Sensu Go Elasticsearch metric handler plugin

sensu-go-elasticsearch is a sensu go handler for pushing metric data and full
event bodies into elasticsearch for visualization in kibana.

Installation

Download the latest version of the sensu-go-elasticsearch from releases,
or create an executable script from this source.

From the local path of the sensu-go-elasticsearch repository:

go build -o /usr/local/bin/sensu-go-elasticsearch main.go

Configuration

Example Sensu Go definition for metric handling:

Define an asset:

{
  "type": "Asset",
  "api_version": "core/v2",
  "metadata": {
    "name": "sensu-go-elasticsearch",
    "namespace": "nbo_development",
    "labels": {},
    "annotations": {}
  },
  "spec": {
    "url": "https://github.com/jkerry/sensu-go-elasticsearch/releases/download/0.0.4/sensu-go-elasticsearch_0.0.4_linux_amd64.tar.gz",
    "sha512": "66e580e43b1babba0622d7df2a2d1482cfb4454e9fc050af60ff7b9bdd1a44874b485566d34f5291505c498703f7457221590dcdcdb9d75f5d5b8d80c9eeb901"
  }
}

Add a handler for metrics:

{
  "type": "Handler",
  "api_version": "core/v2",
  "metadata": {
    "name": "elasticsearch",
    "namespace": "CHANGEME"
  },
  "spec": {
    "type": "pipe",
    "command": "sensu-go-elasticsearch --index event_index_name --dated_index",
    "env_vars": [
      "ELASTICSEARCH_URL=https://USERNAME:PASSWORD@URL_TO_ELASTICSEARCH:9243"
    ],
    "runtime_assets": [
      "elasticsearch"
    ],
    "filters": [
      "has_metrics"
    ]
  }
}

Add a handler for full event data (note the -f flag):

{
  "type": "Handler",
  "api_version": "core/v2",
  "metadata": {
    "name": "elasticsearch",
    "namespace": "CHANGEME"
  },
  "spec": {
    "type": "pipe",
    "command": "sensu-go-elasticsearch --index event_index_name --dated_index --full_event_logging",
    "env_vars": [
      "ELASTICSEARCH_URL=https://USERNAME:PASSWORD@URL_TO_ELASTICSEARCH:9243"
    ],
    "runtime_assets": [
      "elasticsearch-event-logging"
    ]
  }
}

Usage Examples

Help:

The Sensu Go handler for metric and event logging in elasticsearch
Required:  Set the ELASTICSEARCH_URL env var with an appropriate connection url (https://user:pass@hostname:port)

Usage:
  sensu-go-elasticsearch [flags]

Flags:
  -d, --dated_index                 Should the index have the current date postfixed? ie: metric_data-2019-06-27
  -f, --full_event_logging          send the full event body instead of isolating event metrics
  -h, --help                        help for sensu-go-elasticsearch
  -i, --index string                metric_data
  -p, --point_name_as_metric_name   use the entire point name as the metric name

Contributing

See https://github.com/sensu/sensu-go/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md