Read more below the main new features as well as the key product enhancements that were released in Q3 of 2023!

NEW! Lightrun Support for Action Creation Across Multiple Sources !

Lightrun is excited to announce that developers can now select multiple agents and tags as a single source when creating an action directly from their IDEs. This option lets them simultaneously apply an action to a custom group of agents and tags, which improves their plugin experience and makes it easier to debug with multiple agents and tags. To learn more, see selecting multiple sources in VSCode and selecting multiple sources in JetBrains.

New! Enhanced Capability for Capturing High-Value Snapshot Actions

We’ve taken snapshot capturing to the next level by enabling you to now capture large values for Python and Node.js agents. As part of this enhancement, we’ve raised the default settings to accommodate larger string values. You can also define maximum limits in the agent.config file through the introduction of the max_snapshot_buffer_size, max_variable_size, and max_watchlist_variable_size fields. For more information, refer to the relevant Agent documentation: Python Agent Configuration and Node.js Agent Configuration.

NEW! Duplication of Actions from Within the IDE Plugins

Lightrun now offers an easy and more efficient way to insert Lightrun actions using ‘Copy and Paste’ within your JetBrains IDE, which allows developers to easily reuse existing actions in multiple locations within your code. This new functionality applies to all Lightrun action types, including Lightrun snapshots, metrics, and logs. It simplifies the task of reviving expired actions or duplicating actions which have non-trivial conditions and/or watch expressions.

Similarly, we’ve added a new Duplicate action within the VSCode IDE, which allows developers to easily reuse existing actions in multiple locations within their code. This new functionality applies to all Lightrun action types including Lightrun snapshots, metrics, and logs, simplyfying the task of creating non-trivial conditions and/or watch expressions.

NEW! PII Redaction per Agent Pool 

With the introduction of PII Redaction Templates, Lightrun now supports additional granularity for utilizing PII Redaction effectively. You can either establish a single default PII Redaction template to be applied to all your agents or alternatively create and assign distinct PII Redaction templates for different agent pools. For example, if you would like to apply PII Redaction only on a Production environment and not on Development or Staging.

To help you get started with configuring your PII redaction on Agent Pools, we provide a single Default template on the PII Redaction page which serves as a starting point for creating your templates. Note that it does not contain any predefined patterns and is not assigned to any agent pools. For more information, see Assigning PII Redaction templates to Agent Pools.

Feel free to visit Lightrun’s website to learn more or if you’re a newcomer, try it for free!

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Read more below the main new features as well as the key product enhancements that were released in Q2 of 2023!

NEW! Lightrun Support for Troubleshooting .NET Applications !

Lightrun extended its runtime support with the addition of .NET applications debugging. With this new capability, developers can troubleshoot live applications directly from the VSCode, VSCode.dev, and JetBrains Rider IDE plugins and resolve issues quickly. The support for .NET runtime also enhances the depth of troubleshooting through custom expressions, top-notch security, support for the latest framework (.NET 7), stability, and multiple deployment options support (On-Premise, SaaS). 

The Lightrun dedicated package for .NET is available through the NuGet gallery. To learn more about this new runtime support and get started with it, please read this blog.

New! RBAC Support for Enhanced Enterprise-Grade Security and Governance

Lightrun enhances its enterprise-grade platform with the addition of RBAC (role based access control) support to ensure that only authorized users have access to sensitive information and resources as they troubleshoot their live applications. By using Lightrun’s RBAC solution, organizations can create a centralized system for managing user permissions and access rights, making it easier to enforce security policies and prevent security breaches.

This solution offers 3 main components: User groups, User Roles, and Agent Pools. To learn more about the benefits and settings of RBAC, read our documentation.

This feature helps improve organization’s data security and streamlines its workflows. For more information and help with setting this up, please reach out to our support team.

NEW! Lightrun Metrics for Java Runtime Support

Lightrun has also launched an upgraded version of Metrics integrated with the IntelliJ IDE plugin for Java runtime troubleshooting. The enhanced Lightrun Metrics solution is now available as a separate tab in the plugin, providing developers with a dedicated tool to address application performance-related problems. Previously, all outputs from Metrics were directed to the Lightrun console, but with the latest implementation, these outputs are sent to the newly introduced tab within the plugin.

With the enhanced implementation, the Lightrun metrics helps developers tackle the following common challenges:

1. Complexity around contributing factors to performance issues (infrastructure related issues, 3rd Party services performance, concurrency, etc.)
2. Reproducing performance issues locally is a huge challenge, with Lightrun Metrics, developers can avoid the hassle of setting up a production environment with the right data as they debug performance issues.
3. Performance issues often are specific to users or segments, hence, pinpointing them to a specific client or segment using profilers and APM tools is hard. In addition, such tools (APMs) do not provide code related information. With Lightrun Metrics, developers would find it intuitive to debug such issues directly from the IDE dedicated plugin tab.

The solution currently supports the collection of 4 different KPIs:

• Tic-Toc (Block Duration) – Measures the elapsed time for executing a specified block of code, within the same function
• Method Duration – Measures the elapsed time for executing a given method
• Custom Metric – Enables developers to design their own custom metric, using custom expressions that evaluate to a numeric result of type long. Custom metrics can be created using the configuration form in the Lightrun IDE plugin or from the CLI
• Counters (coming soon!) – Counts the number of times the code line is reached

Each of the above supported metrics is being collected and calculated on a 24 hours timeline as well as can be analyzed within a specific time range to allow developers to zoom into specific issues. In addition, developers can gain metrics visibility per single runtime agent or across multiple ones (See Lightrun Metrics for Java in action in this demo video).

To get started with Lightrun Metrics and learn more, please refer to our documentation.

NEW! LogOptimizer Support for .NET Runtime 

In addition to the previously supported runtime development languages including Java, JavaScript, and Python, Lightrun introduced its support for .NET to allow developers to optimize their overall cost of logging within their .NET applications. With the LogOptimizer solution, developers can receive a report showing the main log lines that are candidates for replacement with Dynamic Logs.

To learn more about the LogOptimizer, please read more here.

Feel free to visit Lightrun’s website to learn more or if you’re a newcomer, try it for free!

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Read more below the main new features as well as the key product enhancements that were released in Q1 of 2023!

NEW! Lightrun Log Optimizer() Launched!

Lightrun’s Log Optimizer  is a new and unique log-optimization and cost- reduction solution that is part of the Lightrun IDE plugins. It allows developers to scan their source code (a single file or complete project) across the supported runtimes (Java, Python, and Node.js) for log waste, and get in seconds the log lines that are replaceable by Lightrun’s dynamic logs. 

By using this solution developers can save up to 40% of their logging costs, and reduce around 60% of logging noise volume. For more information about the Log Optimizer solution, visit our website. 

New! Actions Tab Added to Lightrun IntelliJ IDE and VSCode Plugins

With the new tab, developers can better manage their existing and new Lightrun actions (Logs and Snapshots). This feature helps developers more easily gain insights while debugging. Within the new tab, they can filter actions and select the ones they care about based on their status: Error, Active, or Expired.

NEW! Additional Java runtime support

The Lightrun JVM agent now supports JDK 18 and JDK 19.

Developer Productivity & User Experience Enhancements

Lightrun strives for developer productivity and efficiency throughout the troubleshooting workflow. With that in mind, we have implemented several capabilities and enhancements to our platform. Read more about them below.

Sharing Snapshot Hits!

With this new feature, developers can share a snapshot result with their teammates for additional review. This capability allows developers to better collaborate and get help in resolving complex issues. This should expedite fixing complex issues and reduce the overall MTTR. It helps unify troubleshooting visibility among team members.
To use this new feature within the IDE plugin, upon capturing a snapshot hit,  use the Share button and choose from among the available options: Copy link, share via Slack, share as Jira issue. 

Additional Supported Target Outputs for Logs and Metrics 

Users can now select specific integrations (logz.io for logs / Prometheus for metrics) as their action output targets. This option makes it easier to configure where to view your output in addition to the Lightrun Console. For more information, see Action Output Target.

Lightrun Log Console Enhanced for Greater User Experience

We have added filename and line number to the log output format, as well as the ability to right-click and navigate to the relevant line using the “goto” action, or copy the entire row. 

Lightrun VSCode Plugin Enhanced for Better Snapshots Consumption

• Lightrun users can now view snapshot hits created by other users in their organization. This contributes to cross team collaboration, visibility into investigations by other teammates, and a more streamlined troubleshooting process.
• Snapshot hits data now loads much faster. This shortens the time to insights and expedites the overall troubleshooting process. In addition, we’ve extended the variable tree depth to give more information in every snapshot.
• We have added the ability to search a snapshot to help you find the data you’re looking for, faster.

Enhanced User Experience: Collapse and Expand Snapshots

In the latest release, we’ve improved the user experience around snapshots by providing an  expanded variables section as seen in the below screenshot. The view below is of a Jetbrains IDE; VSCode has been similarly enhanced.

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