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ETSnitch is a application for easy log analysis.
ETSnitch is a application for easy log analisys. Despite the existance of several other tools to analyse Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory log files. This tool differs from others, by being oriented, to the chat content of your server rather them the scores, made by players. Because server problems aren't always about hacks, some care may be necessary, about the quality of players. This tool allows the simple search and view of talks, conflicts and spams going on in your server.
This tool allows for simple search and views of the talks, conflicts and spams going on in your server.
Software only use mode specific log file and not the console log file. In above example you are looking for server.log file in your mode folder. server.log could be renamed to any file name you like. Example: faclanjaymod.log and then you would be looking for faclanjaymod.log file in Jaymod folder.
Time The time offset of the log entry. The "zero" time, is the time, the server started
Map The map being played at the time the log entry occured.
From The player that issued the message.
To The chat window to wich the message was sent(say,sayteam,sayfireteam,adminchat). In case of private messages the "To" indicates the name that the players typed as message target
Message The content of the message
To make comprehension of the log easier the chat lines are colored by type of message. A distinction is also made between the in game chat and the intermission chat.
Main chat Hi guys :P
Team chat The enemy is weakned!
Fire team chat Attack left flank
Admin chat I'm specing ETPlayer, I suspect aimbot
Private message Hi buddy... are we still up for tonight
Intermission chat Great game, and congratulations for the victory
Each of the types (say,sayteam,sayfireteam,adminchat,p/messages) of messages can be omited from the list. this allows better focus on particular conversations. Apart from that there are to extra options
Hide commands(default)
Only intermission
Hide intermission
The filter box has two defined behaviors, wich can be selected in the drop box behind the filter input. In ether behavior the filter will be applied to the From column and to the Message column
Find
The application finds the next item on the visible list, and moves the focus to that particular item. To find the next item, press enter again on the
filter box
Filter
Will only show the messages that match the query. To show all the messages again just clear the filter box and press enter
The filter box also allows for wilcards being ? representative for one unknown character and "*" a variable amout of unknown characters
If you double click your mouse on a log entry a dialog ill be showned with detailed information about the player. Attention must be given to the fact that not all the user information may be present on the current log file.