Ben Johnson

The `aws_s3` sink is logging `connection_closed_before_message_completed` errors

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We're seeing reports from users that the `aws_s3` sink is routinely logging `connection_closed_before_message_completed` errors, but the `events_discarded_total` metric is 0. They are also reporting that the large majority of events...

Buffer improvements

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As part of ensuring Vector is enterprise-ready, we need to improve how Vector buffers data. This is core to achieving the level of reliability and durability that enterprises require. Our...

Elasticsearch partial bulk failures

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I would like to think about partial failures when ingesting data into Elasticsearch and if we even want to handle this scenario. Options include: 1. Don't do anything. 2. Collect...

New `azure_event_hubs` sink

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[Azure Event Hubs](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/event-hubs/) is like a managed Kafka service: > Allow existing Apache Kafka clients and applications to talk to Event Hubs without any code changes—you get a managed Kafka...

ThrottleExceptions are not detected properly during retries

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### Current behavior Various AWS APIs will return a the following JSON response when being throttled (rate limited): ```json {"__type": "ThrottlingException", "message": "Rate exceeded"} `` `ExAws.Request.client_error/2` expects errors to contain...

The road to 1.0

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As Vector approaches 1.0, we want to be as transparent as possible with our development and planning efforts. ## Vector's 1.0 Roadmap **Vector's roadmap is public: https://roadmap.vector.dev** * Each card...

Who's using Vector in production?

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Using Vector in production? Let us know in the comments! ### PSA We're looking for companies to work closely with to ensure Vector solves production use cases. If interested please...

Guide users into install missing environment dependencies when working on Vector

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I think we can do better to guide users into setting up their local environments when they opt not to use `make environment`. ## Example For example, running `make release`...

Better error message when topology components don't match supported types

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I recently helped a user fix a topology error, where they had a `prometheus` source (metrics) connected to a `rename_fields` transform (logs). They received the following error: ``` Jul 30...

Document dev environment specs in CONTRIBUTING.md

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I've had a couple of contributors ask what the minimum dev environment specs are to work on Vector since they cannot compile Vector on their machines. We should document this...