Add logcat filtering by process ID (PID) [351843810]

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ub...@gmail.com

created issue #1

Jul 9, 2024 07:18AM

I would like to have a logcat filter for process ID (PID). b/238522110 added filtering by process name, but the discussion in b/351811546 shows that this is not robust, by design, because process name is not inherent to logcat, but computed at process runtime.

Filtering by PID offers a more robust fallback. I also find it fairly convenient & quick in the first place, because PIDs are short and I generally look at PIDs in the log a lot anyway.

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va...@google.com <va...@google.com> Jul 9, 2024 02:41PM

Assigned to an...@google.com.

aa...@google.com <aa...@google.com> #2Jul 9, 2024 05:14PM

Do you mean something like pid:1324 where the PID of the app is 1324?

It's certainly possible but I don't see how that is useful. Each time you launch the app, it will have a different pid.

ub...@gmail.com <ub...@gmail.com> #3Jul 10, 2024 12:51PM

I see, I suppose all other filters are essentially permanent & reusable?

I do find myself naturally gravitating toward wanting to filter by PID often, even if that filter is not permanent. Besides the points I brought up in the original issue description, PIDs are referenced in certain log messages.

Perhaps there is a place for non-reusable filters?

aa...@google.com <aa...@google.com> #4Jul 15, 2024 04:51PM

Status: Assigned (reopened)

I'm not convinced that filtering by PID is warranted.

However, given the nature of PID's, you can just use the PID number as a filter. For example: " 1411-" or `line:" 1411-"

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ub...@gmail.com <ub...@gmail.com> #5Jul 15, 2024 05:39PM

Thanks, that "line:" filter should work. I see that it does not show up as an option in the syntax pop-up. Could that be added? Otherwise no one knows about it and I will forget, too.

aa...@google.com <aa...@google.com> Jul 15, 2024 06:23PM

Accepted by aa...@google.com.

aa...@google.com <aa...@google.com> #6Jul 16, 2024 07:11PM

Marked as fixed.

it does not show up as an option in the syntax pop-up

Done.

an...@google.com <an...@google.com> #7Jul 22, 2024 04:32PM

Thank you for your patience while our engineering team worked to resolve this issue. A fix for this issue is now available in:

Android Studio Ladybug | 2024.1.3 Canary 2
Android Gradle Plugin 8.7.0-alpha02

We encourage you to try the latest update.

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ub...@gmail.com <ub...@gmail.com> #8Jul 25, 2024 02:37AM

Thank you, I see the line filter syntax suggestion in Ladybug now.