Github user trixpan commented on a diff in the pull request:
https://github.com/apache/nifi/pull/1639#discussion_r114039631
--- Diff:
nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-standard-bundle/nifi-standard-processors/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/standard/ParseSyslog.java
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@@ -57,13 +57,17 @@
@SupportsBatching
@InputRequirement(Requirement.INPUT_REQUIRED)
@Tags({"logs", "syslog", "attributes", "system", "event", "message"})
-@CapabilityDescription("Parses the contents of a Syslog message and adds
attributes to the FlowFile for each of the parts of the Syslog message")
+@CapabilityDescription("Attempts to parses the contents of a Syslog
message in accordance to RFC5424 and RFC3164 " +
+ "formats and adds attributes to the FlowFile for each of the parts
of the Syslog message." +
+ "Note: Be mindfull that RFC3164 is informational and a wide range
of different implementations are present in" +
+ " the wild. If messages fail parsing, considering using RFC5424 or
using a generic parsin processors such as " +
+ "ExtractGrok.")
@WritesAttributes({@WritesAttribute(attribute = "syslog.priority",
description = "The priority of the Syslog message."),
@WritesAttribute(attribute = "syslog.severity", description = "The
severity of the Syslog message derived from the priority."),
@WritesAttribute(attribute = "syslog.facility", description = "The
facility of the Syslog message derived from the priority."),
@WritesAttribute(attribute = "syslog.version", description = "The
optional version from the Syslog message."),
@WritesAttribute(attribute = "syslog.timestamp", description = "The
timestamp of the Syslog message."),
- @WritesAttribute(attribute = "syslog.hostname", description = "The
hostname of the Syslog message."),
+ @WritesAttribute(attribute = "syslog.hostname", description = "The
hostname or IP address of the Syslog message."),
--- End diff --
good call. fixed
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