Chainsaw is a java-based GUI
software
Software is a set of computer programs and associated documentation and data. This is in contrast to hardware, from which the system is built and which actually performs the work.
At the lowest programming level, executable code consists ...
tool to view and analyze
computer
A computer is a machine that can be programmed to Execution (computing), carry out sequences of arithmetic or logical operations (computation) automatically. Modern digital electronic computers can perform generic sets of operations known as C ...
log files – specifically logs generated by the
Log4j
Apache Log4j is a Java-based logging utility originally written by Ceki Gülcü. It is part of the Apache Logging Services, a project of the Apache Software Foundation. Log4j is one of several Java logging frameworks.
Gülcü has since crea ...
logging system. Both Log4j and Chainsaw are
Open source
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projects under
Apache Software Foundation
The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) is an American nonprofit corporation (classified as a 501(c)(3) organization in the United States) to support a number of open source software projects. The ASF was formed from a group of developers of the A ...
. The latest release is Chainsaw v2. Chainsaw can read log files formatted in Log4j's
XMLLayout
/code>, receive events from remote locations, read events from a DB, or work with JDK 1.4 logging events.
License
The project is licensed under Apache License, V 2.0. Dependencies may not follow the same licensing.
Alternatives
Open Source License
glogg
Lilith
LogExpert
OtrosLogViewer
Logbert
Commercial License
BareTail
LogMX
LogViewPlus
ReflectInsight Log Viewer
References
External links
Apache Logging Services Chainsaw v2 Home
JavaDoc API reference for Chainsaw v2
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Java (programming language)