Log-Watch watches a streaming text file, such as a server log file, and plays sounds when certain strings appear. Do you ever test something that creates a log file as it goes, reporting strange events and possibly errors that might not appear through the UI? It might be useful to have a little audio feedback while you're testing, so you can use your ears to home in on interesting patterns while your eyes are focused on the screen.

This is a simple tool that watches a streaming text file, such as a server log file, and plays sounds when certain strings appear. Run it from a DOS command-line by providing the path of a file you want to monitor, like so: log-watch C:\logs\access.log

Edit watchlist.txt to include the strings you want to monitor and the corresponding WAV files you'd like to play. It's a tab-delimited file. For example:
error error.wav
exception error.wav
/\b4\d\d\b/ code_4xx.wav
pdf pdf.wav
If you put forward slashes before and after the string in the first column, it will be treated as a Perl regular expression. Otherwise it will be treated as a literal string. So, the weird looking third line, above, will match any number from 400 to 499 if it appears with whitespace around it.

Every time a string or pattern on the left is found, the wave file on the right will be played and the corresponding line printed to STDOUT. Be sure that the WAV files you reference are in the working directory of the tool. The error.wav file I've included is my own raspy voice during a bout of bronchitis. It sounds better now.

The license of this software is Free, you can free download and free use this server utility software.