Random Sample Retrieval from Graylog Logs

This function uses the Graylog client library to execute a log query and return a random sample of the results. It first creates a query object, executes the query, then shuffles the results and returns the first 10 results as a random sample.

Technology Stack : graylog2_client, random

Code Type : Python Function

Code Difficulty : Intermediate

                
                    
def graylog_random_query(graylog, query, count=10):
    """
    Query Graylog for log entries based on a given query and return a random sample of the results.
    """
    from graylog2_client import SimpleQuery
    from graylog2_client import SearchQuery

    # Create a search query object
    search_query = SearchQuery(graylog)
    # Execute the query and get the results
    results = search_query.search(query, count=count)
    # Shuffle the results to get a random sample
    import random
    random.shuffle(results)
    # Return the first 10 results as a random sample
    return results[:count]