sslogread 0.8.1

sslog reader library

sslogread

Python reader module for the Speedy Structured C++17 logging library

See github repository for more details.

Installation

From pypi

python3 -m pip install sslogread

From sources

git clone https://github.com/dfeneyrou/sslog
cd sslog
mkdir build && cd build
cmake .. -DSSLOG_BUILD_PYTHON_READER=ON
make -j
python3 -m pip install python/dist/sslogread-*.whl

sslogread.load

This function (the unique one of the module) is the mandatory first step to work with logs.
It reads the meta information of the logs and creates the sslogread.LogSession objects with enables logs manipulation.

Declaration

def load(path)

Parameter name	Type	Description
path	string	The path of the log folder to represent

The returned value is a LogSession object if the loading succeeded. In case of failure, an exception with textual explanation is thrown.

The LogSession objects contains only two methods that are described in the following chapters:

Method name	Description
query	Filters logs and return them in a structured form. This is the main service of the module.
get_strings	Returns filtered unique strings. This service is typically used to check user-defined consistency of category, name and unit strings.

Example

import sslogread

try:
    session = sslogread.load("/path/to/my/log_folder")
except Exception as e:
    print("Loading failed:", e)

sslogread.LogSession.query

This is the main service of the LogSession object. Logs are first filtered then returned in a structured form.

Declaration

The parameters are a list of dictionaries, each of them representing a filtering rule.
A logic OR is performed between them

def LogSession.query({ level_min:"trace", level_max:"off", category:"", thread:"", format:"", must_have_buffer:False, arguments:[],
                     no_category:"", no_thread:"", no_format:"", must_not_have_buffer:False }, { ... }, ... )

A filter rule is a dictionary containing one or many of the following key-value pairs (logic AND between them):

Parameter name	Type	Description	Default (accept all)
'level_min'	string	The minimum log level	'trace'
'level_max'	string	The maximum log level (off is above all)	'off'
'category'	string	Filtering-in pattern on category	' '
'thread'	string	Filtering-in pattern on thread name	' '
'format'	string	Filtering-in pattern on format string	' '
buffer_size_min	integer	Filtering-in if buffer length is equal or above	0
buffer_size_max	integer	Filtering-in if buffer length is equal or below	maximum size (4GB)
'arguments'	[ strings ]	Filtering-in on arguments names and value (!) No pattern matching	' '
'no_category'	string	Filtering-out pattern on category	' '
'no_thread'	string	Filtering-out pattern on thread name	' '
'no_format'	string	Filtering-out pattern on format string	' '

[!IMPORTANT] Filtering on arguments is not pattern based. Names and values must be exact. The syntax is: <name><operator><value> with <operator> among =, ==, >, >=, <, <=
The <operator><value> can be ommitted to filter on the existence of a named argument.
Ex: "user==georges", "id=315", "weight<=50.0", "weight"

The returned value is a chronologic list of NamedTuples. The sslogread.Log structure is:

Parameter name	Type	Description
level	string	Log level
timestampUtcNs	integer	Log timestamp in nanosecond since UTC epoch
category	string	Log category
thread	string	Log thread name
format	string	Log format string already filled with arguments
arguments	list of tuples	List of log arguments as tuple (name, unit, typed value)
buffer	string	Log buffer in base64

Examples

Display all the logs (no filtering) in text:

result = session.query()
for log in result:
   print("%d) %s" % (log['timestampUtcNs'], log['format']))

Keep only the logs with a binary buffer and on a category matching *engine*:

result = session.query( { 'buffer_size_min': 1, 'category':'*engine*' } )

Select the logs on a category matching *engine* but not on a thread matching worker*

result = session.query( { 'no_thread': "worker*", 'category':'*engine*' } )

Select the logs which possess an argument named id and another named user

result = session.query( { 'arguments': ["id", "user"] } )

[!WARNING] The argument name shall be exact, no pattern matching for argument's names and values

Select the logs which possess an argument named user which has a value github_agent

result = session.query( { 'arguments': ["user==github_agent"] } ) # Note: '=' or '==' are identical

Select the logs on category transaction and which possess an argument named id which has a value higher than 356 and lower or equal to 1000

result = session.query( { 'category': "transaction", 'arguments': ["id>356", "id<=1000"] } )

Select the logs with level >= error, with category name containing 'car', which contain both an argument named 'color' and one named 'wheels' with value >= 4

result = session.query( { 'level_min':'error', 'category':'*car*', 'arguments':['color', 'wheels>=4'] } )

Select the logs on category transaction and which possess an argument named id which has a value higher than 356 and lower or equal to 1000
OR the logs with level >= error, with category name containing 'car', which contain both an argument named 'color' and one named 'wheels' with value >= 4

result = session.query( { 'category': "transaction", 'arguments': ["id>356", "id<=1000"] },
                        { 'level_min':'error', 'category':'*car*', 'arguments':['color', 'wheels>=4'] } )

sslogread.LogSession.get_strings

This method returns a list of strings matching both a content pattern and a selection of string flags.
It is basically a query on strings.

Declaration

def LogSession.get_strings(pattern="", in_category=False, in_thread=False, in_format=False, in_arg_name=False, in_arg_value=False, in_arg_unit=False)

[!TIP] If the pattern is empty, then all strings are accepted for this criteria.
If no flag on the string type is set, then all strings are accepted for these criteria.

Example

// Get strings used as a category, matching the pattern "/scheduler/*/worker"
strings = session.get_strings(pattern="/scheduler/*/worker", in_category=True)

// Get all thread name strings
strings = session.get_strings(in_thread=True)

// Get all format strings or argument value strings, containing the word "User"
strings = session.get_strings(pattern="*User*", in_format=True, in_arg_value=True)

License

Released under the MIT license.