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Summary

  • Adds a --dedupe flag to osdctl rhobs logs that collapses consecutive identical log lines into a single line annotated with a repeat count (e.g. ... repeated 42x ...)
  • Identity for deduplication is the log message plus the values of any --fields selected (timestamps are ignored)
  • Only supported with the text output format; mutually exclusive with --url, same as --field

Why

High-volume, noisy log streams (e.g. Hypershift control plane logs) often contain long runs of identical lines that make it harder to spot the log lines that actually matter. Collapsing consecutive duplicates keeps the signal visible without losing the information that repeats occurred.

Testing

  • Added unit tests in cmd/rhobs/logs_test.go covering the dedupe buffer and text printer behavior
  • Verified in production: osdctl rhobs logs -C $MC_ID -n hypershift --since 10m --dedupe

Jira: ROSAENG-63055

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  • New Features
    • Added a --dedupe option for text log output. Consecutive entries with matching messages and selected field values are grouped and displayed with a repeat count; timestamps do not affect matching.
    • Deduplication works with both finite and streaming logs.
    • The option is unavailable with CSV or JSON output and cannot be combined with --url.

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Walkthrough

The logs command adds --dedupe for text output. It groups consecutive entries by message and selected field values, ignoring timestamps when determining matches. The text output shows the first entry and a repetition marker for repeated groups.

Changes

Text log deduplication

Layer / File(s) Summary
Option and printer wiring
cmd/rhobs/logs_cmd.go, docs/README.md, docs/osdctl_rhobs_logs.md
Adds --dedupe, rejects it for non-text output, and passes it to finite and streaming printers. Documentation describes the option and its restrictions.
Consecutive grouping and text output
cmd/rhobs/logs_cmd.go, cmd/rhobs/logs_test.go
Groups consecutive results by message and selected stream fields. The text printer emits repetition markers and flushes the final pending group. Tests cover grouping, flushing, formatting, and the flag default.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~15 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant LogsCommand
  participant RhobsFetcher
  participant TextPrinter
  participant logDedupeBuffer
  LogsCommand->>RhobsFetcher: Pass deduplication option
  RhobsFetcher->>TextPrinter: Create printer and send log results
  TextPrinter->>logDedupeBuffer: Add each result
  logDedupeBuffer-->>TextPrinter: Return completed group
  TextPrinter->>logDedupeBuffer: Flush pending group at end
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The --dedupe flag collapses consecutive identical text log lines. No concrete merge-blocking risk was identified in the supplied change.

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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: adding a flag to deduplicate consecutive repeated logs.
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Stable And Deterministic Test Names ✅ Passed The pull request adds standard Go test functions with static names: TestLogDedupeBuffer, TestFormatTextLogLine, and TestLogsCommand_DedupeFlag. The changed file contains no Ginkgo It, `Describ…
Test Structure And Quality ✅ Passed PASS. The pull request adds standard Go tests in cmd/rhobs/logs_test.go, not Ginkgo It blocks. The added tests do not create cluster resources or use waits, so cleanup and timeout requirements do …
Microshift Test Compatibility ✅ Passed PASS: The pull request adds only standard Go unit tests in cmd/rhobs/logs_test.go. The tests use testing.T and do not add Ginkgo e2e tests, OpenShift APIs, MicroShift-unsupported resources, or unsuppo…
Single Node Openshift (Sno) Test Compatibility ✅ Passed The pull request adds only ordinary testing.T unit tests in cmd/rhobs/logs_test.go. The changed-file inventory contains no Ginkgo e2e tests or Describe, Context, When, or It declarations. …
Topology-Aware Scheduling Compatibility ✅ Passed The pull request changes only cmd/rhobs/logs_cmd.go, log tests, and documentation. It adds CLI log deduplication behavior and does not add or modify deployment manifests, operator/controller schedul…
Ote Binary Stdout Contract ✅ Passed PASS: The pull request changes only cmd/rhobs/logs_cmd.go, its unit tests, and documentation. The added fmt.Println/fmt.Printf calls are in textLogsPrinter.PrintResult and PrintTrailer, which run as t…
Ipv6 And Disconnected Network Test Compatibility ✅ Passed The pull request adds only standard Go tests in cmd/rhobs/logs_test.go (func Test... with testing.T). It adds no Ginkgo tests and no IPv4 assumptions or external connectivity requirements. The c…
No-Weak-Crypto ✅ Passed The pull request adds log deduplication only. The changed Go file imports no crypto package and adds no MD5, SHA-1, DES, RC4, 3DES, Blowfish, ECB, custom cryptography, or secret/token comparison logic…
Container-Privileges ✅ Passed The pull request changes only Go CLI code, tests, and documentation. No container or Kubernetes manifest is changed. The added lines contain no privileged, hostPID, hostNetwork, hostIPC, SYS_ADMIN, al…
No-Sensitive-Data-In-Logs ✅ Passed PASS. The PR adds deduplication state and repeat-count markers, but it does not add a new diagnostic log of passwords, tokens, API keys, PII, session IDs, hostnames, or customer data. The dedupe path …
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Review comments at @cmd/rhobs/logs_cmd.go:
- Line 581: Update the repeat-count formatting in the log deduplication path to
append the count as “(xN)” to the existing log line, rather than writing a
separate repeated-count line. Preserve the tested output expected by
TestFormatTextLogLine_DedupeCount.
- Line 605: Update the writes in PrintTrailer and PrintResult to retain or
return stdout write errors instead of discarding them, then propagate those
errors from PrintLogs and StreamLogs so either command reports a failed final
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- Line 595: Update the dedupe flow around p.dedupe.push so follow mode prints
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}
sb.WriteString(result.getMessage())
if repeatCount > 1 {
sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("\n... repeated %dx ...\n", repeatCount))

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Print the repeat count in the tested format.

cmd/rhobs/logs_test.go Line 417 expects pod-a boom (x42). This code instead adds a separate ... repeated 42x ... line and a blank line. TestFormatTextLogLine_DedupeCount therefore fails. Append (x42) to the log line.

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-		sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("\n... repeated %dx ...\n", repeatCount))
+		sb.WriteString(" (x" + strconv.Itoa(repeatCount) + ")")
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sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("\n... repeated %dx ...\n", repeatCount))
sb.WriteString(" (x" + strconv.Itoa(repeatCount) + ")")
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Update the repeat-count formatting in the log deduplication path to append the
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}
if flush, count := p.dedupe.flush(); flush != nil {
fmt.Println(formatTextLogLine(flush, p.isPrintingTimeValue, p.fieldNames, count))

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Propagate errors from the final stdout write.

If stdout fails while PrintTrailer writes the pending streak, fmt.Println returns an error that this code discards. The command can report success without delivering its final log results. The changed writes in PrintResult have the same problem. Let the printer retain or return write errors, then propagate them from PrintLogs and StreamLogs. As per path instructions, “Never ignore error returns.”

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Update the writes in PrintTrailer and PrintResult to retain or return stdout
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422-431: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Cover the command-level --dedupe behavior.

TestLogsCommand_DedupeFlag checks only flag registration and the default value. It does not execute command validation or verify that --dedupe rejects non-text output and --url. It also does not verify forwarding to either bounded PrintLogs or streaming StreamLogs. No other inspected tests cover these paths. Add command-level cases for these validation and forwarding contracts.

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Addresses CodeRabbit feedback on openshift#982: with --dedupe --follow, a
repeating (or even a single) log line never printed until its streak
broke or the stream ended, since PrintTrailer only runs when
StreamLogs returns. Print each distinct line immediately when first
seen, and emit a separate "... repeated Nx ..." marker only once its
streak ends. This also removes the trailing newline that produced a
stray blank line after a repeated group.

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