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[[pipe-line]]
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== Pipeline Definition
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A pipeline is a definition of a series of processors that are to be
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executed in the same sequential order as they are declared.
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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{
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"description" : "...",
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"processors" : [ ... ]
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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The `description` is a special field to store a helpful description of
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what the pipeline attempts to achieve.
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The `processors` parameter defines a list of processors to be executed in
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order.
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== Ingest APIs
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=== Put pipeline API
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The put pipeline api adds pipelines and updates existing pipelines in the cluster.
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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PUT _ingest/pipeline/my-pipeline-id
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{
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"description" : "describe pipeline",
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"processors" : [
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{
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"simple" : {
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// settings
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}
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},
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// other processors
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]
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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// AUTOSENSE
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NOTE: The put pipeline api also instructs all ingest nodes to reload their in-memory representation of pipelines, so that
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pipeline changes take immediately in effect.
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=== Get pipeline API
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The get pipeline api returns pipelines based on id. This api always returns a local reference of the pipeline.
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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GET _ingest/pipeline/my-pipeline-id
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--------------------------------------------------
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// AUTOSENSE
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Example response:
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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{
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"my-pipeline-id": {
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"_source" : {
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"description": "describe pipeline",
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"processors": [
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{
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"simple" : {
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// settings
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}
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},
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// other processors
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]
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},
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"_version" : 0
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}
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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For each returned pipeline the source and the version is returned.
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The version is useful for knowing what version of the pipeline the node has.
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Multiple ids can be provided at the same time. Also wildcards are supported.
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=== Delete pipeline API
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The delete pipeline api deletes pipelines by id.
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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DELETE _ingest/pipeline/my-pipeline-id
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--------------------------------------------------
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// AUTOSENSE
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=== Simulate pipeline API
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The simulate pipeline api executes a specific pipeline against
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the set of documents provided in the body of the request.
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A simulate request may call upon an existing pipeline to be executed
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against the provided documents, or supply a pipeline definition in
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the body of the request.
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Here is the structure of a simulate request with a provided pipeline:
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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POST _ingest/pipeline/_simulate
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{
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"pipeline" : {
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// pipeline definition here
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},
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"docs" : [
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{ /** first document **/ },
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{ /** second document **/ },
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// ...
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]
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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Here is the structure of a simulate request against a pre-existing pipeline:
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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POST _ingest/pipeline/my-pipeline-id/_simulate
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{
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"docs" : [
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{ /** first document **/ },
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{ /** second document **/ },
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// ...
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]
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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Here is an example simulate request with a provided pipeline and its response:
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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POST _ingest/pipeline/_simulate
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{
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"pipeline" :
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{
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"description": "_description",
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"processors": [
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{
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"set" : {
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"field" : "field2",
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"value" : "_value"
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}
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}
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]
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},
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"docs": [
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{
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"_index": "index",
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"_type": "type",
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"_id": "id",
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"_source": {
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"foo": "bar"
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}
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},
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{
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"_index": "index",
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"_type": "type",
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"_id": "id",
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"_source": {
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"foo": "rab"
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}
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}
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]
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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// AUTOSENSE
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response:
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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{
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"docs": [
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{
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"doc": {
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"_id": "id",
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"_ttl": null,
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"_parent": null,
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"_index": "index",
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"_routing": null,
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"_type": "type",
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"_timestamp": null,
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"_source": {
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"field2": "_value",
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"foo": "bar"
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},
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"_ingest": {
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"timestamp": "2016-01-04T23:53:27.186+0000"
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}
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}
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},
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{
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"doc": {
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"_id": "id",
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"_ttl": null,
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"_parent": null,
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"_index": "index",
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"_routing": null,
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"_type": "type",
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"_timestamp": null,
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"_source": {
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"field2": "_value",
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"foo": "rab"
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},
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"_ingest": {
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"timestamp": "2016-01-04T23:53:27.186+0000"
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}
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}
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}
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]
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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It is often useful to see how each processor affects the ingest document
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as it is passed through the pipeline. To see the intermediate results of
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each processor in the simulate request, a `verbose` parameter may be added
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to the request
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Here is an example verbose request and its response:
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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POST _ingest/pipeline/_simulate?verbose
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{
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"pipeline" :
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{
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"description": "_description",
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"processors": [
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{
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"set" : {
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"field" : "field2",
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"value" : "_value2"
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}
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},
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{
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"set" : {
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"field" : "field3",
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"value" : "_value3"
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}
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}
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]
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},
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"docs": [
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{
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"_index": "index",
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"_type": "type",
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"_id": "id",
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"_source": {
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"foo": "bar"
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}
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},
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{
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"_index": "index",
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"_type": "type",
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"_id": "id",
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"_source": {
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"foo": "rab"
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}
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}
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]
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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// AUTOSENSE
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response:
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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{
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"docs": [
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{
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"processor_results": [
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{
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"tag": "processor[set]-0",
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"doc": {
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"_id": "id",
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"_ttl": null,
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"_parent": null,
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"_index": "index",
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"_routing": null,
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"_type": "type",
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"_timestamp": null,
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"_source": {
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"field2": "_value2",
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"foo": "bar"
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},
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"_ingest": {
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"timestamp": "2016-01-05T00:02:51.383+0000"
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}
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}
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},
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{
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"tag": "processor[set]-1",
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"doc": {
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"_id": "id",
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"_ttl": null,
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"_parent": null,
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"_index": "index",
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"_routing": null,
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"_type": "type",
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"_timestamp": null,
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"_source": {
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"field3": "_value3",
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"field2": "_value2",
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"foo": "bar"
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},
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"_ingest": {
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"timestamp": "2016-01-05T00:02:51.383+0000"
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}
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}
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}
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]
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},
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{
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"processor_results": [
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{
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"tag": "processor[set]-0",
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"doc": {
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"_id": "id",
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"_ttl": null,
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"_parent": null,
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"_index": "index",
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"_routing": null,
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"_type": "type",
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"_timestamp": null,
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"_source": {
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"field2": "_value2",
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"foo": "rab"
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},
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"_ingest": {
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"timestamp": "2016-01-05T00:02:51.384+0000"
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}
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}
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},
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{
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"tag": "processor[set]-1",
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"doc": {
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"_id": "id",
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"_ttl": null,
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"_parent": null,
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"_index": "index",
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"_routing": null,
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"_type": "type",
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"_timestamp": null,
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"_source": {
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"field3": "_value3",
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"field2": "_value2",
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"foo": "rab"
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},
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"_ingest": {
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"timestamp": "2016-01-05T00:02:51.384+0000"
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}
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}
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}
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]
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}
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]
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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== Accessing data in pipelines
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Processors in pipelines have read and write access to documents that pass through the pipeline.
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The fields in the source of a document and its metadata fields are accessible.
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Accessing a field in the source is straightforward and one can refer to fields by
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their name. For example:
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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{
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"set": {
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"field": "my_field"
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"value": 582.1
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}
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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On top of this fields from the source are always accessible via the `_source` prefix:
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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{
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"set": {
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"field": "_source.my_field"
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"value": 582.1
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}
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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Metadata fields can also be accessed in the same way as fields from the source. This
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is possible because Elasticsearch doesn't allow fields in the source that have the
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same name as metadata fields.
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The following example sets the id of a document to `1`:
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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{
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"set": {
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"field": "_id"
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"value": "1"
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}
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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The following metadata fields are accessible by a processor: `_index`, `_type`, `_id`, `_routing`, `_parent`,
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`_timestamp` and `_ttl`.
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Beyond metadata fields and source fields, ingest also adds ingest metadata to documents being processed.
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These metadata properties are accessible under the `_ingest` key. Currently ingest adds the ingest timestamp
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under `_ingest.timestamp` key to the ingest metadata, which is the time ES received the index or bulk
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request to pre-process. But any processor is free to add more ingest related metadata to it. Ingest metadata is transient
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and is lost after a document has been processed by the pipeline and thus ingest metadata won't be indexed.
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The following example adds a field with the name `received` and the value is the ingest timestamp:
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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{
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"set": {
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"field": "received"
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"value": "{{_ingest.timestamp}}"
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}
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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As opposed to Elasticsearch metadata fields, the ingest metadata field name _ingest can be used as a valid field name
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in the source of a document. Use _source._ingest to refer to it, otherwise _ingest will be interpreted as ingest
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metadata fields.
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A number of processor settings also support templating. Settings that support templating can have zero or more
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template snippets. A template snippet begins with `{{` and ends with `}}`.
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Accessing fields and metafields in templates is exactly the same as via regular processor field settings.
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In this example a field by the name `field_c` is added and its value is a concatenation of
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the values of `field_a` and `field_b`.
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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{
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"set": {
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"field": "field_c"
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"value": "{{field_a}} {{field_b}}"
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}
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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The following example changes the index a document is going to be indexed into. The index a document will be redirected
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to depends on the field in the source with name `geoip.country_iso_code`.
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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{
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"set": {
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"field": "_index"
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"value": "{{geoip.country_iso_code}}"
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}
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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[[handling-failure-in-pipelines]]
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=== Handling Failure in Pipelines
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In its simplest case, pipelines describe a list of processors which
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are executed sequentially and processing halts at the first exception. This
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may not be desirable when failures are expected. For example, not all your logs
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may match a certain grok expression and you may wish to index such documents into
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a separate index.
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To enable this behavior, you can utilize the `on_failure` parameter. `on_failure`
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defines a list of processors to be executed immediately following the failed processor.
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This parameter can be supplied at the pipeline level, as well as at the processor
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level. If a processor has an `on_failure` configuration option provided, whether
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it is empty or not, any exceptions that are thrown by it will be caught and the
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pipeline will continue executing the proceeding processors defined. Since further processors
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are defined within the scope of an `on_failure` statement, failure handling can be nested.
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Example: In the following example we define a pipeline that hopes to rename documents with
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a field named `foo` to `bar`. If the document does not contain the `foo` field, we
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go ahead and attach an error message within the document for later analysis within
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Elasticsearch.
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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{
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"description" : "my first pipeline with handled exceptions",
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"processors" : [
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{
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"rename" : {
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"field" : "foo",
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"to" : "bar",
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"on_failure" : [
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{
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"set" : {
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"field" : "error",
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"value" : "field \"foo\" does not exist, cannot rename to \"bar\""
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}
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}
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]
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}
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}
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]
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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Example: Here we define an `on_failure` block on a whole pipeline to change
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the index for which failed documents get sent.
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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{
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"description" : "my first pipeline with handled exceptions",
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"processors" : [ ... ],
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"on_failure" : [
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{
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"set" : {
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"field" : "_index",
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"value" : "failed-{{ _index }}"
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}
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}
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]
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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==== Accessing Error Metadata From Processors Handling Exceptions
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Sometimes you may want to retrieve the actual error message that was thrown
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by a failed processor. To do so you can access metadata fields called
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`on_failure_message`, `on_failure_processor_type`, `on_failure_processor_tag`. These fields are only accessible
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from within the context of an `on_failure` block. Here is an updated version of
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our first example which leverages these fields to provide the error message instead
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of manually setting it.
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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{
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"description" : "my first pipeline with handled exceptions",
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"processors" : [
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{
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"rename" : {
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"field" : "foo",
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"to" : "bar",
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"on_failure" : [
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{
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"set" : {
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"field" : "error",
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"value" : "{{ _ingest.on_failure_message }}"
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}
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}
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]
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}
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}
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]
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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== Processors
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All processors are defined in the following way within a pipeline definition:
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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{
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"PROCESSOR_NAME" : {
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... processor configuration options ...
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}
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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Each processor defines its own configuration parameters, but all processors have
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the ability to declare `tag` and `on_failure` fields. These fields are optional.
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A `tag` is simply a string identifier of the specific instantiation of a certain
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processor in a pipeline. The `tag` field does not affect any processor's behavior,
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but is very useful for bookkeeping and tracing errors to specific processors.
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See <<handling-failure-in-pipelines>> to learn more about the `on_failure` field and error handling in pipelines.
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=== Append processor
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Appends one or more values to an existing array if the field already exists and it is an array.
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Converts a scalar to an array and appends one or more values to it if the field exists and it is a scalar.
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Creates an array containing the provided values if the fields doesn't exist.
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Accepts a single value or an array of values.
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[[append-options]]
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.Append Options
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[options="header"]
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|======
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| Name | Required | Default | Description
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| `field` | yes | - | The field to be appended to
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| `value` | yes | - | The value to be appended
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|======
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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{
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"append": {
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"field": "field1"
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"value": ["item2", "item3", "item4"]
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}
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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=== Convert processor
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Converts an existing field's value to a different type, like turning a string to an integer.
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If the field value is an array, all members will be converted.
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The supported types include: `integer`, `float`, `string`, and `boolean`.
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`boolean` will set the field to true if its string value is equal to `true` (ignore case), to
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false if its string value is equal to `false` (ignore case) and it will throw exception otherwise.
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[[convert-options]]
|
|
.Convert Options
|
|
[options="header"]
|
|
|======
|
|
| Name | Required | Default | Description
|
|
| `field` | yes | - | The field whose value is to be converted
|
|
| `type` | yes | - | The type to convert the existing value to
|
|
|======
|
|
|
|
[source,js]
|
|
--------------------------------------------------
|
|
{
|
|
"convert": {
|
|
"field" : "foo"
|
|
"type": "integer"
|
|
}
|
|
}
|
|
--------------------------------------------------
|
|
|
|
=== Date processor
|
|
|
|
The date processor is used for parsing dates from fields, and then using that date or timestamp as the timestamp for that document.
|
|
The date processor adds by default the parsed date as a new field called `@timestamp`, configurable by setting the `target_field`
|
|
configuration parameter. Multiple date formats are supported as part of the same date processor definition. They will be used
|
|
sequentially to attempt parsing the date field, in the same order they were defined as part of the processor definition.
|
|
|
|
[[date-options]]
|
|
.Date options
|
|
[options="header"]
|
|
|======
|
|
| Name | Required | Default | Description
|
|
| `match_field` | yes | - | The field to get the date from.
|
|
| `target_field` | no | @timestamp | The field that will hold the parsed date.
|
|
| `match_formats` | yes | - | Array of the expected date formats. Can be a joda pattern or one of the following formats: ISO8601, UNIX, UNIX_MS, TAI64N.
|
|
| `timezone` | no | UTC | The timezone to use when parsing the date.
|
|
| `locale` | no | ENGLISH | The locale to use when parsing the date, relevant when parsing month names or week days.
|
|
|======
|
|
|
|
An example that adds the parsed date to the `timestamp` field based on the `initial_date` field:
|
|
|
|
[source,js]
|
|
--------------------------------------------------
|
|
{
|
|
"description" : "...",
|
|
"processors" : [
|
|
{
|
|
"date" : {
|
|
"match_field" : "initial_date",
|
|
"target_field" : "timestamp",
|
|
"match_formats" : ["dd/MM/yyyy hh:mm:ss"],
|
|
"timezone" : "Europe/Amsterdam"
|
|
}
|
|
}
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
--------------------------------------------------
|
|
|
|
=== Fail processor
|
|
The Fail Processor is used to raise an exception. This is useful for when
|
|
a user expects a pipeline to fail and wishes to relay a specific message
|
|
to the requester.
|
|
|
|
[[fail-options]]
|
|
.Fail Options
|
|
[options="header"]
|
|
|======
|
|
| Name | Required | Default | Description
|
|
| `message` | yes | - | The error message of the `FailException` thrown by the processor
|
|
|======
|
|
|
|
[source,js]
|
|
--------------------------------------------------
|
|
{
|
|
"fail": {
|
|
"message": "an error message"
|
|
}
|
|
}
|
|
--------------------------------------------------
|
|
|
|
=== Foreach processor
|
|
All processors can operate on elements inside an array, but if all elements of an array need to
|
|
be processed in the same way defining a processor for each element becomes cumbersome and tricky
|
|
because it is likely that the number of elements in an array are unknown. For this reason the `foreach`
|
|
processor is exists. By specifying the field holding array elements and a list of processors that
|
|
define what should happen to each element, array field can easily be preprocessed.
|
|
|
|
Processors inside the foreach processor work in a different context and the only valid top level
|
|
field is `_value`, which holds the array element value. Under this field other fields may exist.
|
|
|
|
If the `foreach` processor failed to process an element inside the array and no `on_failure` processor has been specified
|
|
then it aborts the execution and leaves the array unmodified.
|
|
|
|
[[foreach-options]]
|
|
.Foreach Options
|
|
[options="header"]
|
|
|======
|
|
| Name | Required | Default | Description
|
|
| `field` | yes | - | The array field
|
|
| `processors` | yes | - | The processors
|
|
|======
|
|
|
|
Assume the following document:
|
|
|
|
[source,js]
|
|
--------------------------------------------------
|
|
{
|
|
"value" : ["foo", "bar", "baz"]
|
|
}
|
|
--------------------------------------------------
|
|
|
|
When this `foreach` processor operates on this sample document:
|
|
|
|
[source,js]
|
|
--------------------------------------------------
|
|
{
|
|
"foreach" : {
|
|
"field" : "values",
|
|
"processors" : [
|
|
{
|
|
"uppercase" : {
|
|
"field" : "_value"
|
|
}
|
|
}
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
}
|
|
--------------------------------------------------
|
|
|
|
Then the document will look like this after preprocessing:
|
|
|
|
[source,js]
|
|
--------------------------------------------------
|
|
{
|
|
"value" : ["FOO", "BAR", "BAZ"]
|
|
}
|
|
--------------------------------------------------
|
|
|
|
Lets take a look at another example:
|
|
|
|
[source,js]
|
|
--------------------------------------------------
|
|
{
|
|
"persons" : [
|
|
{
|
|
"id" : "1",
|
|
"name" : "John Doe"
|
|
},
|
|
{
|
|
"id" : "2",
|
|
"name" : "Jane Doe"
|
|
}
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
--------------------------------------------------
|
|
|
|
and in the case the `id` field needs to be removed
|
|
then the following `foreach` processor can be used:
|
|
|
|
[source,js]
|
|
--------------------------------------------------
|
|
{
|
|
"foreach" : {
|
|
"field" : "persons",
|
|
"processors" : [
|
|
{
|
|
"remove" : {
|
|
"field" : "_value.id"
|
|
}
|
|
}
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
}
|
|
--------------------------------------------------
|
|
|
|
After preprocessing the result is:
|
|
|
|
[source,js]
|
|
--------------------------------------------------
|
|
{
|
|
"persons" : [
|
|
{
|
|
"name" : "John Doe"
|
|
},
|
|
{
|
|
"name" : "Jane Doe"
|
|
}
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
--------------------------------------------------
|
|
|
|
Like on any processor `on_failure` processors can also be defined
|
|
in processors that wrapped inside the `foreach` processor.
|
|
|
|
For example the `id` field may not exist on all person objects and
|
|
instead of failing the index request, the document will be send to
|
|
the 'failure_index' index for later inspection:
|
|
|
|
[source,js]
|
|
--------------------------------------------------
|
|
{
|
|
"foreach" : {
|
|
"field" : "persons",
|
|
"processors" : [
|
|
{
|
|
"remove" : {
|
|
"field" : "_value.id",
|
|
"on_failure" : [
|
|
{
|
|
"set" : {
|
|
"field", "_index",
|
|
"value", "failure_index"
|
|
}
|
|
}
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
}
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
}
|
|
--------------------------------------------------
|
|
|
|
In this example if the `remove` processor does fail then
|
|
the array elements that have been processed thus far will
|
|
be updated.
|
|
|
|
=== Grok Processor
|
|
|
|
The Grok Processor extracts structured fields out of a single text field within a document. You choose which field to
|
|
extract matched fields from, as well as the Grok Pattern you expect will match. A Grok Pattern is like a regular
|
|
expression that supports aliased expressions that can be reused.
|
|
|
|
This tool is perfect for syslog logs, apache and other webserver logs, mysql logs, and in general, any log format
|
|
that is generally written for humans and not computer consumption.
|
|
|
|
The processor comes packaged with over 120 reusable patterns that are located at `$ES_HOME/config/ingest/grok/patterns`.
|
|
Here, you can add your own custom grok pattern files with custom grok expressions to be used by the processor.
|
|
|
|
If you need help building patterns to match your logs, you will find the <http://grokdebug.herokuapp.com> and
|
|
<http://grokconstructor.appspot.com/> applications quite useful!
|
|
|
|
==== Grok Basics
|
|
|
|
Grok sits on top of regular expressions, so any regular expressions are valid in grok as well.
|
|
The regular expression library is Oniguruma, and you can see the full supported regexp syntax
|
|
https://github.com/kkos/oniguruma/blob/master/doc/RE[on the Onigiruma site].
|
|
|
|
Grok works by leveraging this regular expression language to allow naming existing patterns and combining them into more
|
|
complex patterns that match your fields.
|
|
|
|
The syntax for re-using a grok pattern comes in three forms: `%{SYNTAX:SEMANTIC}`, `%{SYNTAX}`, `%{SYNTAX:SEMANTIC:TYPE}`.
|
|
|
|
The `SYNTAX` is the name of the pattern that will match your text. For example, `3.44` will be matched by the `NUMBER`
|
|
pattern and `55.3.244.1` will be matched by the `IP` pattern. The syntax is how you match. `NUMBER` and `IP` are both
|
|
patterns that are provided within the default patterns set.
|
|
|
|
The `SEMANTIC` is the identifier you give to the piece of text being matched. For example, `3.44` could be the
|
|
duration of an event, so you could call it simply `duration`. Further, a string `55.3.244.1` might identify
|
|
the `client` making a request.
|
|
|
|
The `TYPE` is the type you wish to cast your named field. `int` and `float` are currently the only types supported for coercion.
|
|
|
|
For example, here is a grok pattern that would match the above example given. We would like to match a text with the following
|
|
contents:
|
|
|
|
[source,js]
|
|
--------------------------------------------------
|
|
3.44 55.3.244.1
|
|
--------------------------------------------------
|
|
|
|
We may know that the above message is a number followed by an IP-address. We can match this text with the following
|
|
Grok expression.
|
|
|
|
[source,js]
|
|
--------------------------------------------------
|
|
%{NUMBER:duration} %{IP:client}
|
|
--------------------------------------------------
|
|
|
|
==== Custom Patterns and Pattern Files
|
|
|
|
The Grok Processor comes pre-packaged with a base set of pattern files. These patterns may not always have
|
|
what you are looking for. These pattern files have a very basic format. Each line describes a named pattern with
|
|
the following format:
|
|
|
|
[source,js]
|
|
--------------------------------------------------
|
|
NAME ' '+ PATTERN '\n'
|
|
--------------------------------------------------
|
|
|
|
You can add this pattern to an existing file, or add your own file in the patterns directory here: `$ES_HOME/config/ingest/grok/patterns`.
|
|
The Ingest Plugin will pick up files in this directory to be loaded into the grok processor's known patterns. These patterns are loaded
|
|
at startup, so you will need to do a restart your ingest node if you wish to update these files while running.
|
|
|
|
Example snippet of pattern definitions found in the `grok-patterns` patterns file:
|
|
|
|
[source,js]
|
|
--------------------------------------------------
|
|
YEAR (?>\d\d){1,2}
|
|
HOUR (?:2[0123]|[01]?[0-9])
|
|
MINUTE (?:[0-5][0-9])
|
|
SECOND (?:(?:[0-5]?[0-9]|60)(?:[:.,][0-9]+)?)
|
|
TIME (?!<[0-9])%{HOUR}:%{MINUTE}(?::%{SECOND})(?![0-9])
|
|
--------------------------------------------------
|
|
|
|
==== Using Grok Processor in a Pipeline
|
|
|
|
[[grok-options]]
|
|
.Grok Options
|
|
[options="header"]
|
|
|======
|
|
| Name | Required | Default | Description
|
|
| `match_field` | yes | - | The field to use for grok expression parsing
|
|
| `match_pattern` | yes | - | The grok expression to match and extract named captures with
|
|
| `pattern_definitions` | no | - | A map of pattern-name and pattern tuples defining custom patterns to be used by the current processor. Patterns matching existing names will override the pre-existing definition.
|
|
|======
|
|
|
|
Here is an example of using the provided patterns to extract out and name structured fields from a string field in
|
|
a document.
|
|
|
|
[source,js]
|
|
--------------------------------------------------
|
|
{
|
|
"message": "55.3.244.1 GET /index.html 15824 0.043"
|
|
}
|
|
--------------------------------------------------
|
|
|
|
The pattern for this could be
|
|
|
|
[source,js]
|
|
--------------------------------------------------
|
|
%{IP:client} %{WORD:method} %{URIPATHPARAM:request} %{NUMBER:bytes} %{NUMBER:duration}
|
|
--------------------------------------------------
|
|
|
|
An example pipeline for processing the above document using Grok:
|
|
|
|
[source,js]
|
|
--------------------------------------------------
|
|
{
|
|
"description" : "...",
|
|
"processors": [
|
|
{
|
|
"grok": {
|
|
"match_field": "message",
|
|
"match_pattern": "%{IP:client} %{WORD:method} %{URIPATHPARAM:request} %{NUMBER:bytes} %{NUMBER:duration}"
|
|
}
|
|
}
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
--------------------------------------------------
|
|
|
|
This pipeline will insert these named captures as new fields within the document, like so:
|
|
|
|
[source,js]
|
|
--------------------------------------------------
|
|
{
|
|
"message": "55.3.244.1 GET /index.html 15824 0.043",
|
|
"client": "55.3.244.1",
|
|
"method": "GET",
|
|
"request": "/index.html",
|
|
"bytes": 15824,
|
|
"duration": "0.043"
|
|
}
|
|
--------------------------------------------------
|
|
|
|
An example of a pipeline specifying custom pattern definitions:
|
|
|
|
[source,js]
|
|
--------------------------------------------------
|
|
{
|
|
"description" : "...",
|
|
"processors": [
|
|
{
|
|
"grok": {
|
|
"match_field": "message",
|
|
"match_pattern": "my %{FAVORITE_DOG:dog} is colored %{RGB:color}"
|
|
"pattern_definitions" : {
|
|
"FAVORITE_DOG" : "beagle",
|
|
"RGB" : "RED|GREEN|BLUE"
|
|
}
|
|
}
|
|
}
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
--------------------------------------------------
|
|
|
|
=== Gsub processor
|
|
Converts a string field by applying a regular expression and a replacement.
|
|
If the field is not a string, the processor will throw an exception.
|
|
|
|
[[gsub-options]]
|
|
.Gsub Options
|
|
[options="header"]
|
|
|======
|
|
| Name | Required | Default | Description
|
|
| `field` | yes | - | The field apply the replacement for
|
|
| `pattern` | yes | - | The pattern to be replaced
|
|
| `replacement` | yes | - | The string to replace the matching patterns with.
|
|
|======
|
|
|
|
[source,js]
|
|
--------------------------------------------------
|
|
{
|
|
"gsub": {
|
|
"field": "field1",
|
|
"pattern": "\.",
|
|
"replacement": "-"
|
|
}
|
|
}
|
|
--------------------------------------------------
|
|
|
|
=== Join processor
|
|
Joins each element of an array into a single string using a separator character between each element.
|
|
Throws error when the field is not an array.
|
|
|
|
[[join-options]]
|
|
.Join Options
|
|
[options="header"]
|
|
|======
|
|
| Name | Required | Default | Description
|
|
| `field` | yes | - | The field to be separated
|
|
| `separator` | yes | - | The separator character
|
|
|======
|
|
|
|
[source,js]
|
|
--------------------------------------------------
|
|
{
|
|
"join": {
|
|
"field": "joined_array_field",
|
|
"separator": "-"
|
|
}
|
|
}
|
|
--------------------------------------------------
|
|
|
|
=== Lowercase processor
|
|
Converts a string to its lowercase equivalent.
|
|
|
|
[[lowercase-options]]
|
|
.Lowercase Options
|
|
[options="header"]
|
|
|======
|
|
| Name | Required | Default | Description
|
|
| `field` | yes | - | The field to lowercase
|
|
|======
|
|
|
|
[source,js]
|
|
--------------------------------------------------
|
|
{
|
|
"lowercase": {
|
|
"field": "foo"
|
|
}
|
|
}
|
|
--------------------------------------------------
|
|
|
|
=== Remove processor
|
|
Removes an existing field. If the field doesn't exist, an exception will be thrown
|
|
|
|
[[remove-options]]
|
|
.Remove Options
|
|
[options="header"]
|
|
|======
|
|
| Name | Required | Default | Description
|
|
| `field` | yes | - | The field to be removed
|
|
|======
|
|
|
|
[source,js]
|
|
--------------------------------------------------
|
|
{
|
|
"remove": {
|
|
"field": "foo"
|
|
}
|
|
}
|
|
--------------------------------------------------
|
|
|
|
=== Rename processor
|
|
Renames an existing field. If the field doesn't exist, an exception will be thrown. Also, the new field
|
|
name must not exist.
|
|
|
|
[[rename-options]]
|
|
.Rename Options
|
|
[options="header"]
|
|
|======
|
|
| Name | Required | Default | Description
|
|
| `field` | yes | - | The field to be renamed
|
|
| `to` | yes | - | The new name of the field
|
|
|======
|
|
|
|
[source,js]
|
|
--------------------------------------------------
|
|
{
|
|
"rename": {
|
|
"field": "foo",
|
|
"to": "foobar"
|
|
}
|
|
}
|
|
--------------------------------------------------
|
|
|
|
=== Set processor
|
|
Sets one field and associates it with the specified value. If the field already exists,
|
|
its value will be replaced with the provided one.
|
|
|
|
[[set-options]]
|
|
.Set Options
|
|
[options="header"]
|
|
|======
|
|
| Name | Required | Default | Description
|
|
| `field` | yes | - | The field to insert, upsert, or update
|
|
| `value` | yes | - | The value to be set for the field
|
|
|======
|
|
|
|
[source,js]
|
|
--------------------------------------------------
|
|
{
|
|
"set": {
|
|
"field": "field1",
|
|
"value": 582.1
|
|
}
|
|
}
|
|
--------------------------------------------------
|
|
|
|
=== Split processor
|
|
Split a field to an array using a separator character. Only works on string fields.
|
|
|
|
[[split-options]]
|
|
.Split Options
|
|
[options="header"]
|
|
|======
|
|
| Name | Required | Default | Description
|
|
| `field` | yes | - | The field to split
|
|
|======
|
|
|
|
[source,js]
|
|
--------------------------------------------------
|
|
{
|
|
"split": {
|
|
"field": ","
|
|
}
|
|
}
|
|
--------------------------------------------------
|
|
|
|
=== Trim processor
|
|
Trims whitespace from field. NOTE: this only works on leading and trailing whitespaces.
|
|
|
|
[[trim-options]]
|
|
.Trim Options
|
|
[options="header"]
|
|
|======
|
|
| Name | Required | Default | Description
|
|
| `field` | yes | - | The string-valued field to trim whitespace from
|
|
|======
|
|
|
|
[source,js]
|
|
--------------------------------------------------
|
|
{
|
|
"trim": {
|
|
"field": "foo"
|
|
}
|
|
}
|
|
--------------------------------------------------
|
|
|
|
=== Uppercase processor
|
|
Converts a string to its uppercase equivalent.
|
|
|
|
[[uppercase-options]]
|
|
.Uppercase Options
|
|
[options="header"]
|
|
|======
|
|
| Name | Required | Default | Description
|
|
| `field` | yes | - | The field to uppercase
|
|
|======
|
|
|
|
[source,js]
|
|
--------------------------------------------------
|
|
{
|
|
"uppercase": {
|
|
"field": "foo"
|
|
}
|
|
}
|
|
--------------------------------------------------
|
|
|
|
|