[NIFI-9341] Create a CEF Reader

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 1.16.0
• Component/s: Extensions
• Assignee: Simon Bence
• Reporter: Simon Bence
• Created: 27/Oct/21 08:15
• Updated: 09/Mar/22 16:45
• Resolved: 28/Jan/22 18:44

Description

I suggest to add a CEF record reader that could be used directly into a processor like ListenTCPRecord. Contrary to ParseCEF processor, this should be able to work with flow files containing multiple

This CEF Reader should also support custom extensions that are not part of the CEF specification. Because custom extensions are not known in advance, there should be a schema inference option like we have in readers such as JSON Reader, CSV Reader, etc.

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #5530