Edge Delta Exec Source

Overview

The Exec node executes a command or script to create log items.

• outgoing_data_types: log

Example Configuration

nodes:
- name: my_exec_input
  type: exec_input
  script: for i in {1..50}; do echo "Welcome $i times"; done
  command: /bin/sh -c
  run_interval: 10s

Required Parameters

name

A descriptive name for the node. This is the name that will appear in Visual Pipelines and you can reference this node in the YAML using the name. It must be unique across all nodes. It is a YAML list element so it begins with a - and a space followed by the string. It is a required parameter for all nodes.

nodes:
  - name: <node name>
    type: <node type>

type: exec_input

The type parameter specifies the type of node being configured. It is specified as a string from a closed list of node types. It is a required parameter.

nodes:
  - name: <node name>
    type: <node type>

command

The command parameter is a path to an executable with some arguments such as /bin/sh -c. It is written as a string and is required.

nodes:
  - name: <node name>
    type: exec_input
    command: "<command>"

Optional Parameters

run_interval

The run_interval parameter is the duration before the command and script will be run again. If it is not specified the command and script will run once. It is written as a string and is optional.

nodes:
  - name: <node name>
    type: exec_input
    command: "<command>"
    run_interval: <duration>

script

The script parameter is a Bash script that can be added if the command is a shell executable. It is written as a string and is optional.

nodes:
  - name: <node name>
    type: exec_input
    command: "<command>"
    script: |
      <script>