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 | Availability | 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]) | 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. |