Changes between Initial Version and Version 1 of WindowsLoggerListener

Timestamp:

07/10/08 13:50:06 (17 years ago)

Author:

Sven

Comment:

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WindowsLoggerListener

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+= !WindowsLoggerListener =
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+The !WindowsLoggerListener is a module inside the UserObservationHub (UOH) that reads in, processes, distributes the output of the "User Activity Logger" (application window events like "!ActivateWindow").
+
+The Activity Logger produces a text logfile as output.
+The !WindowsLoggerListener reads in this textfile line by line (each line holds data for one specific window focus action) and creates corresponding NOPs - which are then distributed them to all user observation listeners.
+
+The Activity Logger always appends to the text logfile.
+Therefore, the !WindowsLoggerListener remembers the last line read in and continues with the following line.
+This information is kept in another small text file just holding the last line number as string.
+
+== Property file ==
+
+The !WindowsLoggerListener expects to find a property file at this location:
+{{{
+    etc/userobservationhub.properties    (relative to the UserObservationHub project folder)
+}}}
+If this file does not yet exist, please create one, e.g. via Create new -> Textfile.
+
+The property file should contain the following:
+{{{
+lastLogLineReadFile=C:/workspace/UserObservationHub/etc/lastLogLineRead.txt
+windows_log_file=C:/Programme/User Activity Logger/t_log.txt
+}}}
+You can leave out the first line, but it's a good idea to override the default value here, because then you know where to check for the correct file or the correct line number in that file.
+The second line must specify the location of the installed "User Activity Logger" tool.