Gsub processor
Converts a string field by applying a regular expression and a replacement. If the field is an array of string, all members of the array will be converted. If any non-string values are encountered, the processor will throw an exception.
Name | Required | Default | Description |
---|---|---|---|
field |
yes | - | The field to apply the replacement to |
pattern |
yes | - | The pattern to be replaced |
replacement |
yes | - | The string to replace the matching patterns with |
target_field |
no | field |
The field to assign the converted value to, by default field is updated in-place |
ignore_missing |
no | false |
If true and field does not exist or is null , the processor quietly exits without modifying the document |
description |
no | - | Description of the processor. Useful for describing the purpose of the processor or its configuration. |
if |
no | - | Conditionally execute the processor. See Conditionally run a processor. |
ignore_failure |
no | false |
Ignore failures for the processor. See Handling pipeline failures. |
on_failure |
no | - | Handle failures for the processor. See Handling pipeline failures. |
tag |
no | - | Identifier for the processor. Useful for debugging and metrics. |
{
"gsub": {
"field": "field1",
"pattern": "\\.",
"replacement": "-"
}
}