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EXT: Front-end Log viewer

Author:Kasper Skårhøj
Created:2002-11-01T00:32:00
Changed:2004-08-09T23:17:16
Author:Arco van Geest
Email:arco@appeltaart.mine.nu
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EXT: Front-end Log viewer

Extension Key: goof_felog

Copyright 2000-2002, Arco van Geest, <arco@appeltaart.mine.nu>

This document is published under the Open Content License

available from http://www.opencontent.org/opl.shtml

The content of this document is related to TYPO3

- a GNU/GPL CMS/Framework available from www.typo3.com

Table of Contents

EXT: My Extension 1

Introduction 1

What does it do? 1

Screenshots 1

Users manual 1

FAQ 1

Adminstration 1

FAQ 2

Configuration 2

FAQ 2

Reference 2

Tutorial 2

Known problems 2

To-Do list 2

Changelog 2

Introduction

What does it do?

- show an amount of lines from the end of a logfile as a front-end plugin with optional reversing and refreshing.

Screenshots

- Visualise a tail fro a log....

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Users manual

When the extension is installed a Logfile object can be selected in the “page content”-> “Insert plugin” -> Plugin selection box. Click the save once to get the plugin options.

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  • The path to the logfile should be readable by the webuser.
  • The amount of rows to show .
  • Reverse means that all lines will be shown in reverse order. (0=normal,1=reverse)
  • In the refresh field the meta-refresh time can be set with a minimum of 5 seconds.

FAQ

- Possible subsections: FAQ

Adminstration

  • Install the extension as any other extension.
  • WARNING : all files that are readable by the webserver can be shown here, even password files etc.

FAQ

- Possible subsections: FAQ

Configuration

  • The debug and wrap configuration can be set within the constants editor or the constant part of the template.
  • The real configuration should be done where the plugin is inserted.

FAQ

- Possible subsections: FAQ

Subheadlines

You can produce subheadlines in a section using “Heading 4” or “Heading 5” (normally used for “Examples”)

Reference

(TypoScript)

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a

Data type

Data type:

Description

Description:

Default

Default:

debug

a

debug

Data type

boolean

Description

Enable some debugging output

Default

0

wrap

a

wrap

Data type

wrap

Description

Wraps the whole item.

Default

<pre class="log">|</pre>

linewrap

a

linewrap

Data type

wrap

Description

Wrap around every line of the log.

Default

|

[plugin.tx_gooffelog_pi1.]

Tutorial

- Let me know if this part is needed.

Known problems

- Empty lines are dropped.

To-Do list

- Nice optional header part.

Changelog

  • 0.0.1Initial version.
  • 0.0.4Made some documentation.The database fields were in all pages.

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