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Version: v4.24

load_udp

Loads bytes from a UDP socket.

load_udp endpoint:str, [connect=bool, insert_newlines=bool]

Description​

Loads bytes from a UDP socket. The operator defaults to creating a socket in listening mode. Use connect=true if the operator should initiate the connection instead.

When you have a socket in listening mode, use 0.0.0.0 to accept connections on all interfaces. The nics operator lists all all available interfaces.

endpoint: str​

The address of the remote endpoint to load bytes from. Must be of the format: [udp://]host:port.

connect = bool (optional)​

Connect to endpoint instead of listening at it.

Defaults to false.

insert_newlines = bool (optional)​

Append a newline character (\n) at the end of every datagram.

This option comes in handy in combination with line-based parsers downstream, such as NDJSON.

Defaults to false.

Examples​

Import JSON via UDP by listenting on IP address 127.0.0.1 at port 56789:

load_udp "127.0.0.1:56789"
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