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How to extract fields from JSON logs without extracting by key-value pair?

jsuryaprakash
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Hi Ninjas, I am trying to extract fields from json logs but i have time stamp and some text data in front of array so i can't extract by using key value pair. Can anyone help me?

Jun 12 23:59:18 AM1-JJ-Arod-1 TESTIN-TUE {"addresses": {"local_ipv4": "99.9.9.999", "public_ipv4": "00.000.111.222"}, "cpu_info": {"idle": 00.1}, "date": "2017-06-12 23:59:01.291710", "disk_space": {"disk": "/dev/xvda1", "free": "54781", "pct_used": "6", "total": "60337"}, "host_type": "test", "hostname": "AM1-JJ-Arod-1", "memory_stats": {"available": 3483, "cached": 1747, "free": 1512, "percent": 7.3, "total": 3759, "used": "2247"}
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woodcock
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ekcsoc
Path Finder

what if the field is mix of json and some other type. is it possible to parse the field at index time or search time without using spath ?

my dates is some what like this:

ssoId:023serwerwef32, RBA Request :

key=value&key=value&&key=value&key=value&key=value&key=value&key=value&key=value&key=value&key=value&key=value&key=value&key=value&key=value&key=value

,RBA Response :

{"key":value","key":value","key":value","key":value","key":value","key":value","key":value","key":value".........}

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jsuryaprakash
Path Finder

I want to filter "Jun 12 23:59:18 AM1-JJ-Arod-1 TESTIN-TUE " out so that i can extract all fields in key value pair.
May I know the exact way how I can do it?

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