A Disque input and output for Logstash

Description

Contributor guide

Tech stack

rubyredis

Domain

backenddata

Issue type

feature

DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.

4

Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.

3-5 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

RubyLogstash plugin developmentDisque protocol

Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.

20

Research direction

This issue requests a new Logstash input and output plugin for Disque, a distributed message broker by the Redis author. Since the repository language is Ruby and Logstash plugins are typically written in Ruby, the implementation would involve creating new Ruby classes following the Logstash plugin API. The contributor should study existing Logstash plugins (e.g., the Redis input/output) as references, and familiarize themselves with the Disque protocol (which resembles Redis). No existing work or discussion is present in the issue. Given the age (2015) and lack of activity, the issue may be stale; the contributor should confirm with maintainers if this feature is still desired before undertaking the work.