tlog-play.conf - Man Page
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
Author
Nikolai Kondrashov <spbnick@gmail.com>