org.graylog2.plugin.filters

Interface MessageFilter

All Known Implementing Classes:

ExtractorFilter, RulesFilter, StaticFieldFilter, StreamMatcherFilter

public interface MessageFilter

Author:

Lennart Koopmann

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	filter(Message msg) Process a Message
String	getName()
int	getPriority() For determining the runtime order of the filter, specify a priority.

Method Detail

filter

boolean filter(Message msg)

Process a Message

Returns:

true if this message should not further be handled (for example for blacklisting purposes)

getName

String getName()

Returns:

The name of this filter. Should not include whitespaces or special characters.

getPriority

int getPriority()

For determining the runtime order of the filter, specify a priority. Lower priorty values are run earlier, if two filters have the same priority, their name will be compared to guarantee a repeatable order.

Returns:

the priority