The document discusses using the fluentd log collector to parse logs from applications without requiring customization. It recommends extending the Tail input plugin to parse logs and provides a link to a code sample. The author expresses excitement to see more plugins developed for fluentd's parsing capabilities.

1. Write Parser with Fun!
@choplin 2012/2/4

2. about me
@choplin
Web engineer
Love DBMS
postgres / mongodb
No ruby experience

4. Really?

5. Get it done
in Only 6 hours!

6. Great!

7. Try fluent?

8. Structured logs
are cool!
- easy to handle
- easy to analyze
- etc.

9. There still be
a pile of trash...

10. -format
-complex
-non open
-stored in rotated file
-company politics
-etc.

12. Fight with
fluentd!
+
Parser

13. Why Parser?
Customization of your application
IS NOT REQUIRED
You can get all fluent great
features
Reliability
Flexible log collection

14. 100

15. How?
extend Tail input!
by taka84u9
https://gist.github.com/1655712/5bebec7010ab47f7a40bf2758349b22158cde100

16. DEMO

17. I’m delighted to
see many plugins
tomorrow! :)