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+require "test_utils"
+
+describe "parse mysql slow query log" do
+  extend LogStash::RSpec
+
+  # The logstash config goes here.
+  # At this time, only filters are supported.
+  config <<-'CONFIG'
+    filter {
+      grep {
+        # Drop the '# Time:' lines
+        match => [ "@message", "^# Time: " ]
+        negate => true
+      }
+
+      grok {
+        singles => true
+        pattern => [
+          "^# User@Host: %{USER:user}\[[^\]]+\] @ %{HOST:host} \[%{IP:ip}]",
+          "^# Query_time: %{NUMBER:duration:float} \s*Lock_time: %{NUMBER:lock_wait:float} \s*Rows_sent: %{NUMBER:results:int} \s*Rows_examined: %{NUMBER:scanned:int}",
+          "^SET timestamp=%{NUMBER:timestamp};"
+        ]
+      }
+
+      multiline {
+        pattern => "^# User@Host: "
+        negate => true
+        what => previous
+      }
+
+      date {
+        timestamp => UNIX
+      }
+
+      mutate {
+        remove => "timestamp"
+      }
+    }
+  CONFIG
+
+  lines = <<-'MYSQL_SLOW_LOGS'
+# Time: 121004  6:00:27
+# User@Host: someuser[someuser] @ db.example.com [1.2.3.4]
+# Query_time: 0.018143  Lock_time: 0.000042 Rows_sent: 237  Rows_examined: 286
+use somedb;
+SET timestamp=1349355627;
+SELECT option_name, option_value FROM wp_options WHERE autoload = 'yes';
+MYSQL_SLOW_LOGS
+
+  sample lines.split("\n") do
+    insist { subject.size } == 1 # 1 event
+    event = subject.first
+    insist { event.message.split("\n").size } == 5 # 5 lines
+
+    p event.fields
+    insist { event["user"] } == "someuser"
+    insist { event["host"] } == "db.example.com"
+    insist { event["ip"] } == "1.2.3.4"
+    insist { event["duration"] } == 0.018143
+    insist { event["lock_wait"] } == 0.000042
+    insist { event["results"] } == 237
+    insist { event["scanned"] } == 286
+  end
+end