Formatting Query Functions

LogScale's formatting functions allow different data types to be formatted and manipulated, either for further processing or make things more human-readable.

Table: Formatting Query Functions

Function	Default Argument	Description
`default(field, [replaceEmpty], value)`	`value`	Creates a field to given parameter and given value.
`format([as], field, format, [timezone])`	`format`	Formats a string using printf-style.
`formatDuration([as], field, [from], [precision])`	`field`	Formats a duration into a more readable string.
`formatTime(as, [field], format, [locale], [timezone], [unit])`	`format`	Formats a string according to `strftime()`.
`json:prettyPrint([as], [field], [step], [strict])`	`field`	Nicer output to a JSON field.
`lower([as], field, [locale], [type])`	`field`	Changes text of a given string field to lower-case letters.
`lowercase(field, [include], [locale])`	`field`	Changes field name or content to lowercase for parsers.
`upper([as], field, [locale])`	`field`	Changes contents of a string field to upper-case letters.
`writeJson([as], [field])`	`field`	Writes data, including fields, as a JSON object.