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This repository contains Go packages that allows to createFluent Bit plugins. At the moment it only supports the creation ofOutput andInput plugins.

The code of this package for output plugin is intended to be used withFluent Bit v1.4 branch or higher.

The code of this package for input plugin is intended to be used withFluent Bit v1.9 branch or higher.

Fluent Bit Go packages are exposed on this repository:

github.com/fluent/fluent-bit-go

When creating a Fluent Bit Output plugin, theoutput package can be used as follows:

import"github.com/fluent/fluent-bit-go/output"

For a more practical example please refer to theout_multiinstance plugin implementation located at:

When creating a Fluent Bit Input plugin, theinput package can be used as follows:

import"github.com/fluent/fluent-bit-go/input"

Some config keys are used/overwritten by Fluent Bit and can't be used by a custom plugin, they are:

This implies that if your plugin depends on property likelisten you can use on output plugin but not on input plugin,host don't work on both, rather than this custom key likeaddress work on both.

[OUTPUT]    Name   my_output_plugin    Listen something# work    Host# don't work    Address# work[INPUT]    Name   my_input_plugin    Listen something#don't work    Host localhost# don't work    Address# work

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Fluent Bit Go is made and sponsored byTreasure Data amongothercontributors.