# omhttpfs: Hadoop HTTPFS Output Module

Module Name: | omhttpfs
Available Since: | 8.10.0
Author: | sskaje <sskaje@gmail.com>

## Purpose

This module is an alternative to omhdfs via Hadoop HDFS over HTTP.

## Dependencies

- libcurl

## Configuration Parameters

Note

Parameter names are case-insensitive.

### Action Parameters

#### Host

type | default | mandatory | `obsolete legacy` directive
--- | --- | --- | ---
word | 127.0.0.1 | no | none

HttpFS server host.

#### Port

type | default | mandatory | `obsolete legacy` directive
--- | --- | --- | ---
integer | 14000 | no | none

HttpFS server port.

#### User

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

HttpFS auth user.

#### https

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

Turn on if your HttpFS runs on HTTPS.

#### File

type | default | mandatory | `obsolete legacy` directive
--- | --- | --- | ---
word | none | yes | none

File to write, or a template name.

#### isDynFile

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

Turn this on if your file is a template name. See examples below.

#### Template

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

Format your message when writing to file. Default: RSYSLOG_FileFormat

## Configure

    ./configure --enable-omhttpfs

## Examples

### Example 1

    module(load="omhttpfs")
    template(name="hdfs_tmp_file" type="string" string="/tmp/%$YEAR%/test.log")
    template(name="hdfs_tmp_filecontent" type="string" string="%$YEAR%-%$MONTH%-%$DAY% %MSG% ==\n")
    local4.*    action(type="omhttpfs" host="10.1.1.161" port="14000" https="off" file="hdfs_tmp_file" isDynFile="on")
    local5.*    action(type="omhttpfs" host="10.1.1.161" port="14000" https="off" file="hdfs_tmp_file" isDynFile="on" template="hdfs_tmp_filecontent")

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