lens-log-viewer README

The lens-log-viewer provides a Json log viewer for Lens.

Features

This plugin adds a menu item to the Pods menu in Lens. When clicked, it will open a new terminal with the customized log viewer.

Requirements

1. Download log-viewer.sh file ad put it under a PATH that you choose.
2. Create a symbolic link by executing the following command

sudo ln -s /PATH/log-viewer.sh /usr/local/bin/log-viewer

3. Verify you installation by executing the following command

log-viewer -h

Installation Instructions

Start the Lens is running, and follow these simple steps:

1. Go to Extensions view (Menu -> File -> Extensions)
2. Enter the name of this extension, @hazem-ben-khalfallah/lens-log-viewer
3. Click on the Install button
4. Make sure the extension is enabled (Lens → Extensions)

You may or may not need to refresh (or re-open) Lens for the plugin to render the menu item. This may be necessary if Lens is already open on the Pods workload.

Known Issues

On initial install, the bunyan log viewer may not appear in the menu. If this occurs, refresh Lens and it should appear.

Release Notes

Enjoy!

0.0.5

reduce retrieved log size

0.0.1

Initial release of the lens-log-viewer contains minimal functionality and allows for the viewing of Logs through the use of the log-viewer command line tool.

Credits

Special thanks to Jeremy Dinsel for his lens extension bunyan-lens-ext.