User-agent extractor/function

[darach]

Describe the problem you are trying to solve

As a user, I would like an extractor/function to dissect HTTP user agent headers

Describe the solution you'd like

Something along the lines of logstash's user-agent plugin: https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/plugins-filters-useragent.html

[Licenser]

Should this perhaps rather be a tremor function instead of a extractor? We do support all the needed logic already and can avoid adding one-of-a-kind extractors this way.

[darach]

Yep - a function would be fine too - updating issue

[darach]

There are many standard headers that we could have util functions for - like repeated headers, content-type/mime, accept ...

[Licenser]

I love that idea, a http module with the common logic would be absolutely great!

[mfelsche]

And it would make for great first issues too :D

[darach]

Each connector should probably have its own module of utilities - it worked well for otel ...

[tobehardest]

Does this problem still need to be solved? I'd like to try it out if I can.

[Licenser]

Heya,

yes it does and it should be a good issue to start with, I'll assign it to you, feel free to hop by https://chat.tremor.rs if you need any help or pointers :)

[Licenser]

heya @tobehardest do you need any help from us?

[Licenser]

unassigning this again due to lack of response