1491687 - Group similar messages in Web Console (by default and as a checkbox)

Status: NEW

(DevTools :: Console, enhancement, P3)

Description

[Kostas]

I'm aware that Firefox DevTools Web Console already groups duplicated entries and then uses a badge with the count of duplicated entries.
But that doesn't happen when the entries are slightly different.

So, my suggestion is to add a "Group similar" checkbox and group such entries by default. 
Chrome browser provides such feature and groups similar messages together by default[1] .

I'm referring to consecutive messages, where only the URL changes among them,
e.g. the following:

Loading mixed (insecure) display content “URL_1” on a secure page[Learn More]
Loading mixed (insecure) display content “URL_2” on a secure page[Learn More]
Loading mixed (insecure) display content “URL_3” on a secure page[Learn More]

to become:

~ [3] Loading mixed (insecure) display content on a secure page[Learn More]


Please see my attached screenshots from Firefox 62 and Chrome 69.

Using Firefox 62 and Nightly 64 (and Chrome 69) in win10.

[1] https://developers.google.com/web/updates/2017/11/devtools-release-notes#group-similar

Comment 1

[Kostas]

Attachment: Firefox 62.jpg

Comment 2

[Kostas]

Attachment: Chrome 69.jpg