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feat(logging): add opt-in logging of WordPress REST API requests - #863
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Log REST API requests through the existing logger pipeline when the new "Log REST API Requests" setting is enabled (off by default). Entries are written to the wpgraphql_logging_rest channel, reuse the enabled, IP restriction, sampling and log response settings, and support a new "Exclude REST Routes" prefix list.
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- Accept mixed hook arguments so a third-party apply_filters() call with unexpected values cannot fatal a REST response. - Guard with is_graphql_http_request() instead of is_graphql_request(), which is also true while a REST callback runs graphql() and would have dropped those REST entries. - Skip CORS preflight (OPTIONS) requests. - Do not store error bodies twice when Log Response is enabled. - Anonymize response.password in the recommended rules so a newly created application password is not logged in plain text.
Fill coverage gaps for the REST logger (rule filters, Log Points not applying, timer reset and nesting, undispatched requests) and add tests for the new settings fields. Writing these exposed that route exclusions matched raw string prefixes, so /wp/v2/users also excluded /wp/v2/users-extra, and were case-sensitive while WordPress matches routes case-insensitively. Exclusions now match the route and the routes below it, ignoring case.
…EST logging - Let the REST logger override a get_logging_rules() hook in LoggingHelper instead of copying the rule manager setup. - Log only the parameters the client sent, not every endpoint default, to keep REST entries small. - Document the REST settings, what is logged, route exclusions, sanitization, filtering by channel and the extension points.
The REST channel logger is a shared singleton behind a BufferHandler. test_serve_filter_value_is_returned_unchanged wrote two records without reading them, so they stayed buffered past tearDown's delete and were flushed into the next test, which then saw three entries instead of one. Flush the buffer in tearDown before deleting entries.
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REST logging exposes reusable credentials through unredacted authorization headers, cookies, server fields, and nested batch or enveloped payloads despite recommended sanitization.
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What changed in this PR
Extends WPGraphQL Logging to support opt-in WordPress REST API request logging through the existing logging pipeline and admin screen, addressing #799.
Changes:
- Adds a dedicated REST channel, request timing, error logging and optional response capture.
- Adds REST enablement and route-exclusion settings, plus recommended sanitization rules for top-level REST fields.
- Adds tests and documentation covering configuration, logging behavior and customization.
| File | Description |
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plugins/wpgraphql-logging/tests/wpunit/Logger/Rules/LogRestRequestsRuleTest.php |
Tests REST logging enablement. |
plugins/wpgraphql-logging/tests/wpunit/Logger/Rules/ExcludeRestRouteRuleTest.php |
Tests route exclusions and normalization. |
plugins/wpgraphql-logging/tests/wpunit/Logger/Processors/DataSanizationProcessorTest.php |
Tests top-level REST credential masking. |
plugins/wpgraphql-logging/tests/wpunit/Events/RestRequestLoggerTest.php |
Tests REST logging, filtering, timing and integration. |
plugins/wpgraphql-logging/tests/wpunit/Core/PluginTest.php |
Verifies REST logging defaults to disabled. |
plugins/wpgraphql-logging/tests/wpunit/Admin/Settings/Fields/Tab/BasicConfigurationTabTest.php |
Tests REST settings registration and sanitization. |
plugins/wpgraphql-logging/src/Plugin.php |
Initializes REST logging and its disabled default. |
plugins/wpgraphql-logging/src/Logger/Rules/LogRestRequestsRule.php |
Adds the REST enablement rule. |
plugins/wpgraphql-logging/src/Logger/Rules/ExcludeRestRouteRule.php |
Adds route-prefix exclusions. |
plugins/wpgraphql-logging/src/Logger/Processors/DataSanitizationProcessor.php |
Adds recommended rules for REST credentials. |
plugins/wpgraphql-logging/src/Logger/LoggingHelper.php |
Extracts rule selection for REST-specific overrides. |
plugins/wpgraphql-logging/src/Events/RestRequestLogger.php |
Captures served REST requests on a dedicated channel. |
plugins/wpgraphql-logging/src/Events/Events.php |
Defines the REST logging event. |
plugins/wpgraphql-logging/src/Admin/Settings/Fields/Tab/BasicConfigurationTab.php |
Adds REST logging and route-exclusion controls. |
llms.txt |
Links the REST logging guide. |
docs/plugins/wpgraphql-logging/index.md |
Documents REST support and settings. |
docs/plugins/wpgraphql-logging/how-to/log-rest-requests/index.md |
Explains setup, logged data and customization. |
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Updated request-header collection to redact authorization/cookie credentials and omit non-header server fields. Added an authenticated REST regression test. Commit: d9b9b49.
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| 'response.password' => 'anonymize', // e.g. a new REST application password. |
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Added recommended sanitization for batch request passwords, batch response passwords, and enveloped response passwords, with regression coverage. Commit: c59e1d5.
…port # Conflicts: # docs/plugins/wpgraphql-logging/index.md
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Adds an opt-in setting, off by default, that logs WordPress REST API requests through the existing logger on their own channel. Request headers, including
AuthorizationandCookie, are stored unsanitized today, so that should be fixed before this ships.Closes #799
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