GUI tool for searching app config - a la Windows Registry

[tmart]

It would be great to have a GUI tool for searching/finding where a global configuration parameter is used within an app. For instance, if I get an error during startup that a given file system is already mounted (ie. non-network filesystem mounted), it’d be dandy to have a tool to look for all of the places where that thing is being mounted. Also the following:

a. Similar case for searching for uses of global parameters such as the “usr_ip” that we might use as an application property value.
b. It also would be grand to have a way to search for property values as well as the property name uses. Kind of like searching through the MS Windows registry for keys or values.

Thanks!

[barmijo]

You've provided a lot of excellent feedback today, and this in particular is something that seems so clearly needed that I'm embarrassed to say we've never discussed it. I'll work to get it on the roadmap. Thanks!

[tmart]

Any luck getting this feature to materialize?

[tmart]

Is this still in our future? This feature could also be used to search for uses of a particular external IP address across applications. IT seems like this sort of metadata searching should b "easy."

[PeterNic]

Tim,

With the addition of the shell "util" commands in 2.4, this should not be very hard, at least to do in the shell (GUI may follow).

To start simple, is a utility that finds a keyword (name or value) in the descriptors something that can help? (e.g., util search xxx)


Regards,
-- Peter

[tmart]

Yes, that would be great - especially if the search string could be provided as a rex or other pattern. I might suggest a means to search on parameter name, value or both.

It would be most helpful to have the search evaluation descend into uses deferred to assemblies.

I'd guess that the most important result output (at least for what I'm looking for) would include:

1) the object path bearing the property with the matching key/value
2) the matching key and value...
3) whether that value is received via redirection from assembly or from direct editing.

[tmart]

Hi there. Is this still in the kitchen yet; or is it still out on the farm?