[Meta] Input Package : IM Ecosystem

[ishleenk17]

This is a meta issue that tracks all the Input Packages built by IM Ecosystem Team
Know more about Input packages from here

IM Ecosystem Input Packages

• Jolokia Input package
  • Initial development of Jolokia Input Package
  • Enhancements for Jolokia Input Package
  • System Tests for Jolokia Input Package
• Statsd Input Package
  • Initial development of Statsd Input Package
  • Enhancements for Statsd Input Package
  • System Tests for Statsd Input Package
• SQL Input Package
  • Generic SQL Input package
  • System Tests for SQL Input Package
  • Enhancements of SQL Input Package
    • Support of merge_results
    • Period Configuration
• Prometheus Input Package
  • Scoping of Prometheus Input Package
  • Prometheus Input package
  • System Tests for Prometheus Input Package
  • Enhancements of Prometheus Input Package

Generic Input Package Tasks

• Update kibana version to 8.8.0
• Rerouting in Input Packages

cc: @ruflin @elastic/obs-service-integrations

[ishleenk17]

Some of the open dependencies for Input package:

1. Custom Ingest Pipelines not working [Fleet] Input only packages: Create index templates and pipelines at package policy creation time kibana#145529
2. System Tests not available Input packages - Elastic Package to facilitate testing methods package-spec#361

[lalit-satapathy]

Hi @ishleenk17,

Is there any plan to have sample events (in the documents) for the input packages being released? How will a new user learn the structure of documents to be ingested by the input packages?

[ishleenk17]

Hi @ishleenk17,

Is there any plan to have sample events (in the documents) for the input packages being released? How will a new user learn the structure of documents to be ingested by the input packages?

We can have some sample events once system tests are completed.
But since an input package will always be agnostic of what service the customer is using for that package, the sample events will vary accordingly. Hence, I am not sure if it would add much value there

[ishleenk17]

In 8.7, the index gets created for the input package after this issue was resolved, but still we are unable to add the ingest pipeline and custom mappings.
elastic/kibana#153105 is tracking the issue.

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