cc-metric-collector/sinks/stdoutSink.md

stdout sink

The stdout sink is the most simple sink provided by cc-metric-collector. It writes all metrics in InfluxDB line-procol format to the configurable output file or the common special files stdout and stderr.

Configuration structure

{
  "<name>": {
    "type": "stdout",
    "meta_as_tags" : [],
    "output_file" : "mylogfile.log",
    "process_messages" : {
      "see" : "docs of message processor for valid fields"
    },
    "meta_as_tags" : []
  }
}

• type: makes the sink an stdout sink
• meta_as_tags: print meta information as tags in the output (optional)
• output_file: Write all data to the selected file (optional). There are two 'special' files: stdout and stderr. If this option is not provided, the default value is stdout
• process_messages: Process messages with given rules before progressing or dropping, see here (optional)
• meta_as_tags: print all meta information as tags in the output (deprecated, optional)