google_cloud_output.md

google_cloud_output operator

The google_cloud_output operator will send entries to Google Cloud Logging.

Configuration Fields

Field	Default	Description
id	google_cloud_output	A unique identifier for the operator
credentials		The JSON-formatted credentials for the logs writer service account
credentials_file		A path to a file containing the JSON-formatted credentials
project_id		The Google Cloud project ID the logs should be sent to. Defaults to project_id found in credentials
log_name_field		A field for the log name on the entry. Log name defaults to default if unset
location_field		A field for the log location resource when an entry fulfills a monitored resource type's requirements
severity_field		A field for the severity on the log entry
trace_field		A field for the trace on the log entry
span_id_field		A field for the span_id on the log entry
use_compression	true	Whether to compress the log entry payloads with gzip before sending to Google Cloud
timeout	10s	A duration indicating how long to wait for the API to respond before timing out
buffer		A buffer block indicating how to buffer entries before flushing
flusher		A flusher block configuring flushing behavior
max_entry_size	256kb	Entries that exceed this value are dropped. See ByteSize for details on allowed values.
max_request_size	10mb	Constrains requests to this size limit. See ByteSize for details on allowed values.

If both credentials and credentials_file are left empty, the agent will attempt to find Application Default Credentials from the environment.

Example Configurations

Simple configuration

Configuration:

- type: google_cloud_output
  project_id: sample_project
  credentials_file: /tmp/credentials.json

Configuration with non-default buffer and flusher params

Configuration:

- type: google_cloud_output
  project_id: sample_project
  credentials_file: /tmp/credentials.json
  buffer:
    type: disk
    path: /tmp/stanza_buffer
  flusher:
    max_concurrent: 8