[FLUME-2671] Add tail file source with the ability of tail file continuously after restart flume.

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Open
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Component/s: Sinks+Sources

Environment

UNIX-like system

• Flags: Patch
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Frank Yao
• Created: 15/Apr/15 03:34
• Updated: 16/Apr/15 04:24

Description

A Source for tail files. And it will store the offset where source has read in an offset file. This feature enables source to tail continuously after flume restarted. The offset file will rotate when its size over user specified value so that the offset file will not get bigger and bigger until make disk full.