[ZOOKEEPER-4487] Add command line parameters support for connection settings to ZooInspector

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Open
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 3.7.0, 3.6.2, 3.8.0
• Component/s: contrib
• Labels: zooinspector
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Brent
• Created: 05/Mar/22 05:26
• Updated: 05/Mar/22 05:33

Description

The ZooInspector tool currently only allows specification of connection settings (connect string, session timeout, etc.) from a pop-up dialog once the UI has been run.  This often results in a lot of extra clicks every time I use the app.  My normal workflow is:

1. Run shell command to get ZK connect string
2. Launch ZooInspector
3. Click "connect" button
4. Copy paste connect string into "Connect String" field
5. Click "OK"

If the parameters in the connection settings dialog (most importantly the connect string) could be specified on the command line, Steps 2-5 could be squished into a single step.  This is also more favorable for automation and integrating ZooInspector into other tooling.

See attached image for reference screenshot of connection settings dialog.