Plugin Helper: Server

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The server plugin helper manages various types of servers.
Here is an example:
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require 'fluent/plugin/input'
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​
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module Fluent::Plugin
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  class ExampleInput < Input
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    Fluent::Plugin.register_input('example', self)
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​
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    # 1. Load server helper
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    helpers :server
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​
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    # Omit `configure`, `shutdown` and other plugin APIs
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​
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    def start
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      # 2. Create server
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      server_create(:title, @port) do |data|
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        #3. Process data
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      end
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    end
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  end
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end
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The launched server is managed by the plugin helper. No need of server shutdown code in plugin's shutdown method. The plugin shutdowns the launched servers automatically.
For more details, see Transport Section.
Methods
server_create_connection(title, port, proto: nil, bind: '0.0.0.0', shared: true, backlog: nil, tls_options: nil, **socket_options, &block)
This method creates a server instance for various protocols.
The &block is invoked with the new connection as a parameter.
title: unique symbol
port: the port to listen to
proto: protocol type. { :tcp, :tls }
bind: the bind address to listen to
shared: if true, share socket via server engine for multiple workers
backlog: the maximum length of the queue for pending connections
tls_options: options for TLS
version: set TLS version :TLSv1_1 or :TLSv1_2.
Default: :TLSv1_2
ciphers: set the list of available cipher suites. (default:
"ALL:!aNULL:!eNULL:!SSLv2")
insecure: if true, set TLS verify mode NONE
cert_verifier: if specified, pass evaluated object to OpenSSL's verify_callback. See also "cert_verifier example" section.
verify_fqdn: if true, validate the server certificate for the hostname
fqdn: set FQDN
enable_system_cert_store: if true, enable system default cert store
allow_self_signed_cert: if true, allow self-signed certificate
cert_paths: files contain PEM-encoded certificates
socket_options: options for socket
resolve_name: if true, resolve the hostname
connect: if true, connect to host
nonblock: if true, use non-blocking I/O
linger_timeout: the timeout (seconds) to set SO_LINGER
recv_timeout: the timeout (seconds) to set SO_RECVTIMEO
send_timeout: the timeout (seconds) to set SO_SNDTIMEO
send_keepalive_packet: if true, enable TCP keep-alive via SO_KEEPALIVE. See also socket article.
Example:
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# TCP
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server_create_connection(:title, @port) do |conn|
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  # on connection
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  # conn is Fluent::PluginHelper::Server::TCPCallbackSocket
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  source_addr = conn.remote_host
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  source_port = conn.remote_port
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  conn.data do |data|
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    conn.write(something)
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  end
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end
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server_create(title, port, proto: nil, bind: '0.0.0.0', shared: true, socket: nil, backlog: nil, tls_options: nil, max_bytes: nil, flags: 0, **socket_options, &callback)
This method creates a server instance for various protocols.
The &block is invoked with parameter(s) on data.
title: unique symbol
port: the port to listen to
proto: protocol type. { :tcp, :udp, :tls }
bind: the bind address to listen to
shared: if true, share socket via server engine for multiple workers
socket: socket instance for UDP (only for UDP)
backlog: the maximum length of the queue for pending connections
tls_options: options for TLS
version: set TLS version :TLSv1_1 or :TLSv1_2. (default: :TLSv1_2)
ciphers: set the list of available cipher suites. (default:
"ALL:!aNULL:!eNULL:!SSLv2")
insecure: if true, set TLS verify mode NONE
cert_verifier: if specified, pass evaluated object to OpenSSL's verify_callback. See also "cert_verifier example" section.
verify_fqdn: if true, validate the server certificate for the hostname
fqdn: set FQDN
enable_system_cert_store: if true, enable system default cert store
allow_self_signed_cert: if true, allow self signed certificate
cert_paths: files contain PEM-encoded certificates
max_bytes: the maximum number of bytes to receive (required for UDP)
flags: zero or more of the MSG_ options (UDP-only)
socket_options: options for socket
resolve_name: if true, resolve the hostname
connect: if true, connect to host
nonblock: if true, use non-blocking I/O
linger_timeout: the timeout (seconds) to set SO_LINGER
recv_timeout: the timeout (seconds) to set SO_RECVTIMEO
send_timeout: the timeout (seconds) to set SO_SNDTIMEO
send_keepalive_packet: if true, enable TCP keep-alive via SO_KEEPALIVE. See also socket article.
Code example:
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# UDP (w/o socket)
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server_create(:title, @port, proto: :udp, max_bytes: 2048) do |data|
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  # data is received data
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end
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# UDP (w/ socket)
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server_create(:title, @port, proto: :udp, max_bytes: 2048) do |data, sock|
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  # data is received data
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  # sock is UDPSocket
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end
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# TCP (w/o connection)
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server_create(:title, @port) do |data|
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  # data is received data
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end
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# TCP (w/ connection)
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server_create(:title, @port) do |data, conn|
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  # data is received data
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  # conn is Fluent::PluginHelper::Server::TCPCallbackSocket
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end
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# TLS (w/o connection)
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server_create(:title, @port, proto: :tls) do |data|
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  # data is received data
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end
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# TLS (w/ connection)
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server_create(:title, @port, proto: :tls) do |data, conn|
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  # data is received data
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  # conn is Fluent::PluginHelper::Server::TLSCallbackSocket
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end
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Configuration example
General configuration
linger_timeout
type
default
available transport type
version
integer
0
tcp, tls
1.14.6
The timeout (seconds) to set SO_LINGER.
The default value 0 is to send RST rather than FIN to avoid lots of connections sitting in TIME_WAIT on closing on non-Windows.
You can set positive value to send FIN on closing on non-Windows.
(On Windows, Fluentd sends FIN when linger_timeout is 0 too).
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<source>
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  @type tcp
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  # other plugin parameters
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  <transport tcp>
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    linger_timeout 1
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  </transport>
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</source>
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TLS configuration: Basic examples
1.Use existing certs (signed by public CA or self signed CA)
2.Use certs automatically generated by Fluentd
Case 1. Use existing certs (signed by public CA or self signed CA)
If cert_path and private_key_path are specified, certs generation is disabled. The existing certs are loaded.
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<source>
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  @type forward
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  # other plugin parameters
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  <transport tls>
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    version TLSv1_2
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    ciphers ALL:!aNULL:!eNULL:!SSLv2
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    insecure false
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​
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    # For Cert signed by public CA
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    ca_path /path/to/ca_file
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    cert_path /path/to/cert_path
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    private_key_path /path/to/priv_key
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    private_key_passphrase "passphrase"
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    client_cert_auth false
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    # For Cert signed by self signed CA
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    ca_path /path/to/ca_path
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    cert_path /path/to/cert_path
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    private_key_path /path/to/priv_key
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    private_key_passphrase "passphrase"
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    client_cert_auth false
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  </transport>
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</source>
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Case 2. Use certs automatically generated by Fluentd
If ca_cert_path and ca_private_key_path are specified, certs generation is enabled. You can customize cert generation behavior via generation_... parameters. See Generated and Signed by Private CA Certs or Self-signed Parameters about parameter details.
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<source>
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  @type forward
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  # other plugin parameters
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  <transport tls>
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    version TLSv1_2
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    ciphers ALL:!aNULL:!eNULL:!SSLv2
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    insecure false
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    # For Cert generated
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    ca_cert_path /path/to/ca_cert
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    ca_private_key_path /path/to/ca_priv_key
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    ca_private_key_passphrase "ca_passphrase"
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  </transport>
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</source>
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TLS configuration: cert_verifier example
cert_verifier is supported since v1.10.0.
Configuration example:
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<source>
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  @type forward
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  <transport tls>
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    # other parameters
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    client_cert_auth true
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    cert_verifier /path/to/my_verifier.rb
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  </transport>
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</source>
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my_verifier.rb example
The code must return a callable object that has a call method with two arguments. This object is used as OpenSSL's verify_callback.
Proc or lambda Object for the Simple Scenario
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Proc.new { |ok, ctx|
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  # check code
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  if cond
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    true
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  else
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    false
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  end
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}
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Use class for the Complicated Scenario
This is CN check example:
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module Fluent
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  module Plugin
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    class InForwardCNChecker
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      def initialize
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        # Modify for actual common names
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        @allow_list = ['fluentd', 'fluentd-client', 'other-org']
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      end
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      def call(ok, ctx)
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        subject = ctx.chain.first.subject.to_a.find { |entry| entry.first == 'CN' }
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        if subject
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          @allow_list.include?(subject[1])
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        else
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          false
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        end
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      end
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    end
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  end
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end
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Fluent::Plugin::InForwardCNChecker.new
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Plugins using server
​in_forward​
​in_syslog​
​in_tcp​
​in_udp​
​out_forward​
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