Real Time File Logger

Real Time File logger or rtfilelogger for short, is a simple desktop application written in Python. The tool allows you to read text\log\non-binary files in real time. It also allows you to pause or resume reading files. The tool is cross-platform, and doesn’t use third-party packages.

GitHub Repo: https://github.com/minaandrawos/RealTimeFileLogger

Simple file logger

 

How to run:

  • Make sure you have Python 3.
  • Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/minaandrawos/RealTimeFileLogger.git.
  • Run python rtfilelogger.py, assuming that the python command invokes python3 in your terminal, otherwise the command is likely python3
  • In Linux, you might need to run sudo apt-get install python3-tk.

That’s it. The project does not use any third party packages. It relies on Tkinter for the UI, which in a lot of cases comes pre-loaded with Python.

How to use the tool?

rtfilelogger with some files running

The tool consists of only two buttons:

  1. Add New File: Opens a new file for monitoring. The file will open in a new tab.
  2. Play/Pause: Pauses or resumes the read operation of the currently selected file.