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RE: JSON explorer in the Original Entry pane

LogViewPlus Support — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 08:43:49 GMT

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

JSON explorer in the Original Entry pane

cmidgley — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 08:40:58 GMT

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!

RE: JSON explorer in the Original Entry pane

cmidgley — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 22:06:57 GMT

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.

RE: JSON explorer in the Original Entry pane

LogViewPlus Support — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 21:43:07 GMT

That feature is easily missed. :-)

Hope it helps. Please do let me know if you have any further questions or issues.

Toby

RE: JSON explorer in the Original Entry pane

cmidgley — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 21:38:21 GMT

Thanks for the fast response! I missed that feature - that will help a lot. Appreciate the feedback.

RE: JSON explorer in the Original Entry pane

LogViewPlus Support — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 21:36:49 GMT

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