[libbeat | filebeat] Log error when parsing config block and disabled input on filebeat

CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ https://github.com/elastic/beats/compare/v7.0.0-alpha2...main[Check the HEAD dif
 - Fix the ability for subcommands to be ran properly from the beats containers. {pull}30452[30452]
 - Update docker/distribution dependency library to fix a security issues concerning OCI Manifest Type Confusion Issue. {pull}30462[30462]
 - Fixes Beats crashing when glibc >= 2.35 is used {issue}30576[30576]
+- Log errors when parsing and applying config blocks and if the input is disabled. {pull}30534[30534]
 
 *Auditbeat*
 

filebeat/beater/crawler.go

@@ -68,30 +68,28 @@ func (c *crawler) Start(
 ) error {
 	log := c.log
 
-	log.Infof("Loading Inputs: %v", len(c.inputConfigs))
+	log.Infof("Loading Inputs: %d", len(c.inputConfigs))
 
 	// Prospect the globs/paths given on the command line and launch harvesters
 	for _, inputConfig := range c.inputConfigs {
 		err := c.startInput(pipeline, inputConfig)
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("starting input failed: %+v", err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("starting input failed: %w", err)
 		}
 	}
 
 	if configInputs.Enabled() {
 		c.inputReloader = cfgfile.NewReloader(pipeline, configInputs)
 		if err := c.inputReloader.Check(c.inputsFactory); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("creating input reloader failed: %+v", err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("creating input reloader failed: %w", err)
 		}
-
 	}
 
 	if configModules.Enabled() {
 		c.modulesReloader = cfgfile.NewReloader(pipeline, configModules)
 		if err := c.modulesReloader.Check(c.modulesFactory); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("creating module reloader failed: %+v", err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("creating module reloader failed: %w", err)
 		}
-
 	}
 
 	if c.inputReloader != nil {
@@ -105,7 +103,7 @@ func (c *crawler) Start(
 		}()
 	}
 
-	log.Infof("Loading and starting Inputs completed. Enabled inputs: %v", len(c.inputs))
+	log.Infof("Loading and starting Inputs completed. Enabled inputs: %d", len(c.inputs))
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -114,23 +112,32 @@ func (c *crawler) startInput(
 	pipeline beat.PipelineConnector,
 	config *common.Config,
 ) error {
+	// TODO: Either use debug or remove it after https://github.com/elastic/beats/pull/30534
+	// is fixed.
+	c.log.Infof("starting input, keys present on the config: %v",
+		config.FlattenedKeys())
+
 	if !config.Enabled() {
+		c.log.Infof("input disabled, skipping it")
 		return nil
 	}
 
 	var h map[string]interface{}
-	config.Unpack(&h)
+	err := config.Unpack(&h)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not unpack config: %w", err)
+	}
 	id, err := hashstructure.Hash(h, nil)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("can not compute id from configuration: %v", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("can not compute id from configuration: %w", err)
 	}
 	if _, ok := c.inputs[id]; ok {
-		return fmt.Errorf("input with same ID already exists: %v", id)
+		return fmt.Errorf("input with same ID already exists: %d", id)
 	}
 
 	runner, err := c.inputsFactory.Create(pipeline, config)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error while initializing input: %v", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("error while initializing input: %w", err)
 	}
 	if inputRunner, ok := runner.(*input.Runner); ok {
 		inputRunner.Once = c.once
@@ -155,7 +162,7 @@ func (c *crawler) Stop() {
 		}()
 	}
 
-	logp.Info("Stopping %v inputs", len(c.inputs))
+	logp.Info("Stopping %d inputs", len(c.inputs))
 	// Stop inputs in parallel
 	for id, p := range c.inputs {
 		id, p := id, p

filebeat/input/log/harvester.go

@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ func (h *Harvester) Run() error {
 		}
 	}(h.state.Source)
 
-	logger.Info("Harvester started for file.")
+	logger.Infof("Harvester started for paths: %v", h.config.Paths)
 
 	h.doneWg.Add(1)
 	go func() {

filebeat/tests/system/test_stdin.py

@@ -22,10 +22,11 @@ def test_stdin(self):
 
         proc = self.start_beat()
 
+        msg = "Harvester started"
         self.wait_until(
-            lambda: self.log_contains(
-                "Harvester started for file."),
-            max_timeout=10)
+            lambda: self.log_contains(msg),
+            max_timeout=10,
+            err_msg=f"did not find '{msg}' in the logs")
 
         iterations1 = 5
         for n in range(0, iterations1):
@@ -102,4 +103,5 @@ def test_stdin_is_exclusive(self):
 
         filebeat = self.start_beat()
         filebeat.check_wait(exit_code=1)
-        assert self.log_contains("Exiting: stdin requires to be run in exclusive mode, configured inputs: stdin, udp")
+        msg = "Exiting: stdin requires to be run in exclusive mode, configured inputs: stdin, udp"
+        assert self.log_contains(msg), f"did not find '{msg}' in the logs"

libbeat/tests/system/beat/beat.py

@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ def setUp(self):
             # running tests in parallel
             pass
 
-    def wait_until(self, cond, max_timeout=10, poll_interval=0.1, name="cond"):
+    def wait_until(self, cond, max_timeout=10, poll_interval=0.1, name="cond", err_msg=""):
         """
         TODO: this can probably be a "wait_until_output_count", among other things, since that could actually use `self`, and this can become an internal function
         Waits until the cond function returns true,
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ def wait_until(self, cond, max_timeout=10, poll_interval=0.1, name="cond"):
         while not cond():
             if datetime.now() - start > timedelta(seconds=max_timeout):
                 raise WaitTimeoutError(
-                    f"Timeout waiting for condition '{name}'. Waited {max_timeout} seconds.")
+                    f"Timeout waiting for condition '{name}'. Waited {max_timeout} seconds: {err_msg}")
             time.sleep(poll_interval)
 
     def wait_until_output_has_key(self, key: str, max_timeout=15):

x-pack/libbeat/management/manager.go

@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ func (cm *Manager) OnConfig(s string) {
 	if errs := cm.apply(blocks); errs != nil {
 		// `cm.apply` already logs the errors; currently allow beat to run degraded
 		cm.updateStatusWithError(err)
+		cm.logger.Errorf("failed applying config blocks: %v", err)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -256,8 +257,8 @@ func (cm *Manager) apply(blocks ConfigBlocks) error {
 	}
 
 	// Unset missing configs
-	for name := range missing {
-		if missing[name] {
+	for name, isMissing := range missing {
+		if isMissing {
 			if err := cm.reload(name, []*ConfigBlock{}); err != nil {
 				errors = multierror.Append(errors, err)
 			}
@@ -319,6 +320,7 @@ func (cm *Manager) toConfigBlocks(cfg common.MapStr) (ConfigBlocks, error) {
 	for _, regName := range cm.registry.GetRegisteredNames() {
 		iBlock, err := cfg.GetValue(regName)
 		if err != nil {
+			cm.logger.Errorf("failed to get '%s' from config: %v. Continuing to next one", regName, err)
 			continue
 		}