ansible/awx

Add support for syslog for external logging

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#1,083 opened on Jan 30, 2018

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Description

ISSUE TYPE
  • Feature Idea
COMPONENT NAME
  • API
  • UI
SUMMARY

awx allows you to ship logs to external systems via UDP - this feature primarily exists to support logstash via UDP. As such, UDP messages shipped from awx are in the JSON format that logstash expects. It would be nice if you could ship syslog-formatted messages over UDP or TCP.

related: https://github.com/ansible/awx/issues/1062

Contributor guide

Tech stack
python
Domain
apifrontend
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Pythonsyslog formatUDP/TCPAWX codebase
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
35
Research direction
The issue requests adding syslog formatted messages over UDP or TCP, building on the existing UDP logging for Logstash. Review related issue #1062 for context. Examine the current logging implementation, likely in the awx/main/ or awx/api/ directories, to understand how log data is sent. Check the discussion in this issue's comments for any proposed approaches or constraints.
Add support for syslog for external logging · ansible/awx#1083 | Good First Issue