Dots codec plugin

Plugin version: v3.0.6
Released on: 2017-11-07
Changelog

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Getting help

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Description

This codec generates a dot(.) to represent each Event it processes. This is typically used with stdout output to provide feedback on the terminal. It is also used to measure Logstash’s throughtput with the pv command.