diff --git a/concepts/data-pipeline/parser.md b/concepts/data-pipeline/parser.md index b3d6e05b5..54b973991 100644 --- a/concepts/data-pipeline/parser.md +++ b/concepts/data-pipeline/parser.md @@ -1,10 +1,12 @@ --- -description: Convert Unstructured to Structured messages +description: Convert unstructured messages to structured messages --- # Parser -Dealing with raw strings or unstructured messages is a constant pain; having a structure is highly desired. Ideally we want to set a structure to the incoming data by the Input Plugins as soon as they are collected: +Dealing with raw strings or unstructured messages is difficult. Having a structure +makes data more usable. Set a structure to the incoming data by using input +plugins as data is collected: ```mermaid graph LR @@ -19,13 +21,18 @@ graph LR E --> H[Output 3] style B stroke:darkred,stroke-width:2px; ``` -The Parser allows you to convert from unstructured to structured data. As a demonstrative example consider the following Apache (HTTP Server) log entry: -``` +The parser converts unstructured data to structured data. As an example, consider the +following Apache (HTTP Server) log entry: + +```text 192.168.2.20 - - [28/Jul/2006:10:27:10 -0300] "GET /cgi-bin/try/ HTTP/1.0" 200 3395 ``` -The above log line is a raw string without format, ideally we would like to give it a structure that can be processed later easily. If the proper configuration is used, the log entry could be converted to: +This log line is a raw string without format. Structuring the log makes it easier +to process the data later. If the +[regular expression parser](pipeline/parsers/regular-expression) is used, the log +entry could be converted to: ```javascript { @@ -40,4 +47,6 @@ The above log line is a raw string without format, ideally we would like to give } ``` -Parsers are fully configurable and are independently and optionally handled by each input plugin, for more details please refer to the [Parsers](https://docs.fluentbit.io/manual/pipeline/parsers) section. +Parsers are fully configurable and are independently and optionally handled by each +input plugin. For more details, see +[Parsers](https://docs.fluentbit.io/manual/pipeline/parsers).