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Posted2 months agoActive2 months ago
Show HN: LogLens, a fast alternative to grep – jq for structured logs
getloglens.comlog analysisCLI toolsRust
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Good effort on creating your own application. I'm not sure I would use it pay for it just on speed alone when you consider the free alternatives, especially if you consider things like nushell. Not a criticism, just honest feedback.
2 months ago
That's a totally fair point, thanks for the honest feedback.
You're right, the value isn't just speed—it's about integration. My goal was to build a single tool that replaces the entire grep | jq | awk | tail pipeline.
While Nushell is awesome for general structured data, LogLens is purpose-built for logs with features like built-in percentile stats (stats describe), structured watching (watch --where), and log context (-C 5) that are all designed to work together. The combined use of "query", "watch", and "tui" makes it very fast to pinpoint the exact logs you need.
The free search is the grep replacement, but the Pro tools are where the integrated workflow really shines. Appreciate you checking it out!