logreader

It is logfile reader in "tail -f" manner to incorporate with logstash. To make use, setup logstash to receive plain log with TCP input plugin. You can see the configuration at https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/plugins-inputs-tcp.html

How to build

$ mvn package

How to run

Download the pre-build logreader.jar file from the git repo or build it after cloning.

$ java -jar logreader.jar file.log <logstash.ip> <logstash.tcp.port>

• file.log - log file path
• logstash.ip - logstash server's IP or domain name
• logstash.tcp.port - logstash server's listening port for TCP input plugin

Happy try!!