topic Running realtime search using the java sdk in Splunk Dev

Running realtime search using the java sdk

preben12 — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 16:45:08 GMT

When using the realtime api to search is have noticed that unless you do a extra Thread.Sleep(xxx);
after the job.isReady loop you get an empty stream.

I use the com.splunk.examples.search_realtime.Program as an example.
.....

while (!job.isReady()) {
    try {
        Thread.sleep(100);
    } catch (InterruptedException e) {
        // You shouldn't ever get here.
    }
}
// extra sleep to make sure Splunk returns a event stream.
try {
    Thread.sleep(2000);
} catch (InterruptedException e1) {
}

In another process I continuously ingest tweet events into an index, but they are not showing up when running the Program unless the extra Thread.sleep for some secs.

I'm using the latest 1.2.1.0 sdk to test. and Splunk 6 + max osx

Re: Running realtime search using the java sdk

Damien_Dallimor — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 05:40:21 GMT

Try this : https://gist.github.com/damiendallimore/6363236

Re: Running realtime search using the java sdk

preben12 — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 18:41:56 GMT

Hi Damien
That looks doable, but with a couple of pitfalls since loops that contain Thread.sleeps have to be guarded by the possibility to break the loop when you want to stop the search thread from outside.

Somehow I feel that the SDK should take care of this eg. by fixing the isReady method so it returns when the stream is ready (there is at least 1 preview event, or there is no events in the current time window).