Add field: process.thread.name

[felixbarny]

There is already process.thread.id, however, a thread name is arguably more descriptive. The use case for this would be Java logging, for example. For this use case, it's useful to see in which thread a log has been emitted.

[cpmoore]

In our own implementation we're already using process.thread.name. Some of our java applications log only log the thread name, eg Default Executor-thread-6308

[felixbarny]

@cpmoore I'm interested in your setup: are you logging as JSON or parsing plain-text log files with logstash/filebeat/ingest node?

[cpmoore]

@felixbarny We’re using filebeat to send plain text logs to logstash and parsing them with a grok filter.
This specific application I was referring to above is a vendor provided application to which we have no way of configuring It’s logging format.

[webmat]

Yes, adding this field makes sense and is straightforward.

I'm adding it to my (long) list of quick fixes. Of course if someone has the time to send over a PR for this, I can fast track the approval :-)

[cpmoore]

@webmat

I believe I opened the PR correctly. Still kinda a newbie 😄

[webmat]

@cpmoore You did, and were successful on the first try (no missing make & such).

Thank you! 💯