Company
Date Published
Author
Dominik Prokop
Word count
407
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

Grafana v6.3 introduces a new feature, the log row context viewer, to enhance Loki's log exploration workflow in Grafana Explore. Loki, a Prometheus-inspired service launched at KubeCon North America, streamlines storage, search, and aggregation, allowing logs to be easily explored alongside metrics in Grafana. This integration aids in debugging by correlating metrics and logs, providing a seamless experience when investigating application errors. Previously, users could filter logs using expressions, but crucial surrounding log information might be missed. The new "Show Context" button addresses this by revealing additional log lines around the selected event, offering vital context for error analysis. This improvement aims to make debugging more efficient and encourages user feedback for further refinement.