logstash-output-sumologic 1.1.4 → 1.1.9

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data/CHANGELOG.md

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-## 1.1.4
- - bug fix
+# Change Log
 
-## 1.1.3
- - bug fix
+## 1.2.0
+
+- Support message piling with both `interval` and `pile_max`
+- Support in memory message queue to overall enhance throughput
+- Retry sending when get throttled or temporary server problem
+- Support monitor throughput statistics in metrics
 
 ## 1.1.0
- - Support metrics sending
+
+- Support metrics sending
 
 ## 1.0.0
- - Initial release
+
+- Initial release

data/DEVELOPER.md

@@ -1,27 +1,39 @@
-# logstash-output-sumologic
+# Development Guide
+
 Logstash output plugin for delivering log to Sumo Logic cloud service through HTTP source.
 
-# How to build .gem file from repository
+## How to build .gem file from repository
+
 Open logstash-output-sumologic.gemspec and make any necessary configuration changes.
 In your local Git clone, run:
-```sh
+
+```bash
 gem build logstash-output-sumologic.gemspec
 ```
+
 You will get a .gem file in the same directory as `logstash-output-sumologic-x.y.z.gem`
 Remove old version of plugin (optional):
-```sh
+
+```bash
 bin/logstash-plugin remove logstash-output-sumologic
 ```
+
 And then install the plugin locally:
-```sh
+
+```bash
 bin/logstash-plugin install <full path of .gem>
 ```
 
-# How to run test with rspec
-The test requires JRuby to run. So you need to install [JRuby](http://jruby.org/) and [RVM](https://rvm.io/) (for switching between JRuby and Ruby) first.
+## How to run test with rspec
+
+The test requires JRuby to run. So you need to install [JRuby](http://jruby.org/), [bundle](https://bundler.io/bundle_install.html) and [RVM](https://rvm.io/) (for switching between JRuby and Ruby) first.
 And then run:
+
 ```bash
 rvm use jruby
+bundle install
+export sumo_url=https://events.sumologic.net/receiver/v1/http/XXXXXXXXXX
 rspec spec/
 ```
 
+The project is integrated to the Travis CI now. Make sure [all test passed](https://travis-ci.org/SumoLogic/logstash-output-sumologic) before creating PR

data/Gemfile

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 source 'https://rubygems.org'
 gemspec
-gem 'rspec'
+gem 'rspec'
+gem 'rspec-eventually'

data/README.md

@@ -1,83 +1,155 @@
 # Logstash Sumo Logic Output Plugin
 
+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/SumoLogic/logstash-output-sumologic.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/SumoLogic/logstash-output-sumologic)
+
 This is an output plugin for [Logstash](https://github.com/elastic/logstash).
 It is fully free and fully open source. The license is Apache 2.0, meaning you are pretty much free to use it however you want in whatever way.
 
+| TLS Deprecation Notice |
+| --- |
+| In keeping with industry standard security best practices, as of May 31, 2018, the Sumo Logic service will only support TLS version 1.2 going forward. Verify that all connections to Sumo Logic endpoints are made from software that supports TLS 1.2. |
+
 ## Getting Started
+
 This guide is for the users just want to download the binary and make the plugin work. For the developer, please refer to the [Developer Guide](DEVELOPER.md)
 
 ### 1. Create a Sumo Logic HTTP source
+
 Create a [Sumo Logic](https://www.sumologic.com/) free account if you currently don't have one.
 
 Create a [HTTP source](http://help.sumologic.com/Send_Data/Sources/HTTP_Source) in your account and get the URL for this source. It should be something like:
-```
-https://events.sumologic.net/receiver/v1/http/XXXXXXXXXX
-```
+`https://events.sumologic.net/receiver/v1/http/XXXXXXXXXX`
 
 ### 2. Install LogStash on your machine
+
 Following this [instruction](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/getting-started-with-logstash.html) to download and install LogStash. This plugin requires Logstash 2.3 or higher to work.
 
 ### 3. Install latest Logstash Sumo Logic Output plugin from [RubyGems](https://rubygems.org/gems/logstash-output-sumologic)
-```sh
+
+```bash
 bin/logstash-plugin install logstash-output-sumologic
 ```
+
 ### 4. Start Logstash and send log
+
 In the Logstash home, running:
-```sh
+
+```bash
 bin/logstash -e "input{stdin{}}output{sumologic{url=>'<URL from step 1>'}}"
 ```
+
 This will send any input from console to Sumo Logic cloud service.
 
 ### 5. Try out samples
-Open samples/sample-logs.conf, replace #URL# placeholder as real URL got from step 1
+
+#### Send Log lines
+
+Set the URL got from step 1 as environment variable:
+
+```bash
+export sumo_url=https://events.sumologic.net/receiver/v1/http/XXXXXXXXXX
+```
 
 Launch sample with:
-```sh
+
+```bash
 bin/logstash -f samples/log.conf
 ```
+
 The input from console will be sent to Sumo Logic cloud service as log lines.
 
-Open samples/sample-metrics.conf, replace #URL# placeholder as real URL got from step 1
-(This sample may require installing the [plugins-filters-metrics](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/plugins-filters-metrics.html) plugin first)
+#### Send Metrics
+
+Set the URL got from step 1 as environment variable:
+
+```bash
+export sumo_url=https://events.sumologic.net/receiver/v1/http/XXXXXXXXXX
+```
+
+Install [plugins-filters-metrics](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/plugins-filters-metrics.html) plugin
 
 Launch sample with:
-```sh
+
+```bash
 bin/logstash -f samples/metrics.conf
 ```
-A mocked event will be sent to Sumo Logic cloud service as 1 minute and 15 minutes rate metrics.
+
+Mocked events will be sent to Sumo Logic server as 1 minute and 15 minutes rate metrics.
 
 ### 6. Get result from Sumo Logic web app
-Logon to Sumo Logic [web app](https://service.sumologic.com/) and run 
- - [Log Search](http://help.sumologic.com/Search)
- - [Live Tail](http://help.sumologic.com/Search/Live_Tail)
- - [Metrics Search](https://help.sumologic.com/Metrics)
+
+Logon to Sumo Logic [web app](https://service.sumologic.com/) and run
+
+- [Log Search](http://help.sumologic.com/Search)
+- [Live Tail](http://help.sumologic.com/Search/Live_Tail)
+- [Metrics Search](https://help.sumologic.com/Metrics)
 
 ## What's Next
+
 - Try it with different input/filter/codec plugins
-- Start LogStash as a service/daemon in your production environment 
+- Start LogStash as a service/daemon in your production environment
 - Report any issue or idea through [Git Hub](https://github.com/SumoLogic/logstash-output-sumologic)
 
 ## Parameters of Plugin
-| Parameter           | Type    | Required? | Default value | Decription            |
-| ------------------- | ------- | --------- | :---------------: | --------------------- |
-| `url`               | string  | Yes       |               | HTTP Source URL
-| `source_category`   | string  | No        |               | Source category to appear when searching in Sumo Logic by `_sourceCategory`. If not specified, the source category of the HTTP source will be used.
-| `source_name`       | string  | No        |               | Source name to appear when searching in Sumo Logic by `_sourceName`.
-| `source_host`       | string  | No        |               | Source host to appear when searching in Sumo Logic by `_sourceHost`. If not specified, it will be the machine host name.
-| `extra_headers`     | hash    | No        |               | Extra fields need to be send in HTTP header.
-| `compress`          | boolean | No        | `false`       | Enable or disable compression.
-| `compress_encoding` | string  | No        | `"deflate"`   | Encoding method of comressing, can only be `"deflate"` or `"gzip"`.
-| `interval`          | number  | No        | `0`           | The maximum time for waiting before send in batch, in seconds.
-| `format`            | string  | No        | `"%{@timestamp} %{host} %{message}"` | For log only, the formatter of log lines. Use `%{@json}` as the placeholder for whole event json.
-| `json_mapping`      | hash    | No        |               | Override the structure of `{@json}` tag with the given key value pairs. <br />For example:<br />`json_mapping => { "foo" => "%{@timestamp}" "bar" => "%{message}" }`<br />will create messages as:<br />`{"foo":"2016-07-27T18:37:59.460Z","bar":"hello world"}`<br />`{"foo":"2016-07-27T18:38:01.222Z","bar":"bye!"}`
-| `metrics`           | hash    | No        |               | If defined, the event will be sent as metrics. Keys will be the metrics name and values will be the metrics value.
-| `metrics_format`    | string  | No        | `"cabon2"`    | Metrics format, can only be `"graphite"` or `"carbon2"`.
-| `metrics_name`      | string  | No        | `"*"`         | Define the metric name looking, the placeholder "*" will be replaced with the actual metric name.
-| `intrinsic_tags`    | hash    | No        |               | For carbon2 format only, send extra intrinsic key-value pairs other than `metric` (which is the metric name).
-| `meta_tags`         | hash    | No        |               | For carbon2 format only, send metadata key-value pairs.
-| `fields_as_metrics` | boolean | No        | `false`       | If `true`, all fields in logstash event with number value will be sent as a metrics (with filtering by `fields_include` and `fields_exclude` ; the `metics` parameter is ignored.
-| `fields_include`    | array   | No        | all fields    | Working with `fields_as_metrics` parameter, only the fields which full name matching these RegEx pattern(s) will be included in metrics.
-| `fields_exclude`    | array   | No        | none          | Working with `fields_as_metrics` parameter, the fields which full name matching these RegEx pattern(s) will be ignored in metrics.
-
-This plugin is based on [logstash-mixin-http_client](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-mixin-http_client) thus we also support all HTTP layer parameters like proxy, authentication, retry, etc.
 
+| Parameter              | Type    | Required? | Default value | Description           |
+| ---------------------- | ------- | --------- | :-----------: | --------------------- |
+| `url`                  | string  | Yes       |               | HTTP Source URL
+| `source_category`      | string  | No        | `Logstash`    | Source category to appear when searching in Sumo Logic by `_sourceCategory`. Using empty string if want keep source category of the HTTP source.
+| `source_name`          | string  | No        | `logstash-output-sumologic` | Source name to appear when searching in Sumo Logic by `_sourceName`. Using empty string if want keep source name of the HTTP source.
+| `source_host`          | string  | No        | machine name  | Source host to appear when searching in Sumo Logic by `_sourceHost`. Using empty string if want keep source host of the HTTP source.
+| `extra_headers`        | hash    | No        |               | Extra fields need to be send in HTTP headers.
+| `compress`             | boolean | No        | `false`       | Enable or disable compression.
+| `compress_encoding`    | string  | No        | `"deflate"`   | Encoding method of comressing, can only be `"deflate"` or `"gzip"`.
+| `interval`             | number  | No        | `0`           | The maximum time for waiting before sending the message pile, in seconds.
+| `pile_max`             | number  | No        | `102400`      | The maximum size of message pile, in bytes.
+| `queue_max`            | number  | No        | `4096`        | The maximum message piles can be hold in memory.
+| `sender_max`           | number  | No        | `100`         | The maximum HTTP senders working in parallel.
+| `format`               | string  | No        | `"%{@timestamp} %{host} %{message}"` | For log only, the formatter of log lines. Use `%{@json}` as the placeholder for whole event json.
+| `json_mapping`         | hash    | No        |               | Override the structure of `{@json}` tag with the given key value pairs.<br />For example:<br />`json_mapping => { "foo" => "%{@timestamp}" "bar" => "%{message}" }`<br />will create messages as:<br />`{"foo":"2016-07-27T18:37:59.460Z","bar":"hello world"}`<br />`{"foo":"2016-07-27T18:38:01.222Z","bar":"bye!"}`
+| `metrics`              | hash    | No        |               | If defined, the event will be sent as metrics. Keys will be the metrics name and values will be the metrics value.
+| `metrics_format`       | string  | No        | `"cabon2"`    | Metrics format, can only be `"graphite"` or `"carbon2"`.
+| `metrics_name`         | string  | No        | `"*"`         | Define the metric name looking, the placeholder "*" will be replaced with the actual metric name.
+| `intrinsic_tags`       | hash    | No        |               | For carbon2 format only, send extra intrinsic key-value pairs other than `metric` (which is the metric name).
+| `meta_tags`            | hash    | No        |               | For carbon2 format only, send metadata key-value pairs.
+| `fields_as_metrics`    | boolean | No        | `false`       | If `true`, all fields in logstash event with number value will be sent as a metrics (with filtering by `fields_include` and `fields_exclude` ; the `metics` parameter is ignored.
+| `fields_include`       | array   | No        | all fields    | Working with `fields_as_metrics` parameter, only the fields which full name matching these RegEx pattern(s) will be included in metrics.
+| `fields_exclude`       | array   | No        | none          | Working with `fields_as_metrics` parameter, the fields which full name matching these RegEx pattern(s) will be ignored in metrics.
+| `sleep_before_requeue` | number  | No        | `30`          | The message failed to send to server will be retried after (x) seconds. Not retried if negative number set
+| `stats_enabled`        | boolean | No        | `false`       | If `true`, stats of this plugin will be sent as metrics
+| `stats_interval`       | number  | No        | `60`          | The stats will be sent every (x) seconds
+
+This plugin is based on [logstash-mixin-http_client](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-mixin-http_client) thus also supports all HTTP layer parameters like proxy, authentication, timeout etc.
+
+## Trouble Shooting
+
+### Enable plugin logging
+
+Logstash is using log4j2 framework for [logging](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/logging.html). Starting with 5.0, each individual plugin can configure the logging strategy. [Here](https://github.com/SumoLogic/logstash-output-sumologic/blob/master/samples/log4j2.properties) is a sample log4j2.properties to print plugin log to console and a rotating file.
+
+### Optimize throughput
+
+The throughput can be tuning with following parameters:
+
+- Messages will be piled before sending if both `interval` and `pile_max` are larger than `0`. (e.g. multiple messages will sent in single HTTP request); The maximum size of pile is defined in `pile_max` and if there is no more message comes in, piled message will be sent out every `interval` seconds. A higher number of these parameters normally means more messages will be piled together so overall reduce the overhead in transmission and benefit for compressing efficiency; but it may make a larger latency because messages may be hold in plugin for longer before sending;
+- Message piles will be cached before sending in a memory queue. The maximum piles can stay in queue is defined with `queue_max`. A larger setting may be helpful if input is blocked by the plugin consuming speed, but may also consume more RAM (which can be set in [JVM options](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/config-setting-files.html))
+- The plugin will use up to `sender_max` HTTP senders in parallel for talking to Sumo Logic server. This number is also limited by the max TCP connections
+- Depends on the content pattern, adjusting `compress`/`compress_encoding` for balancing between the CPU consumption and package size
+
+On the other side, this version is marked as thread safe so if necessary, multiple plugins can work [in parallel as workers](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/tuning-logstash.html)
+
+### Monitor throughput in metrics
+
+If your Sumo Logic account supporting metrics feature, you can enable the stats monitor of plugin with configuring `stats_enabled` to `true`. For every `stats_interval` seconds, a batch of metrics data points will be sent to Sumo Logic with source category `XXX.stats` (`XXX` is the source category of main output). Include:
+
+| Metric                          | Description                                                 |
+| ------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- |
+| `total_input_events`            | Total number of events handled from the plugin startup
+| `total_input_bytes`             | Total bytes of inputs after encoded to payload
+| `total_metrics_datapoints`      | Total metrics data points generated from input
+| `total_log_lines`               | Total log lines generated from input
+| `total_output_requests`         | Total number of HTTP requests sent to Sumo Logic server
+| `total_output_bytes`            | Total bytes of payloads sent to Sumo Logic server
+| `total_output_bytes_compressed` | Total bytes of payloads sent to Sumo Logic server (after compressing)
+| `total_response_times`          | Total number of responses acknowledged by Sumo Logic server
+| `total_response_success`        | Total number of accepted(200) acknowledged by Sumo Logic server

data/lib/logstash/outputs/sumologic.rb

@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
 # encoding: utf-8
+require "logstash/event"
 require "logstash/json"
 require "logstash/namespace"
 require "logstash/outputs/base"
 require "logstash/plugin_mixins/http_client"
-require 'thread'
-require "uri"
-require "zlib"
-require "stringio"
-require "socket"
 
 # Now you can use logstash to deliver logs to Sumo Logic
 #
@@ -16,26 +12,22 @@ require "socket"
 # send your logs to your account at Sumo Logic.
 #
 class LogStash::Outputs::SumoLogic < LogStash::Outputs::Base
-  include LogStash::PluginMixins::HttpClient
+  declare_threadsafe!
   
-  config_name "sumologic"
+  require "logstash/outputs/sumologic/common"
+  require "logstash/outputs/sumologic/compressor"
+  require "logstash/outputs/sumologic/header_builder"
+  require "logstash/outputs/sumologic/message_queue"
+  require "logstash/outputs/sumologic/monitor"
+  require "logstash/outputs/sumologic/payload_builder"
+  require "logstash/outputs/sumologic/piler"
+  require "logstash/outputs/sumologic/sender"
+  require "logstash/outputs/sumologic/statistics"
+  
+  include LogStash::PluginMixins::HttpClient
+  include LogStash::Outputs::SumoLogic::Common
 
-  CONTENT_TYPE = "Content-Type"
-  CONTENT_TYPE_LOG = "text/plain"
-  CONTENT_TYPE_GRAPHITE = "application/vnd.sumologic.graphite"
-  CONTENT_TYPE_CARBON2 = "application/vnd.sumologic.carbon2"
-  CATEGORY_HEADER = "X-Sumo-Category"
-  HOST_HEADER = "X-Sumo-Host"
-  NAME_HEADER = "X-Sumo-Name"
-  CLIENT_HEADER = "X-Sumo-Client"
-  TIMESTAMP_FIELD = "@timestamp"
-  METRICS_NAME_PLACEHOLDER = "*"
-  GRAPHITE = "graphite"
-  CARBON2 = "carbon2"
-  CONTENT_ENCODING = "Content-Encoding"
-  DEFLATE = "deflate"
-  GZIP = "gzip"
-  ALWAYS_EXCLUDED = [ "@timestamp", "@version" ]
+  config_name "sumologic"
 
   # The URL to send logs to. This should be given when creating a HTTP Source
   # on Sumo Logic web app. See http://help.sumologic.com/Send_Data/Sources/HTTP_Source
@@ -59,12 +51,21 @@ class LogStash::Outputs::SumoLogic < LogStash::Outputs::Base
   # The encoding method of compress
   config :compress_encoding, :validate =>:string, :default => DEFLATE
 
-  # Hold messages for at least (x) seconds as a pile; 0 means sending every events immediately  
+  # Accumulate events in (x) seconds as a pile/request; 0 means sending every events in isolated requests
   config :interval, :validate => :number, :default => 0
 
+  # Accumulate events for up to (x) bytes as a pile/request; messages larger than this size will be sent in isolated requests
+  config :pile_max, :validate => :number, :default => 1024000
+
+  # Max # of events can be hold in memory before sending
+  config :queue_max, :validate => :number, :default => 4096
+
+  # Max # of HTTP senders working in parallel
+  config :sender_max, :validate => :number, :default => 100
+
   # The formatter of log message, by default is message with timestamp and host as prefix
   # Use %{@json} tag to send whole event
-  config :format, :validate => :string, :default => "%{@timestamp} %{host} %{message}"
+  config :format, :validate => :string, :default => DEFAULT_LOG_FORMAT
 
   # Override the structure of @json tag with the given key value pairs
   config :json_mapping, :validate => :hash
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ class LogStash::Outputs::SumoLogic < LogStash::Outputs::Base
   # Defines the format of the metric, support "graphite" or "carbon2"
   config :metrics_format, :validate => :string, :default => CARBON2
 
-  # Define the metric name looking, the placeholder '*' will be replaced with the actual metric name
+  # Define the metric name looking, the placeholder "*" will be replaced with the actual metric name
   # For example:
   #     metrics => { "uptime.1m" => "%{uptime_1m}" }
   #     metrics_name => "mynamespace.*"
@@ -100,307 +101,71 @@ class LogStash::Outputs::SumoLogic < LogStash::Outputs::Base
   # For carbon2 metrics format only, define the meta tags (which will NOT be used to identify the metrics)
   config :meta_tags, :validate => :hash, :default => {}
   
-  public
-  def register
-    @source_host = Socket.gethostname unless @source_host
-
-    # initialize request pool
-    @request_tokens = SizedQueue.new(@pool_max)
-    @pool_max.times { |t| @request_tokens << true }
-    @timer = Time.now
-    @pile = Array.new
-    @semaphore = Mutex.new
-    connect
-  end # def register
-
-  public
-  def multi_receive(events)
-    events.each { |event| receive(event) }
-    client.execute!
-  end # def multi_receive
-  
-  public
-  def receive(event)
-    begin
- 
-      if event == LogStash::SHUTDOWN
-        finished
-        return
-      end
+  # For messages fail to send or get 429/503/504 response, try to resend after (x) seconds; don't resend if (x) < 0
+  config :sleep_before_requeue, :validate => :number, :default => 30
 
-      content = event2content(event)
-      queue_and_send(content)
+  # Sending throughput data as metrics
+  config :stats_enabled, :validate => :boolean, :default => false
 
-    rescue
-      log_failure(
-        "Error when processing event",
-        :event => event
-      )
-    end
-  end # def receive
+  # Sending throughput data points every (x) seconds
+  config :stats_interval, :validate => :number, :default => 60
 
-  public
-  def close
-    @semaphore.synchronize {
-      send_request(@pile.join($/))
-      @pile.clear
-    }
-    client.close
-  end # def close
-
-
-  private
-  def connect
-    # TODO: ping endpoint make sure config correct
-  end # def connect
+  attr_reader :stats
   
-  private
-  def queue_and_send(content)
-    if @interval <= 0 # means send immediately
-      send_request(content)
+  def register
+    set_logger(@logger)
+    @stats = Statistics.new()
+    @queue = MessageQueue.new(@stats, config)
+    @builder = PayloadBuilder.new(@stats, config)
+    @piler = Piler.new(@queue, @stats, config)
+    @monitor = Monitor.new(@queue, @stats, config)
+    @sender = Sender.new(client, @queue, @stats, config)
+    if @sender.connect()
+      @sender.start()
+      @piler.start()
+      @monitor.start()
     else
-      @semaphore.synchronize {
-        now = Time.now
-        @pile << content
-
-        if now - @timer > @interval # ready to send
-          send_request(@pile.join($/))
-          @timer = now
-          @pile.clear
-        end
-      }
-    end
-  end
-
-  private
-  def send_request(content)
-    token = @request_tokens.pop
-    body = compress(content)
-    headers = get_headers()
-
-    request = client.send(:parallel).send(:post, @url, :body => body, :headers => headers)
-    request.on_complete do
-      @request_tokens << token
-    end
-
-    request.on_success do |response|
-      if response.code < 200 || response.code > 299
-        log_failure(
-          "HTTP response #{response.code}",
-          :body => body,
-          :headers => headers
-      )
-      end
+      throw "connection failed, please check the url and retry"
     end
+  end # def register
 
-    request.on_failure do |exception|
-      log_failure(
-        "Could not fetch URL",
-        :body => body,
-        :headers => headers,
+  def multi_receive(events)
+    # events.map { |e| receive(e) }
+    begin
+      content = Array(events).map { |event| @builder.build(event) }.join($/)
+      @queue.enq(content)
+      @stats.record_multi_input(events.size, content.bytesize)
+    rescue Exception => exception
+      log_err(
+        "Error when processing events",
+        :events => events,
         :message => exception.message,
         :class => exception.class.name,
         :backtrace => exception.backtrace
-      )
+    )
     end
-
-    request.call
-  end # def send_request
-  
-  private
-  def compress(content)
-    if @compress
-      if @compress_encoding == GZIP
-        result = gzip(content)
-        result.bytes.to_a.pack('c*')
-      else
-        Zlib::Deflate.deflate(content)
-      end
-    else
-      content
-    end
-  end # def compress
-  
-  private
-  def gzip(content)
-    stream = StringIO.new("w")
-    stream.set_encoding("ASCII")
-    gz = Zlib::GzipWriter.new(stream)
-    gz.write(content)
-    gz.close
-    stream.string.bytes.to_a.pack('c*')
-  end # def gzip
-
-  private
-  def get_headers()
-
-    base = {}
-    base = @extra_headers if @extra_headers.is_a?(Hash)
-
-    base[CATEGORY_HEADER] = @source_category if @source_category
-    base[HOST_HEADER] = @source_host if @source_host
-    base[NAME_HEADER] = @source_name if @source_name
-    base[CLIENT_HEADER] = 'logstash-output-sumologic'
-    
-    if @compress
-      if @compress_encoding == GZIP
-        base[CONTENT_ENCODING] = GZIP
-      elsif 
-        base[CONTENT_ENCODING] = DEFLATE
-      else
-        log_failure(
-          "Unrecogonized compress encoding",
-          :encoding => @compress_encoding
-        )
-      end
-    end
-
-    if @metrics || @fields_as_metrics
-      if @metrics_format == CARBON2
-        base[CONTENT_TYPE] = CONTENT_TYPE_CARBON2
-      elsif @metrics_format == GRAPHITE
-        base[CONTENT_TYPE] = CONTENT_TYPE_GRAPHITE
-      else
-        log_failure(
-          "Unrecogonized metrics format",
-          :format => @metrics_format
-        )
-      end
-    else
-      base[CONTENT_TYPE] = CONTENT_TYPE_LOG
-    end
-    
-    base
-
-  end # def get_headers
-
-  private 
-  def event2content(event)
-    if @metrics || @fields_as_metrics
-      event2metrics(event)
-    else
-      event2log(event)
-    end
-  end # def event2content
-
-  private
-  def event2log(event)
-    @format = "%{@json}" if @format.nil? || @format.empty?
-    expand(@format, event)
-  end # def event2log
-
-  private
-  def event2metrics(event)
-    timestamp = get_timestamp(event)
-    source = expand_hash(@metrics, event) unless @fields_as_metrics
-    source = event_as_metrics(event) if @fields_as_metrics
-    source.flat_map { |key, value|
-      get_single_line(event, key, value, timestamp)
-    }.reject(&:nil?).join("\n")
-  end # def event2metrics
-
-  def event_as_metrics(event)
-    hash = event2hash(event)
-    acc = {}
-    hash.keys.each do |field|
-      value = hash[field]
-      dotify(acc, field, value, nil)
-    end
-    acc
-  end # def event_as_metrics
-
-  def get_single_line(event, key, value, timestamp)
-    full = get_metrics_name(event, key)
-    if !ALWAYS_EXCLUDED.include?(full) &&  \
-      (fields_include.empty? || fields_include.any? { |regexp| full.match(regexp) }) && \
-      !(fields_exclude.any? {|regexp| full.match(regexp)}) && \
-      is_number?(value)
-      if @metrics_format == CARBON2
-        @intrinsic_tags["metric"] = full
-        "#{hash2line(@intrinsic_tags, event)} #{hash2line(@meta_tags, event)}#{value} #{timestamp}"
-      else
-        "#{full} #{value} #{timestamp}" 
-      end
-    end
-end # def get_single_line
-
-def dotify(acc, key, value, prefix)
-  pk = prefix ? "#{prefix}.#{key}" : key.to_s
-  if value.is_a?(Hash)
-    value.each do |k, v|
-      dotify(acc, k, v, pk)
-    end
-  elsif value.is_a?(Array)
-    value.each_with_index.map { |v, i|
-      dotify(acc, i.to_s, v, pk)
-    }
-  else
-    acc[pk] = value
-  end
-end # def dotify
-
-  private
-  def expand(template, event)
-    hash = event2hash(event)
-    dump = LogStash::Json.dump(hash)
-    template = template.gsub("%{@json}") { dump }
-    event.sprintf(template)
-  end # def expand
-
-  private 
-  def event2hash(event)
-    if @json_mapping
-      @json_mapping.reduce({}) do |acc, kv|
-        k, v = kv
-        acc[k] = event.sprintf(v)
-        acc
-      end
-    else
-      event.to_hash
-    end
-  end # def map_event
-
-  private
-  def is_number?(me)
-    me.to_f.to_s == me.to_s || me.to_i.to_s == me.to_s
-  end
-
- private
-  def expand_hash(hash, event)
-    hash.reduce({}) do |acc, kv|
-      k, v = kv
-      exp_k = expand(k, event)
-      exp_v = expand(v, event)
-      acc[exp_k] = exp_v
-      acc
-    end # def expand_hash
-  end
+  end # def multi_receive
   
-  private
-  def get_timestamp(event)
-    event.get(TIMESTAMP_FIELD).to_i
-  end # def get_timestamp
-
-  private
-  def get_metrics_name(event, name)
-    name = @metrics_name.gsub(METRICS_NAME_PLACEHOLDER) { name } if @metrics_name
-    event.sprintf(name)
-  end # def get_metrics_name
-
-  private
-  def hash2line(hash, event)
-    if (hash.is_a?(Hash) && !hash.empty?)
-      expand_hash(hash, event).flat_map { |k, v|
-        "#{k}=#{v} "
-      }.join()
-    else
-      ""
+  def receive(event)
+    begin
+      content = @builder.build(event)
+      @piler.input(content)
+    rescue Exception => exception
+      log_err(
+        "Error when processing event",
+        :event => event,
+        :message => exception.message,
+        :class => exception.class.name,
+        :backtrace => exception.backtrace
+    )
     end
-  end # hash2line
+  end # def receive
 
-  private
-  def log_failure(message, opts)
-    @logger.error(message, opts)
-  end # def log_failure
+  def close
+    @monitor.stop()
+    @piler.stop()
+    @sender.stop()
+    client.close()
+  end # def close
 
 end # class LogStash::Outputs::SumoLogic