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How do I break multiple events by Regex into single event objects

BrandSentiment
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I would like to break this into individual events before the ",{type" :

{ "type": "FeatureCollection", "features": [{ "type": "Feature", "geometry": { "type": "Point", "coordinates": [34.7500, 31.5000] }, "properties": {  "urlpubtimedate": "2015-11-08T16:30:00Z", "name": "Israel", "geores": 1, "url": "http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-34729243", "urldomain": "bbc.co.uk", "urlsocialimage": "http://ichef-1.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/15BB8/production/_86561098_gettyimages-456461420.jpg", "urllangcode": "eng", "urltone": 0.88, "urlwordcnt": 752, "urlnumamounts": 2, "mentionedthemes": ";APPOINTMENT;TAX_POLITICAL_PARTY_REPUBLICANS;GENERAL_GOVERNMENT;MANMADE_DISASTER_IMPLIED;TAX_FNCACT_LEADERS;USPEC_POLITICS_GENERAL1;TAX_ETHNICITY_AMERICAN;SLFID_MILITARY_SPENDING;WB_2471_PEACEKEEPING;USPEC_POLICY1;TAX_FNCACT_MINISTER;TAX_FNCACT_CHILD;NEGOTIATIONS;TAX_POLITICAL_PARTY_DEMOCRATS;MEDIA_SOCIAL;", "mentionednames": ";Israel National Public Diplomacy Directorate;Benjamin Netayahu;Facebook;"} },{ "type": "Feature", "geometry": { "type": "Point", "coordinates": [-77.0364, 38.8951] }, "properties": {  "urlpubtimedate": "2015-11-08T16:30:00Z", "name": "Washington, District Of Columbia, United States", "geores": 3, "url": "http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-34729243", "urldomain": "bbc.co.uk", "urlsocialimage": "http://ichef-1.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/15BB8/production/_86561098_gettyimages-456461420.jpg", "urllangcode": "eng", "urltone": 0.88, "urlwordcnt": 752, "urlnumamounts": 2, "mentionedthemes": ";TAX_FNCACT_MINISTER;TAX_FNCACT_MAN;GENERAL_GOVERNMENT;CRISISLEX_C07_SAFETY;USPEC_POLITICS_GENERAL1;TAX_FNCACT_OFFICIAL;", "mentionednames": ";White House;Benjamin Netanyahu;Us Congress;"} },{ "type": "Feature", "geometry": { "type": "Point", "coordinates": [51.5148, 35.7500] }, "properties": {  "urlpubtimedate": "2015-11-08T16:30:00Z", "name": "Tehran, Tehran, Iran", "geores": 3, "url": "http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-34729243", "urldomain": "bbc.co.uk", "urlsocialimage": "http://ichef-1.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/15BB8/production/_86561098_gettyimages-456461420.jpg", "urllangcode": "eng", "urltone": 0.88, "urlwordcnt": 752, "urlnumamounts": 2, "mentionedthemes": ";WMD;", "mentionednames": ""} },{ "type": "Feature", "geometry": { "type": "Point", "coordinates": [37.6156, 55.7522] }, "properties": {  "urlpubtimedate": "2015-11-08T16:30:00Z", "name": "Moscow, Moskva, Russia", "geores": 3, "url": "http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-34729243", "urldomain": "bbc.co.uk", "urlsocialimage": "http://ichef-1.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/15BB8/production/_86561098_gettyimages-456461420.jpg", "urllangcode": "eng", "urltone": 0.88, "urlwordcnt": 752, "urlnumamounts": 2, "mentionedthemes": ";TAX_FNCACT_MINISTER;", "mentionednames": ""} },{ "type": "Feature", "geometry": { "type": "Point", "coordinates": [38.0000, 35.0000] }, "properties": {  "urlpubtimedate": "2015-11-08T16:30:00Z", "name": "Syria", "geores": 1, "url": "http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-34729243", "urldomain": "bbc.co.uk", "urlsocialimage": "http://ichef-1.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/15BB8/production/_86561098_gettyimages-456461420.jpg", "urllangcode": "eng", "urltone": 0.88, "urlwordcnt": 752, "urlnumamounts": 2, "mentionedthemes": ";USPEC_POLITICS_GENERAL1;", "mentionednames": ""} },{ "type": "Feature", "geometry": { "type": "Point", "coordinates": [53.0000, 32.0000] }, "properties": {  "urlpubtimedate": "2015-11-08T16:30:00Z", "name": "Iran", "geores": 1, "url": "http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-34729243", "urldomain": "bbc.co.uk", "urlsocialimage": "http://ichef-1.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/15BB8/production/_86561098_gettyimages-456461420.jpg", "urllangcode": "eng", "urltone": 0.88, "urlwordcnt": 752, "urlnumamounts": 2, "mentionedthemes": ";TAX_ETHNICITY_AMERICANS;NEGOTIATIONS;WB_724_HUMAN_RESOURCES_FOR_PUBLIC_SECTOR;", "mentionednames": ";White House;"} }] } 

So it looks like:

{
  "type": "FeatureCollection",
  "features": [
    {
      "type": "Feature",
      "geometry": {
        "type": "Point",
        "coordinates": [
          34.75,
          31.5
        ]
      },
      "properties": {
        "urlpubtimedate": "2015-11-08T16:30:00Z",
        "name": "Israel",
        "geores": 1,
        "url": "http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-34729243",
        "urldomain": "bbc.co.uk",
        "urlsocialimage": "http://ichef-1.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/15BB8/production/_86561098_gettyimages-456461420.jpg",
        "urllangcode": "eng",
        "urltone": 0.88,
        "urlwordcnt": 752,
        "urlnumamounts": 2,
        "mentionedthemes": ";APPOINTMENT;TAX_POLITICAL_PARTY_REPUBLICANS;GENERAL_GOVERNMENT;MANMADE_DISASTER_IMPLIED;TAX_FNCACT_LEADERS;USPEC_POLITICS_GENERAL1;TAX_ETHNICITY_AMERICAN;SLFID_MILITARY_SPENDING;WB_2471_PEACEKEEPING;USPEC_POLICY1;TAX_FNCACT_MINISTER;TAX_FNCACT_CHILD;NEGOTIATIONS;TAX_POLITICAL_PARTY_DEMOCRATS;MEDIA_SOCIAL;",
        "mentionednames": ";Israel National Public Diplomacy Directorate;Benjamin Netayahu;Facebook;"
      }
    },
    {
      "type": "Feature",
      "geometry": {
        "type": "Point",
        "coordinates": [
          -77.0364,
          38.8951
        ]
      },
      "properties": {
        "urlpubtimedate": "2015-11-08T16:30:00Z",
        "name": "Washington, District Of Columbia, United States",
        "geores": 3,
        "url": "http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-34729243",
        "urldomain": "bbc.co.uk",
        "urlsocialimage": "http://ichef-1.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/15BB8/production/_86561098_gettyimages-456461420.jpg",
        "urllangcode": "eng",
        "urltone": 0.88,
        "urlwordcnt": 752,
        "urlnumamounts": 2,
        "mentionedthemes": ";TAX_FNCACT_MINISTER;TAX_FNCACT_MAN;GENERAL_GOVERNMENT;CRISISLEX_C07_SAFETY;USPEC_POLITICS_GENERAL1;TAX_FNCACT_OFFICIAL;",
        "mentionednames": ";White House;Benjamin Netanyahu;Us Congress;"
      }
    },
    {
      "type": "Feature",
      "geometry": {
        "type": "Point",
        "coordinates": [
          51.5148,
          35.75
        ]
      },
      "properties": {
        "urlpubtimedate": "2015-11-08T16:30:00Z",
        "name": "Tehran, Tehran, Iran",
        "geores": 3,
        "url": "http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-34729243",
        "urldomain": "bbc.co.uk",
        "urlsocialimage": "http://ichef-1.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/15BB8/production/_86561098_gettyimages-456461420.jpg",
        "urllangcode": "eng",
        "urltone": 0.88,
        "urlwordcnt": 752,
        "urlnumamounts": 2,
        "mentionedthemes": ";WMD;",
        "mentionednames": ""
      }
    },
    {
      "type": "Feature",
      "geometry": {
        "type": "Point",
        "coordinates": [
          37.6156,
          55.7522
        ]
      },
      "properties": {
        "urlpubtimedate": "2015-11-08T16:30:00Z",
        "name": "Moscow, Moskva, Russia",
        "geores": 3,
        "url": "http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-34729243",
        "urldomain": "bbc.co.uk",
        "urlsocialimage": "http://ichef-1.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/15BB8/production/_86561098_gettyimages-456461420.jpg",
        "urllangcode": "eng",
        "urltone": 0.88,
        "urlwordcnt": 752,
        "urlnumamounts": 2,
        "mentionedthemes": ";TAX_FNCACT_MINISTER;",
        "mentionednames": ""
      }
    },
    {
      "type": "Feature",
      "geometry": {
        "type": "Point",
        "coordinates": [
          38,
          35
        ]
      },
      "properties": {
        "urlpubtimedate": "2015-11-08T16:30:00Z",
        "name": "Syria",
        "geores": 1,
        "url": "http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-34729243",
        "urldomain": "bbc.co.uk",
        "urlsocialimage": "http://ichef-1.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/15BB8/production/_86561098_gettyimages-456461420.jpg",
        "urllangcode": "eng",
        "urltone": 0.88,
        "urlwordcnt": 752,
        "urlnumamounts": 2,
        "mentionedthemes": ";USPEC_POLITICS_GENERAL1;",
        "mentionednames": ""
      }
    },
    {
      "type": "Feature",
      "geometry": {
        "type": "Point",
        "coordinates": [
          53,
          32
        ]
      },
      "properties": {
        "urlpubtimedate": "2015-11-08T16:30:00Z",
        "name": "Iran",
        "geores": 1,
        "url": "http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-34729243",
        "urldomain": "bbc.co.uk",
        "urlsocialimage": "http://ichef-1.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/15BB8/production/_86561098_gettyimages-456461420.jpg",
        "urllangcode": "eng",
        "urltone": 0.88,
        "urlwordcnt": 752,
        "urlnumamounts": 2,
        "mentionedthemes": ";TAX_ETHNICITY_AMERICANS;NEGOTIATIONS;WB_724_HUMAN_RESOURCES_FOR_PUBLIC_SECTOR;",
        "mentionednames": ";White House;"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Do I need to use SHOULD_LINEMERGE ?

Thanks

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Richfez
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

That validates as JSON. It could perhaps be more useful to you if you were switch the input to JSON to take advantage of those features. You may still have some cleaning up to do, but I think it'll get you a lot closer to having usable data.

Please see this excellent and short answer by martin_mueller for more information, and be sure to upvote that answer if you find it useful.

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