Done. PR: https://github.com/rsyslog/rsyslog-doc/pull/215
On Wed, Feb 10, 2016 at 2:31 PM, singh.janmejay <[email protected]> wrote: > Makes sense. > > I'll link the PR here once done. > > -- > Regards, > Janmejay > > PS: Please blame the typos in this mail on my phone's uncivilized soft > keyboard sporting it's not-so-smart-assist technology. > > > On Feb 10, 2016 10:24 AM, "David Lang" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> the lookup is a function, no question. It was the reload that prompted the >> action() question. But your comments on how so many things that are standard >> options for actions (queues, etc) make no sense for this and so a new >> statement type is much cleaner than either disabling, or interacting with >> all those standard things. >> >> we do have a handful of other non-action/input/module statements. The >> parser and global declarations are examples. the only thing that is unique >> in table lookups is the ability to trigger the reload based on runtime >> logic. >> >> David Lang >> >> On Wed, 10 Feb 2016, singh.janmejay wrote: >> >>> Putting it next to functions makes sense. I'll start working on it today. >>> >>> I thought about it while implementing it. I felt action will be rather >>> confusing for this. >>> >>> It is easier to think of it as a function to lookup, and supporting >>> statements to declare,find and load-up on-disk definition, or to reload >>> it >>> etc. >>> >>> Action has controls to build a high throughput egress port with >>> configurable formatting (like tuneable queue, parallel processing in >>> worker >>> pool, safety valve to discard low priority messages, template etc) which >>> are not relevant for reload control. >>> >>> So I feel it's simpler to understand and use as a statement. >>> >>> -- >>> Regards, >>> Janmejay >>> >>> PS: Please blame the typos in this mail on my phone's uncivilized soft >>> keyboard sporting it's not-so-smart-assist technology. >>> >>> On Feb 10, 2016 3:41 AM, "David Lang" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> My thinking is that the main use is in looking things up, where it is a >>>> function and goes everywhere that any of the other functions can go. >>>> >>>> The action to (re)load the table is a supporting thing, for most people >>>> done only at startup. >>>> >>>> As a (probably) silly thought, should the table (re)load be an action() >>>> clause as opposed to a different type of statement? the initial >>>> lookup-table writeup was done a long time ago, before action() became a >>>> significant part of the config languange. >>>> >>>> David Lang >>>> >>>> On Tue, 9 Feb 2016, singh.janmejay wrote: >>>> >>>> I guess everyone is OK with putting it in as a function and linking out >>>> to >>>>> >>>>> details. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Regards, >>>>> Janmejay >>>>> >>>>> PS: Please blame the typos in this mail on my phone's uncivilized soft >>>>> keyboard sporting it's not-so-smart-assist technology. >>>>> >>>>> On Feb 8, 2016 7:50 PM, "singh.janmejay" <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Well, they don't really fit the definition of functions. Functions in >>>>>> >>>>>> our case are expressions, these are a mix of expression (usage) and >>>>>> statement (declaration) and in case of lookup-table it involves an >>>>>> out-of-band data-file too. >>>>>> >>>>>> We can document the usage part of it under functions and then add link >>>>>> to a page that talks about the declaration (and explains how it works >>>>>> etc). >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 5:15 PM, David Lang <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Mon, 8 Feb 2016, singh.janmejay wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Does it go parallel to basic_structure or action etc? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> And where all should we link it from? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I would expect it under functions, I don't know if they need >>>>>>> additional >>>>>>> links as well. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> David Lang >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> rsyslog mailing list >>>>>>> http://lists.adiscon.net/mailman/listinfo/rsyslog >>>>>>> http://www.rsyslog.com/professional-services/ >>>>>>> What's up with rsyslog? 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