Hey guys, I'm sure this is not a new question, but I haven't found an answer in my searches. I'm curious why there is as of yet no Tail Source with NG? It seems one of the most common use cases for Flume is to tail a log file and dump it "somewhere". Given that, it sure would seem that a Tail Source would be one of the first sources that gets written with a new version.
I know about all the other ways to implement something *like* a Tail Source: Exec Source, AVRO, Log4Jappender... and unfortunately they all have limitations with regards to either functionality or reliability/recoverability. What am I missing here? Is there any work being done on a Tail Source for NG? I promise I'm not complaining, just trying to understand the logic. :) Much appreciated. Chris
