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NAME

       rb - The Report Browser Tool

DESCRIPTION

       The  Report  Browser  (RB)  tool is used to browse and format error reports written by the
       error logger handler log_mf_h in STDLIB.

EXPORTS

       filter(Filters)
       filter(Filters, Dates)

              Types:

                 Filters = [filter()]
                 filter() = {Key, Value} | {Key, Value, no} | {Key, RegExp, re} |  {Key,  RegExp,
                 re, no}
                 Key = term()
                 Value = term()
                 RegExp = string() | {string(), Options} | re:mp() | {re:mp(), Options}
                 Dates = {DateFrom, DateTo} | {DateFrom, from} | {DateTo, to}
                 DateFrom = DateTo = calendar:datetime()

              Displays the reports that match the provided filters.

              When a filter includes the no atom, it excludes the reports that match that filter.

              The  reports are matched using the proplists module in STDLIB. The report must be a
              proplist to be matched against any of the filters.

              If the filter has the form {Key, RegExp, re}, the report must  contain  an  element
              with key equal to Key and the value must match the regular expression RegExp.

              If  parameter  Dates  is  specified, the reports are filtered according to the date
              when they occurred. If Dates has the form {DateFrom, from}, reports  that  occurred
              after DateFrom are displayed.

              If  Dates  has  the  form  {DateTo,  to},  reports  that occurred before DateTo are
              displayed.

              If two Dates are specified, reports that occurred between those dates are returned.

              To filter only by dates, specify the empty list as the Filters parameter.

              For details about parameter RegExp, see rb:grep/1.

              For details about data type mp(), see re:mp().

              For details about data type datetime(), see calendar:datetime().

       grep(RegExp)

              Types:

                 RegExp = string() | {string(), Options} | re:mp() | {re:mp(), Options}

              All reports matching the regular expression RegExp are displayed. RegExp can be any
              of the following:

                * A string containing the regular expression

                * A tuple with the string and the options for compilation

                * A compiled regular expression

                * A compiled regular expression and the options for running it

              For  a  definition  of  valid regular expressions and options, see the re module in
              STDLIB and in particular function re:run/3.

              For details about data type mp(), see re:mp().

       h()
       help()

              Displays online help information.

       list()
       list(Type)

              Types:

                 Type = type()
                 type() =  error  |  error_report  |  info_msg  |  info_report  |  warning_msg  |
                 warning_report | crash_report | supervisor_report | progress

              Lists  all  reports  loaded in rb_server. Each report is given a unique number that
              can be used as a reference to the report in function show/1.

              If no Type is specified, all reports are listed.

       log_list()
       log_list(Type)

              Types:

                 Type = type()
                 type() =  error  |  error_report  |  info_msg  |  info_report  |  warning_msg  |
                 warning_report | crash_report | supervisor_report | progress

              Same  as  functions  list/0  or list/1, but the result is printed to a log file, if
              set; otherwise to standard_io.

              If no Type is specified, all reports are listed.

       rescan()
       rescan(Options)

              Types:

                 Options = [opt()]

              Rescans the report directory. Options is the same as for function start/1.

       show()
       show(Report)

              Types:

                 Report = integer() | type()

              If argument type is specified, all loaded reports of this type are displayed. If an
              integer  argument is specified, the report with this reference number is displayed.
              If no argument is specified, all reports are displayed.

       start()
       start(Options)

              Types:

                 Options = [opt()]
                 opt() = {start_log, FileName} | {max, MaxNoOfReports} | {report_dir,  DirString}
                 | {type, ReportType} | {abort_on_error, Bool}
                 FileName = string() | atom() | pid()
                 MaxNoOfReports = integer() | all
                 DirString = string()
                 ReportType = type() | [type()] | all
                 Bool = boolean()

              Function  start/1  starts  rb_server  with  the specified options, whereas function
              start/0 starts with default options. rb_server must be started before  reports  can
              be  browsed.  When  rb_server  is started, the files in the specified directory are
              scanned. The other functions assume that the server has started.

              Options:

                {start_log, FileName}:
                  Starts logging to file, registered name, or io_device. All reports are  printed
                  to  the  specified  destination.  Default  is  standard_io.  Option {start_log,
                  standard_error} is not allowed and will be replaced by default standard_io.

                {max, MaxNoOfReports}:
                  Controls how many reports rb_server is to  read  at  startup.  This  option  is
                  useful,  as the directory can contain a large amount of reports. If this option
                  is specified, the MaxNoOfReports latest reports are read. Default is all.

                {report_dir, DirString}:
                  Defines the directory where the error log files are  located.  Default  is  the
                  directory  specified  by  application environment variable error_logger_mf_dir,
                  see sasl(7).

                {type, ReportType}:
                  Controls what kind of reports rb_server is to read at startup. ReportType is  a
                  supported type, all, or a list of supported types. Default is all.

                {abort_on_error, Bool}:
                  Specifies  if  logging  is  to be ended if rb encounters an unprintable report.
                  (You can get  a  report  with  an  incorrect  form  if  function  error_logger,
                  error_msg, or info_msg has been called with an invalid format string)

                  * If  Bool is true, rb stops logging (and prints an error message to stdout) if
                    it encounters a badly formatted report. If logging to  file  is  enabled,  an
                    error message is appended to the log file as well.

                  * If  Bool  is  false (the default value), rb prints an error message to stdout
                    for every bad report it encounters, but the logging process is  never  ended.
                    All printable reports are written. If logging to file is enabled, rb prints *
                    UNPRINTABLE REPORT * in the log  file  at  the  location  of  an  unprintable
                    report.

       start_log(FileName)

              Types:

                 FileName = string() | atom() | pid()

              Redirects  all  report  output  from  the RB tool to the specified file, registered
              name, or io_device.

       stop()

              Stops rb_server.

       stop_log()

              Closes the log file. The output from the RB tool is directed to standard_io.