com.splunk
Class Receiver

java.lang.Object
  com.splunk.Receiver

public class Receiver
extends java.lang.Object

The Receiver class represents a named index and unnamed index receivers.

Method Summary

java.net.Socket	attach() Creates a writable socket to this index.
java.net.Socket	attach(Args args) Creates a writable socket to this index.
java.net.Socket	attach(java.lang.String indexName) Creates a writable socket to this index.
java.net.Socket	attach(java.lang.String indexName, Args args) Creates a writable socket to this index.
void	log(Args args, java.lang.String data) Submits an event to this index through HTTP POST.
void	log(java.lang.String data) Submits an event to this index through HTTP POST.
void	log(java.lang.String indexName, Args args, java.lang.String data) Logs an event to this index through HTTP POST.
void	log(java.lang.String indexName, java.lang.String data) Submits an event to this index through HTTP POST.
void	submit(Args args, java.lang.String data) Submits an event to this index through HTTP POST.
void	submit(java.lang.String data) Submits an event to this index through HTTP POST.
void	submit(java.lang.String indexName, Args args, java.lang.String data) Logs an event to this index through HTTP POST.
void	submit(java.lang.String indexName, java.lang.String data) Submits an event to this index through HTTP POST.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

attach

public java.net.Socket attach()
                       throws java.io.IOException

Creates a writable socket to this index.

Returns:

The socket.

Throws:

java.io.IOException

attach

public java.net.Socket attach(java.lang.String indexName)
                       throws java.io.IOException

Creates a writable socket to this index.

Parameters:

indexName - The index to write to.

Returns:

The socket.

Throws:

java.io.IOException

attach

public java.net.Socket attach(Args args)
                       throws java.io.IOException

Creates a writable socket to this index.

Parameters:

args - Optional arguments for this stream. Valid parameters are: "host", "host_regex", "source", and "sourcetype".

Returns:

The socket.

Throws:

java.io.IOException

attach

public java.net.Socket attach(java.lang.String indexName,
                              Args args)
                       throws java.io.IOException

Creates a writable socket to this index.

Parameters:

indexName - The index to write to.

args - Optional arguments for this stream. Valid parameters are: "host", "host_regex", "source", and "sourcetype".

Returns:

The socket.

Throws:

java.io.IOException

submit

public void submit(java.lang.String data)

Submits an event to this index through HTTP POST.

Parameters:

data - A string containing event data.

submit

public void submit(java.lang.String indexName,
                   java.lang.String data)

Submits an event to this index through HTTP POST.

Parameters:

indexName - The index to write to.

data - A string containing event data.

submit

public void submit(Args args,
                   java.lang.String data)

Submits an event to this index through HTTP POST.

Parameters:

data - A string containing event data.

args - Optional arguments for this stream. Valid parameters are: "host", "host_regex", "source", and "sourcetype".

submit

public void submit(java.lang.String indexName,
                   Args args,
                   java.lang.String data)

Logs an event to this index through HTTP POST.

Parameters:

indexName - The index to write to.

data - A string containing event data.

args - Optional arguments for this stream. Valid parameters are: "host", "host_regex", "source", and "sourcetype".

log

public void log(java.lang.String data)

Submits an event to this index through HTTP POST. This method is an alias for submit().

Parameters:

data - A string containing event data.

log

public void log(java.lang.String indexName,
                java.lang.String data)

Submits an event to this index through HTTP POST. This method is an alias for submit().

Parameters:

indexName - The index to write to.

data - A string containing event data.

log

public void log(Args args,
                java.lang.String data)

Submits an event to this index through HTTP POST. This method is an alias for submit().

Parameters:

args - Optional arguments for this stream. Valid parameters are: "host", "host_regex", "source", and "sourcetype".

data - A string containing event data.

log

public void log(java.lang.String indexName,
                Args args,
                java.lang.String data)

Logs an event to this index through HTTP POST. This method is an alias for submit().

Parameters:

indexName - The index to write to.

args - Optional arguments for this stream. Valid parameters are: "host", "host_regex", "source", and "sourcetype".

data - A string containing event data.