Plugin Helper: Formatter

formatter helper manages formatter plugin life cycle.
Here is the code example with formatter helper:
require 'fluent/plugin/output'
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module Fluent::Plugin
  class ExampleOutput < Output
    Fluent::Plugin.register_output('example', self)
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    # 1. load formatter helper
    helpers :formatter
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    # omit shutdown and other plugin API
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    def configure(conf)
      super
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      # 2. call `formatter_create` to create object
      @formatter = formatter_create(usage: "awesome_formatter")
    end
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    def format(tag, time, record)
      # 3. call `format` method to format record
      @formatter.format(tag, time, record)
    end
  end
end
For more details about formatter plugin, see following articles:
​Formatter Plugin Overview​
​Writing Formatter Plugins​
​Format section​
Methods
formatter_create(usage: "", type: nil, conf: nil, default_type: nil)
usage: unique name. This is required when multiple formatters are
used in the plugin
type: formatter type
conf: formatter plugin configuration
default_type: default formatter type
Code examples:
def configure(conf)
  super
  # Create formatter plugin instance using <format> section in fluent.conf during configure phase
  @formatter = formatter_create
end
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def format(tag, time, record)
  @formatter.format(tag, time, record)
end
JSON formatter example:
# Create JSON formatter
def configure(conf)
  super
  @json_formatter = formatter_create(usage: 'formatter_in_example_json', type: 'json')
end
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def format(tag, time, record)
  @json_formatter.format(tag, time, record)
end
Msgpack formatter example:
# Create Msgpack formatter
def configure(conf)
  super
  @msgpack_formatter = formatter_create(usage: 'formatter_in_example_msgpack', type: 'msgpack')
end
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def format(tag, time, record)
  @msgpack_formatter.format(tag, time, record)
end
formatter used plugins
​Filter stdout​
​Out stdout​
​Out exec​
​Out exec filter​
​Out file​
​Out s3​
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