single_value

The single_value formatter plugin output the value of a single field instead of the whole record.

This formatter is often used in conjunction with none parser in input plugin.

Parameters

• Common Parameters

• Format section configurations

add_newline

type	default	version
bool	true	0.14.0

Adds \n to the result. If there is a trailing \n already, set it false.

message_key

type	default	version
string	message	0.14.0

The value of this field is outputted.

newline

type	default	version
enum	lf (for non-Windows) or crlf (for Windows)	1.11.5

Specify newline characters.

Example

tag:    app.event
time:   1362020400
record: {"message":"Hello from Fluentd!"}

This incoming event is formatted to:

In non-Windows:

Hello from Fluentd!\n

In Windows:

Hello from Fluentd!\r\n

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