Edge Delta Exec Input
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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>