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AI-generatedGrafana Loki alert rule max_lines truncation behavior unspecified
When configuring a Loki-based alert rule in Grafana, the max_lines parameter limits the number of log lines returned for evaluation. The goal is to determine which subset of lines is kept when the actual result set exceeds this limit, as this decides whether critical error messages are included in the alert condition. The truncation strategy—whether Grafana