🔍 Loggrep

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A powerful command-line tool for timestamp-aware log searching

Loggrep combines the power of grep with intelligent timestamp filtering, making it perfect for analyzing logs from specific points in time. Whether you're debugging application startup issues, analyzing deployment logs, or filtering Android logcat output, loggrep helps you focus on what matters.

✨ Why Loggrep?

The Problem: When debugging applications, you often need to see what happened after a specific event (app startup, deployment, etc.). Traditional tools like grep show you everything, including irrelevant historical data.

The Solution: Loggrep filters logs by timestamp, showing only entries after your specified start time, combined with powerful pattern matching and context display.

# Show all errors after app startup
loggrep "ERROR" --startup-time "2025-01-15 14:30:00"

# Android debugging with live streaming (default for stdin)
adb logcat | loggrep "MyApp"

# System logs after service restart with context
loggrep "failed" --file /var/log/syslog --startup-time "10 minutes ago" -C 3

🚀 Installation

pip install loggrep

Requirements: Python 3.8+ (tested on 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, 3.14)

Supported Platforms: Linux, macOS, Windows

📖 Quick Start

Basic Usage

# Search for pattern in file
loggrep "ERROR" --file application.log

# Read from stdin (like grep)
cat application.log | loggrep "ERROR"

# Multiple patterns (OR logic)
loggrep "ERROR" "WARN" "FATAL" --file application.log

Timestamp Filtering

# Only show matches after specific time
loggrep "ERROR" --file app.log --startup-time "2025-01-15 14:30:00"

# Use current time as start point (default behavior - only shows recent entries)
loggrep "ERROR" --file app.log

Context Lines

# Show 3 lines before and after each match
loggrep "ERROR" --file app.log -C 3

# Show 2 lines after each match
loggrep "ERROR" --file app.log -A 2

# Show 2 lines before each match  
loggrep "ERROR" --file app.log -B 2

Live Mode (Default for Stdin)

# Live mode is automatically enabled for stdin - perfect for streaming
adb logcat | loggrep "MyApp"
tail -f /var/log/app.log | loggrep "ERROR"

# Disable timestamp filtering to see all matches
cat old.log | loggrep "ERROR" --no-live

Advanced Options

# Case-insensitive search
loggrep -i "error" --file app.log

# Invert match (show lines that DON'T match)
loggrep -v "DEBUG" --file app.log

# Force colored output (live mode is default for stdin)
loggrep "ERROR" --color=always

🎯 Real-World Examples

DevOps & Deployment

# Check for errors after deployment
loggrep "ERROR|FATAL" --file app.log --startup-time "$(date -d '5 minutes ago')"

# Monitor service restart issues
sudo loggrep "systemd.*failed" --file /var/log/syslog -C 2

Mobile Development

# Android logcat filtering (live mode is default)
adb logcat | loggrep "ActivityManager.*MyApp"

# iOS simulator logs
loggrep "MyApp" --file ~/Library/Logs/CoreSimulator/*/system.log -A 3

Application Debugging

# Database connection issues during startup
loggrep "database.*connection" --file app.log --startup-time "2025-01-15 09:00:00" -C 5

# Memory issues with context
loggrep "OutOfMemory|heap" --file gc.log -B 10 -A 5

📅 Supported Timestamp Formats

Loggrep automatically detects these common timestamp formats with optimized parsing:

Standard Formats

• Unix Syslog: Oct 5 14:30:02
• ISO 8601 Basic: 2025-10-05 14:30:02.123
• ISO 8601 Extended: 2025-10-05T14:30:02.123Z
• RFC 3339: 2025-10-05T14:30:02.123+00:00

Application & Server Logs

• Apache Common: 05/Oct/2025:14:30:02
• Nginx Default: 2025/10/05 14:30:02
• Android Logcat: 10-05 14:30:02.123

Regional Formats

• US Format: 10/05/2025 14:30:02.123
• European Format: 05.10.2025 14:30:02.123
• Custom Readable: Oct 05, 2025 14:30:02

📈 Performance: Optimized pattern matching processes ~1M lines/second

🔧 Command Reference

loggrep [OPTIONS] PATTERNS...

Arguments:
  PATTERNS...                Regex pattern(s) to search for

Options:
  --file FILE               Log file to search (default: stdin)
  --startup-time TIME       Only show matches after this time
  --live                    Use current time as startup time for filtering
  --no-live                 Disable timestamp filtering, show all matches
  -i, --ignore-case         Case-insensitive matching
  -v, --invert-match        Show non-matching lines
  -A, --after-context N     Show N lines after each match
  -B, --before-context N    Show N lines before each match  
  -C, --context N           Show N lines before and after each match
  --color [always|never|auto]  Control colored output (default: auto)
  -h, --help               Show help message

💼 Professional Features

Enterprise Ready

• Cross-platform compatibility: Native support for Linux, macOS, and Windows
• Memory efficient: Streams large files without loading into memory
• Performance optimized: Smart timestamp filtering and regex compilation
• Robust error handling: Graceful handling of malformed logs and edge cases
• Production tested: Comprehensive test suite with real-world scenarios

Integration Friendly

• Unix pipeline compatible: Works seamlessly with existing shell workflows
• Docker support: Multi-version testing infrastructure included
• CI/CD ready: Automated testing across platforms and Python versions
• Type safety: Full type hints for IDE integration and development
• Extensible design: Clean architecture for custom timestamp formats

🏗️ Performance

Loggrep is designed for real-world log files:

• Memory efficient: Streams large files without loading into memory
• Fast startup: Optimized for interactive use
• Smart filtering: Only processes relevant timestamp ranges

Benchmarks (1GB log file, 10M lines):

• Initial search: ~2.3 seconds
• Memory usage: <50MB
• Timestamp parsing: ~1M lines/second

🧪 Development

Running Tests

git clone https://github.com/seanpor/Loggrep.git
cd Loggrep
pip install -e ".[dev]"
pytest

🐳 Docker Testing

To test Loggrep with multiple Python versions locally:

1. Install Docker and Docker Compose.
2. Run the test script:

   ./scripts/test_docker.sh

3. To test a specific version:

   docker-compose run test_py312

This will run the test suite in isolated containers for Python 3.8, 3.10, 3.12, 3.13, and 3.14.

Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please see docs/CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

Code Quality & Testing

• Comprehensive test suite: 110 tests (48 integration + 62 unit) with 100% code coverage
• Hybrid testing strategy: Real CLI testing + direct module imports for coverage
• Multi-platform CI/CD: Automated testing across Linux, macOS, and Windows
• Multi-version testing: Python 3.8-3.14 support via Docker containers
• Code coverage: Monitored via Codecov with detailed reporting
• Type hints: Full mypy type checking for better code quality
• Code formatting: Black + isort for consistent style
• Security scanning: Bandit security analysis in CI pipeline
• Professional documentation: Comprehensive guides and examples

🧪 Development and Testing

Local Development

# Set up development environment
make install-dev

# Run tests
make test

# Run code quality checks
make lint

# Format code
make format

Multi-Version Testing with Docker

Test across all supported Python versions using Docker:

# Test all Python versions (3.8-3.14)
make test-docker

# Test specific Python version
make test-docker-py310

# Quick development workflow
./scripts/dev.sh validate

Available Make Targets

• make test - Run tests with current Python version
• make test-docker - Run tests across all Python versions
• make lint - Run linting checks
• make format - Format code
• make build - Build distribution packages
• make clean - Clean build artifacts

Docker Services

The project includes Docker Compose services for comprehensive testing:

# Build all images
docker compose build

# Test specific Python version
docker compose run --rm test_py312

# Start development container
docker compose run --rm dev

📊 Comparison with Other Tools

Feature	loggrep	grep	ripgrep	awk
Pattern matching	✅	✅	✅	✅
Timestamp awareness	✅	❌	❌	⚠️
Multiple formats	✅	❌	❌	⚠️
Context lines	✅	✅	✅	⚠️
Easy installation	✅	✅	✅	✅
Colored output	✅	✅	✅	❌

📚 Documentation

For comprehensive documentation, see the 📚 Documentation Index which includes:

• docs/DOCKER_TESTING.md - Complete Docker testing guide
• docs/TESTS.md - Testing documentation and results
• docs/CI_CD_EXPLANATION.md - CI/CD pipeline details
• docs/CHANGELOG.md - Release history and updates

📄 License

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See LICENSE for details.

🙏 Acknowledgments

• Inspired by grep and ripgrep for the command-line interface
• Built with python-dateutil for robust timestamp parsing
• Uses colorama for cross-platform colored output

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Made with ❤️ for developers who deal with logs every day