Types of Plugins
Let's have a look at some of the plugins in the following sections.
Input plugins
The various input
plugins available in Logstash are shown in the following figure:
Refer to the link: https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/5.1/input-plugins.html
Filter plugins
The various filter
plugins available in Logstash are as follows:
Refer to the link: https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/5.1/filter-plugins.html
Output plugins
The various output plugins available in Logstash are as follows:
Refer to the link: https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/5.1/output-plugins.html
As we have covered the different sections of plugins available in configuration file i.e. Input, Filter and Output Plugin. But, there is another set of plugin which doesn't have a different section altogether but it is part of Input and Output Plugin.
Codec plugins
Codec plugins are part of the input or output that change the representation of data of an event. They can be called stream-filters, as they provide...