Log Generator Tool

Owned by Eliot Muir
Last updated: May 04, 2024 by Aryn Wiebe
3 min read

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.)

It’s a useful tool to demonstrate how Iguana X can handle gigabytes of log and queue data!

How to use it:

In order to use the logging and queuing system, first we’ll need a new 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.

  • 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.

  1. Type the URL (http://localhost:7654/#log_generator) into the bar like the screenshot below:

  1. Press Return and a page like the screenshot below should appear!

  • 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:

  • Note that we are generating approximately 2GB worth of logs for this exercise.

  • Click Run and wait for the log generation to finish

    • When finished, the output looks like this:

  • Click the View logs for Source link to navigate to the logs for the Source component.

  • Copy: magicString

  • 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:

  • Below the search field where it shows how far back in time the search has gone.

  • The up and down arrows show how many hits the search got and can navigate to the next and previous result.

  • The scroll bar on the right will fill up with white as an indication of how far along the search is.

Let's test transferring logs to another component, please continue to our next page .

 

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