Irc input pluginedit

  • Plugin version: v3.0.7
  • Released on: 2018-04-06
  • Changelog

For other versions, see the Versioned plugin docs.

Installationedit

For plugins not bundled by default, it is easy to install by running bin/logstash-plugin install logstash-input-irc. See Working with plugins for more details.

Getting Helpedit

For questions about the plugin, open a topic in the Discuss forums. For bugs or feature requests, open an issue in Github. For the list of Elastic supported plugins, please consult the Elastic Support Matrix.

Descriptionedit

Read events from an IRC Server.

Irc Input Configuration Optionsedit

This plugin supports the following configuration options plus the Common Options described later.

Also see Common Options for a list of options supported by all input plugins.

 

catch_alledit

  • Value type is boolean
  • Default value is false

Catch all IRC channel/user events not just channel messages

channelsedit

  • This is a required setting.
  • Value type is array
  • There is no default value for this setting.

Channels to join and read messages from.

These should be full channel names including the # symbol, such as "#logstash".

For passworded channels, add a space and the channel password, such as "#logstash password".

get_statsedit

  • Value type is boolean
  • Default value is false

Gather and send user counts for channels - this requires catch_all and will force it

hostedit

  • This is a required setting.
  • Value type is string
  • There is no default value for this setting.

Host of the IRC Server to connect to.

nickedit

  • Value type is string
  • Default value is "logstash"

IRC Nickname

passwordedit

  • Value type is password
  • There is no default value for this setting.

IRC Server password

portedit

  • Value type is number
  • Default value is 6667

Port for the IRC Server

realedit

  • Value type is string
  • Default value is "logstash"

IRC Real name

secureedit

  • Value type is boolean
  • Default value is false

Set this to true to enable SSL.

stats_intervaledit

  • Value type is number
  • Default value is 5

How often in minutes to get the user count stats

useredit

  • Value type is string
  • Default value is "logstash"

IRC Username

Common Optionsedit

The following configuration options are supported by all input plugins:

Setting Input type Required

add_field

hash

No

codec

codec

No

enable_metric

boolean

No

id

string

No

tags

array

No

type

string

No

Detailsedit

 

add_fieldedit

  • Value type is hash
  • Default value is {}

Add a field to an event

codecedit

  • Value type is codec
  • Default value is "plain"

The codec used for input data. Input codecs are a convenient method for decoding your data before it enters the input, without needing a separate filter in your Logstash pipeline.

enable_metricedit

  • Value type is boolean
  • Default value is true

Disable or enable metric logging for this specific plugin instance by default we record all the metrics we can, but you can disable metrics collection for a specific plugin.

idedit

  • Value type is string
  • There is no default value for this setting.

Add a unique ID to the plugin configuration. If no ID is specified, Logstash will generate one. It is strongly recommended to set this ID in your configuration. This is particularly useful when you have two or more plugins of the same type, for example, if you have 2 irc inputs. Adding a named ID in this case will help in monitoring Logstash when using the monitoring APIs.

input {
  irc {
    id => "my_plugin_id"
  }
}

tagsedit

  • Value type is array
  • There is no default value for this setting.

Add any number of arbitrary tags to your event.

This can help with processing later.

typeedit

  • Value type is string
  • There is no default value for this setting.

Add a type field to all events handled by this input.

Types are used mainly for filter activation.

The type is stored as part of the event itself, so you can also use the type to search for it in Kibana.

If you try to set a type on an event that already has one (for example when you send an event from a shipper to an indexer) then a new input will not override the existing type. A type set at the shipper stays with that event for its life even when sent to another Logstash server.