feat(core): add extends and mergeEvlogConfig to defineEvlog

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🔗 Linked issue

Layer 1 of the stack that replaces #803.

Stack (merge in this order, #804 can land on its own)

• fix: skip the silent drain warning when nuxt and nitro bake the config #804 fix: skip the silent drain warning when nuxt and nitro bake the config, against main, independent
• feat(core): add extends and mergeEvlogConfig to defineEvlog #805 feat(core): add extends and mergeEvlogConfig to defineEvlog, against main (this PR)
• feat(cli): read evlog.config.ts in map, logs, config and doctor #806 feat(cli): read evlog.config.ts in map, logs, config and doctor, against feat(core): add extends and mergeEvlogConfig to defineEvlog #805
• feat: load evlog.config.ts in the nuxt and nitro modules and eve hooks #807 feat: load evlog.config.ts in the nuxt and nitro modules and eve hooks, against feat(cli): read evlog.config.ts in map, logs, config and doctor #806
• feat(cli): write evlog.config.ts from evlog init #808 feat(cli): write evlog.config.ts from evlog init, against feat: load evlog.config.ts in the nuxt and nitro modules and eve hooks #807
• docs: show the evlog.config.ts wiring on every framework page #809 docs: show the evlog.config.ts wiring on every framework page, against feat(cli): write evlog.config.ts from evlog init #808

📚 Description

defineEvlog() accepts extends, another config to build on, such as a file at the workspace root or a preset published to npm.

import { defineEvlog } from 'evlog'
import base from '../../evlog.config'

export default defineEvlog({
  extends: base,
  env: { service: 'shop' },
  redact: { paths: ['order.card'] },
})

Value	How it merges
Objects	Key by key, the config wins on each key
Scalars and functions	Replaced
Lists	Replaced, except redact.paths, redact.patterns and sampling.keep, which add up so a child can't loosen the parent's redaction or lose kept events
plugins	By name
extends	One level. Extending a config that already extends another throws.

mergeEvlogConfig(parent, child) applies the same merge outside defineEvlog(). The CLI and the framework modules in the next layers use it.

EvlogConfig also takes map and logs, the settings evlog map and evlog logs read in layer 2. toLoggerConfig() and toMiddlewareOptions() leave them out.

Public API: pnpm api:snapshot adds mergeEvlogConfig to the root evlog export and nothing else. There is no evlog/config subpath.

Checks run: packages/evlog 2022 tests pass, pnpm run lint passes, and tsc only reports errors that are already on main.

📝 Checklist

• I have linked an issue or discussion.
• I have updated the documentation accordingly.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features
  • Configurations can now extend a parent configuration by one level. Child values take precedence, while selected settings—including redaction paths and patterns, sampling keep lists, and plugins—merge according to defined rules.
  • Added public configuration options for the evlog map and evlog logs commands, plus a reusable configuration merge utility.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

Evlog adds map and logs configuration types, exports mergeEvlogConfig(), and supports one-level config extension through defineEvlog(). The merge applies defined precedence rules for objects, arrays, plugins, and redaction settings.

Changes

Evlog config extension

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Config contract and exports packages/evlog/src/shared/define.ts, packages/evlog/src/index.ts	Adds map and logs configuration types and fields, an optional extends field, and public exports for the new types and mergeEvlogConfig().
Config merging and extension packages/evlog/src/shared/define.ts, packages/evlog/test/shared/define.test.ts, .changeset/define-evlog-extends.md	Adds merge rules and one-level extension handling to defineEvlog(). Tests cover precedence, array and plugin handling, nested-extension rejection, logger configuration propagation, and parent immutability. The changeset describes the extension and settings.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Feature

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Title check		The title follows the repository’s conventional commit format and clearly describes the main change: adding config inheritance and mergeEvlogConfig to defineEvlog.
Description check		The description includes the required Linked issue, Description, and Checklist sections. It explains the merge behavior, scope, public API changes, and reported checks. The checklist items are present…
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Inline comments:
Review comments at @packages/evlog/src/shared/define.ts:
- Around line 179-181: Update the return type and merge-result assertion in
defineEvlog to include the inherited EvlogConfig keys alongside the child’s
keys, excluding extends from both; preserve the existing behavior when no parent
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