Interactive command entry list

• US 9,916,346 B2
• Filed: 01/30/2015
• Issued: 03/13/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Splunk Inc.
• Original Assignee: Splunk Inc.
• Inventors: Robichaud, Marc Vincent, Burke, Cory Eugene, Lloyd, Jeffrey Thomas
• Primary Examiner(s): Ly, Anh
• Application Number:
  US14/611,023
• Publication Number:
  US 20160224614A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,138 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2423 Interactive query statement specification based on a database schema
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/103 Workflow collaboration or project management

Abstract

A list of command entries is displayed in a search interface, each of the command entries representing one or more commands of a plurality of commands of a search query. The list of command entries are displayed in a sequence corresponding to the plurality of commands of the search query. Based on a user interaction with a designated command entry in the displayed list of command entries, the displayed list of command entries is modified with respect to the designated command. Furthermore, the search query is automatically modified with respect to the corresponding one or more commands represented by the designated command entry. The modification can include causing the designated command entry to be removed from or reordered in the displayed list of command entries and the automatic modification cam include causing the corresponding one or more commands to be removed from or reordered in the search query.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

causing display of a list of command entries in a search interface, each command entry being a visual representation of respective one or more commands of a plurality of commands of a search query and comprising a form element displayed in association with at least one command element of the respective one or more commands,

the form element to, in response to user selection of the form element, cause modification to the displayed list of command entries with respect to the at least one command element and cause an automatic modification to the search query with respect to the respective one or more commands,

the plurality of commands being of a pipelined query language, the list of command entries being displayed in a sequence corresponding to an order in which the plurality of commands appear in the search query;

based on receiving the user selection of the form element of a designated command entry in the displayed list of command entries, performing the modification to the displayed list of command entries and the automatic modification to the search query that correspond to the user selection of the form element.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the performed modification comprises causing the designated command entry to be removed from the displayed list of command entries and the performed automatic modification comprises causing the respective one or more commands to be removed from the search query.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the performed modification comprises causing the designated command entry to be reordered in the displayed list of command entries and the performed automatic modification comprises causing the respective one or more commands to be reordered in the search query.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, comprising:

further based on the receiving of the user selection;

causing a search result set corresponding to the search query to be automatically updated based on the modified search query.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

causing display of a set of events corresponding to the search query in the search interface; and

further based on the receiving of the user selection of the form element, causing the displayed set of events to be automatically updated to correspond to the modified search query.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the designated command entry displays a textual representation of at least portions of the corresponding one or more commands in a form comprising the form element, the received user selection comprises a user editing the textual representation using the form element, and the performed automatic modification comprises causing at least some of the edited textual representation to be incorporated into the search query.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the designated command entry comprises a textual representation of at least one command identifier of the respective one or more commands.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the received user selection comprises a user renaming a command element in the respective one or more commands using the form element in the designated command entry that represents the command element, and the performed automatic modification comprises causing one or more other command elements in one or more other commands to be renamed in the search query so as to correspond to the renamed command element.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

causing one or more new commands to be added to the modified search query; and

based on the one or more new commands being added to the modified search query, causing a new command entry to be added to the modified displayed list of command entries, the new command entry representing the one or more new commands.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

based on a user selection of a saved data processing pipeline from a plurality of saved data processing pipelines in a selection interface;

causing the search query to be loaded into the search interface, wherein the list of command entries is populated with the command entries based on the loaded search query, and wherein the loaded search query defines the saved data processing pipeline.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

based on a user selection of a saved data processing pipeline from a plurality of saved data processing pipelines in a selection interface;

causing an input search query to be loaded into the search interface, wherein the list of command entries is populated with an input command entry representing the input search query, wherein the loaded input search query comprises a plurality of commands defining the saved data processing pipeline, and wherein the search query corresponds to an extension of the saved data processing pipeline.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

based on a user selection of a saved data processing pipeline from a plurality of saved data processing pipelines in a selection interface;

causing the saved data processing pipeline to be loaded into the search interface; and

causing a saved pipeline label assigned to the saved data processing pipeline to be displayed in the search interface;

wherein the search query extends the loaded saved data processing pipeline.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

causing display of a plurality of form elements, each form element having a position corresponding to a respective command element of a list of command elements that form the respective one or more commands of the designated command entry, wherein the received user selection is of an option using the form element.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein each form element represents a respective command element of a list of command elements that form the respective one or more commands.

15. A system comprising:

one or more data processors; and

one or more computer-readable storage media containing instructions which when executed on the one or more data processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations including;

causing display of a list of command entries in a search interface, each command entry being a visual representation of respective one or more commands of a plurality of commands of a search query and comprising a form element displayed in association with at least one command element of the respective one or more commands,

the form element to, in response to user selection of the form element, cause modification to the displayed list of command entries with respect to the at least one command element and cause an automatic modification to the search query with respect to the respective one or more commands,

the plurality of commands being of a pipelined query language, the list of command entries being displayed in a sequence corresponding to an order in which the plurality of commands appear in the search query;

based on receiving the user selection of the form element of a designated command entry in the displayed list of command entries, performing the modification to the displayed list of command entries and the automatic modification to the search query that correspond to the user selection of the form element.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the performed modification comprises causing the designated command entry to be removed from the displayed list of command entries and the performed automatic modification comprises causing the respective one or more commands to be removed from the search query.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the performed modification comprises causing the designated command entry to be reordered in the displayed list of command entries and the performed automatic modification comprises causing the respective one or more commands to be reordered in the search query.

18. The system of claim 15, the operations further comprising:

further based on the receiving of the user selection interaction with the designated command entry in the displayed list of command entries;

causing a search result set corresponding to the search query to be automatically updated based on the modified search query.

19. The system of claim 15, the operations further comprising:

causing for display of a set of events corresponding to the search query in the search interface; and

further based on the receiving of the user selection of the form element, causing the displayed set of events to be automatically updated to correspond to the modified search query.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the designated command entry displays a textual representation of at least portions of the corresponding one or more commands in a form comprising the form element, the received user selection comprises a user editing the textual representation using the form element, and the performed automatic modification comprises causing at least some of the edited textual representation to be incorporated into the search query.

21. The system of claim 15, wherein the designated command entry comprises a textual representation of at least one command identifier of the respective one or more commands.

22. The system of claim 15, wherein the received user selection comprises a user renaming a command element in the respective one or more commands using the form element in the designated command entry that represents the command element, and the performed automatic modification comprises causing one or more other command elements in one or more other commands to be renamed in the search query so as to correspond to the renamed command element.

23. The system of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise:

causing one or more new commands to be added to the modified search query; and

based on the one or more new commands being added to the modified search query, causing a new command entry to be added to the modified displayed list of command entries, the new command entry representing the one or more new commands.

24. One or more non-transitory computer-storage media storing computer-useable instructions that, when executed by at least one computing device, cause the at least one computing device to perform a method, the method comprising:

causing display of a list of command entries in a search interface, each command entry being a visual representation of respective one or more commands of a plurality of commands of a search query and comprising a form element displayed in association with at least one command element of the respective one or more commands,

the form element to, in response to user selection of the form element, cause modification to the displayed list of command entries with respect to the at least one command element and cause an automatic modification to the search query with respect to the respective one or more commands,

the plurality of commands being of a pipelined query language, the list of command entries being displayed in a sequence corresponding to an order in which the plurality of commands appear in the search query;

based on receiving the user selection of the form element of a designated command entry in the displayed list of command entries, performing the modification to the displayed list of command entries and the automatic modification to the search query that correspond to the user selection of the form element.

25. The one or more computer-storage media of claim 24, wherein the performed modification comprises causing the designated command entry to be removed from the displayed list of command entries and the performed automatic modification comprises causing the respective one or more commands to be removed from the search query.

26. The one or more computer-storage media of claim 24, wherein the performed modification comprises causing the designated command entry to be reordered in the displayed list of command entries and the performed automatic modification comprises causing the respective one or more commands to be reordered in the search query.

27. The one or more computer-storage media of claim 24, the method comprising:

further based on the receiving of the user selection interaction with the designated command entry in the displayed list of command entries;

causing a search result set corresponding to the search query to be automatically updated based on the modified search query.

28. The one or more computer-storage media of claim 24, wherein the designated command entry comprises a textual representation of at least one command identifier of the respective one or more commands.

29. The one or more computer-storage media of claim 24, wherein the received user selection comprises a user renaming a command element in the respective one or more commands using the form element in the designated command entry that represents the command element, and the performed automatic modification comprises causing one or more other command elements in one or more other commands to be renamed in the search query so as to correspond to the renamed command element.

30. The one or more computer-storage media of claim 24, wherein the method further comprises:

causing one or more new commands to be added to the modified search query; and

based on the one or more new commands being added to the modified search query, causing a new command entry to be added to the modified displayed list of command entries, the new command entry representing the one or more new commands.