Amazon Kinesis Modular Input
Overview
Details
The Python code in this App is dual 2.7/3 compatible.
This version of the App enforces Python 3 for execution of the modular input script when running on Splunk 8+ in order to satisfy Splunkbase AppInspect requirements.
If running this App on Splunk versions prior to 8 , then Python 2.7 will get executed.
For details of the support we offer for our Apps , browse to : https://www.baboonbones.com/#support
This App is fully AppInspect passed for running in your own Splunk Enterprise environments or running on your own Forwarders and sending the data into Splunk Cloud.
If you require Cloud versions of our Apps , for our Commercially supported customers on our Ultra plan ( https://www.baboonbones.com/#support ) we provide custom builds of any of our Apps tailored to the customers specific requirements and configuration , and these custom App builds can then be uploaded as your own private Cloud Apps.
Release Notes
Version 1.6.3
upgraded logging functionality
Version 1.6.2
docs update
Version 1.6.1
added a setup page to encrypt any credentials you require in your configuration
Version 1.6
enforced python3 for execution of the modular input script.If you require Python2.7 , then download a prior version (such as 1.5).
Version 1.5
Dual Python 2.7 and 3+ compatibility.
App will run on :
Splunk Enterprise versions back to Splunk 5 where there is only a Python 2.7 runtime shipped
Splunk Enterprise version 8 where there is both a Python 2.7 and Python 3+ runtime shipped
Future versions of Splunk Enterprise where there is only a Python 3+ runtime
Version 1.4
added JAXB dependencies for JRE 9+
fixed Splunk 8 compatibility for manager.xml file
Version 1.3.4
cosmetic fixes
Version 1.3.3
cosmetic fixes
Version 1.3.2
updated docs
Version 1.3.1
added trial key functionality
Version 1.3
docs updated
Version 1.2
minor manager xml ui tweak for 7.1
Version 1.1
Added an activation key requirement , visit http://www.baboonbones.com/#activation to obtain a free,non-expiring key
Docs updated
Splunk 7.1 compatible
Version 1.0.3
Added JSON Object parsing for Cloudwatch to the GZIP handler
Version 1.0.2
tweaks to gzip handler
Version 1.0.1
Pushed default charset decoding out of the main message processing flow and into custom handling , so custom handlers that you implement should in theory be able to process any binary or text payload.
Version 1.0
Can now pass the raw payload bytes to your custom message handler ie: if you want to decode binary data
Added a custom GZIP decoder , com.splunk.modinput.kinesis.GZIPDataRecordDecoderHandler
Version 0.9
Tweaked the HEC transport.
Added a new custom handler that allows you to declare the fieldnames in the JSON that hold the time and host values of the event.
message_handler_impl = com.splunk.modinput.kinesis.JSONBodyWithFieldExtraction
message_handler_params = timefield=foo,hostfield=goo
Version 0.8
Added support to optional output to Splunk via a HEC (HTTP Event Collector) endpoint
Version 0.7
Enabled TLS1.2 support by default.
Made the core Modular Input Framework compatible with latest Splunk Java SDK
Please use a Java Runtime version 7+
If you need to use SSLv3 , you can turn this on in bin/kinesis.py
SECURE_TRANSPORT = "tls"
SECURE_TRANSPORT = "ssl"
Version 0.6
Added a custom message handler that just dumps the JSON body.
message_handler_impl = com.splunk.modinput.kinesis.JSONOnlyMessageHandler
Version 0.5
Initial Beta release