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authorDaniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>2024-04-19 02:57:58 +0000
committerDaniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>2024-04-19 02:57:58 +0000
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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+#include "log2journal.h"
+
+static void config_dir_print_available(void) {
+ const char *path = LOG2JOURNAL_CONFIG_PATH;
+ DIR *dir;
+ struct dirent *entry;
+
+ dir = opendir(path);
+
+ if (dir == NULL) {
+ log2stderr(" >>> Cannot open directory:\n %s", path);
+ return;
+ }
+
+ size_t column_width = 80;
+ size_t current_columns = 7; // Start with 7 spaces for the first line
+
+ while ((entry = readdir(dir))) {
+ if (entry->d_type == DT_REG) { // Check if it's a regular file
+ const char *file_name = entry->d_name;
+ size_t len = strlen(file_name);
+ if (len >= 5 && strcmp(file_name + len - 5, ".yaml") == 0) {
+ // Remove the ".yaml" extension
+ len -= 5;
+ if (current_columns == 7) {
+ printf(" "); // Print 7 spaces at the beginning of a new line
+ }
+ if (current_columns + len + 1 > column_width) {
+ // Start a new line if the current line is full
+ printf("\n "); // Print newline and 7 spaces
+ current_columns = 7;
+ }
+ printf("%.*s ", (int)len, file_name); // Print the filename without extension
+ current_columns += len + 1; // Add filename length and a space
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
+ closedir(dir);
+ printf("\n"); // Add a newline at the end
+}
+
+void log_job_command_line_help(const char *name) {
+ printf("\n");
+ printf("Netdata log2journal " PACKAGE_VERSION "\n");
+ printf("\n");
+ printf("Convert logs to systemd Journal Export Format.\n");
+ printf("\n");
+ printf(" - JSON logs: extracts all JSON fields.\n");
+ printf(" - logfmt logs: extracts all logfmt fields.\n");
+ printf(" - free-form logs: uses PCRE2 patterns to extracts fields.\n");
+ printf("\n");
+ printf("Usage: %s [OPTIONS] PATTERN|json\n", name);
+ printf("\n");
+ printf("Options:\n");
+ printf("\n");
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBYAML
+ printf(" --file /path/to/file.yaml or -f /path/to/file.yaml\n");
+ printf(" Read yaml configuration file for instructions.\n");
+ printf("\n");
+ printf(" --config CONFIG_NAME or -c CONFIG_NAME\n");
+ printf(" Run with the internal YAML configuration named CONFIG_NAME.\n");
+ printf(" Available internal YAML configs:\n");
+ printf("\n");
+ config_dir_print_available();
+ printf("\n");
+#else
+ printf(" IMPORTANT:\n");
+ printf(" YAML configuration parsing is not compiled in this binary.\n");
+ printf("\n");
+#endif
+ printf("--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n");
+ printf(" INPUT PROCESSING\n");
+ printf("\n");
+ printf(" PATTERN\n");
+ printf(" PATTERN should be a valid PCRE2 regular expression.\n");
+ printf(" RE2 regular expressions (like the ones usually used in Go applications),\n");
+ printf(" are usually valid PCRE2 patterns too.\n");
+ printf(" Sub-expressions without named groups are evaluated, but their matches are\n");
+ printf(" not added to the output.\n");
+ printf("\n");
+ printf(" - JSON mode\n");
+ printf(" JSON mode is enabled when the pattern is set to: json\n");
+ printf(" Field names are extracted from the JSON logs and are converted to the\n");
+ printf(" format expected by Journal Export Format (all caps, only _ is allowed).\n");
+ printf("\n");
+ printf(" - logfmt mode\n");
+ printf(" logfmt mode is enabled when the pattern is set to: logfmt\n");
+ printf(" Field names are extracted from the logfmt logs and are converted to the\n");
+ printf(" format expected by Journal Export Format (all caps, only _ is allowed).\n");
+ printf("\n");
+ printf(" All keys extracted from the input, are transliterated to match Journal\n");
+ printf(" semantics (capital A-Z, digits 0-9, underscore).\n");
+ printf("\n");
+ printf(" In a YAML file:\n");
+ printf(" ```yaml\n");
+ printf(" pattern: 'PCRE2 pattern | json | logfmt'\n");
+ printf(" ```\n");
+ printf("\n");
+ printf("--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n");
+ printf(" GLOBALS\n");
+ printf("\n");
+ printf(" --prefix PREFIX\n");
+ printf(" Prefix all fields with PREFIX. The PREFIX is added before any other\n");
+ printf(" processing, so that the extracted keys have to be matched with the PREFIX in\n");
+ printf(" them. PREFIX is NOT transliterated and it is assumed to be systemd-journal\n");
+ printf(" friendly.\n");
+ printf("\n");
+ printf(" In a YAML file:\n");
+ printf(" ```yaml\n");
+ printf(" prefix: 'PREFIX_' # prepend all keys with this prefix.\n");
+ printf(" ```\n");
+ printf("\n");
+ printf(" --filename-key KEY\n");
+ printf(" Add a field with KEY as the key and the current filename as value.\n");
+ printf(" Automatically detects filenames when piped after 'tail -F',\n");
+ printf(" and tail matches multiple filenames.\n");
+ printf(" To inject the filename when tailing a single file, use --inject.\n");
+ printf("\n");
+ printf(" In a YAML file:\n");
+ printf(" ```yaml\n");
+ printf(" filename:\n");
+ printf(" key: KEY\n");
+ printf(" ```\n");
+ printf("\n");
+ printf("--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n");
+ printf(" RENAMING OF KEYS\n");
+ printf("\n");
+ printf(" --rename NEW=OLD\n");
+ printf(" Rename fields. OLD has been transliterated and PREFIX has been added.\n");
+ printf(" NEW is assumed to be systemd journal friendly.\n");
+ printf("\n");
+ printf(" Up to %d renaming rules are allowed.\n", MAX_RENAMES);
+ printf("\n");
+ printf(" In a YAML file:\n");
+ printf(" ```yaml\n");
+ printf(" rename:\n");
+ printf(" - new_key: KEY1\n");
+ printf(" old_key: KEY2 # transliterated with PREFIX added\n");
+ printf(" - new_key: KEY3\n");
+ printf(" old_key: KEY4 # transliterated with PREFIX added\n");
+ printf(" # add as many as required\n");
+ printf(" ```\n");
+ printf("\n");
+ printf("--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n");
+ printf(" INJECTING NEW KEYS\n");
+ printf("\n");
+ printf(" --inject KEY=VALUE\n");
+ printf(" Inject constant fields to the output (both matched and unmatched logs).\n");
+ printf(" --inject entries are added to unmatched lines too, when their key is\n");
+ printf(" not used in --inject-unmatched (--inject-unmatched override --inject).\n");
+ printf(" VALUE can use variable like ${OTHER_KEY} to be replaced with the values\n");
+ printf(" of other keys available.\n");
+ printf("\n");
+ printf(" Up to %d fields can be injected.\n", MAX_INJECTIONS);
+ printf("\n");
+ printf(" In a YAML file:\n");
+ printf(" ```yaml\n");
+ printf(" inject:\n");
+ printf(" - key: KEY1\n");
+ printf(" value: 'VALUE1'\n");
+ printf(" - key: KEY2\n");
+ printf(" value: '${KEY3}${KEY4}' # gets the values of KEY3 and KEY4\n");
+ printf(" # add as many as required\n");
+ printf(" ```\n");
+ printf("\n");
+ printf("--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n");
+ printf(" REWRITING KEY VALUES\n");
+ printf("\n");
+ printf(" --rewrite KEY=/MATCH/REPLACE[/OPTIONS]\n");
+ printf(" Apply a rewrite rule to the values of a specific key.\n");
+ printf(" The first character after KEY= is the separator, which should also\n");
+ printf(" be used between the MATCH, REPLACE and OPTIONS.\n");
+ printf("\n");
+ printf(" OPTIONS can be a comma separated list of `non-empty`, `dont-stop` and\n");
+ printf(" `inject`.\n");
+ printf("\n");
+ printf(" When `non-empty` is given, MATCH is expected to be a variable\n");
+ printf(" substitution using `${KEY1}${KEY2}`. Once the substitution is completed\n");
+ printf(" the rule is matching the KEY only if the result is not empty.\n");
+ printf(" When `non-empty` is not set, the MATCH string is expected to be a PCRE2\n");
+ printf(" regular expression to be checked against the KEY value. This PCRE2\n");
+ printf(" pattern may include named groups to extract parts of the KEY's value.\n");
+ printf("\n");
+ printf(" REPLACE supports variable substitution like `${variable}` against MATCH\n");
+ printf(" named groups (when MATCH is a PCRE2 pattern) and `${KEY}` against the\n");
+ printf(" keys defined so far.\n");
+ printf("\n");
+ printf(" Example:\n");
+ printf(" --rewrite DATE=/^(?<year>\\d{4})-(?<month>\\d{2})-(?<day>\\d{2})$/\n");
+ printf(" ${day}/${month}/${year}\n");
+ printf(" The above will rewrite dates in the format YYYY-MM-DD to DD/MM/YYYY.\n");
+ printf("\n");
+ printf(" Only one rewrite rule is applied per key; the sequence of rewrites for a\n");
+ printf(" given key, stops once a rule matches it. This allows providing a sequence\n");
+ printf(" of independent rewriting rules for the same key, matching the different\n");
+ printf(" values the key may get, and also provide a catch-all rewrite rule at the\n");
+ printf(" end, for setting the key value if no other rule matched it. The rewrite\n");
+ printf(" rule can allow processing more rewrite rules when OPTIONS includes\n");
+ printf(" the keyword 'dont-stop'.\n");
+ printf("\n");
+ printf(" Up to %d rewriting rules are allowed.\n", MAX_REWRITES);
+ printf("\n");
+ printf(" In a YAML file:\n");
+ printf(" ```yaml\n");
+ printf(" rewrite:\n");
+ printf(" # the order if these rules in important - processed top to bottom\n");
+ printf(" - key: KEY1\n");
+ printf(" match: 'PCRE2 PATTERN WITH NAMED GROUPS'\n");
+ printf(" value: 'all match fields and input keys as ${VARIABLE}'\n");
+ printf(" inject: BOOLEAN # yes = inject the field, don't just rewrite it\n");
+ printf(" stop: BOOLEAN # no = continue processing, don't stop if matched\n");
+ printf(" - key: KEY2\n");
+ printf(" non_empty: '${KEY3}${KEY4}' # match only if this evaluates to non empty\n");
+ printf(" value: 'all input keys as ${VARIABLE}'\n");
+ printf(" inject: BOOLEAN # yes = inject the field, don't just rewrite it\n");
+ printf(" stop: BOOLEAN # no = continue processing, don't stop if matched\n");
+ printf(" # add as many rewrites as required\n");
+ printf(" ```\n");
+ printf("\n");
+ printf(" By default rewrite rules are applied only on fields already defined.\n");
+ printf(" This allows shipping YAML files that include more rewrites than are\n");
+ printf(" required for a specific input file.\n");
+ printf(" Rewrite rules however allow injecting new fields when OPTIONS include\n");
+ printf(" the keyword `inject` or in YAML `inject: yes` is given.\n");
+ printf("\n");
+ printf(" MATCH on the command line can be empty to define an unconditional rule.\n");
+ printf(" Similarly, `match` and `non_empty` can be omitted in the YAML file.");
+ printf("\n");
+ printf("--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n");
+ printf(" UNMATCHED LINES\n");
+ printf("\n");
+ printf(" --unmatched-key KEY\n");
+ printf(" Include unmatched log entries in the output with KEY as the field name.\n");
+ printf(" Use this to include unmatched entries to the output stream.\n");
+ printf(" Usually it should be set to --unmatched-key=MESSAGE so that the\n");
+ printf(" unmatched entry will appear as the log message in the journals.\n");
+ printf(" Use --inject-unmatched to inject additional fields to unmatched lines.\n");
+ printf("\n");
+ printf(" In a YAML file:\n");
+ printf(" ```yaml\n");
+ printf(" unmatched:\n");
+ printf(" key: MESSAGE # inject the error log as MESSAGE\n");
+ printf(" ```\n");
+ printf("\n");
+ printf(" --inject-unmatched LINE\n");
+ printf(" Inject lines into the output for each unmatched log entry.\n");
+ printf(" Usually, --inject-unmatched=PRIORITY=3 is needed to mark the unmatched\n");
+ printf(" lines as errors, so that they can easily be spotted in the journals.\n");
+ printf("\n");
+ printf(" Up to %d such lines can be injected.\n", MAX_INJECTIONS);
+ printf("\n");
+ printf(" In a YAML file:\n");
+ printf(" ```yaml\n");
+ printf(" unmatched:\n");
+ printf(" key: MESSAGE # inject the error log as MESSAGE\n");
+ printf(" inject::\n");
+ printf(" - key: KEY1\n");
+ printf(" value: 'VALUE1'\n");
+ printf(" # add as many constants as required\n");
+ printf(" ```\n");
+ printf("\n");
+ printf("--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n");
+ printf(" FILTERING\n");
+ printf("\n");
+ printf(" --include PATTERN\n");
+ printf(" Include only keys matching the PCRE2 PATTERN.\n");
+ printf(" Useful when parsing JSON of logfmt logs, to include only the keys given.\n");
+ printf(" The keys are matched after the PREFIX has been added to them.\n");
+ printf("\n");
+ printf(" --exclude PATTERN\n");
+ printf(" Exclude the keys matching the PCRE2 PATTERN.\n");
+ printf(" Useful when parsing JSON of logfmt logs, to exclude some of the keys given.\n");
+ printf(" The keys are matched after the PREFIX has been added to them.\n");
+ printf("\n");
+ printf(" When both include and exclude patterns are set and both match a key,\n");
+ printf(" exclude wins and the key will not be added, like a pipeline, we first\n");
+ printf(" include it and then exclude it.\n");
+ printf("\n");
+ printf(" In a YAML file:\n");
+ printf(" ```yaml\n");
+ printf(" filter:\n");
+ printf(" include: 'PCRE2 PATTERN MATCHING KEY NAMES TO INCLUDE'\n");
+ printf(" exclude: 'PCRE2 PATTERN MATCHING KEY NAMES TO EXCLUDE'\n");
+ printf(" ```\n");
+ printf("\n");
+ printf("--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n");
+ printf(" OTHER\n");
+ printf("\n");
+ printf(" -h, or --help\n");
+ printf(" Display this help and exit.\n");
+ printf("\n");
+ printf(" --show-config\n");
+ printf(" Show the configuration in YAML format before starting the job.\n");
+ printf(" This is also an easy way to convert command line parameters to yaml.\n");
+ printf("\n");
+ printf("The program accepts all parameters as both --option=value and --option value.\n");
+ printf("\n");
+ printf("The maximum log line length accepted is %d characters.\n", MAX_LINE_LENGTH);
+ printf("\n");
+ printf("PIPELINE AND SEQUENCE OF PROCESSING\n");
+ printf("\n");
+ printf("This is a simple diagram of the pipeline taking place:\n");
+ printf(" \n");
+ printf(" +---------------------------------------------------+ \n");
+ printf(" | INPUT | \n");
+ printf(" | read one log line at a time | \n");
+ printf(" +---------------------------------------------------+ \n");
+ printf(" v v v v v v \n");
+ printf(" +---------------------------------------------------+ \n");
+ printf(" | EXTRACT FIELDS AND VALUES | \n");
+ printf(" | JSON, logfmt, or pattern based | \n");
+ printf(" | (apply optional PREFIX - all keys use capitals) | \n");
+ printf(" +---------------------------------------------------+ \n");
+ printf(" v v v v v v \n");
+ printf(" +---------------------------------------------------+ \n");
+ printf(" | RENAME FIELDS | \n");
+ printf(" | change the names of the fields | \n");
+ printf(" +---------------------------------------------------+ \n");
+ printf(" v v v v v v \n");
+ printf(" +---------------------------------------------------+ \n");
+ printf(" | INJECT NEW FIELDS | \n");
+ printf(" | constants, or other field values as variables | \n");
+ printf(" +---------------------------------------------------+ \n");
+ printf(" v v v v v v \n");
+ printf(" +---------------------------------------------------+ \n");
+ printf(" | REWRITE FIELD VALUES | \n");
+ printf(" | pipeline multiple rewriting rules to alter | \n");
+ printf(" | the values of the fields | \n");
+ printf(" +---------------------------------------------------+ \n");
+ printf(" v v v v v v \n");
+ printf(" +---------------------------------------------------+ \n");
+ printf(" | FILTER FIELDS | \n");
+ printf(" | use include and exclude patterns on the field | \n");
+ printf(" | names, to select which fields are sent to journal | \n");
+ printf(" +---------------------------------------------------+ \n");
+ printf(" v v v v v v \n");
+ printf(" +---------------------------------------------------+ \n");
+ printf(" | OUTPUT | \n");
+ printf(" | generate Journal Export Format | \n");
+ printf(" +---------------------------------------------------+ \n");
+ printf(" \n");
+ printf("--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n");
+ printf("JOURNAL FIELDS RULES (enforced by systemd-journald)\n");
+ printf("\n");
+ printf(" - field names can be up to 64 characters\n");
+ printf(" - the only allowed field characters are A-Z, 0-9 and underscore\n");
+ printf(" - the first character of fields cannot be a digit\n");
+ printf(" - protected journal fields start with underscore:\n");
+ printf(" * they are accepted by systemd-journal-remote\n");
+ printf(" * they are NOT accepted by a local systemd-journald\n");
+ printf("\n");
+ printf(" For best results, always include these fields:\n");
+ printf("\n");
+ printf(" MESSAGE=TEXT\n");
+ printf(" The MESSAGE is the body of the log entry.\n");
+ printf(" This field is what we usually see in our logs.\n");
+ printf("\n");
+ printf(" PRIORITY=NUMBER\n");
+ printf(" PRIORITY sets the severity of the log entry.\n");
+ printf(" 0=emerg, 1=alert, 2=crit, 3=err, 4=warn, 5=notice, 6=info, 7=debug\n");
+ printf(" - Emergency events (0) are usually broadcast to all terminals.\n");
+ printf(" - Emergency, alert, critical, and error (0-3) are usually colored red.\n");
+ printf(" - Warning (4) entries are usually colored yellow.\n");
+ printf(" - Notice (5) entries are usually bold or have a brighter white color.\n");
+ printf(" - Info (6) entries are the default.\n");
+ printf(" - Debug (7) entries are usually grayed or dimmed.\n");
+ printf("\n");
+ printf(" SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER=NAME\n");
+ printf(" SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER sets the name of application.\n");
+ printf(" Use something descriptive, like: SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER=nginx-logs\n");
+ printf("\n");
+ printf("You can find the most common fields at 'man systemd.journal-fields'.\n");
+ printf("\n");
+}