csv
The csv formatter plugin outputs an event as CSV.
"value1"[delimiter]"value2"[delimiter]"value3"[newline]
Parameters
fields
| type | default | version |
|---|---|---|
| array of string | nil |
0.14.0 |
Specifies the output fields. It is a required parameter.
delimiter (String, Optional. defaults to ",")
| type | default | version |
|---|---|---|
| string | , |
0.14.0 |
Delimiter for values.
Use \t or TAB to specify the tab character.
force_quotes
| type | default | version |
|---|---|---|
| bool | true |
0.14.0 |
If false, the value will not be framed by quotes.
add_newline
| type | default | version |
|---|---|---|
| bool | true |
0.14.12 |
Add \n to the result.
Example
<format>
@type csv
fields host,method
</format>
With this configuration:
tag: app.event
time: 1362020400
record: {"host":"192.168.0.1","size":777,"method":"PUT"}
This incoming event is formatted to:
In non-Windows:
"192.168.0.1","PUT"\n
In Windows:
"192.168.0.1","PUT"\r\n
With force_quotes false, the result is:
In non-Windows:
192.168.0.1,PUT\n
In Windows:
192.168.0.1,PUT\r\n