Plugin Helper: Formatter

The formatter plugin helper manages the lifecycle of the formatter plugin.
Here is an example:
require 'fluent/plugin/output'
​
module Fluent::Plugin
  class ExampleOutput < Output
    Fluent::Plugin.register_output('example', self)
​
    # 1. Load formatter helper
    helpers :formatter
​
    # Omit `shutdown` and other plugin APIs
​
    def configure(conf)
      super
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      # 2. Call `formatter_create` to create object
      @formatter = formatter_create(usage: 'awesome_formatter')
    end
​
    def format(tag, time, record)
      # 3. Call `format` method to format `record`
      @formatter.format(tag, time, record)
    end
  end
end
For more details, see the following articles:
​Formatter Plugin Overview​
​Writing Formatter Plugins​
​Format Section​
Methods
formatter_create(usage: "", type: nil, conf: nil, default_type: nil)
usage: unique name required for multiple formatters
type: formatter type
conf: formatter plugin configuration
default_type: default formatter type
Examples:
def configure(conf)
  super
  # Create formatter plugin instance using <format> section in `fluent.conf` during configure phase
  @formatter = formatter_create
end
​
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
​
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
​
def format(tag, time, record)
  @msgpack_formatter.format(tag, time, record)
end
Plugins using formatter
​filter_stdout​
​out_stdout​
​out_exec​
​out_exec_filter​
​out_file​
​out_s3​
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Plugin Helper: Formatter

Methods

`formatter_create(usage: "", type: nil, conf: nil, default_type: nil)`

Plugins using `formatter`
