output = & npm view "$name@$npmVersion" version --json 2>$null
+    return ($LASTEXITCODE -eq 0) -and -not [string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace(($output -join ''))
+}
+
+function Publish-NpmPackage($name, $directory)
+{
+    if ($DryRun) {
+        Write-Host "Packing $name@$npmVersion"
+        $tarballs = "$staging/tarballs"
+        New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $tarballs | Out-Null
+        & npm pack $directory --pack-destination $tarballs
+        if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { throw "Packing $name failed" }
+        return
+    }
+
+    if (Test-NpmPublished $name) {
+        Write-Host "Skipping $name@$npmVersion; already published"
+        return
+    }
+
+    Write-Host "Publishing $name@$npmVersion with dist-tag $DistTag"
+    $arguments = @('publish', $directory, '--access', 'public', '--tag', $DistTag)
+    if ($env:GITHUB_ACTIONS -eq 'true') { $arguments += '--provenance' }
+    & npm @arguments
+    if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { throw "Publishing $name failed" }
+}
+
+function Assert-NpmPublished($name)
+{
+    # `npm publish` returns as soon as the registry accepts the upload, but the read path (the
+    # packument served via npm's CDN) is updated asynchronously and can lag by several minutes,
+    # particularly for the first-ever publish of a package name. Poll for up to ten minutes.
+    $timeout = [TimeSpan]::FromMinutes(10)
+    $interval = 15
+    $started = Get-Date
+
+    while ($true) {
+        if (Test-NpmPublished $name) { return }
+
+        $elapsed = (Get-Date) - $started
+        if ($elapsed -ge $timeout) { break }
+
+        Write-Host ("Waiting for {0}@{1} to become visible on the registry ({2:mm\:ss} elapsed)" -f $name, $npmVersion, $elapsed)
+        Start-Sleep -Seconds $interval
+    }
+
+    throw "$name@$npmVersion is not visible on the registry after $($timeout.TotalMinutes) minutes"
+}
+
+function Stage-PlatformPackage($rid)
+{
+    $spec = Get-PlatformSpec $rid
+    $directory = "$staging/seqcli-$rid"
+
+    $archive = Get-ReleaseArchive $rid
+    Write-Host "Staging $scope/seqcli-$rid from $archive"
+    Expand-ReleaseArchive $archive $directory
+
+    $binary = Join-Path $directory $(if ($spec.isWindows) { 'seqcli.exe' } else { 'seqcli' })
+    if (-not (Test-Path $binary)) { throw "Expected $binary in $archive" }
+
+    if (-not $spec.isWindows) {
+        & chmod +x $binary
+        if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { throw "chmod failed for $binary" }
+    }
+
+    Write-PlatformPackageJson $rid $spec $directory
+
+    return $directory
+}
+
+function Stage-LauncherPackage($rids)
+{
+    $directory = "$staging/seqcli"
+    if (Test-Path $directory) { Remove-Item -Recurse -Force $directory }
+    Copy-Item -Recurse ./npm/seqcli $directory
+
+    # The launcher package is the one users see on npmjs.com, so it carries the repository README
+    # and license rather than maintaining separate copies under ./npm.
+    Copy-Item ./README.md "$directory/README.md"
+    Copy-Item ./LICENSE "$directory/LICENSE"
+
+    $package = Get-Content "$directory/package.json" -Raw | ConvertFrom-Json -AsHashtable
+    $package.version = $npmVersion
+    $package.optionalDependencies = [ordered]@{}
+    foreach ($rid in $rids) {
+        $package.optionalDependencies["$scope/seqcli-$rid"] = $npmVersion
+    }
+
+    $package | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 5 | Set-Content -Path "$directory/package.json" -NoNewline
+
+    return $directory
+}
+
+if (Test-Path $staging) { Remove-Item -Recurse -Force $staging }
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $staging | Out-Null
+
+$rids = Get-Rids
+
+foreach ($rid in $rids) {
+    $directory = Stage-PlatformPackage $rid
+    Publish-NpmPackage "$scope/seqcli-$rid" $directory
+}
+
+if (-not $DryRun) {
+    # Never expose a launcher whose optional dependencies can't all be resolved.
+    foreach ($rid in $rids) {
+        Assert-NpmPublished "$scope/seqcli-$rid"
+    }
+}
+
+$launcherDirectory = Stage-LauncherPackage $rids
+Publish-NpmPackage $launcherName $launcherDirectory
+
+if (-not $DryRun) {
+    Assert-NpmPublished $launcherName
+    & npm view $launcherName dist-tags
+    Write-Host "Install with: npm install -g $launcherName@$npmVersion"
+}
+
+Pop-Location