nsyslog-parser

nsyslog-parser

Syslog Parser. Accepts RFC 3164 (BSD) and RFC 5424 formats

Installation

npm install nsyslog-parser

Use

const parser = require("nsyslog-parser");

var bsdLine = "<34>Oct 11 22:14:15 mymachine su: 'su root' failed for lonvick on /dev/pts/8";
var ietfLine = "<34>1 2003-10-11T22:14:15.003Z mymachine.example.com su - ID47 - BOM'su root' failed for lonvick on /dev/pts/8";

console.log(parser(bsdLine);
console.log(parser(ietfLine);

Result

{
    originalMessage: '<34>Oct 11 22:14:15 mymachine su: \'su root\' failed for lonvick on /dev/pts/8',
	pri: '<34>',
	prival: 34,
	type: 'BSD',
	ts: 2017-10-11T20:14:15.000Z,
	host: 'mymachine',
	appName: 'su',
	message: '\'su root\' failed for lonvick on /dev/pts/8',
	fields: [],
	header: '<34>Oct 11 22:14:15 mymachine su: '
}
{
	originalMessage: '<34>1 2003-10-11T22:14:15.003Z mymachine.example.com su - ID47 - BOM\'su root\' failed for lonvick on /dev/pts/8',
	pri: '<34>',
	prival: 34,
	version: 1,
	type: 'RFC5424',
	ts: 2003-10-11T22:14:15.003Z,
	host: 'mymachine.example.com',
	appName: 'su',
	pid: '-',
	messageid: 'ID47',
	structuredData: '-',
	message: 'BOM\'su root\' failed for lonvick on /dev/pts/8',
	fields: [],
	header: '<34>1 2003-10-11T22:14:15.003Z mymachine.example.com su - ID47 - ' 
}