NewPAL

NewPAL is a Blazor Server conversion of the PAL Wizard that generates modern HTML reports from perfmon logs. Rules are stored as JSON, editable in the UI, and runnable from a CLI for automation workflows.

Projects

• src\PalWizard.App: Blazor Server UI.
• src\PalWizard.Cli: CLI runner for automation and AI workflows.
• src\PalWizard.Runtime: Execution pipeline (PAL.ps1, XML parsing, HTML rendering).
• src\PalWizard.Core: Models, JSON rules, report parser, HTML renderer.
• src\PalWizard.RuleConverter: XML -> JSON rule converter and seeder.
• src\PalWizard.Installer: Windows installer helper (copies app + shortcuts).
• tests\PalWizard.Tests: Unit tests for report parsing/rendering.

Quick Start (UI)

1. dotnet run --project src\PalWizard.App
2. Open http://localhost:5000 (or the URL shown in the console).
3. Use sample log: D:\PAL\PAL-master\PAL-master\PAL2\PALWizard\bin\Debug\SampleLog.blg
4. Pick Quick System Overview and run the analysis.

Quick Start (CLI)

dotnet run --project src\PalWizard.Cli -- run --log D:\PAL\PAL-master\PAL-master\PAL2\PALWizard\bin\Debug\SampleLog.blg --rule QuickSystemOverview.json --json

Installer

dotnet run --project src\PalWizard.Installer -- install

Run in an elevated PowerShell to install into Program Files and create shortcuts.

Configuration

• Default settings live in src\PalWizard.App\appsettings.json.
• UI changes are stored in src\PalWizard.App\user-settings.json.
• Rules live in Rules.
• PAL resources live in PalResources.

Testing

dotnet test

Credits

This project builds on the original PAL by Clint Huffman and contributors. https://github.com/clinthuffman/PAL