Assess log web api: add time interval option (e.g., year, month, day)

[IgorRodchenkov]

1) Limit the access log timelines and charts to some period of time. 2) merge /log//stats and /log//ips pages/views; have just /log/* (only stats.jsp, which will include the charts from ips.jsp)

The easiest way (without much re-designing) would be to simply add a new parameter /{period}/ to the /log query urls: (for pages, where counts and geolocation charts are shown)

• /log/{period}/{logType}/{eventName}/
• /log/{period}/{logType}/ (for all events of the type) (corresponding JSON queries)
• /log/{period}/{logType}/{eventName}/timeline
• /log/{period}/{logType}/{eventName}/timelinecum
• /log/{period}/{logType}/{eventName}/iptimeline
• /log/{period}/{logType}/{eventName}/iptimelinecum

Examples:

• /log/2014/PROVIDER/DrugBank/ (page: daily counts and geolocation of client requests);
• /log/PROVIDER/DrugBank/ (the default time period is current year);
• /log/2015-01/COMMAND/search/ (page: charts for January 2015);
• /log/2015-01/COMMAND/search/timeline (returns JSON data for the page above) ...

[IgorRodchenkov]

Well, instead of changing the web api (/log) now, I am going to add a new system properties (cpath.log.start.date, cpath.log.end.date) and corresponding form controls on the /admin page to define the default dates interval for log timelines/views. E.g., initially, charts in /log/*/stats will display timelines in the date range from year ago to current date.

Implementing...