AniDB History/Logging [DONE]

Ultima · Post by **Ultima** » Thu Jan 08, 2004 12:07 am

Afaik, there isn't any type of logging feature on the anidb client. It would be nice if there was a tab/window that kept track of everything that a user does with the client. From hashing files, updating their mylist, the client sending a creq to anidb, etc. It would be quite helpful in keeping track of the anidb client's behavior.

Post by **PetriW** » Thu Jan 08, 2004 2:13 am

Actually there is logging it's just disabled atm, I've been thinking of adding the statusbar messages to a log window though, especially as many of the long running tasks don't always really say what they are doing, such as renaming files etc.

Elberet · Post by **Elberet** » Sun Jul 04, 2004 10:23 am

It would be nice if the log could be split into a process log and an activity log, the first being basically the current log and the latter being a summary that logs specific actions with some more details, e.g.

"Submitting auto-creq for file #1234 (anime: Testanime, episode: 08)" or
"Adding file #1234 to mylist (G:\My Animes\Complete Series\Testanime\Test - 01.avi)"
"Filemanager auto-adding file #4321 to mylist (H:\My Animes Too\Movies\and so on...)"

Basically, a comprehensive list of actions that result from user requests and will change the database or the user's mylist, complete with just enough details for the user to understand what's being changed, where and why.

Elberet · Post by **Elberet** » Wed Jul 07, 2004 1:20 am

Waaah! >_<

Please make this one urgent... Right now, AOM says it's updating a ton of mylist entries, but I haven't changed anything, but I can't find out what the hell it's updating because all the log says is "New or updated mylist entry, updating..."

Please!
More Details!

egg · Post by **egg** » Wed Jul 07, 2004 7:03 am

Elberet wrote:Waaah! >_<

Please make this one urgent... Right now, AOM says it's updating a ton of mylist entries, but I haven't changed anything, but I can't find out what the hell it's updating because all the log says is "New or updated mylist entry, updating..."

Please!
More Details!

I had this when I had "Correct data if different" checked. I would recommend following PetriW's advice:

PetriW wrote:Just disable automatic mylist updates.

Elberet · Post by **Elberet** » Wed Jul 07, 2004 7:31 am

I'd still like to know what it's doing.
Software that does stuff behind my back is scarey.
Yuzu... don't like scarey software!

Skywalka · Post by **Skywalka** » Wed Jul 07, 2004 9:42 am

I too would like to know which FIDs are updated. That way I could stop AoM from updating things that don't need an update and maybe prevent certain things from happening (like labeling all my anime unwatched as it happened two times already

)

Elberet · Post by **Elberet** » Wed Jul 07, 2004 10:44 am

That's what happened to me as well... Waaaaa! ~_~

Post by **PetriW** » Wed Jul 07, 2004 11:53 am

*Hides his guilty ass behind the alpha software warning.*

Elberet · Post by **Elberet** » Wed Jul 07, 2004 4:30 pm

*Slaps PetriW around a bit with a readme.txt that doesn't say a single word about known bugs.*

Yeah, alpha software can't be expected to be error-free and reliable, but known problems should really get listed somewhere obvious. -_-;

Post by **PetriW** » Wed Jul 07, 2004 4:57 pm

I've kinda seen this forum as the place to go for bug updates.

egg · Post by **egg** » Wed Jul 07, 2004 5:03 pm

PetriW wrote:I've kinda seen this forum as the place to go for bug updates.

In PetriW's defence, Skywalka said he was going to create a FAQ (basically because of this same bug), but he decided to delay until the new release came out. The only thing is the next release doesn't look like it is coming soon.

Elberet · Post by **Elberet** » Wed Jul 07, 2004 9:16 pm

Then how about a sticky or announcement in one of the forums called "Known Bugs - READ OR HAVE YOUR MYLIST SCREWED UP!" ?