unixinput

UNIXINPUT

Synopsys

Details

add_field

• Value type is hash
• Default value is {}

If this filter is successful, add any arbitrary fields to this event.

data_timeout

• Value type is time.Duration
• Default value is ``

The read timeout in seconds. If a particular connection is idle for more than this timeout period, we will assume it is dead and close it. If you never want to timeout, use 0. Default value is 0

force_unlink

• Value type is bool
• Default value is ?

Remove socket file in case of EADDRINUSE failure Default value is false

mode

• Value type is string
• Default value is ""

Mode to operate in. server listens for client connections, client connects to a server. Value can be any of: "server", "client" Default value is "server"

path

• This is a required setting.
• Value type is string
• Default value is ""

When mode is server, the path to listen on. When mode is client, the path to connect to.

tags

• Value type is array
• Default value is []

If this filter is successful, add arbitrary tags to the event. Tags can be dynamic and include parts of the event using the %{field} syntax.

type

• Value type is string
• Default value is ""

Add a type field to all events handled by this input

codec

• Value type is string
• Default value is ""

The codec used for input data. Input codecs are a convenient method for decoding your data before it enters the input, without needing a separate filter in your bitfan pipeline

Configuration blueprint

unixinput{
	add_field => {}
	data_timeout => 30
	force_unlink => bool
	mode => ""
	path => ""
	tags => []
	type => ""
	codec => ""
}