aws-amplify / aws-amplify/amplify-hosting
Feature Request: show the Tail (latest) of the function logs in the AWS Amplify console instead of the Head (earliest) of the function logs
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Description
**Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.**
It would be more helpful when looking in the AWS Amplify console at the functions list for my project to see the LATEST logs instead of the initial logs as now seen. Here is what I am currently seeing for my project:

**Describe the solution you'd like**
I would prefer to see the tail of the logs instead of the head, because stuff that happened most recent is going to be far more important than the initial logs when the project was first created. Right now it show the first ~1500 lines from when I first build the project 5 months ago, and that is not very helpful. I am forced to click into cloudwatch to see what I really need. I would prefer to not have to leave the AWS Amplify console. Just my 2 cents.
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Research direction
The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating the AWS Amplify console's function-list log retrieval and display path, then compare the current head-of-log behavior with the requested tail behavior. Done means the console shows the latest function logs without requiring a visit to CloudWatch.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- aws
- Domain
- cloud, observability
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100