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diff --git a/source/rainerscript/functions/mo-http_request.rst b/source/rainerscript/functions/mo-http_request.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a0b0f22 --- /dev/null +++ b/source/rainerscript/functions/mo-http_request.rst @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +************ +HTTP-Request +************ + +Purpose +======= + +http_request(str) + +Performs a http request to target and returns the result of said request. + +.. note:: + + this function is very slow and therefore we suggest using it only seldomly + to insure adequate performance. + + +Example +======= + +The following example performs a http request and writes the returned value +to a file. + + +.. code-block:: none + + module(load="../plugins/imtcp/.libs/imtcp") + module(load="../plugins/fmhttp/.libs/fmhttp") + input(type="imtcp" port="13514") + + template(name="outfmt" type="string" string="%$!%\n") + + if $msg contains "msgnum:" then { + set $.url = "http://www.rsyslog.com/testbench/echo-get.php?content=" & ltrim($msg); + set $!reply = http_request($.url); + action(type="omfile" file="rsyslog.out.log" template="outfmt") + } + + |