Heka Email Alert Output Module

1. Sample Configuration

alert = {
    modules = {
        email = {
            from        = "hindsight@example.com",
            server      = "localhost",  -- optional, default shown
            port        = 25,           -- optional, default shown, defaults to 465 for SSL/TLS
            timeout     = 15,           -- optional, default shown
            user        = "smtp_user",  -- optional
            _password   = "password",   -- optional unsafe LOGIN/PLAIN auth only use with SSL/TLS
            ssl_params  = {  -- optional
                mode        = "client",
                protocol    = "tlsv1",
            }
        },
    }
}

2. Functions

2.1. send

Function that actually composes and delivers the email alert

Arguments

• msg (table) - Heka alert message
• cfg (array) - module configuration variables extracted from the message

Return

• error (string/nil)

source code: email.lua