Move default filter set to config file.

Show available filter sets in help output.

src/script/loglite-filters.lua

@@ -1,9 +1,19 @@
 local M = {}
 
-M.default = {  -- TEST set
+M.default = {
+	['options'] = { ['mode'] = 'keep', count = 'none' },
+	['patterns'] = {
+		['%(error%)'] = 'red',
+		['%(warning%)'] = 'yellow',
+		['%(bulk%)'] = 'gray',
+		['setState%(%)'] = 'bblue'
+	}
+}
+
+M.test = {  -- TEST set
 	['options'] = { ['mode'] = 'keep', count = 'all' },
 	['patterns'] = {
-		['%(info%)'] = 'magenta'
+		['%(info%)'] = 'yellow'
 	}
 }
 
@@ -14,14 +24,4 @@ M.printstart = {
 	}
 }
 
-M.test = {
-	['options'] = { 'delete_mode' },
-	['patterns'] = {
-		['(verbose)'] = 'underline,cyan,_delete',
-		['(info)'] = 'magenta',
-		['ABSD'] = '_nodelete',
-		['SE?RV?'] = 'bblue'
-	}
-}
-
 return M

src/script/loglite.lua

@@ -45,18 +45,11 @@ local ANSI_COLORS = {
 
 local ESCAPE_STR = string.char(27) .. "["
 local RESET_CODE = ESCAPE_STR .. "m"
+
 local DFL_FILTERSET_FILE = "loglite-filters.lua"
 
-local DEFAULT_FILTERSET = {
-	['options'] = { ['mode'] = 'keep', count = 'none' },
-	['patterns'] = {
-		['%(error%)'] = 'red',
-		['%(warning%)'] = 'yellow',
-		['%(bulk%)'] = 'gray',
-		['setState%(%)'] = 'bblue'
-	}
-}
 
+--[[========================================================================]]--
 
 --- Stringifies the given object.
 -- From util/utils.lua
@@ -134,9 +127,10 @@ end
 --[[========================================================================]]--
 
 local function tailStream(stream, filterSet)
-	patterns = filterSet.patterns
+	patterns = filterSet and filterSet.patterns or {}
-	options = filterSet.options
+	options = filterSet and filterSet.options or { ['mode'] = 'keep' }
 	local c = 0
+
 	for line in stream:lines() do
 		--c = c + 1 -- Note: this would also count deleted lines
 		local embellished = line
@@ -204,26 +198,18 @@ end
 --NOTE: if command-line options get any more complex, switch to a lightweight
 --      getopt like this one? https://attractivechaos.wordpress.com/2011/04/07/getopt-for-lua/
 local function main()
+	-- handle command-line arguments
+	local showHelp, followFile, filterSetName = false, nil, 'default'
 	if #arg > 0 and arg[1] == "-h" or arg[1] == "--help" then
-		print("Usage: loglite.lua [file-to-tail] [filter-set]")
+		showHelp = true
-		print("  If no arguments are supplied, or if the first one is `-', stdin is used as input.")
+	else
-		print("  If no filter set is supplied, a set named `default' will be looked for.")
+		if #arg > 0 and arg[1] ~= '-' then followFile = arg[1] end
-		print("  Filter sets can be defined in a file `loglite-filters.lua' in your home directory.")
+		if #arg > 1 then filterSetName = arg[2] end
-		os.exit(0)
 	end
 
-	local followFile = #arg > 0 and arg[1] ~= '-' and arg[1] or nil
+	-- read filter set file if available
-	local filterSetName = #arg > 1 and arg[2] or 'default'
+	local filterSet = nil
-
+	configSets = readConfigFile(DFL_FILTERSET_FILE, os.getenv('HOME')) or {}
-	--print("[DEBUG] following file: '" .. (followFile and followFile or "<stdin>") .. "', with filter set '" .. filterSetName .. "'.")
-
-
-	--local tailin = io.popen('tail -F '..(...)..' 2>&1', 'r')
-	local tailin = followFile and io.popen('tail -f ' .. followFile, 'r') or io.stdin
-
-	local filterSet = DEFAULT_FILTERSET
-	
-	configSets = readConfigFile(DFL_FILTERSET_FILE, os.getenv('HOME'))
 	for k,_ in pairs(configSets) do
 		if k == filterSetName then
 			filterSet = configSets[filterSetName]
@@ -232,13 +218,25 @@ local function main()
 		end
 	end
 
-	-- TODO: add commandline option to enable this flag
+	-- if requested, display help and exit
-	if listAvailableFilterSets == true then
+	if showHelp and showHelp == true then
-		print("  Available filter sets in " .. DFL_FILTERSET_FILE .. ": " .. keysToString(configSets, ', '))
+		print("Usage: loglite.lua [file-to-tail] [filter-set]")
+		print("  If no arguments are supplied, or if the first one is `-', stdin is used as input.")
+		print("  If no filter set is supplied, a set named `default' will be looked for.")
+		print("  Filter sets can be defined in a file `loglite-filters.lua' in your home directory.")
+		print()
+		print("  Available filter sets in " .. os.getenv('HOME') .. "/" .. DFL_FILTERSET_FILE .. ": " .. keysToString(configSets, ', ', true))
 		os.exit(0)
 	end
 
 
+	-------------------------
+
+	--print("[DEBUG] following file: '" .. (followFile and followFile or "<stdin>") .. "', with filter set '" .. filterSetName .. "'.")
+
+	--local tailin = io.popen('tail -F '..(...)..' 2>&1', 'r')
+	local tailin = followFile and io.popen('tail -f ' .. followFile, 'r') or io.stdin
+
 	pcall(tailStream, tailin, filterSet) -- Note: protected call to suppress interrupt error thrown by lines iterator
 end