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Iguana X has a log generator tool built into it which will import and replicate a lot of log data by using the works of Shakespeare. (yes we know you didn’t buy Iguana for Shakespeare but it makes more interesting reading than HL7 or hex data!)
How do you use it?
In order to use the logging and queueing system, first we’ll need a new component. Do the following:
STEP 1: From the dashboard of Iguana X, click on +Component
STEP 2: In Add Components create a Custom component
In the Add Components dialog that pops up, select Custom
Change the name of the component to Source
Click Add in the bottom right of the dialog.
You should see a new component appear in the dashboard.
STEP 3: Change your URL to go to have #log_generator at the end of it
You will need to edit the URL of your page carefully to replace what ever you see after the # character in your URL with #log_generator in it.
This might look like http://localhost:7654/#log_generator depending on how your Iguana is configured. Be very careful to make sure you only have #log_generator - sometimes people make mistakes like appending #log_generator to #dashboard and so on - this will not work.
Type the URL (http://localhost:7654/#log_generator) into the bar like the screenshot below:
Press Return and a page like the screenshot below should appear!
STEP 4: Generate the logs
On this new page, use the dropdown to select the Source
component created in the earlier part
Also change the number of months of logs to generate to 60
Click Run and wait for the log generation to finish
STEP 5: Go to the logs section and select your component
This screen shot shows how to navigate to the logs and view the data you have generated.
STEP 6: Now search for the magic string
Follow these steps:
The logs displayed will jump to the first result and highlight the match, and the search will continue to run and find more results which is what the white expanding region in the control bar is about.
The progress of the search can be seen in two places:
The previous and next arrows to the right of the search field can be used to jump between results:
STEP 7: Search for "if you gold"
Search for “if you gold”. How do you go about just finding that exact expression?
STEP 8: Now stop and start Iguana
Stop and then start iguana and see how quickly it starts up.
Iguana will start quickly even though you have a lot of log data. We’ve engineered Iguana to handle logs for as log as you need them, without performance degradation.
Let's test transferring logs to another component, please continue to our next page on Log Resubmission.