Recording a log of operations

A method implemented by a processor to perform steps comprising:

• receiving an input response at a logging system from a server, the input response related to a first client request and the input response including first content adapted to prompt data input via a client, wherein the first content includes a hypertext markup language (HTML) file;
• determining that the input response includes an object to be logged;
• embedding an identifier of the first content in the input response;
• sending an output response from the logging system to the client, wherein the output response is derived from the input response and the identifier of the first content;
• storing both the HTML file and the identifier of the first content in a logging database in response to determining that the HTML file includes an input form;
• receiving a second client request at the logging system from the client, the second client request corresponding to the output response, the second client request including input data related to the first content and including the identifier of the first content;
• extracting the input data and the identifier of the first content from the second client request;
• retrieving the first content from the logging database based on the extracted identifier of the first content, wherein the extracted identifier of the first content is found in the logging database;
• combining the input data extracted from the second client request with the first content to produce resulting data, wherein the resulting data is produced by modifying the HTML file to include the input data at a predetermined position of the input form;
• generating an image of the input form based on the resulting data, the image including the input form and the input data;
• and
• recording the resulting data in the logging database.

A computer program product to cause a computer to function as a logging system to record a log of an operation, the computer program product comprising:

• a computer readable storage device having computer usable program code embedded therewith,
• the computer usable program code executable by a processor to:
• receive an input response from a server, the input response including first content corresponding to a first client request, the first content adapted to prompt data input via a client, wherein the first content includes a hypertext markup language (HTML) file;
• embed an identifier in the first content, the identifier to identify the first content;
• send the client an output response, the output response including at least the first content in which the identifier of the first content is embedded;
• store both the HTML file and the identifier of the first content in a logging database in response to determining that the HTML file includes an input form;
• receive a second client request from the client, the second client request corresponding to the output response and the second client request including input data related to the first content and the second client request including the identifier of the first content:
• extract the input data and the identifier of the first content from the second client request;
• retrieve the first content from the logging database based on the extracted identifier of the first content, wherein the extracted identifier of the first content is found in the logging database;
• combine the extracted input data and the retrieved first content to produce resulting data wherein the resulting data is produced by modifying the HTML file to include the input data at a predetermined position of the input form;
• generate an image of the input form based on the resulting data, the image including the input form and the input data;
• and
• store the resulting data in the logging database.