Log file watcher for NetBeans. Monitoring changes in local log files from a selected folder.

This module provides a tool to monitor log files changes in the Output tab and it acts similar like a linux tail -f executed in a log folder. Location : Window > Services tab

Usage

Add a folder

• Open the Services window (Window > Services)
• Click on the Log Watcher icon
• Right click -> Click on Add folder
• Select a folder and click OK

Watch for changes

• Right click on a log folder
• Select Watch

Features

• Filter files to watch for changes
• Mark folders which don't exist anymore as broken
• Colored output for lines which contain exception
• Stop watch
• Clear log output
• Open folders and file in the host filesystem

Known issues

The add folder takes some time. This is a issue with the swing JFileChooser library