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fluentbit ingest compatibility

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#5,404 opened on Jan 20, 2025

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Description

What type of enhancement is this?

API improvement, User experience

What does the enhancement do?

fluentbit supports 4 types of output format:

  • json
    • application/json
    • supported
  • json_lines
    • application/x-ndjson
    • format supported but header is not allowed
  • json_stream
    • application/x-json-stream
    • unknown status
  • msgpack
    • application/msgpack
    • unsupported
    • default option

reference: https://docs.fluentbit.io/manual/pipeline/outputs/standard-output

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Contributor guide

Research direction
Investigate how GreptimeDB currently ingests data and add support for 'json stream' and 'msgpack' content types, ensuring proper header handling for 'json lines'.
Tech stack
rust
Domain
backendapi
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
Half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Mostly clear
Prerequisites
RustHTTPSerialization
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
60