Create list of related projects

[rdiachenko]

Look here: https://code.google.com/p/log4j-viewer/wiki/Alternative_Log4j_viewers

Investigate existing log viewers, their pros and cons. Combine good solutions and consider implementing them in the current viewer. Additional functional issues should be created.

Create wiki page with a list of related projects.

[rdiachenko]

'Beagle' log viewer: http://logback.qos.ch/beagle/

[rdiachenko]

Chainsaw v2 (http://logging.apache.org/chainsaw/)

Features which seemed interesting:

1. Logger panel represented as a tree structure. Here is an example of options for each node: -> Expand branch -> Collapse branch -> Focus on 'com.github.rd.jlv.Log4j1ClientApp' -> Ignore 'com.github.rd.jlv.Log4j1ClientApp' -> Clear ignore list
2. Toggle scroll to bottom button
3. 'Best fit column' option for log's table columns
4. Loads an XML event file

[rdiachenko]

LogView4J (http://logview4j.sourceforge.net/)

Features which seemed interesting:

1. A very intuitive and simple GUI
2. Supports sorting by date time, log level, category and message body
3. Highlighter for marking rows of interest, ability to jump between marked rows
4. Pause option: "Should events be stored when the system is paused and then sent to the UI when the system is unpaused?"

[rdiachenko]

Log4j Viewer (http://sourceforge.net/projects/log4jviewer/)

Features which seemed interesting:

1. Opens text log files using 'Layout conversion pattern'
2. Simple but rich filtration system (see screenshot)

[rdiachenko]

Analyze the following log-viewers:

• glogg
• Legit Log
• ReflectInsight
• LogMX
• otroslogviewer
• Chainsaw
• Log4j Viewer
• LogView4J
• LowSaw
• log2web
• Logback-beagle
• Lilith