X-Git-Url: https://git.arvados.org/arvados.git/blobdiff_plain/cdf7b162906cb37d4ecf88ff6c72433bcdd8fc84..78889e115e6fffd5eb82e54a541bd4858f804f91:/doc/api/methods/logs.html.textile.liquid

diff --git a/doc/api/methods/logs.html.textile.liquid b/doc/api/methods/logs.html.textile.liquid
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--- a/doc/api/methods/logs.html.textile.liquid
+++ b/doc/api/methods/logs.html.textile.liquid
@@ -6,14 +6,39 @@ title: "logs"
 
 ...
 
-See "REST methods for working with Arvados resources":{{site.baseurl}}/api/methods.html
-
 API endpoint base: @https://{{ site.arvados_api_host }}/arvados/v1/logs@
 
-Required arguments are displayed in %{background:#ccffcc}green%.
+Object type: @57u5n@
+
+Example UUID: @zzzzz-57u5n-0123456789abcde@
+
+h2. Resource
+
+Each Log has, in addition to the "Common resource fields":{{site.baseurl}}/api/resources.html:
+
+table(table table-bordered table-condensed).
+|_. Attribute|_. Type|_. Description|_. Example|
+|object_uuid|string|The arvados object that is the subject of the log.||
+|event_at|datetime|||
+|event_type|string|A user-defined category or type for this event.|@LOGIN@|
+|summary|text|||
+|properties|hash|||
+
+h3. Creation
+
+Any user may create Log entries for any event they find useful. User-generated Logs have no intrinsic meaning to other users or to the Arvados system itself; it is up to each user to choose appropriate log event types and summaries for their project.
 
+h3. System Logs
 
-h2. create
+Arvados uses Logs to record creation, deletion, and updates of other Arvados resources.
+
+h2. Methods
+
+See "Common resource methods":{{site.baseurl}}/api/methods.html for more information about @create@, @delete@, @get@, @list@, and @update@.
+
+Required arguments are displayed in %{background:#ccffcc}green%.
+
+h3. create
 
 Create a new log entry.
 
@@ -23,7 +48,7 @@ table(table table-bordered table-condensed).
 |_. Argument |_. Type |_. Description |_. Location |_. Example |
 |log|object||query||
 
-h2. delete
+h3. delete
 
 Delete an existing log entry. This method can only be used by privileged (system administrator) users.
 
@@ -33,7 +58,7 @@ table(table table-bordered table-condensed).
 |_. Argument |_. Type |_. Description |_. Location |_. Example |
 {background:#ccffcc}.|uuid|string|The UUID of the log entry in question.|path||
 
-h2. get
+h3. get
 
 Retrieve a log entry.
 
@@ -43,19 +68,13 @@ table(table table-bordered table-condensed).
 |_. Argument |_. Type |_. Description |_. Location |_. Example |
 {background:#ccffcc}.|uuid|string|The UUID of the log entry in question.|path||
 
-h2. list
+h3. list
 
 List log entries.
 
-Arguments:
-
-table(table table-bordered table-condensed).
-|_. Argument |_. Type |_. Description |_. Location |_. Example |
-|limit|integer (default 100)|Maximum number of log entries to return.|query||
-|order|string|Order in which to return matching log entries.|query||
-|filters|array|Conditions for filtering log entries.|query||
+See "common resource list method.":{{site.baseurl}}/api/methods.html#index
 
-h2. update
+h3. update
 
 Update attributes of an existing log entry. This method can only be used by privileged (system administrator) users.