Base64-encoding/decoding parameters for Google Cloud PubSub plugins

plugins/inputs/cloud_pubsub/README.md

@@ -75,6 +75,11 @@ and creates metrics using one of the supported [input data formats][].
   ## 1. Note this setting does not limit the number of messages that can be
   ## processed concurrently (use "max_outstanding_messages" instead).
   # max_receiver_go_routines = 0
+
+  ## Optional. If true, Telegraf will attempt to base64 decode the 
+  ## PubSub message data before parsing. Many GCP services that
+  ## output JSON to Google PubSub base64-encode the JSON payload.
+  # base_64_data = true
 ```
 
 ### Multiple Subscriptions and Topics

plugins/inputs/cloud_pubsub/pubsub.go

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 
 	"cloud.google.com/go/pubsub"
+	"encoding/base64"
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf"
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/internal"
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/inputs"
@@ -40,6 +41,8 @@ type PubSub struct {
 	MaxUndeliveredMessages   int `toml:"max_undelivered_messages"`
 	RetryReceiveDelaySeconds int `toml:"retry_delay_seconds"`
 
+	Base64Data bool `toml:"base_64_data"`
+
 	sub     subscription
 	stubSub func() subscription
 
@@ -169,7 +172,18 @@ func (ps *PubSub) onMessage(ctx context.Context, msg message) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("message longer than max_message_len (%d > %d)", len(msg.Data()), ps.MaxMessageLen)
 	}
 
-	metrics, err := ps.parser.Parse(msg.Data())
+	var data []byte
+	if ps.Base64Data {
+		strData, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(string(msg.Data()))
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("unable to base64 decode message: %v", err)
+		}
+		data = []byte(strData)
+	} else {
+		data = msg.Data()
+	}
+
+	metrics, err := ps.parser.Parse(data)
 	if err != nil {
 		msg.Ack()
 		return err
@@ -345,4 +359,8 @@ const sampleConfig = `
   ## 1. Note this setting does not limit the number of messages that can be
   ## processed concurrently (use "max_outstanding_messages" instead).
   # max_receiver_go_routines = 0
+
+  ## Optional. If true, Telegraf will attempt to base64 decode the 
+  ## PubSub message data before parsing
+  # base_64_data = true
 `

plugins/inputs/cloud_pubsub/pubsub_test.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package cloud_pubsub
 
 import (
+	"encoding/base64"
 	"errors"
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/parsers"
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/testutil"
@@ -55,6 +56,50 @@ func TestRunParse(t *testing.T) {
 	validateTestInfluxMetric(t, metric)
 }
 
+// Test ingesting InfluxDB-format PubSub message
+func TestRunBase64(t *testing.T) {
+	subId := "sub-run-base64"
+
+	testParser, _ := parsers.NewInfluxParser()
+
+	sub := &stubSub{
+		id:       subId,
+		messages: make(chan *testMsg, 100),
+	}
+	sub.receiver = testMessagesReceive(sub)
+
+	ps := &PubSub{
+		parser:                 testParser,
+		stubSub:                func() subscription { return sub },
+		Project:                "projectIDontMatterForTests",
+		Subscription:           subId,
+		MaxUndeliveredMessages: defaultMaxUndeliveredMessages,
+		Base64Data:             true,
+	}
+
+	acc := &testutil.Accumulator{}
+	if err := ps.Start(acc); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("test PubSub failed to start: %s", err)
+	}
+	defer ps.Stop()
+
+	if ps.sub == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected plugin subscription to be non-nil")
+	}
+
+	testTracker := &testTracker{}
+	msg := &testMsg{
+		value:   base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte(msgInflux)),
+		tracker: testTracker,
+	}
+	sub.messages <- msg
+
+	acc.Wait(1)
+	assert.Equal(t, acc.NFields(), 1)
+	metric := acc.Metrics[0]
+	validateTestInfluxMetric(t, metric)
+}
+
 func TestRunInvalidMessages(t *testing.T) {
 	subId := "sub-invalid-messages"
 

plugins/outputs/cloud_pubsub/README.md

@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ generate it using `telegraf --usage cloud_pubsub`.
   ## Optional. Specifies a timeout for requests to the PubSub API.
   # publish_timeout = "30s"
 
+  ## Optional. If true, published PubSub message data will be base64-encoded.
+  # base_64_data = true
+
   ## Optional. PubSub attributes to add to metrics.
   # [[inputs.pubsub.attributes]]
   #   my_attr = "tag_value"

plugins/outputs/cloud_pubsub/pubsub.go

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 
 	"cloud.google.com/go/pubsub"
+	"encoding/base64"
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf"
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/internal"
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/outputs"
@@ -56,6 +57,9 @@ const sampleConfig = `
   ## Optional. Specifies a timeout for requests to the PubSub API.
   # publish_timeout = "30s"
 
+  ## Optional. If true, published PubSub message data will be base64-encoded.
+  # base_64_data = true
+
   ## Optional. PubSub attributes to add to metrics.
   # [[inputs.pubsub.attributes]]
   #   my_attr = "tag_value"
@@ -72,6 +76,7 @@ type PubSub struct {
 	PublishByteThreshold  int               `toml:"publish_byte_threshold"`
 	PublishNumGoroutines  int               `toml:"publish_num_go_routines"`
 	PublishTimeout        internal.Duration `toml:"publish_timeout"`
+	Base64Data            bool              `toml:"base_64_data"`
 
 	t topic
 	c *pubsub.Client
@@ -207,6 +212,12 @@ func (ps *PubSub) toMessages(metrics []telegraf.Metric) ([]*pubsub.Message, erro
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
+
+		if ps.Base64Data {
+			encoded := base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(b)
+			b = []byte(encoded)
+		}
+
 		msg := &pubsub.Message{Data: b}
 		if ps.Attributes != nil {
 			msg.Attributes = ps.Attributes
@@ -220,6 +231,12 @@ func (ps *PubSub) toMessages(metrics []telegraf.Metric) ([]*pubsub.Message, erro
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
+
+		if ps.Base64Data {
+			encoded := base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(b)
+			b = []byte(encoded)
+		}
+
 		msgs[i] = &pubsub.Message{
 			Data: b,
 		}

plugins/outputs/cloud_pubsub/pubsub_test.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"cloud.google.com/go/pubsub"
+	"encoding/base64"
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf"
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/parsers"
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/testutil"
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ func TestPubSub_WriteSingle(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, testM := range testMetrics {
-		verifyMetricPublished(t, testM.m, topic.published)
+		verifyRawMetricPublished(t, testM.m, topic.published)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ func TestPubSub_WriteWithAttribute(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, testM := range testMetrics {
-		msg := verifyMetricPublished(t, testM.m, topic.published)
+		msg := verifyRawMetricPublished(t, testM.m, topic.published)
 		assert.Equalf(t, "bar1", msg.Attributes["foo1"], "expected attribute foo1=bar1")
 		assert.Equalf(t, "bar2", msg.Attributes["foo2"], "expected attribute foo2=bar2")
 	}
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ func TestPubSub_WriteMultiple(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, testM := range testMetrics {
-		verifyMetricPublished(t, testM.m, topic.published)
+		verifyRawMetricPublished(t, testM.m, topic.published)
 	}
 	assert.Equalf(t, 1, topic.bundleCount, "unexpected bundle count")
 }
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ func TestPubSub_WriteOverCountThreshold(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, testM := range testMetrics {
-		verifyMetricPublished(t, testM.m, topic.published)
+		verifyRawMetricPublished(t, testM.m, topic.published)
 	}
 	assert.Equalf(t, 2, topic.bundleCount, "unexpected bundle count")
 }
@@ -117,11 +118,33 @@ func TestPubSub_WriteOverByteThreshold(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, testM := range testMetrics {
-		verifyMetricPublished(t, testM.m, topic.published)
+		verifyRawMetricPublished(t, testM.m, topic.published)
 	}
 	assert.Equalf(t, 2, topic.bundleCount, "unexpected bundle count")
 }
 
+func TestPubSub_WriteBase64Single(t *testing.T) {
+
+	testMetrics := []testMetric{
+		{testutil.TestMetric("value_1", "test"), false /*return error */},
+		{testutil.TestMetric("value_2", "test"), false},
+	}
+
+	settings := pubsub.DefaultPublishSettings
+	settings.CountThreshold = 1
+	ps, topic, metrics := getTestResources(t, settings, testMetrics)
+	ps.Base64Data = true
+
+	err := ps.Write(metrics)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("got unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	for _, testM := range testMetrics {
+		verifyMetricPublished(t, testM.m, topic.published, true /* base64encoded */)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestPubSub_Error(t *testing.T) {
 	testMetrics := []testMetric{
 		// Force this batch to return error
@@ -141,7 +164,11 @@ func TestPubSub_Error(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func verifyMetricPublished(t *testing.T, m telegraf.Metric, published map[string]*pubsub.Message) *pubsub.Message {
+func verifyRawMetricPublished(t *testing.T, m telegraf.Metric, published map[string]*pubsub.Message) *pubsub.Message {
+	return verifyMetricPublished(t, m, published, false)
+}
+
+func verifyMetricPublished(t *testing.T, m telegraf.Metric, published map[string]*pubsub.Message, base64Encoded bool) *pubsub.Message {
 	p, _ := parsers.NewInfluxParser()
 
 	v, _ := m.GetField("value")
@@ -150,7 +177,16 @@ func verifyMetricPublished(t *testing.T, m telegraf.Metric, published map[string
 		t.Fatalf("expected metric to get published (value: %s)", v.(string))
 	}
 
-	parsed, err := p.Parse(psMsg.Data)
+	data := psMsg.Data
+	if base64Encoded {
+		v, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(string(psMsg.Data))
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Unable to decode expected base64-encoded message: %s", err)
+		}
+		data = []byte(v)
+	}
+
+	parsed, err := p.Parse(data)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("could not parse influxdb metric from published message: %s", string(psMsg.Data))
 	}

plugins/outputs/cloud_pubsub/topic_stubbed.go

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"cloud.google.com/go/pubsub"
+	"encoding/base64"
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf"
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/internal"
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/parsers"
@@ -180,8 +181,17 @@ func (t *stubTopic) parseIDs(msg *pubsub.Message) []string {
 	p, _ := parsers.NewInfluxParser()
 	metrics, err := p.Parse(msg.Data)
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("unexpected parsing error: %v", err)
+		// Just attempt to base64-decode first before returning error.
+		d, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(string(msg.Data))
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("unable to base64-decode potential test message: %v", err)
+		}
+		metrics, err = p.Parse(d)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected parsing error: %v", err)
+		}
 	}
+
 	ids := make([]string, len(metrics))
 	for i, met := range metrics {
 		id, _ := met.GetField("value")