# Log Message Normalization Parser Module (pmnormalize)

Module Name: | pmnormalize
Author: | Pascal Withopf <pascalwithopf1@gmail.com>
Available since: | 8.27.0

## Purpose

This parser normalizes messages with the specified rules and populates the properties for further use.

## Configuration Parameters

Note

Parameter names are case-insensitive.

### Action Parameters

#### Rulebase

type | default | mandatory | `obsolete legacy` directive
--- | --- | --- | ---
word | none | no | none

Specifies which rulebase file is to use. If there are multiple pmnormalize instances, each one can use a different file. However, a single instance can use only a single file. This parameter or rule MUST be given, because normalization can only happen based on a rulebase. It is recommended that an absolute path name is given. Information on how to create the rulebase can be found in the liblognorm manual.

#### Rule

type | default | mandatory | `obsolete legacy` directive
--- | --- | --- | ---
array | none | no | none

Contains an array of strings which will be put together as the rulebase. This parameter or rulebase MUST be given, because normalization can only happen based on a rulebase.

#### UndefinedPropertyError

type | default | mandatory | `obsolete legacy` directive
--- | --- | --- | ---
binary | off | no | none

With this parameter an error message is controlled, which will be put out every time pmnormalize can’t normalize a message.

## Examples

### Normalize msgs received via imtcp

In this sample messages are received via imtcp. Then they are normalized with the given rulebase and written to a file.

    module(load="imtcp")
    module(load="pmnormalize")

    input(type="imtcp" port="13514" ruleset="ruleset")

    parser(name="custom.pmnormalize" type="pmnormalize" rulebase="/tmp/rules.rulebase")

    ruleset(name="ruleset" parser="custom.pmnormalize") {
         action(type="omfile" file="/tmp/output")
    }

### Write normalized messages to file

In this sample messages are received via imtcp. Then they are normalized with the given rule array. After that they are written in a file.

    module(load="imtcp")
    module(load="pmnormalize")

    input(type="imtcp" port="10514" ruleset="outp")

    parser(name="custom.pmnormalize" type="pmnormalize" rule=[
                 "rule=:<%pri:number%> %fromhost-ip:ipv4% %hostname:word% %syslogtag:char-to:\\x3a%: %msg:rest%",
                 "rule=:<%pri:number%> %hostname:word% %fromhost-ip:ipv4% %syslogtag:char-to:\\x3a%: %msg:rest%"])

    ruleset(name="outp" parser="custom.pmnormalize") {
         action(type="omfile" File="/tmp/output")
    }

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