exports.logger = function(path){

  var logs = {};

  fs.realpath(path, function(err, resolvedPath){
    if (!err){
      logs.stream = fs.createWriteStream(path, {flags: 'a'});
    }
  });

  logs.format = ':remote-addr [:date] - :req[host] - :status ":method :url :http-version" - ":referrer" - ":user-agent"';

  return express.logger(logs);

};