Add -T flag to optionally include CRI timestamps in logs

Adam Mulvanyrequested to merge
add-parameter-for-optional-timestamps into main

Summary

This MR adds a new -T flag to kubeSOS that allows users to opt-in to including CRI (Container Runtime Interface) timestamps in log output.

Changes

  • Default behavior: Logs are captured without --timestamps flag, producing clean output that doesn't break JSON parsing
  • With -T flag: Logs include CRI timestamp prefixes (original behavior) for debugging purposes
  • Updated README.md to document the new flag

Problem Solved

Kubernetes container runtimes (containerd/Docker) write logs in CRI format with RFC3339Nano timestamp prefixes:

2025-11-05T00:40:00.149897031+07:00 {"component": "gitlab","subcomponent":"application_json",...}

This breaks JSON parsing for applications that output structured logs. By removing the --timestamps flag by default, we get clean JSON output that can be parsed properly.

Related Issue

Closes #33

Edited by Adam Mulvany

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