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Dots codec plugin [plugins-codecs-dots]

• Plugin version: v3.0.6
• Released on: 2017-11-07
• Changelog

For other versions, see the Versioned plugin docs.

Getting help [_getting_help_178]

For questions about the plugin, open a topic in the Discuss forums. For bugs or feature requests, open an issue in Github. For the list of Elastic supported plugins, please consult the Elastic Support Matrix.

Description [_description_177]

This codec generates a dot(.) to represent each Event it processes. This is typically used with stdout output to provide feedback on the terminal. It is also used to measure Logstash’s throughtput with the pv command.