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I have python script with correct output in JSON format , but why 2 event with broken message?

alexeysharkov
Path Finder

Hello

I have python script just like this

 

 

 

 

#!/bin/python
import os
import json
import datetime

HOMEPATH = '/opt/monitor_dirs/SomeDir'

def path_to_dict(path, depth = 1, first = False):
    for base, dirs, files in os.walk(path):
        r = {'name': base, 'dirs': len(dirs), 'files': len(files)}
        if first:
            r['datetime'] = datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%z")
        if depth > 0:
            r['subdirs'] = {}
            for subdir in dirs:
                r['subdirs'][subdir] = path_to_dict(os.path.join(path, subdir), depth - 1);
        return r


#print path_to_dict(HOMEPATH, 1)
result = path_to_dict(HOMEPATH, 1, True)
if result:
    print (json.dumps(result, sort_keys=True, indent=4))

 

 

 

 

 

And i have output 

 

 

 

 

# ./file_count.py
{
    "datetime": "2023-02-22T21:10:49",
    "dirs": 9,
    "files": 0,
    "name": "/opt/monitor_dirs/SomeDir",
    "subdirs": {
        "XXXX": {
            "dirs": 0,
            "files": 63,
            "name": "/opt/monitor_dirs/XXXX"
        }
    }
}

 

 

 

 

 

 

There is some problem in Index

I have 2 event instead just only one

1. {

2.  ""datetime": "2023-02-22T21:10:49",
"dirs": 9,
"files": 0, and so on, but there is no '{'

 

How i can get only one event with my JSON

 

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kamlesh_vaghela
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

@alexeysharkov 

Can you please try updating the print statement in python code?

From:

print (json.dumps(result, sort_keys=True, indent=4))

To

print (json.loads(json.dumps(result, sort_keys=True, indent=4)))

 

if the solution doesn't work for you then please share the extraction configuration from props.conf.

Thanks
KV
If any of my replies help you to solve the problem Or gain knowledge, an upvote would be appreciated.

 

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alexeysharkov
Path Finder

Thanks Kamlesh!

props.conf was empty 😞

And now

[mymonitorinf]
CHARSET=UTF-8
INDEXED_EXTRACTIONS=json
KV_MODE=none
SHOULD_LINEMERGE=true
category=Structured
description=JavaScript Object Notation format. For more information, visit http://json.org/
disabled=false
pulldown_type=true

Everything OK now! Thanks

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kamlesh_vaghela
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

@alexeysharkov 

Can you please try updating the print statement in python code?

From:

print (json.dumps(result, sort_keys=True, indent=4))

To

print (json.loads(json.dumps(result, sort_keys=True, indent=4)))

 

if the solution doesn't work for you then please share the extraction configuration from props.conf.

Thanks
KV
If any of my replies help you to solve the problem Or gain knowledge, an upvote would be appreciated.

 

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