Example #1
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// openFile opens a file and checks for the encoding. In case the encoding cannot be detected
// or the file cannot be opened because for example of failing read permissions, an error
// is returned and the harvester is closed. The file will be picked up again the next time
// the file system is scanned
func (h *Harvester) openFile() error {

	f, err := file.ReadOpen(h.state.Source)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("Failed opening %s: %s", h.state.Source, err)
	}

	harvesterOpenFiles.Add(1)

	// Makes sure file handler is also closed on errors
	err = h.validateFile(f)
	if err != nil {
		f.Close()
		harvesterOpenFiles.Add(-1)
		return err
	}

	h.file = source.File{f}
	return nil
}
Example #2
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File: log.go Project: yhyang1/beats
// openFile opens a file and checks for the encoding. In case the encoding cannot be detected
// or the file cannot be opened because for example of failing read permissions, an error
// is returned and the harvester is closed. The file will be picked up again the next time
// the file system is scanned
func (h *Harvester) openFile() (encoding.Encoding, error) {
	var encoding encoding.Encoding

	f, err := file.ReadOpen(h.Path)
	if err == nil {
		// Check we are not following a rabbit hole (symlinks, etc.)
		if !file.IsRegular(f) {
			return nil, errors.New("Given file is not a regular file.")
		}

		encoding, err = h.encoding(f)
		if err != nil {

			if err == transform.ErrShortSrc {
				logp.Info("Initialising encoding for '%v' failed due to file being too short", f)
			} else {
				logp.Err("Initialising encoding for '%v' failed: %v", f, err)
			}
			return nil, err
		}

	} else {
		logp.Err("Failed opening %s: %s", h.Path, err)
		return nil, err
	}

	// update file offset
	err = h.initFileOffset(f)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	// yay, open file
	h.file = source.File{f}
	return encoding, nil
}