Add log marker(s)

[gavinlaking]

Hi,

Not sure if this has been mentioned before, I couldn't find it myself, so apologies if it has (and has maybe already been discussed/discarded etc).

I think it would be great if one could add a marker using the UI.

I use dozzle to essentially tail my Rails application's development log. I'd love to be able to click the log at a point and that add a bookmark (with a random name maybe, so I don't have to type one) to the sidebar. I could then make a request, and "travel back" to this marker, so I could "comb through" the log file as I generally do whilst debugging.

The bookmarks are completely client side so if the container goes away or the log is truncated, they're lost, but might be a handy for others too.

Either way, keep up the great work. I love dozzle :-D

[amir20]

Hello! That's a good idea. However, adding the bookmark to the sidebar might be costly since it already contains containers and nodes. Introducing bookmarks would create a new type.

I've been considering something simpler. For a while, I've wanted to implement a "share" feature. Here's how it could work:

1. Scroll to a specific log.
2. Hover over the line and click "share."
3. Dozzle would generate an automatic link, such as http://foobar/container/123#log-abcd.
4. When new users return and visit that link, it will automatically load the log.

What do you think?

This isn't my top priority, but I believe it would be a valuable addition.

[amir20]

And thank you for the donation ;)

[gavinlaking]

Sounds like a plan, as that provides the means to 'travel back' to a point in the log. Completely get it around priorities, ideas are very easy for us end-users to dream up!