JSON Processoredit
Converts a JSON string into a structured JSON object.
Table 54. Json Options
Name | Required | Default | Description |
---|---|---|---|
|
yes |
- |
The field to be parsed |
|
no |
|
The field to insert the converted structured object into |
|
no |
false |
Flag that forces the serialized json to be injected into the top level of the document. |
|
no |
- |
Conditionally execute this processor. |
|
no |
- |
Handle failures for this processor. See Handling Failures in Pipelines. |
|
no |
|
Ignore failures for this processor. See Handling Failures in Pipelines. |
|
no |
- |
An identifier for this processor. Useful for debugging and metrics. |
All JSON-supported types will be parsed (null, boolean, number, array, object, string).
Suppose you provide this configuration of the json
processor:
{ "json" : { "field" : "string_source", "target_field" : "json_target" } }
If the following document is processed:
{ "string_source": "{\"foo\": 2000}" }
after the json
processor operates on it, it will look like:
{ "string_source": "{\"foo\": 2000}", "json_target": { "foo": 2000 } }
If the following configuration is provided, omitting the optional target_field
setting:
{ "json" : { "field" : "source_and_target" } }
then after the json
processor operates on this document:
{ "source_and_target": "{\"foo\": 2000}" }
it will look like:
{ "source_and_target": { "foo": 2000 } }
This illustrates that, unless it is explicitly named in the processor configuration, the target_field
is the same field provided in the required field
configuration.