Pablo, I am currently a bit short on time. I guess it would work best if you post your code (or link to its public repository), so we could go through it.
Rainer > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:rsyslog- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Pablo Chacin > Sent: Friday, May 11, 2012 10:01 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [rsyslog] Advice on developing module to rsyslog 6 > > Rainer, Brian > > Regarding my initial questions about how to use the v6 configuration, > could you please help me to understand some things that puzzle me. As I > said before, these doubts come mostly from my limited understanding of > the configuration model and the interplay of rulesets, actions, > selectors, module instances). > > Is there any documentation besides the example modules (which I'm still > dissecting) > > Thanks again! > > On 05/11/2012 07:15 AM, Rainer Gerhards wrote: > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [email protected] [mailto:rsyslog- > >> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Brian Knox > >> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2012 10:51 PM > >> To: rsyslog-users > >> Subject: Re: [rsyslog] Advice on developing module to rsyslog 6 > >> > >> Pablo, Rainer - > >> > >> We talked today and we're going to sync up Monday - it's not "officially > >> official" yet but I expect we'll be releasing the code sometime next week. > > That's great news! > > > >> Rainer, this is both input and output modules for zeromq, using czmq > >> (they're much cleaner than the first ones we wrote against zmq 2 that are > >> on github currently). If you're ok with it, I'll send the diffs off of > >> head to you hopefully next week. > > Sure, pls do. I'll see that things get smoothly integrated this time. Ping me > > if not ;) > > > > Rainer > >> Brian > >> > >> On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 10:23 AM, Pablo Chacin > >> <[email protected]>wrote: > >> > >>> Oh, those are very good news, as for us the zeromq is a very important > >>> piece. > >>> Please let me known when you have a tentative release schedule. Thanks > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> On 05/10/2012 12:39 PM, Brian Knox wrote: > >>> > >>>> Pablo: > >>>> > >>>> Just a heads up - I'm one of the people from Aggregate Knowledge who > >>>> worked > >>>> on the ZeroMQ modules. I'm currently at a new startup, and we > > internally > >>>> have a ground up rewrite of the modules using the v6 configuration, and > >>>> using the czmq api (rather than wrapping libzmq directly). We've just > >>>> begun testing the new modules internally. Let me talk to my folks today > >>>> and see what our schedule is for releasing them, as it could save you > > some > >>>> duplication of effort. More eyes on the code is always better! > >>>> > >>>> Additionally, I wrote the omhiredis module that's currently in the 6.3.* > >>>> dev (on head, and I believe the code is in 6.3.8 dev release as well). > >>>> The > >>>> omhiredis module is a redis output module using the hiredis C library, > > and > >>>> uses v6 configuration. I used Rainer's ommongodb output module as a > > guide > >>>> when writing it, as ommongodb only supports v6 config format. > >>>> > >>>> Brian > >>>> > >>>> On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 6:27 AM, Pablo > Chacin<[email protected]** > >>>>> wrote: > >>>> Hi > >>>>> I'm developing some custom input and output module to interface with a > >>>>> proprietary application. In doing so, I've been checking how different > >>>>> modules use the new configuration API and it's clear there are (at > > least) > >>>>> two approaches. > >>>>> > >>>>> OMLIBDBI implements BEGINnewActInst and uses > CODE_STD_STRING_**** > >>>>> REQUESTparseSelectorAct > >>>>> > >>>>> to parse configuration. > >>>>> > >>>>> OMINFILE declares a callback function using this macro > >>>>> > >>>>> CHKiRet(omsdRegCFSLineHdlr((****uchar *)"inputrunfilemonitor", 0, > >>>>> > >>>>> eCmdHdlrGetWord, > >>>>> addMonitor, NULL, STD_LOADABLE_MODULE_ID)); > >>>>> > >>>>> And then the addMonitor function processes the configuration > >>>>> > >>>>> Is there any real difference? are those two ways to do the same > > depending > >>>>> on whether the module is an input or output module? > >>>>> > >>>>> My questions are mostly due to my limited understanding on how multiple > >>>>> rulesets, selectors an actions work and how this relates to module > >>>>> instances. Concretely, I need to start multiple instances of the output > >>>>> module to forward event records filtered by different rules (e.g. > >>>>> severity, > >>>>> source, etc). Also, I need to create multiple instances of the input > >>>>> module > >>>>> to gather events from multiple sources. > >>>>> > >>>>> Many thanks in advance > >>>>> > >>>>> P.S. I'm also migrating the ZeroMQ input and output modules developed > > by > >>>>> Aggregate Knowledge (https://github.com/**** > >>>>> aggregateknowledge/rsyslog- > >> **<https://github.com/**aggregateknowledge/rsyslog-**> > >>>>> zeromq<https://github.com/**aggregateknowledge/rsyslog- > >> **zeromq<https://github.com/aggregateknowledge/rsyslog-zeromq>>) > >>>>> to > >>>>> > >>>>> rsyslog v6. > >>>>> > >>>>> -- > >>>>> Pablo Chacin > >>>>> R&D Engineer > >>>>> SenseFields SL > >>>>> Tlf (+34) 93 418 05 85 > >>>>> Baixada de Gomis 1, > >>>>> 08023 Barcelona (Spain) > >>>>> http://www.sensefields.com/ > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> ______________________________****_________________ > >>>>> rsyslog mailing list > >>>>> > > http://lists.adiscon.net/****mailman/listinfo/rsyslog<http://lists.adiscon.ne > > t/* > >> *mailman/listinfo/rsyslog> > > <http:**//lists.adiscon.net/mailman/**listinfo/rsyslog<http://lists.adiscon.n > > et/ > >> mailman/listinfo/rsyslog> > >>>>> http://www.rsyslog.com/****professional- > >> services/<http://www.rsyslog.com/**professional-services/> > >>>>> <http://**www.rsyslog.com/professional- > >> **services/<http://www.rsyslog.com/professional-services/> > >>>>> What's up with rsyslog? 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