Implementing Splunk 7 - Third Edition

Writing a scripted input to gather data

Scripted inputs allow you to run a piece of code on a scheduled basis and capture the output as if it were simply being written to a file. It does not matter what language the script is written in, or where it lives, as long as it is executable.

We touched on this topic in the Using scripts to gather data section in Chapter 12, Advanced Deployments. Let's write a few more examples.