Random Message Generation to Graylog Server

This function generates a random message and sends it to a Graylog server. It takes two parameters: the source of the message and the message type.

Technology Stack : graylog2_client

Code Type : Function

Code Difficulty : Intermediate

                
                    
def generate_random_message(source, message_type):
    """
    Generate a random message with specified source and message type.
    """
    import random
    from graylog2_client import Client

    # Connect to Graylog
    graylog_client = Client(host='graylog_server_ip', port=12201, username='username', password='password')
    
    # Create a random message
    random_message = f"Random message from {source} with type {message_type}"
    
    # Send the message to Graylog
    graylog_client.log_message(source, message_type, random_message)
    
    return random_message