logfile: Check does not handle wildcards in filename

[drapiti]

Describe the solution you'd like

The check must be able to handle the most common logfile monitoring scenario where the logfile name has a date in its name which is automatically rotated.
At the momento using a fixed filename the check is not usable.

Additional context

No response

[markuslf]

Counter question: Why monitoring older (rotated) logfiles? For example /var/log/messages vs. /var/log/messages-20230501

[drapiti]

No it is not for monitoring older files but for files with the current date in the name. So every day the filename changes. My specific use case at the moment is on windows. Example: YYYYMMDD.log

[markuslf]

Ok, got it, thank you.

[slalomsk8er]

I have seen the same requirement but was lucky and could convince the developer to stop this and rotate the logs. A quick try to use the DSL to construct the current date for the file name failed - maybe possible but I ran out of time.

[CristianGLepore]

No it is not for monitoring older files but for files with the current date in the name. So every day the filename changes. My specific use case at the moment is on windows. Example: YYYYMMDD.log

I have the same problem with the daily rotation of laravel. (laravel-YYYY-MM-DD.log) Thanks in advance