VIRTUAL-LOG-FILE METHOD AND SYSTEM

摘要

The current document is directed to a virtual-log-file system that provides a browser-like display interface to users, enabling users to view the contents of log files. The virtual-log-file system assembles a virtual log file from the contents of one or more physical log files, applying filters and other processing to physical-log-file entries in order to generate the virtual-log-file entries logically contained within the virtual log file. The virtual-log-file system allows users to navigate, by scrolling, through the entries of the virtual log file, with additional virtual-log-file entries obtained from physical log files by the virtual-log-file system to support logical infinite scrolling in either direction. In addition, the virtual-log-file system provides for user selection of particular virtual-log-file entries as anchors that represent positions within the sequence of virtual-file-log entries, allowing a user to mark the anchor entries to facilitate visual recognition and to quickly navigate back to anchor entries after scrolling away from the anchor entries.

主权项

1. A virtual-log-file system comprising:
one or more processors; one or more memories; and computer instructions, stored in one or more of the one or more memories that, when executed by one or more of the one or more processors, control the virtual-log-file system to
request and receive physical log-file entries from local and remote physical log files,aggregate the received physical log-file entries into a virtual log file, a portion of which is stored in one or more of the one or more memories,display a portion of the virtual-log-file entries contained within a logical display window on a display device, andreceive inputs that direct the virtual-log-file system to
scroll the logical display window backwards and forwards along the sequence of virtual-log-file entries, the virtual-log-file system obtaining additional physical log-file entries to place in memory when scrolling moves the logical display window past the virtual-log-file entries currently stored in the one or more of the one or more memories,select one or more virtual-log-file entries as anchor virtual-log-file entries, anddirect repositioning of the logical display window to display a selected anchor virtual-log-file entry.