enhancement(kubernetes_logs source): Allow specification of a maximum line size to be applied after merging instead of just before

.github/actions/spelling/expect.txt

@@ -174,7 +174,8 @@
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+enableable
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changelog.d/22581_max_merged_line_bytes.feature.md

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+The `kubernetes_logs` source now includes a new `max_merged_line_bytes` configuration option. This setting enables users to cap the size of log lines after they’ve been combined using `auto_partial_merge`. Previously, the `max_line_bytes` field only restricted line sizes *before* merging, leaving no practical way to limit the length of merged lines—unless you set a size so tiny that it prevented merging altogether by stopping short of the continuation character. This new option gives you better control over merged line sizes.
+
+authors: ganelo

lib/file-source/src/buffer.rs

@@ -1,11 +1,18 @@
-use std::io::{self, BufRead};
+use std::{
+    cmp::min,
+    io::{self, BufRead},
+};
 
 use bstr::Finder;
 use bytes::BytesMut;
-use tracing::warn;
 
 use crate::FilePosition;
 
+pub struct ReadResult {
+    pub successfully_read: Option<usize>,
+    pub discarded_for_size_and_truncated: Vec<BytesMut>,
+}
+
 /// Read up to `max_size` bytes from `reader`, splitting by `delim`
 ///
 /// The function reads up to `max_size` bytes from `reader`, splitting the input
@@ -29,17 +36,18 @@ use crate::FilePosition;
 /// Benchmarks indicate that this function processes in the high single-digit
 /// GiB/s range for buffers of length 1KiB. For buffers any smaller than this
 /// the overhead of setup dominates our benchmarks.
-pub fn read_until_with_max_size<R: BufRead + ?Sized>(
-    reader: &mut R,
-    position: &mut FilePosition,
-    delim: &[u8],
-    buf: &mut BytesMut,
+pub fn read_until_with_max_size<'a, R: BufRead + ?Sized>(
+    reader: &'a mut R,
+    position: &'a mut FilePosition,
+    delim: &'a [u8],
+    buf: &'a mut BytesMut,
     max_size: usize,
-) -> io::Result<Option<usize>> {
+) -> io::Result<ReadResult> {
     let mut total_read = 0;
     let mut discarding = false;
     let delim_finder = Finder::new(delim);
     let delim_len = delim.len();
+    let mut discarded_for_size_and_truncated = Vec::new();
     loop {
         let available: &[u8] = match reader.fill_buf() {
             Ok(n) => n,
@@ -68,16 +76,20 @@ pub fn read_until_with_max_size<R: BufRead + ?Sized>(
         total_read += used;
 
         if !discarding && buf.len() > max_size {
-            warn!(
-                message = "Found line that exceeds max_line_bytes; discarding.",
-                internal_log_rate_limit = true
-            );
+            // keep only the first <1k bytes to make sure we can actually emit a usable error
+            let length_to_keep = min(1000, max_size);
+            let mut truncated: BytesMut = BytesMut::zeroed(length_to_keep);
+            truncated.copy_from_slice(&buf[0..length_to_keep]);
+            discarded_for_size_and_truncated.push(truncated);
             discarding = true;
         }
 
         if done {
             if !discarding {
-                return Ok(Some(total_read));
+                return Ok(ReadResult {
+                    successfully_read: Some(total_read),
+                    discarded_for_size_and_truncated,
+                });
             } else {
                 discarding = false;
                 buf.clear();
@@ -87,7 +99,10 @@ pub fn read_until_with_max_size<R: BufRead + ?Sized>(
             // us to observe an incomplete write. We return None here and let the loop continue
             // next time the method is called. This is safe because the buffer is specific to this
             // FileWatcher.
-            return Ok(None);
+            return Ok(ReadResult {
+                successfully_read: None,
+                discarded_for_size_and_truncated,
+            });
         }
     }
 }
@@ -99,6 +114,8 @@ mod test {
     use bytes::{BufMut, BytesMut};
     use quickcheck::{QuickCheck, TestResult};
 
+    use crate::buffer::ReadResult;
+
     use super::read_until_with_max_size;
 
     fn qc_inner(chunks: Vec<Vec<u8>>, delim: u8, max_size: NonZeroU8) -> TestResult {
@@ -181,7 +198,10 @@ mod test {
             )
             .unwrap()
             {
-                None => {
+                ReadResult {
+                    successfully_read: None,
+                    discarded_for_size_and_truncated: _,
+                } => {
                     // Subject only returns None if this is the last chunk _and_
                     // the chunk did not contain a delimiter _or_ the delimiter
                     // was outside the max_size range _or_ the current chunk is empty.
@@ -190,7 +210,10 @@ mod test {
                         .any(|details| ((details.chunk_index == idx) && details.within_max_size));
                     assert!(chunk.is_empty() || !has_valid_delimiter)
                 }
-                Some(total_read) => {
+                ReadResult {
+                    successfully_read: Some(total_read),
+                    discarded_for_size_and_truncated: _,
+                } => {
                     // Now that the function has returned we confirm that the
                     // returned details match our `first_delim` and also that
                     // the `buffer` is populated correctly.

lib/file-source/src/file_server.rs

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ use tracing::{debug, error, info, trace};
 
 use crate::{
     checkpointer::{Checkpointer, CheckpointsView},
-    file_watcher::FileWatcher,
+    file_watcher::{FileWatcher, RawLineResult},
     fingerprinter::{FileFingerprint, Fingerprinter},
     paths_provider::PathsProvider,
     FileSourceInternalEvents, ReadFrom,
@@ -263,7 +263,19 @@ where
 
                 let start = time::Instant::now();
                 let mut bytes_read: usize = 0;
-                while let Ok(Some(line)) = watcher.read_line() {
+                while let Ok(RawLineResult {
+                    raw_line: Some(line),
+                    discarded_for_size_and_truncated,
+                }) = watcher.read_line()
+                {
+                    discarded_for_size_and_truncated.iter().for_each(|buf| {
+                        self.emitter.emit_file_line_too_long(
+                            &buf.clone(),
+                            self.max_line_bytes,
+                            buf.len(),
+                        )
+                    });
+
                     let sz = line.bytes.len();
                     trace!(
                         message = "Read bytes.",

lib/file-source/src/file_watcher/mod.rs

@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ use tracing::debug;
 use vector_common::constants::GZIP_MAGIC;
 
 use crate::{
-    buffer::read_until_with_max_size, metadata_ext::PortableFileExt, FilePosition, ReadFrom,
+    buffer::{read_until_with_max_size, ReadResult},
+    metadata_ext::PortableFileExt,
+    FilePosition, ReadFrom,
 };
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests;
@@ -28,6 +30,12 @@ pub(super) struct RawLine {
     pub bytes: Bytes,
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct RawLineResult {
+    pub raw_line: Option<RawLine>,
+    pub discarded_for_size_and_truncated: Vec<BytesMut>,
+}
+
 /// The `FileWatcher` struct defines the polling based state machine which reads
 /// from a file path, transparently updating the underlying file descriptor when
 /// the file has been rolled over, as is common for logs.
@@ -207,7 +215,7 @@ impl FileWatcher {
     /// This function will attempt to read a new line from its file, blocking,
     /// up to some maximum but unspecified amount of time. `read_line` will open
     /// a new file handler as needed, transparently to the caller.
-    pub(super) fn read_line(&mut self) -> io::Result<Option<RawLine>> {
+    pub(super) fn read_line(&mut self) -> io::Result<RawLineResult> {
         self.track_read_attempt();
 
         let reader = &mut self.reader;
@@ -220,14 +228,23 @@ impl FileWatcher {
             &mut self.buf,
             self.max_line_bytes,
         ) {
-            Ok(Some(_)) => {
+            Ok(ReadResult {
+                successfully_read: Some(_),
+                discarded_for_size_and_truncated,
+            }) => {
                 self.track_read_success();
-                Ok(Some(RawLine {
-                    offset: initial_position,
-                    bytes: self.buf.split().freeze(),
-                }))
+                Ok(RawLineResult {
+                    raw_line: Some(RawLine {
+                        offset: initial_position,
+                        bytes: self.buf.split().freeze(),
+                    }),
+                    discarded_for_size_and_truncated,
+                })
             }
-            Ok(None) => {
+            Ok(ReadResult {
+                successfully_read: None,
+                discarded_for_size_and_truncated,
+            }) => {
                 if !self.file_findable() {
                     self.set_dead();
                     // File has been deleted, so return what we have in the buffer, even though it
@@ -237,16 +254,25 @@ impl FileWatcher {
                     if buf.is_empty() {
                         // EOF
                         self.reached_eof = true;
-                        Ok(None)
+                        Ok(RawLineResult {
+                            raw_line: None,
+                            discarded_for_size_and_truncated,
+                        })
                     } else {
-                        Ok(Some(RawLine {
-                            offset: initial_position,
-                            bytes: buf,
-                        }))
+                        Ok(RawLineResult {
+                            raw_line: Some(RawLine {
+                                offset: initial_position,
+                                bytes: buf,
+                            }),
+                            discarded_for_size_and_truncated,
+                        })
                     }
                 } else {
                     self.reached_eof = true;
-                    Ok(None)
+                    Ok(RawLineResult {
+                        raw_line: None,
+                        discarded_for_size_and_truncated,
+                    })
                 }
             }
             Err(e) => {

lib/file-source/src/file_watcher/tests/experiment.rs

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use bytes::Bytes;
 use quickcheck::{QuickCheck, TestResult};
 
 use crate::{
-    file_watcher::{tests::*, FileWatcher},
+    file_watcher::{tests::*, FileWatcher, RawLineResult},
     ReadFrom,
 };
 
@@ -96,11 +96,14 @@ fn experiment(actions: Vec<FileWatcherAction>) {
                         Err(_) => {
                             unreachable!();
                         }
-                        Ok(Some(line)) if line.bytes.is_empty() => {
+                        Ok(RawLineResult {
+                            raw_line: Some(line),
+                            ..
+                        }) if line.bytes.is_empty() => {
                             attempts -= 1;
                             continue;
                         }
-                        Ok(None) => {
+                        Ok(RawLineResult { raw_line: None, .. }) => {
                             attempts -= 1;
                             continue;
                         }

lib/file-source/src/file_watcher/tests/experiment_no_truncations.rs

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use bytes::Bytes;
 use quickcheck::{QuickCheck, TestResult};
 
 use crate::{
-    file_watcher::{tests::*, FileWatcher},
+    file_watcher::{tests::*, FileWatcher, RawLineResult},
     ReadFrom,
 };
 
@@ -63,17 +63,23 @@ fn experiment_no_truncations(actions: Vec<FileWatcherAction>) {
                         Err(_) => {
                             unreachable!();
                         }
-                        Ok(Some(line)) if line.bytes.is_empty() => {
+                        Ok(RawLineResult {
+                            raw_line: Some(line),
+                            ..
+                        }) if line.bytes.is_empty() => {
                             attempts -= 1;
                             assert!(fwfiles[read_index].read_line().is_none());
                             continue;
                         }
-                        Ok(None) => {
+                        Ok(RawLineResult { raw_line: None, .. }) => {
                             attempts -= 1;
                             assert!(fwfiles[read_index].read_line().is_none());
                             continue;
                         }
-                        Ok(Some(line)) => {
+                        Ok(RawLineResult {
+                            raw_line: Some(line),
+                            ..
+                        }) => {
                             let exp = fwfiles[read_index].read_line().expect("could not readline");
                             assert_eq!(exp.into_bytes(), line.bytes);
                             // assert_eq!(sz, buf.len() + 1);

lib/file-source/src/fingerprinter.rs

@@ -392,6 +392,7 @@ mod test {
         time::Duration,
     };
 
+    use bytes::BytesMut;
     use flate2::write::GzEncoder;
     use tempfile::{tempdir, TempDir};
 
@@ -813,5 +814,7 @@ mod test {
         fn emit_files_open(&self, _: usize) {}
 
         fn emit_path_globbing_failed(&self, _: &Path, _: &Error) {}
+
+        fn emit_file_line_too_long(&self, _: &BytesMut, _: usize, _: usize) {}
     }
 }

lib/file-source/src/internal_events.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 use std::{io::Error, path::Path, time::Duration};
 
+use bytes::BytesMut;
+
 /// Every internal event in this crate has a corresponding
 /// method in this trait which should emit the event.
 pub trait FileSourceInternalEvents: Send + Sync + Clone + 'static {
@@ -26,4 +28,11 @@ pub trait FileSourceInternalEvents: Send + Sync + Clone + 'static {
     fn emit_files_open(&self, count: usize);
 
     fn emit_path_globbing_failed(&self, path: &Path, error: &Error);
+
+    fn emit_file_line_too_long(
+        &self,
+        truncated_bytes: &BytesMut,
+        configured_limit: usize,
+        encountered_size_so_far: usize,
+    );
 }