NAME
tlog-play.conf - tlog-play configuration file
DESCRIPTION
tlog-play.conf is a JSON-format configuration file for tlog-play program. Contrary to the strict JSON specification, both C and C++ style comments are allowed in the file.
The file must contain a single JSON object with the objects and fields described below. Some of them are optional and assume a default value. Those that do require a value can still be omitted and specified to tlog-play via command-line options.
OBJECTS AND FIELDS
Root
object
reader (string)
The type of "log reader" to use for retrieving log messages. The chosen reader needs to be configured using its own dedicated parameters.
One of:
"file", "journal", "es"
Default: "file"
file (object)
File reader object, see below.
es (object)
Elasticsearch reader object, see below.
journal (object)
Systemd journal reader object, see below.
persist (boolean)
If true, ignore any keyboard-generated signals and the quit key.
Default: false
lax (boolean)
If true, ignore missing (dropped, or lost) log messages. Otherwise report an error and abort when a message is missing.
Default: false
file - File
reader object
path (string)
The path to the file the "file" reader should read logs from.
No default.
match (string)
The recording id of the recording the "file" reader should seek to for playback.
No default.
es -
Elasticsearch reader object
baseurl (string)
The base URL to request Elasticsearch through. Should not contain query (?...) or fragment (#...) parts.
No default.
query (string)
The query string to send to Elasticsearch
No default.
verbose (boolean)
If true, enable verbose output on Elasticsearch HTTP client.
Default: false
EXAMPLES
A configuration specifying only the reader:
{
"reader": "file"
}
A configuration specifying
Elasticsearch reader, along with the base
URL.
{
"reader": "es"
"es" : {
"baseurl":
"http://localhost:9200/tlog/tlog/_search"
}
}
SEE ALSO
tlog-play(8), http://json.org/
AUTHOR
Nikolai Kondrashov <spbnick [AT] gmail.com>