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The NestLens dashboard organizes the 19 entry types into logical groups in the sidebar, making it easy to find what you're looking for.

The sidebar is grouped exactly as follows.

Overview​

  • Dashboard - Aggregated metrics and recent activity

Core​

  • Requests - All HTTP requests with method, path, status, and timing
  • Queries - SQL and ORM queries with execution time
  • GraphQL - GraphQL operations, fields, and N+1 detection
  • Exceptions - Application errors and unhandled exceptions
  • Logs - Application log messages (debug, info, warn, error)

Background​

  • Jobs - Bull/BullMQ job queue processing
  • Schedule - Cron jobs and scheduled tasks
  • Batches - Batch processing operations
  • Commands - CQRS command execution

Data​

  • Cache - Cache get/set/delete operations
  • Redis - Redis command execution
  • Models - Entity CRUD operations (create, read, update, delete)

Communication​

  • HTTP Client - Outbound HTTP requests made by your application
  • Mail - Email sending operations
  • Notifications - Push, SMS, and other notification types
  • Events - Application event dispatching

System​

  • Views - Template rendering operations
  • Gates - Authorization and permission checks
  • Dumps - Debug dump operations

Active State​

The currently selected entry type is highlighted in the sidebar with an accent color and an active indicator.

Exception Badge​

The Exceptions item shows a live count badge when unresolved exceptions exist. (Other items do not display a count badge.)

Collapsible Groups​

Navigation groups can be collapsed to save space:

  • Click a group header to toggle it
  • The collapsed/expanded state is persisted in localStorage and restored on the next visit

Entry Type Pages​

Each entry type has a dedicated page.

List View​

A table view showing key fields for quick scanning, status indicators, timestamps, and durations. Rows are keyboard-navigable (see Keyboard Shortcuts).

Detail View​

Clicking a row opens a dedicated detail page with:

  • The complete payload
  • Related entries grouped by request ID (family grouping)
  • Tags
  • Raw JSON view

URL Structure​

The dashboard uses clean, route-based URLs:

/nestlens/requests          # Request list
/nestlens/queries           # Query list
/nestlens/exceptions        # Exception list
/nestlens/requests/:id      # A single request's detail page
... and so on for each type

Deep Linking​

Filters are encoded in the URL query string, so filtered views are shareable and survive a refresh:

/nestlens/requests?status=500&method=POST
/nestlens/queries?slow=true

This enables bookmarking specific views, sharing filtered results, and using browser back/forward navigation.

Keyboard Navigation​

  • Arrow keys / Home / End - Move between rows in a list
  • Enter / Space - Open the focused entry
  • Ctrl/Cmd + K - Clear all entries
  • Ctrl/Cmd + D - Toggle dark mode
  • See Keyboard Shortcuts for the full list

Next Steps​