This new command replace the old workflow of `pack`, `unpack` and the `install --local`, and wrap all the logic into one uniform way of installing plugins.
The work is based on the flow developed for installing an x-pack inside Logstash, when you call prepare-offline-pack, the specified plugins and their dependencies will be packaged in a zip.
And this zip can be installed with the same flow as the pack.
Definition:
Source Logstash: Where you run the prepare-offline-pack.
Target Logstash: Where you install the offline package.
PROS:
- If you install a .gem in the source logstash, the .gem and his dependencies will be bundled.
- The install flow doesn't need to have access to the internet.
- Nothing special need to be setup in the target logstash environment.
CONS:
- The is one minor drawback, the plugins need to have their JARS bundled with them for this flow to work, this is currently the case for all the official plugins.
- The source Logstash need to have access to the internet when you install plugins before packaging them.
Usage examples:
bin/logstash-plugin prepare-offline-pack logstash-input-beats
bin/logstash-plugin prepare-offline-pack logstash-filter-jdbc logstash-input-beats
bin/logstash-plugin prepare-offline-pack logstash-filter-*
bin/logstash-plugin prepare-offline-pack logstash-filter-* logstash-input-beats
How to install:
bin/logstash-plugin install file:///tmp/logstash-offline-plugins-XXXX.zip
Fixes#6404
