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Bug 96997

Summary:	Sensor attributre fileFooterSize should have a default value of zero
Product:	z_Archived	Reporter:	Dave Smith <smith>
Component:	TPTP.monitoring	Assignee:	Alex Nan <apnan>
Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX	QA Contact:
Severity:	normal
Priority:	P3	CC:	labadie, rohit.shetty
Version:	unspecified	Keywords:	api, Documentation
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	PC
OS:	Windows 2000
Whiteboard:

Description Dave Smith

2005-05-27 10:59:31 EDT

Currently, if the GLA Sensor attribute fileFooterSize is not specified in the 
adapter file it is given a default value of 90.  fileFooterSize>0 should only 
be specified if the log file indeed has a footer section that is not parsed and 
is not used to determine if the file has been appended.  Since not many log 
files contain footer sections, the default value of fileFooterSize should be 
zero and then it only needs to be specified in adapter files for logs that 
contain a footer.  Most current adapter files don't specify the filtFooterSize 
and therefore get a default value of 90 which may cause problems when 
continuously monitoring those log files that do not contain a footer.

This change will affect those adapter files for log files that do have a footer 
and don't specify the fileFooterSize in the Sensor attributes and assume that 
the default value of 90 will be used.

Comment 1 Dave Smith

2005-05-27 11:02:40 EDT

This change will require a change in the documentation.  Documentation is 
frozen for TPTP 4.0 so this change cannot be made until 4.1.

Comment 2 Dave Smith

2005-07-21 15:41:17 EDT

Deferring this until a breaking API release because this change may break 
existing adapters that assume the default footer size is 90.

Comment 3 Eric Labadie

2007-09-12 14:59:25 EDT

This is required from the AC perspective.

Comment 4 Dave Smith

2007-09-13 18:49:13 EDT

This bugzilla only affects adapters used in live log monitoring scenarios because fileFooterSize is only used when the context is configured with continuousOperation="true". In log import scenarios fileFooterSize is not used.

Comment 5 Dave Smith

2007-09-14 12:10:46 EDT

The documentation file that needs to be updated for this change is:

org.eclipse.tptp.monitoring.doc.isv/tasks/tconfiguresensor_rules.html

I am adding a sizing of the work required:

1 hr - Updating the code and documentation
3 hrs - testing the existing TPTP adapters running in continuous live monitoring mode to ensure this change does not cause any regressions.
4 hrs total.

As indicated in Comment #2 this change cannot be done until a breaking API release because it may cause existing adapters for logs that have a footer to no longer work properly in live monitoring mode.

Comment 6 Alex Nan

2007-12-17 10:17:47 EST

Reassigning defects to current component owner.

Comment 7 Alex Nan

2008-06-24 17:58:01 EDT

No support for the GLA will be provided post 4.5.

Comment 8 Alex Nan

2008-06-24 18:00:47 EDT

Closing.