Can /rest/log response be limited to the last n log entries?

[Andy P]

I am using the result of the /rest/log response to create a visual timeline of events. I really only need about the last 800 log entries, but the rest command returns the entire log (so 10's of thousands of records). I can clear the log, but then I lose the most recent entries as well and I cannot see a way to clear the log prior to a certain date.

The program works fine, but it feels like I am making it work harder than it needs to.

So specifically asking:

1: can /rest/log be called in a way that limits the response to the last n entries?

2. can the current log reset be done but preserve the last n days or n entries?

I attached a view of the timeline generated by javascript/html/css from the log.

EISY v5.7.0

Thanks, Andy