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

Research direction
Examine the current logging handlers in the AWX codebase, implement a syslog formatter, and add support for sending syslog messages over TCP and UDP.
Tech stack
python
Domain
backend
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
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Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
Python
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
60