stdout

A simple output which prints to the STDOUT of the shell running Logstash. This output can be quite convenient when debugging plugin configurations, by allowing instant access to the event data after it has passed through the inputs and filters.

For example, the following output configuration, in conjunction with the Logstash -e command-line flag, will allow you to see the results of your event pipeline for quick iteration.

output {
  stdout {}
}

Useful codecs include:

rubydebug: outputs event data using the ruby "awesome_print" library

output {
  stdout { codec => rubydebug }
}

json: outputs event data in structured JSON format

output {
  stdout { codec => json }
}

 

Synopsis

This plugin supports the following configuration options:

Required configuration options:

stdout {
}

Available configuration options:

Setting Input typeRequiredDefault value

codec

codec

No

"line"

workers

number

No

1

Details

 

codec

  • Value type is codec
  • Default value is "line"

The codec used for output data. Output codecs are a convenient method for encoding your data before it leaves the output, without needing a separate filter in your Logstash pipeline.

exclude_tags (DEPRECATED)

  • DEPRECATED WARNING: This configuration item is deprecated and may not be available in future versions.
  • Value type is array
  • Default value is []

Only handle events without any of these tags. Note this check is additional to type and tags.

tags (DEPRECATED)

  • DEPRECATED WARNING: This configuration item is deprecated and may not be available in future versions.
  • Value type is array
  • Default value is []

Only handle events with all of these tags. Note that if you specify a type, the event must also match that type. Optional.

type (DEPRECATED)

  • DEPRECATED WARNING: This configuration item is deprecated and may not be available in future versions.
  • Value type is string
  • Default value is ""

The type to act on. If a type is given, then this output will only act on messages with the same type. See any input plugin’s type attribute for more. Optional.

workers

  • Value type is number
  • Default value is 1

The number of workers to use for this output. Note that this setting may not be useful for all outputs.