logstash-output-cloudwatchlogs 0.9.0

data/logstash-output-cloudwatchlogs.gemspec

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+Gem::Specification.new do |s|
+
+  s.name            = 'logstash-output-cloudwatchlogs'
+  s.version         = '0.9.0'
+  s.licenses        = ['Amazon Software License']
+  s.summary         = "This output lets you send logs to AWS CloudWatch Logs service"
+  s.description     = "This gem is a logstash plugin required to be installed on top of the Logstash core pipeline using $LS_HOME/bin/plugin install gemname. This gem is not a stand-alone program"
+  s.authors         = ["AWS"]
+  s.email           = 'cloudwatch-logs-feedback@amazon.com'
+  s.homepage        = "http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/DeveloperGuide/WhatIsCloudWatchLogs.html"
+  s.require_paths = ["lib"]
+
+  # Files
+  s.files = `git ls-files`.split($\)+::Dir.glob('vendor/*')
+
+  # Tests
+  s.test_files = s.files.grep(%r{^(test|spec|features)/})
+
+  # Special flag to let us know this is actually a logstash plugin
+  s.metadata = { "logstash_plugin" => "true", "logstash_group" => "output" }
+
+  # Gem dependencies
+  s.add_runtime_dependency 'logstash-core', '>= 1.5.0', '< 2.0.0'
+  s.add_runtime_dependency 'logstash-codec-plain'
+  s.add_runtime_dependency 'logstash-mixin-aws', '>= 1.0.0'
+  s.add_runtime_dependency 'aws-sdk', ['~> 2']
+
+  s.add_development_dependency 'logstash-devutils'
+end

data/spec/outputs/cloudwatchlogs_spec.rb

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+# encoding: utf-8
+
+#
+#  Copyright 2015 Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
+#
+#  Licensed under the Amazon Software License (the "License").
+#  You may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+#  A copy of the License is located at
+#
+#  http://aws.amazon.com/asl/
+#
+#  or in the "license" file accompanying this file. This file is distributed
+#  on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either
+#  express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing
+#  permissions and limitations under the License.
+
+require "logstash/devutils/rspec/spec_helper"
+require "logstash/plugin"
+require "logstash/json"
+require "logstash/timestamp"
+require "logstash/outputs/cloudwatchlogs"
+
+require "aws-sdk"
+
+describe "outputs/cloudwatchlogs" do
+
+  describe "#new" do
+    it "should raise error when log group name is not configured" do
+      expect {
+        LogStash::Plugin.lookup("output", "cloudwatchlogs").new(
+          "log_group_name" => "lg")
+      }.to raise_error(LogStash::ConfigurationError)
+    end
+
+    it "should raise error when log stream name is not configured" do
+      expect {
+        LogStash::Plugin.lookup("output", "cloudwatchlogs").new(
+          "log_stream_name" => "ls")
+      }.to raise_error(LogStash::ConfigurationError)
+    end
+
+    it "should create the output with log group/stream name" do
+      expect {
+        LogStash::Plugin.lookup("output", "cloudwatchlogs").new(
+          "log_group_name" => "lg", "log_stream_name" => "ls")
+      }.to_not raise_error
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "#register" do
+    it "should set the batch_count to MAX_BATCH_COUNT if a larger value is configured" do
+      output = LogStash::Plugin.lookup("output", "cloudwatchlogs").new(
+        "log_group_name" => "lg", "log_stream_name" => "ls",
+        "batch_count" => LogStash::Outputs::CloudWatchLogs::MAX_BATCH_COUNT + 1)
+      expect {output.register}.to_not raise_error
+      output.batch_count.should eql(LogStash::Outputs::CloudWatchLogs::MAX_BATCH_COUNT)
+    end
+
+    it "should set the batch_size to MAX_BATCH_SIZE if a larger value is configured" do
+      output = LogStash::Plugin.lookup("output", "cloudwatchlogs").new(
+        "log_group_name" => "lg", "log_stream_name" => "ls",
+        "batch_count" => LogStash::Outputs::CloudWatchLogs::MAX_BATCH_SIZE + 1)
+      expect {output.register}.to_not raise_error
+      output.batch_size.should eql(LogStash::Outputs::CloudWatchLogs::MAX_BATCH_SIZE)
+    end
+
+    it "should set the buffer_duration to MIN_BUFFER_DURATION if a smaler value is configured" do
+      output = LogStash::Plugin.lookup("output", "cloudwatchlogs").new(
+        "log_group_name" => "lg", "log_stream_name" => "ls",
+        "buffer_duration" => LogStash::Outputs::CloudWatchLogs::MIN_BUFFER_DURATION - 1)
+      expect {output.register}.to_not raise_error
+      output.buffer_duration.should eql(LogStash::Outputs::CloudWatchLogs::MIN_BUFFER_DURATION)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "#receive" do
+    before :each do
+      @output = LogStash::Plugin.lookup("output", "cloudwatchlogs").new(
+        "log_group_name" => "lg", "log_stream_name" => "ls")
+      @output.register
+    end
+
+    context "when event is invalid" do
+      before :each do
+        @event = LogStash::Event.new
+        @event.timestamp = LogStash::Timestamp.coerce("2015-02-13T01:19:08Z")
+        @event["message"] = "test"
+        expect(@output.buffer).not_to receive(:enq)
+      end
+      context "when event doesn't have @timestamp" do
+        it "should not save the event" do
+          @event.remove("@timestamp")
+          expect { @output.receive(@event) }.to_not raise_error
+        end
+      end
+      context "when event doesn't have message" do
+        it "should not save the event" do
+          @event.remove("message")
+          expect { @output.receive(@event) }.to_not raise_error
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when event is valid" do
+      context "when first event is received" do
+        it "should save the event to buffer" do
+          expect(@output.buffer).to receive(:enq) { {:timestamp => 1423786748000.0, :message => "test"} }
+          event = LogStash::Event.new
+          event.timestamp = LogStash::Timestamp.coerce("2015-02-13T01:19:08Z")
+          event["message"] = "test"
+          expect { @output.receive(event) }.to_not raise_error
+        end
+      end
+
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "#flush" do
+    before :each do
+      @cwl = Aws::CloudWatchLogs::Client.new(:region => "us-east-1")
+      @output = LogStash::Plugin.lookup("output", "cloudwatchlogs").new(
+        "log_group_name" => "lg", "log_stream_name" => "ls")
+      @output.register
+      @output.cwl = @cwl
+    end
+
+    context "when received zero events" do
+      it "should not make the service call" do
+        expect(@cwl).not_to receive(:put_log_events)
+        @output.flush([])
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when received some events" do
+      before :each do
+        @output.sequence_token = 'token'
+        @response = double(Aws::PageableResponse, :next_sequence_token => 'ntoken')
+        allow(@cwl).to receive(:put_log_events) { @response }
+      end
+      context "when events are not sorted" do
+        it "should sort the events before sending them to service" do
+          expect(@cwl).to receive(:put_log_events).with(
+            :log_events => [
+              {:timestamp => 123, :message => 'abc'},
+              {:timestamp => 124, :message => 'zzz'}],
+            :log_group_name => 'lg',
+            :log_stream_name => 'ls',
+            :sequence_token => 'token'
+          ) { @response }
+          @output.flush([
+            {:timestamp => 124, :message => 'zzz'},
+            {:timestamp => 123, :message => 'abc'}])
+        end
+      end
+      context "when events are sorted" do
+        it "should send the events as is" do
+          expect(@cwl).to receive(:put_log_events).with(
+            :log_events => [
+              {:timestamp => 123, :message => 'abc'},
+              {:timestamp => 124, :message => 'zzz'}],
+            :log_group_name => 'lg',
+            :log_stream_name => 'ls',
+            :sequence_token => 'token'
+          ) { @response }
+          @output.flush([
+            {:timestamp => 123, :message => 'abc'},
+            {:timestamp => 124, :message => 'zzz'}])
+        end
+      end
+      context "when log events span more than 24 hours" do
+        it "should break log events into multiple batches and no batch spans more than 24 hours" do
+          twenty_four_hours_in_mills = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000
+          expect(@cwl).to receive(:put_log_events).once.with(
+            :log_events => [
+              {:timestamp => 123, :message => 'abc'}],
+            :log_group_name => 'lg',
+            :log_stream_name => 'ls',
+            :sequence_token => 'token'
+          ) { @response }
+          expect(@cwl).to receive(:put_log_events).once.with(
+            :log_events => [
+              {:timestamp => 123 + twenty_four_hours_in_mills + 1, :message => 'zzz'}],
+            :log_group_name => 'lg',
+            :log_stream_name => 'ls',
+            :sequence_token => 'ntoken'
+          )
+          @output.flush([
+            {:timestamp => 123, :message => 'abc'},
+            {:timestamp => 123 + twenty_four_hours_in_mills + 1, :message => 'zzz'}])
+        end
+      end
+      context "when log events span exactly 24 hours" do
+        it "should not break log events into multiple batches" do
+          twenty_four_hours_in_mills = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000
+          expect(@cwl).to receive(:put_log_events).once.with(
+            :log_events => [
+              {:timestamp => 123, :message => 'abc'},
+              {:timestamp => 123 + twenty_four_hours_in_mills, :message => 'zzz'}],
+            :log_group_name => 'lg',
+            :log_stream_name => 'ls',
+            :sequence_token => 'token'
+          ) { @response }
+          @output.flush([
+            {:timestamp => 123, :message => 'abc'},
+            {:timestamp => 123 + twenty_four_hours_in_mills, :message => 'zzz'}])
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe "error handling" do
+      context "when sending the first batch" do
+        it "should use null sequence token" do
+          @response = double(Aws::PageableResponse, :next_sequence_token => 'ntoken')
+          allow(@cwl).to receive(:put_log_events) { @response }
+          expect(@cwl).to receive(:put_log_events).with(
+            :log_events => [
+              {:timestamp => 123, :message => 'abc'}],
+            :log_group_name => 'lg',
+            :log_stream_name => 'ls',
+            :sequence_token => nil
+          ) { @response }
+          @output.flush([
+            {:timestamp => 123, :message => 'abc'}])
+        end
+        context "when the log stream doesn't exist" do
+          it "should create log group and log stream" do
+            @response = double(Aws::PageableResponse, :next_sequence_token => 'ntoken')
+            # throw exception for 1st call and good for following calls
+            allow(@cwl).to receive(:put_log_events) do
+              allow(@cwl).to receive(:put_log_events) { @response }
+              raise Aws::CloudWatchLogs::Errors::ResourceNotFoundException.new(nil, nil)
+            end
+            expect(@cwl).to receive(:put_log_events).exactly(2).times.with(
+              :log_events => [
+                {:timestamp => 123, :message => 'abc'}],
+              :log_group_name => 'lg',
+              :log_stream_name => 'ls',
+              :sequence_token => nil
+            )
+            expect(@cwl).to receive(:create_log_group).with(:log_group_name => 'lg')
+            expect(@cwl).to receive(:create_log_stream).with(:log_group_name => 'lg', :log_stream_name => 'ls')
+            @output.flush([
+              {:timestamp => 123, :message => 'abc'}])
+          end
+        end
+        context "when the log stream exists" do
+          context "log stream has no log event" do
+            it "should succeed" do
+              @response = double(Aws::PageableResponse, :next_sequence_token => 'ntoken')
+              allow(@cwl).to receive(:put_log_events) { @response }
+              expect(@cwl).to receive(:put_log_events).with(
+                :log_events => [
+                  {:timestamp => 123, :message => 'abc'}],
+                :log_group_name => 'lg',
+                :log_stream_name => 'ls',
+                :sequence_token => nil
+              )
+              @output.flush([
+                {:timestamp => 123, :message => 'abc'}])
+            end
+          end
+
+          context "log stream has some log events" do
+            context "when log stream only accpeted one batch in the past" do
+              context "when the sending batch is the same as accepted batch" do
+                it "should not retry upon DataAlreadyAcceptedException" do
+                  @response = double(Aws::PageableResponse, :next_sequence_token => 'ntoken')
+                  @ex = Aws::CloudWatchLogs::Errors::DataAlreadyAcceptedException.new(nil, "The next batch can be sent with sequenceToken: 456")
+                  # throw exception for 1st call and good for following calls
+                  allow(@cwl).to receive(:put_log_events) do
+                    allow(@cwl).to receive(:put_log_events) { @response }
+                    raise @ex
+                  end
+                  expect(@cwl).to receive(:put_log_events).once.with(
+                    :log_events => [
+                      {:timestamp => 123, :message => 'abc'}],
+                    :log_group_name => 'lg',
+                    :log_stream_name => 'ls',
+                    :sequence_token => nil
+                  )
+                  @output.flush([
+                    {:timestamp => 123, :message => 'abc'}])
+                end
+              end
+              context "when the sending batch is different than accepted batch" do
+                it "should retry upon InvalidSequenceTokenException" do
+                  @response = double(Aws::PageableResponse, :next_sequence_token => 'ntoken')
+                  @ex = Aws::CloudWatchLogs::Errors::InvalidSequenceTokenException.new(nil, "The next expected sequenceToken is: 456")
+                  # throw exception for 1st call and good for following calls
+                  allow(@cwl).to receive(:put_log_events) do
+                    allow(@cwl).to receive(:put_log_events) { @response }
+                    raise @ex
+                  end
+                  expect(@cwl).to receive(:put_log_events).once.with(
+                    :log_events => [
+                      {:timestamp => 123, :message => 'abc'}],
+                    :log_group_name => 'lg',
+                    :log_stream_name => 'ls',
+                    :sequence_token => nil
+                  )
+                  expect(@cwl).to receive(:put_log_events).once.with(
+                    :log_events => [
+                      {:timestamp => 123, :message => 'abc'}],
+                    :log_group_name => 'lg',
+                    :log_stream_name => 'ls',
+                    :sequence_token => '456'
+                  ) { @response }
+                  @output.flush([
+                    {:timestamp => 123, :message => 'abc'}])
+                end
+              end
+            end
+            context "when log stream already accepted more than one batch" do
+              it "should retry upon InvalidSequenceTokenException" do
+                @output.sequence_token = "lasttoken"
+                @response = double(Aws::PageableResponse, :next_sequence_token => 'ntoken')
+                @ex = Aws::CloudWatchLogs::Errors::InvalidSequenceTokenException.new(nil, "The next expected sequenceToken is: 456")
+                # throw exception for 1st call and good for following calls
+                allow(@cwl).to receive(:put_log_events) do
+                  allow(@cwl).to receive(:put_log_events) { @response }
+                  raise @ex
+                end
+                expect(@cwl).to receive(:put_log_events).once.with(
+                  :log_events => [
+                    {:timestamp => 123, :message => 'abc'}],
+                  :log_group_name => 'lg',
+                  :log_stream_name => 'ls',
+                  :sequence_token => 'lasttoken'
+                )
+                expect(@cwl).to receive(:put_log_events).once.with(
+                  :log_events => [
+                    {:timestamp => 123, :message => 'abc'}],
+                  :log_group_name => 'lg',
+                  :log_stream_name => 'ls',
+                  :sequence_token => '456'
+                ) { @response }
+                @output.flush([
+                  {:timestamp => 123, :message => 'abc'}])
+              end
+            end
+          end
+        end
+      end
+      context "when sending batch after first batch" do
+        before :each do
+          @output.sequence_token = 'lasttoken'
+        end
+        it "should use the previous token" do
+          @response = double(Aws::PageableResponse, :next_sequence_token => 'ntoken')
+          allow(@cwl).to receive(:put_log_events) { @response }
+          expect(@cwl).to receive(:put_log_events).once.with(
+            :log_events => [
+              {:timestamp => 123, :message => 'abc'}],
+            :log_group_name => 'lg',
+            :log_stream_name => 'ls',
+            :sequence_token => 'lasttoken'
+          ) { @response }
+          @output.flush([
+            {:timestamp => 123, :message => 'abc'}])
+        end
+      end
+      context "when sending invalid request" do
+        it "should not retry" do
+          @output.log_group_name = nil
+          @output.log_stream_name = nil
+          @output.sequence_token = nil
+          @response = double(Aws::PageableResponse, :next_sequence_token => 'ntoken')
+          @ex = Aws::CloudWatchLogs::Errors::InvalidParameterException.new(nil, nil)
+          allow(@cwl).to receive(:put_log_events) { raise @ex }
+          expect(@cwl).to receive(:put_log_events).once.with(
+              :log_events => [
+                {:timestamp => 123, :message => 'abc'}],
+              :log_group_name => nil,
+              :log_stream_name => nil,
+              :sequence_token => nil
+            )
+          @output.flush([
+            {:timestamp => 123, :message => 'abc'}])
+        end
+      end
+      context "when receiving unknown exception" do
+        it "should retry forever until getting back non-unknow exception" do
+          @output.sequence_token = nil
+          allow(@output).to receive(:sleep)
+          @response = double(Aws::PageableResponse, :next_sequence_token => 'ntoken')
+          @ex = Aws::CloudWatchLogs::Errors::ServiceUnavailableException.new(nil, nil)
+          # Throw 7 exceptions and then return normal
+          allow(@cwl).to receive(:put_log_events) do
+            allow(@cwl).to receive(:put_log_events) do
+              allow(@cwl).to receive(:put_log_events) do
+                allow(@cwl).to receive(:put_log_events) do
+                  allow(@cwl).to receive(:put_log_events) do
+                    allow(@cwl).to receive(:put_log_events) do
+                      allow(@cwl).to receive(:put_log_events) do
+                        allow(@cwl).to receive(:put_log_events) { @response }
+                        raise @ex
+                      end
+                      raise @ex
+                    end
+                    raise @ex
+                  end
+                  raise @ex
+                end
+                raise @ex
+              end
+              raise @ex
+            end
+            raise @ex
+          end
+          expect(@cwl).to receive(:put_log_events).exactly(8).times.with(
+            :log_events => [
+              {:timestamp => 123, :message => 'abc'}],
+            :log_group_name => 'lg',
+            :log_stream_name => 'ls',
+            :sequence_token => nil
+          )
+          [2, 4, 8, 16, 32].each do |i|
+            expect(@output).to receive(:sleep).once.with(i)
+          end
+          # Should sleep upto 64 seconds for each retry
+          expect(@output).to receive(:sleep).twice.with(64)
+          @output.flush([
+            {:timestamp => 123, :message => 'abc'}])
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+  end
+
+end
+
+
+describe "outputs/cloudwatchlogs/buffer" do
+
+  describe "#initialize" do
+    it "should create a buffer" do
+      buffer = LogStash::Outputs::CloudWatchLogs::Buffer.new(
+        max_batch_count: 5, max_batch_size: 10, buffer_duration: 5000,
+        out_queue_size: 5,
+        size_of_item_proc: Proc.new {|item| item.bytesize})
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "#enq" do
+    context "when batch is closed based on item count/size" do
+      before :each do
+        @buffer = LogStash::Outputs::CloudWatchLogs::Buffer.new(
+          max_batch_count: 5, max_batch_size: 10, buffer_duration: 0,
+          out_queue_size: 5,
+          size_of_item_proc: Proc.new {|item| item.bytesize})
+      end
+
+      context "when the number of items is less than max batch count" do
+        it "should accept an item" do
+          @buffer.enq("ab")
+          @buffer.in_batch.should eql(["ab"])
+          @buffer.in_size.should == 2
+          @buffer.in_count.should == 1
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "when the number of items is equal to the max batch size" do
+        it "should batch items to the out queue and current batch is empty" do
+          5.times do |i| @buffer.enq("#{i}") end
+          @buffer.in_batch.should eql([])
+          @buffer.out_queue.deq(true).should eql(["0", "1", "2", "3", "4"])
+          @buffer.in_size.should == 0
+          @buffer.in_count.should == 0
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "when the number of items is greater than the max batch size" do
+        it "should batch items to the out queue" do
+          6.times do |i| @buffer.enq("#{i}") end
+          @buffer.in_batch.should eql(["5"])
+          @buffer.out_queue.deq(true).should eql(["0", "1", "2", "3", "4"])
+          @buffer.in_size.should eql(1)
+          @buffer.in_count.should eql(1)
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "when the size of items is equal to the max batch size" do
+        it "should batch items to the out queue and current batch is empty" do
+          2.times do |i| @buffer.enq("abcd#{i}") end
+          @buffer.in_batch.should eql([])
+          @buffer.out_queue.deq(true).should eql(["abcd0", "abcd1"])
+          @buffer.in_size.should == 0
+          @buffer.in_count.should == 0
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "when the size of items is greater than max batch size" do
+        it "should batch items to the out queue" do
+          3.times do |i| @buffer.enq("abc#{i}") end
+          @buffer.in_batch.should eql(["abc2"])
+          @buffer.out_queue.deq(true).should eql(["abc0", "abc1"])
+          @buffer.in_size.should == 4
+          @buffer.in_count.should == 1
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when batch is closed when it passes buffer_duration milliseconds" do
+      before :each do
+        @buffer = LogStash::Outputs::CloudWatchLogs::Buffer.new(
+          max_batch_count: 5, max_batch_size: 10, buffer_duration: 1000,
+          out_queue_size: 5,
+          size_of_item_proc: Proc.new {|item| item.bytesize})
+      end
+
+      context "when the number of items is less than max batch count and size is less than batch size" do
+        it "should batch items to the out queue" do
+          @buffer.enq("ab")
+          sleep(2)
+          @buffer.in_batch.should eql([])
+          @buffer.out_queue.deq(true).should eql(["ab"])
+          @buffer.in_size.should == 0
+          @buffer.in_count.should == 0
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when batching is determined by size/count/duration" do
+      context "when enough items are added within buffer_duration milliseconds" do
+        it "should not add batch whose size or count is less than the threshold to the out queue except the first and last batch" do
+          @buffer = LogStash::Outputs::CloudWatchLogs::Buffer.new(
+            max_batch_count: 5, max_batch_size: 100, buffer_duration: 1000,
+            out_queue_size: 5,
+            size_of_item_proc: Proc.new {|item| item.bytesize})
+          20.times do |i|
+            @buffer.enq("#{i}")
+            # sleep less than buffer_duration, 5 items take 0.5 seconds to fill the buffer
+            sleep(0.1)
+          end
+          sleep(2)
+          # There will be 4 to 5 batches
+          batches = []
+          while !@buffer.out_queue.empty? do
+            batches << @buffer.out_queue.deq(true)
+          end
+          batches.size.should >= 4
+          batches.size.should <= 5
+          batches.shift
+          batches.pop
+          batches.each do |batch|
+            batch.size.should == 5
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "#close" do
+    it "should add last batch to out queue" do
+      @buffer = LogStash::Outputs::CloudWatchLogs::Buffer.new(
+        max_batch_count: 5, max_batch_size: 100, buffer_duration: 1000,
+        out_queue_size: 5,
+        size_of_item_proc: Proc.new {|item| item.bytesize})
+      consumer = Thread.new do
+        @buffer.deq {}
+      end
+      33.times do |i|
+        @buffer.enq("#{i}")
+        sleep(0.01)
+      end
+      @buffer.close
+      @buffer.in_count.should == 0
+      consumer.join
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "#deq" do
+    it "should keep processing items until the buffer is closed" do
+      @buffer = LogStash::Outputs::CloudWatchLogs::Buffer.new(
+        max_batch_count: 5, max_batch_size: 100, buffer_duration: 1000,
+        out_queue_size: 5,
+        size_of_item_proc: Proc.new {|item| item.bytesize})
+      item_count = 0
+      consumer = Thread.new do
+        @buffer.deq do |batch|
+          item_count += batch.size
+        end
+      end
+      33.times do |i|
+        @buffer.enq("#{i}")
+        sleep(0.01)
+      end
+      @buffer.close
+      consumer.join
+      item_count.should == 33
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "should not miss any item" do
+    @buffer = LogStash::Outputs::CloudWatchLogs::Buffer.new(
+      max_batch_count: 137, max_batch_size: 1000, buffer_duration: 5000,
+      out_queue_size: 50,
+      size_of_item_proc: Proc.new {|item| item.bytesize})
+    item_count = 0
+    consumer = Thread.new do
+      @buffer.deq do |batch|
+        item_count += batch.size
+      end
+    end
+    threads = []
+    num_of_threads = 100
+    num_of_items = 10000
+    # 100 threads plus one scheduled batcher thread
+    num_of_threads.times do |m|
+      threads << Thread.new do
+        num_of_items.times do |i|
+          @buffer.enq("#{i}")
+        end
+      end
+    end
+    # let producers complete the writes
+    threads.map(&:join)
+    # move all items to the out queue
+    @buffer.close
+    # let consumer complete the read
+    consumer.join
+    item_count.should == num_of_items * num_of_threads
+  end
+end