Graylog Query Sending Function

This function uses the Graylog third-party library to send a query to the Graylog server and returns a placeholder indicating that the query has been sent.

Technology Stack : graypy, GELFHandler, GelfUdpHandler, time

Code Type : Function

Code Difficulty : Intermediate

                
                    
def graylog_query(query, hosts=None):
    """
    Send a query to Graylog and return the results.
    """
    from graypy import GELFHandler
    from graypy import GelfUdpHandler

    # Create a UDP handler for Graylog
    handler = GelfUdpHandler(hosts=hosts)
    
    # Create a GELF message
    gelf_message = {
        'short_message': query,
        'source_name': 'Graylog Query',
        'source': 'localhost',
        'version': '1.1',
        'timestamp': int(round(time.time() * 1000))
    }
    
    # Send the GELF message
    handler.send(gelf_message)
    
    # Return a placeholder for the query results
    return "Query sent to Graylog."