Remove timestamp format parameter

config.yaml

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ pipeline:
   log_collection:
     collector:
       logline_format:
-        - [ "timestamp", RegEx, '^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}T\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}\.\d{3}Z$' ]
+        - [ "timestamp", Timestamp, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%fZ" ]
         - [ "status_code", ListItem, [ "NOERROR", "NXDOMAIN" ], [ "NXDOMAIN" ] ]
         - [ "client_ip", IpAddress ]
         - [ "dns_server_ip", IpAddress ]
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ pipeline:
       batch_timeout: 2.0
 
 environment:
-  timestamp_format: "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%fZ"
   kafka_brokers:
     - hostname: kafka1
       port: 8097

src/base/data_classes/batch.py

@@ -16,13 +16,9 @@ class Batch:
         metadata={"marshmallow_field": marshmallow.fields.UUID()}
     )
     begin_timestamp: datetime.datetime = field(
-        metadata={
-            "marshmallow_field": marshmallow.fields.DateTime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%fZ")
-        }
+        metadata={"marshmallow_field": marshmallow.fields.DateTime()}  # uses ISO format
     )
     end_timestamp: datetime.datetime = field(
-        metadata={
-            "marshmallow_field": marshmallow.fields.DateTime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%fZ")
-        }
+        metadata={"marshmallow_field": marshmallow.fields.DateTime()}  # uses ISO format
     )
     data: List = field(default_factory=list)

src/base/logline_handler.py

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import datetime
 import re
 
 from src.base.log_config import get_logger
@@ -63,6 +64,45 @@
         return True if re.match(self.pattern, value) else False
 
 
+class Timestamp(FieldType):
+    """
+    A :cls:`Timestamp` object takes a name, and a timestamp format, which a value needs to have.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, name: str, timestamp_format: str):
+        super().__init__(name)
+        self.timestamp_format = timestamp_format
+
+    def validate(self, value) -> bool:
+        """
+        Validates the input value.
+
+        Args:
+            value: The value to be validated
+
+        Returns:
+            True if the value is valid, False otherwise
+        """
+        try:
+            datetime.datetime.strptime(value, self.timestamp_format)
+        except ValueError:
+            return False
+
+        return True
+
+    def get_timestamp_as_str(self, value) -> str:
+        """
+        Returns the timestamp as string for a given timestamp with valid format.
+
+        Args:
+            value: Correctly formatted timestamp according to self.timestamp_format
+
+        Returns:
+            String of the given timestamp with standard format
+        """
+        return str(datetime.datetime.strptime(value, self.timestamp_format).isoformat())
+
+
 class IpAddress(FieldType):
     """
     An :cls:`IpAddress` object takes only a name. It is used for IP addresses, and checks in the :meth:`validate` method
@@ -227,7 +267,12 @@
         return_dict = {}
 
         for i in range(self.number_of_fields):
-            return_dict[self.instances_by_position[i].name] = parts[i]
+            if not isinstance(self.instances_by_position[i], Timestamp):
+                return_dict[self.instances_by_position[i].name] = parts[i]
+            else:
+                return_dict[self.instances_by_position[i].name] = (
+                    self.instances_by_position[i].get_timestamp_as_str(parts[i])
+                )
 
         return return_dict.copy()
 
@@ -297,6 +342,11 @@
                 raise ValueError("Invalid RegEx parameters")
             instance = cls(name=name, pattern=field_list[2])
 
+        elif cls_name == "Timestamp":
+            if len_of_field_list != 3 or not isinstance(field_list[2], str):
+                raise ValueError("Invalid Timestamp parameters")
+            instance = cls(name=name, timestamp_format=field_list[2])
+
         elif cls_name == "ListItem":
             if len_of_field_list not in [3, 4] or not isinstance(field_list[2], list):
                 raise ValueError("Invalid ListItem parameters")

src/inspector/inspector.py

@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 SCORE_THRESHOLD = config["pipeline"]["data_inspection"]["inspector"]["score_threshold"]
 TIME_TYPE = config["pipeline"]["data_inspection"]["inspector"]["time_type"]
 TIME_RANGE = config["pipeline"]["data_inspection"]["inspector"]["time_range"]
-TIMESTAMP_FORMAT = config["environment"]["timestamp_format"]
 CONSUME_TOPIC = config["environment"]["kafka_topics"]["pipeline"][
     "prefilter_to_inspector"
 ]
@@ -187,7 +186,7 @@ def _mean_packet_size(self, messages: list, begin_timestamp, end_timestamp):
         logger.debug("Convert timestamps to numpy datetime64")
         timestamps = np.array(
             [
-                np.datetime64(datetime.strptime(item["timestamp"], TIMESTAMP_FORMAT))
+                np.datetime64(datetime.fromisoformat(item["timestamp"]))
                 for item in messages
             ]
         )
@@ -266,7 +265,7 @@ def _count_errors(self, messages: list, begin_timestamp, end_timestamp):
         logger.debug("Convert timestamps to numpy datetime64")
         timestamps = np.array(
             [
-                np.datetime64(datetime.strptime(item["timestamp"], TIMESTAMP_FORMAT))
+                np.datetime64(datetime.fromisoformat(item["timestamp"]))
                 for item in messages
             ]
         )

src/logcollector/batch_handler.py

@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 config = setup_config()
 BATCH_SIZE = config["pipeline"]["log_collection"]["batch_handler"]["batch_size"]
 BATCH_TIMEOUT = config["pipeline"]["log_collection"]["batch_handler"]["batch_timeout"]
-TIMESTAMP_FORMAT = config["environment"]["timestamp_format"]
 PRODUCE_TOPIC = config["environment"]["kafka_topics"]["pipeline"][
     "batch_sender_to_prefilter"
 ]
@@ -217,13 +216,9 @@ def _get_last_timestamp_of_batch() -> str | None:
 
             data = {
                 "batch_id": batch_id,
-                "begin_timestamp": datetime.datetime.strptime(
-                    begin_timestamp,
-                    "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%fZ",
-                ),
-                "end_timestamp": datetime.datetime.strptime(
-                    _get_last_timestamp_of_batch(),
-                    "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%fZ",
+                "begin_timestamp": datetime.datetime.fromisoformat(begin_timestamp),
+                "end_timestamp": datetime.datetime.fromisoformat(
+                    _get_last_timestamp_of_batch()
                 ),
                 "data": buffer_data + self.batch[key],
             }
@@ -322,11 +317,8 @@ def _extract_tuples_from_json_formatted_strings(
     @staticmethod
     def _sort_by_timestamp(
         data: list[tuple[str, str]],
-        timestamp_format: str = TIMESTAMP_FORMAT,
     ) -> list[str]:
-        sorted_data = sorted(
-            data, key=lambda x: datetime.datetime.strptime(x[0], timestamp_format)
-        )
+        sorted_data = sorted(data, key=lambda x: x[0])
         loglines = [message for _, message in sorted_data]
 
         return loglines
@@ -410,7 +402,7 @@ def _send_all_batches(self, reset_timer: bool = True) -> None:
         Dispatch all batches for the Kafka queue
 
         Args:
-            reset_timer (bool): whether or not the timer should be reset
+            reset_timer (bool): whether the timer should be reset
         """
         number_of_keys = 0
         total_number_of_batch_messages = self.batch.get_message_count_for_batch()
@@ -460,7 +452,7 @@ def _send_batch_for_key(self, key: str) -> None:
 
     def _send_data_packet(self, key: str, data: dict) -> None:
         """
-        Sends a packet of a batch to the defined Kafka topic
+        Sends a packet of a Batch to the defined Kafka topic
 
         Args:
             key (str): key to identify the batch

src/logcollector/collector.py

@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 IPV6_PREFIX_LENGTH = config["pipeline"]["log_collection"]["batch_handler"]["subnet_id"][
     "ipv6_prefix_length"
 ]
-TIMESTAMP_FORMAT = config["environment"]["timestamp_format"]
 REQUIRED_FIELDS = [
     "timestamp",
     "status_code",
@@ -129,9 +128,7 @@ def send(self, timestamp_in: datetime.datetime, message: str) -> None:
             dict(
                 logline_id=logline_id,
                 subnet_id=subnet_id,
-                timestamp=datetime.datetime.strptime(
-                    fields.get("timestamp"), TIMESTAMP_FORMAT
-                ),
+                timestamp=datetime.datetime.fromisoformat(fields.get("timestamp")),
                 status_code=fields.get("status_code"),
                 client_ip=fields.get("client_ip"),
                 record_type=fields.get("record_type"),

tests/logcollector/test_batch_handler.py

@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ def test_send_data_packet(self, mock_clickhouse, mock_produce_handler):
         mock_produce_handler_instance.produce.assert_called_once_with(
             topic="test_topic",
             data='{"batch_id": "b4b6f13e-d064-4ab7-94ed-d02b46063308", "begin_timestamp": '
-            '"2024-12-06T13:12:30.324015Z", "end_timestamp": "2024-12-06T13:12:31.832173Z", '
+            '"2024-12-06T13:12:30.324015", "end_timestamp": "2024-12-06T13:12:31.832173", '
             '"data": ["test_data"]}',
             key=key,
         )

tests/logcollector/test_buffered_batch.py

@@ -637,10 +637,16 @@ def test_complete_batch_variant_1(self, mock_clickhouse):
 
         # Assert
         self.assertEqual(
-            datetime.datetime(2024, 5, 21, 8, 31, 28, 119000), data["begin_timestamp"]
+            datetime.datetime(
+                2024, 5, 21, 8, 31, 28, 119000, tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc
+            ),
+            data["begin_timestamp"],
         )
         self.assertEqual(
-            datetime.datetime(2024, 5, 21, 8, 31, 28, 249000), data["end_timestamp"]
+            datetime.datetime(
+                2024, 5, 21, 8, 31, 28, 249000, tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc
+            ),
+            data["end_timestamp"],
         )
         self.assertEqual(expected_messages, data["data"])
 
@@ -682,16 +688,28 @@ def test_complete_batch_variant_2(self, mock_clickhouse):
 
         # Assert
         self.assertEqual(
-            datetime.datetime(2024, 5, 21, 8, 31, 28, 119000), data_1["begin_timestamp"]
+            datetime.datetime(
+                2024, 5, 21, 8, 31, 28, 119000, tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc
+            ),
+            data_1["begin_timestamp"],
         )
         self.assertEqual(
-            datetime.datetime(2024, 5, 21, 8, 31, 28, 249000), data_1["end_timestamp"]
+            datetime.datetime(
+                2024, 5, 21, 8, 31, 28, 249000, tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc
+            ),
+            data_1["end_timestamp"],
         )
         self.assertEqual(
-            datetime.datetime(2024, 5, 21, 8, 31, 28, 119000), data_2["begin_timestamp"]
+            datetime.datetime(
+                2024, 5, 21, 8, 31, 28, 119000, tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc
+            ),
+            data_2["begin_timestamp"],
         )
         self.assertEqual(
-            datetime.datetime(2024, 5, 21, 8, 31, 28, 749000), data_2["end_timestamp"]
+            datetime.datetime(
+                2024, 5, 21, 8, 31, 28, 749000, tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc
+            ),
+            data_2["end_timestamp"],
         )
         self.assertEqual({key: [message_3, message_4]}, sut.buffer)
         self.assertEqual({}, sut.batch)

tests/logcollector/test_collector.py

@@ -177,9 +177,6 @@ def test_invalid_logline(self):
 
         # Act
         with (
-            patch(
-                "src.logcollector.collector.TIMESTAMP_FORMAT", "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%f"
-            ),
             patch("src.logcollector.collector.IPV4_PREFIX_LENGTH", 24),
             patch(
                 "src.logcollector.collector.uuid.uuid4",