Configurable Options

• source: Logstash @source value
• sourceHost: Logstash @source_host value (default: current hostname)
• sourcePath: Logstash @source_path value
• tags: Comma-separated strings of Logstash tags
• type: Logstash type
• host: Redis Server Host (default: localhost)
• port: Redis Server Port (default: 6379)
• key: Redis Key to append the logs to
• timeout: Redis connection timeout (default: 2000)
• password: Redis connection password (default no password)
• database: Redis database number (default 0)
• mdc: Set to true if you want to log MDC properties (default false)
• location: Set to true if you want to log the source file (default false)
• callerStackIndex: As location is determined by call stack, if you use some log wrapper, the location will always be the wrapper instead. Set it to 1 or higher to specify the particular call stack level (default 0)

Example

Logback XML Configuration:

<appender name="LOGSTASH" class="com.cwbase.logback.RedisAppender">
    <source>myApplicationName</source>
    <sourcePath>myApplicationName</sourcePath>
    <type>myApplication</type>
    <tags>production</tags>
    <host>192.168.56.10</host>
    <port>6379</port>
    <key>logstash</key>
</appender>

Logstash Configuration:

input {
 redis {
  data_type => "list"
  format => "json_event"
  host => "192.168.56.10"
  key => "logstash"
  port => 6379
  type => "myApplication"
 }
}