Re: [DISCUSS] Metron Parsers in Nifi

2018-08-09 Thread Otto Fowler
I would say that - For each configuration parameter we want to pull in, it should be explicitly configured through a property as well as through a controller service that accesses the metron zk - Transformations should not be conflated with parsing in those processors or readers There is no on

Re: Good press for Metron!

2018-08-09 Thread Vets, Laurens
I was just reading this, see the IRC channel :) On 09-Aug-18 08:21, Casey Stella wrote: > https://www.darkreading.com/endpoint/oh-no-not-another-security-product/a/d-id/1332453

Re: [DISCUSS] Metron Parsers in Nifi

2018-08-09 Thread Justin Leet
That's definitely good info, thanks for reaching out to them about it. In terms of exposing/sharing, I don't think we have to couple them tightly (in fact, I think we should loosen the coupling as much as possible without forcing reimplementation of things). I think there's definitely a way to do

Re: [DISCUSS] Metron Parsers in Nifi

2018-08-09 Thread Otto Fowler
I think the benefits are clear. What is unclear is if the goal is to expose or share or re-use Metron capabilities ( stellar, parsing ) in nifi in a way that is native to nifi ( configured and managed in nifi ), where you may not even need metron ( say you just want to parse asa ) or if the goal

Re: [DISCUSS] Metron Parsers in Nifi

2018-08-09 Thread Otto Fowler
I reached out to the nifi list about the Record api ‘stability' On August 9, 2018 at 09:54:22, Bryan Bende (bbe...@gmail.com) wrote: I don't think there are any stability issues with the record API, it is definitely recommended to use the record approach where it makes sense. That comment was

Re: [DISCUSS] Metron Parsers in Nifi

2018-08-09 Thread Justin Leet
I'll add onto Mike's discussion with the original set of requirements I had in mind (and apply feedback on these as necessary!). This is largely overlap with what Mike said, but I want to make sure it's clear where my proposal was coming from, so we can improve on it as needed. James and Mike are