Status : core feature, unit tested and maintained.
Some inputs plugins supports the unserializer params.
Supported unserializer for input plugin :
json_logstash: the unserializer try to parse data as a json object. If fail, raw data is returned. Some input plugins can not accept raw data.msgpack: the unserializer try to parse data as a msgpack object. If fail, raw data is returned. Some input plugins can not accept raw data.raw: the unserializer does not try to parse the input line. Best for performances.