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feat(inputs.tail): Add option to preserve newlines for multiline data #12281

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@srebhan srebhan commented Nov 24, 2022

In case of multi-line input data, currently the tail plugin removes the newline characters. This can be bad for e.g. preserving log messages. This PR adds a new option, preserve_newline, which allows to keep the trailing newline characters for the multiline elements.

@telegraf-tiger telegraf-tiger bot added area/tail feat Improvement on an existing feature such as adding a new setting/mode to an existing plugin plugin/input 1. Request for new input plugins 2. Issues/PRs that are related to input plugins labels Nov 24, 2022
@srebhan srebhan added the ready for final review This pull request has been reviewed and/or tested by multiple users and is ready for a final review. label Nov 24, 2022
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Thanks for jumping on this one!

@powersj powersj merged commit ede6cfb into influxdata:master Nov 28, 2022
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