elasticsearch/docs/reference/watcher/input.asciidoc
James Rodewig 255c9a7f95
[DOCS] Move x-pack docs to docs/reference dir (#99209)
**Problem:**
For historical reasons, source files for the Elasticsearch Guide's security, watcher, and Logstash API docs are housed in the `x-pack/docs` directory. This can confuse new contributors who expect Elasticsearch Guide docs to be located in `docs/reference`. 

**Solution:**
- Move the security, watcher, and Logstash API doc source files to the `docs/reference` directory
- Update doc snippet tests to use security

Rel: https://github.com/elastic/platform-docs-team/issues/208
2023-09-12 14:53:41 -04:00

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[role="xpack"]
[[input]]
== {watcher} inputs
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<titleabbrev>Inputs</titleabbrev>
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When a watch is triggered, its _input_ loads data into the execution
context. This payload is accessible during the subsequent watch execution
phases. For example, you can base a watch's condition on the data loaded by its
input.
{watcher} supports four input types:
* <<input-simple,`simple`>>: load static data into the execution context.
* <<input-search,`search`>>: load the results of a search into the execution
context.
* <<input-http,`http`>>: load the results of an HTTP request into the execution
context.
* <<input-chain,`chain`>>: use a series of inputs to load data into the
execution context.
NOTE: If you don't define an input for a watch, an empty payload is loaded
into the execution context.
include::input/simple.asciidoc[]
include::input/search.asciidoc[]
include::input/http.asciidoc[]
include::input/chain.asciidoc[]