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Update ElasticsearchLogstashHandler documentation
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it will slow down your application if Elasticsearch takes time to answer. Even
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if all HTTP calls are done asynchronously.
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In a development environment, it's fine to keep the default configuration: for
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each log, an HTTP request will be made to push the log to Elasticsearch.
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In a production environment, it's highly recommended to wrap this handler in a
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handler with buffering capabilities (like the ``FingersCrossedHandler`` or
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``BufferHandler``) in order to call Elasticsearch only once with a bulk push. For
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even better performance and fault tolerance, a proper `ELK stack`_ is recommended.
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To use it, declare it as a service:
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The ``$elasticsearchVersion`` argument was introduced in Symfony 5.4.
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Then reference it in the Monolog configuration:
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Then reference it in the Monolog configuration.
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In a development environment, it's fine to keep the default configuration: for
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each log, an HTTP request will be made to push the log to Elasticsearch:
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In a production environment, it's highly recommended to wrap this handler in a
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handler with buffering capabilities (like the `FingersCrossedHandler`_ or
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`BufferHandler`_) in order to call Elasticsearch only once with a bulk push. For
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even better performance and fault tolerance, a proper `ELK stack`_ is recommended.
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.. configuration-block::
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.. code-block:: yaml
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# config/packages/prod/monolog.yaml
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monolog:
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handlers:
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main:
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type: fingers_crossed
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handler: es
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es:
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type: service
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id: Symfony\Bridge\Monolog\Handler\ElasticsearchLogstashHandler
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.. code-block:: xml
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<!-- config/packages/prod/monolog.xml -->
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
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<container xmlns="http://symfony.com/schema/dic/services"
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xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
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xmlns:monolog="http://symfony.com/schema/dic/monolog"
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xsi:schemaLocation="http://symfony.com/schema/dic/services
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https://symfony.com/schema/dic/services/services-1.0.xsd
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http://symfony.com/schema/dic/monolog
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https://symfony.com/schema/dic/monolog/monolog-1.0.xsd">
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<monolog:config>
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<monolog:handler
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name="main"
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type="fingers_crossed"
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handler="es"
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/>
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<monolog:handler
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name="es"
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type="service"
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id="Symfony\Bridge\Monolog\Handler\ElasticsearchLogstashHandler"
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/>
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</monolog:config>
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</container>
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.. code-block:: php
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// config/packages/prod/monolog.php
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use Symfony\Bridge\Monolog\Handler\ElasticsearchLogstashHandler;
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use Symfony\Config\MonologConfig;
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return static function (MonologConfig $monolog): void {
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$monolog->handler('main')
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->type('fingers_crossed')
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->handler('es')
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;
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$monolog->handler('es')
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->type('service')
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->id(ElasticsearchLogstashHandler::class)
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;
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};
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.. _`BufferHandler`: https://github.com/Seldaek/monolog/blob/main/src/Monolog/Handler/BufferHandler.php
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.. _`ELK stack`: https://www.elastic.co/what-is/elk-stack
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.. _`FingersCrossedHandler`: https://github.com/Seldaek/monolog/blob/main/src/Monolog/Handler/FingersCrossedHandler.php

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