By cmidgley - 17 Feb 2021
New user here - but really loving LogView Plus. I almost exclusively JSON log files, and some logs have detailed (ie, long) objects as JSON in the output. To view them, I currently need to copy the log entry, go to a web site or third party program and paste it in, and then I can explore the JSON efficiently. It would be amazing to have a built-in explorer as a way to view the original log entry, with:
- Ability to contract and expand the JSON tree
- Ability to collapse/expand all/one level at each tree point
For example, see http://www.bodurov.com/JsonFormatter/
An easier, but less integrated, solution could be to have another command type (like External, Report and Open), which can take the original log entry and save it to a temporary file and launch a Windows program (like VS Code, or Notepad++ or some JSON view/editor).
Thanks!
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By LogViewPlus Support - 17 Feb 2021
Thanks for the feedback - glad to hear you are finding LogViewPlus helpful. :-)
Adding additional display logic for a single log entry is definitely something we want to expand on in the future. I can see where the tree navigation suggested would be really helpful. We have looked into this a bit in the past and there is a tricky balance between performance, ease of use and functionality. Because of this, I do not think we will be able to implement this kind of functionality this year.
The good news is that you can open a single log entry in Notepad++ by using an external command with the ${CURRENT_SELECTION} argument template.
Your configuration will look something like:
Once configured, select the target log entries and then execute the command from the 'Home' menu.
Hope that helps,
Toby
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By cmidgley - 17 Feb 2021
Thanks for the fast response! I missed that feature - that will help a lot. Appreciate the feedback.
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By LogViewPlus Support - 17 Feb 2021
That feature is easily missed. :-)
Hope it helps. Please do let me know if you have any further questions or issues.
Toby
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By cmidgley - 17 Feb 2021
If anyone else is interested, the "MiTeC JSONView" program (free download) works great with the External Command mentioned above. Notepad++ didn't work as well, as External Command launches the log body as a '.txt' file and it depends on extensions to map to the correct viewer.
I also changed the the External Tools setting to use JSONView as my Text Editor, and now I can right-mouse the log and view it from there.
I couldn't figure out the "Open With..." context menu option - it's not showing up anywhere I have found so far. It would be great if that could work on a log item (in the list) as well as in the log text area.
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By LogViewPlus Support - 18 Feb 2021
If you are saving a log entry which is identified as JSON (it's pretty-print type), then it should save with a *.json extension. This is a bug and I will get it fixed for the next release.
Also, if you right click in the text area, you can "Open in Text Editor":
This command will take the JSON formatting into account and save the file with a *.json extension (which Notepad++ understands).
The "Open in Text Editor" command is also available from the file menu, but this will open the entire log file in a text editor. There is no "Open With" command on log files. I am not sure what 'other' application there would be besides a text editor.
The file explorer does have a "Open With" command. I think this makes sense, but it would also be helpful if there was a "Open in Text Editor" command listed here as well. I will get this fixed.
Great feedback - thanks!
Toby
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