Django Log Reader

Django Log Reader allows you to read & download log files on the admin page.

This version designed for the Linux operating system and uses Linux commands to read files faster.

Why Django Log Reader?

• Reading files based on Linux commands speeds up the display of file content
• Search in files based on Linux commands
• Download the result of the content
• Display all files according to the pattern defined in the settings.py
• Simple interface
• Easy integration

How to use it

• Download and install latest version of Django Log Reader:

$ pip install django-log-reader
# or
$ easy_install django-log-reader

• Add log_reader application to the INSTALLED_APPS setting of your Django project settings.py file:

INSTALLED_APPS = (
# ...
"log_reader.apps.LogReaderConfig",
)

• You can Add the following value In your settings.py file:

# This value specifies the folder for the files. The default value is 'logs'
LOG_READER_DIR_PATH = 'logs'

# This value specifies the file extensions. The default value is '*.log'
LOG_READER_FILES_PATTERN = '*.log'

# This value specifies the default file. If there is no filter, the system reads the default file.
LOG_READER_DEFAULT_FILE = 'django.log'

# The contents of the files are separated based on this pattern.
LOG_READER_SPLIT_PATTERN = "\\n"

# This value indicates the number of lines of content in the file. Set the number of lines you want to read to this value.
LOG_READER_MAX_READ_LINES = 1000

# You can exclude files with this value.
LOG_READER_EXCLUDE_FILES = []

• Collect static if you are in production environment:

$ python manage.py collectstatic

• Clear your browser cache

Start the app

# Set up the database
$ python manage.py makemigrations
$ python manage.py migrate

# Create the superuser
$ python manage.py createsuperuser

# Start the application (development mode)
$ python manage.py runserver # default port 8000

• Access the admin section in the browser: http://127.0.0.1:8000/