The Splunk Software Development Kit for JavaScript
Version 1.8.4
The Splunk Software Development Kit (SDK) for JavaScript contains library code and examples designed to enable developers to build applications using Splunk and JavaScript. This SDK supports both server- and client-side JavaScript.
Installation
This section describes the basic steps for installing the Splunk SDK for JavaScript. For more detailed instructions and requirements, see the Splunk Developer Portal.
Get the Splunk SDK for JavaScript
You can get the SDK by downloading it from GitHub, or by cloning it:
git clone https://github.com/splunk/splunk-sdk-javascript.git
Use the Splunk SDK for JavaScript components on your web page
To use the components from the Splunk SDK for JavaScript on your web page, copy the /splunk-sdk-javascript/client directory to your web server. Then, include the splunk.js or splunk.min.js file from this directory in your code.
For example, include one of the following tags in your code:
<script type="text/javascript" src="/yourpath/splunk.js"></script>
Or:
<script type="text/javascript" src="/yourpath/splunk.min.js"></script>
You can also include the UI components, such as the Timeline and Charting controls. These UI component files (splunk.ui.timeline and splunk.ui.charting) are also in the /splunk-sdk-javascript/client directory.
Install the Splunk SDK for JavaScript for Node.js
Note: The Splunk SDK for JavaScript v1.7.0 requires Node.js version 0.10.x, or 0.12.x or 4+.
If you want to use the Splunk SDK for JavaScript with your Node.js programs, install
the SDK by running npm
in your project's directory as follows:
npm install splunk-sdk
Then, to include the Splunk SDK for JavaScript, use the require
function in your
code:
var splunkjs = require('splunk-sdk');
Usage
The following examples show you how to list search jobs using client-side and server-side code.
Client-side code example
This HTML example uses the Splunk SDK for JavaScript to list all jobs:
<script type="text/javascript" src="splunk.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="jquery.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
var service = new splunkjs.Service({username: "admin", password: "changeme"});
service.login(function(err, success) {
if (err) {
throw err;
}
console.log("Login was successful: " + success);
service.jobs().fetch(function(err, jobs) {
var jobList = jobs.list();
for(var i = 0; i < jobList.length; i++) {
console.log("Job " + i + ": " + jobList[i].sid);
}
});
});
</script>
Node.js code example
This example shows how to use the Splunk SDK for JavaScript and Node.js to list all jobs:
var splunkjs = require('splunk-sdk');
var service = new splunkjs.Service({username: "admin", password: "changeme"});
service.login(function(err, success) {
if (err) {
throw err;
}
console.log("Login was successful: " + success);
service.jobs().fetch(function(err, jobs) {
var jobList = jobs.list();
for(var i = 0; i < jobList.length; i++) {
console.log("Job " + i + ": " + jobList[i].sid);
}
});
});
SDK examples
The Splunk SDK for JavaScript contains several server- and client-based examples. For detailed instructions about getting them running, see the Splunk Developer Portal.
Set up the .splunkrc file
To connect to Splunk, many of the SDK examples and unit tests take command-line arguments that specify values for the host, port, and login credentials for Splunk. For convenience during development, you can store these arguments as key-value pairs in a text file named .splunkrc. Then, the SDK examples and unit tests use the values from the .splunkrc file when you don't specify them.
To use this convenience file, create a text file with the following format and save it as .splunkrc in the current user's home directory:
# Splunk host (default: localhost)
host=localhost
# Splunk admin port (default: 8089)
port=8089
# Splunk username
username=admin
# Splunk password
password=changeme
# Access scheme (default: https)
scheme=https
# Your version of Splunk (default: 5.0)
version=5.0
Note: The version
key is required if using Splunk 4.3.
Client-side examples
The Splunk SDK for JavaScript includes several browser-based examples, which you can run from the Examples web page.
To start a simple web server and open the Examples page in a web browser, enter:
node sdkdo examples
Node.js examples
The Splunk SDK for JavaScript includes several command-line examples, which are located in the /splunk-sdk-javascript/examples/node directory. These examples run with Node.js and use the command-line arguments from the .splunkrc file, if you set this up with your login credentials.
For example, to run the jobs.js example, open a command prompt in the /splunk-sdk-javascript/examples/node directory and enter:
node jobs.js list
If you aren't storing your login credentials in .splunkrc, enter the following command, providing your own values:
node jobs.js --username yourusername --password yourpassword list
Your output should look something like this:
~\splunk-sdk-javascript\examples\node> node .\jobs.js list
Job 1 sid: scheduler__nobody__search_VG9wIGZpdmUgc291cmNldHlwZXM_at_1323917700_79740ae7e22350d6
Job 2 sid: scheduler__nobody__search_VG9wIGZpdmUgc291cmNldHlwZXM_at_1323917400_0dceb302931a2b3f
Job 3 sid: scheduler__nobody__search_SW5kZXhpbmcgd29ya2xvYWQ_at_1323917100_48fb4cc65a25c5b1
Job 4 sid: scheduler__nobody__search_SW5kZXhpbmcgd29ya2xvYWQ_at_1323916200_b2f239fef7834523
Job 5 sid: scheduler__nobody__unix_QWxlcnQgLSBzeXNsb2cgZXJyb3JzIGxhc3QgaG91cg_at_1323914400_96cb9084680b25d7
Job 6 sid: admin__admin__search_TXkgQXdlc29tZSBTYXZlZCBTZWFyY2g_1323901055.6
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Development
The Splunk SDK for JavaScript infrastructure relies on Node.js, so if you want to build files, run examples, run tests, or generate documentation, you must install Node.js. You can read more about how to set up your environment on the Splunk Developer Portal.
All development activities are managed by a helper script called sdkdo. For a list of possible commands and options, open a command prompt in the splunk-sdk-javascript directory and enter:
node sdkdo --help
Compile (combine and minify) the browser files
To rebuild and minify the browser files, open a command prompt in the splunk-sdk-javascript directory and enter:
node sdkdo compile
Run unit tests
The Splunk SDK for JavaScript includes several unit tests for each component. You can run individual test modules or run all tests. Before you run them, some searches need to be running in your splunkd instance. You can start some searches by logging into Splunk Web and opening the Search app, which will run a few searches to populate its dashboard.
Note: The 'sdk-app-collection' app is required for running unit tests.
To run the unit tests, open a command prompt in the splunk-sdk-javascript directory. To run all tests, enter:
node sdkdo tests
To run the HTTP and the Async tests, enter:
node sdkdo tests http,async
To run the browser tests, enter:
node sdkdo tests-browser
To run all unit tests without log messages from splunk, enter:
`node sdkdo tests --quiet`
To run all the tests and generate JUnit compatible XML in splunk-sdk-javascript/test_logs/junit_test_results.xml
, enter:
`node sdkdo tests --reporter junit`
Repository
/bin | Executable files (such as sdkdo) |
/client | Pre-built files for the browser |
/contrib | Packaged third-party dependencies (such as test runners) |
/docs | API reference documentation |
/examples | Examples |
/lib | The SDK code files |
/licenses | License information for packaged third-party dependencies |
/node_modules | JavaScript modules used by Node.js |
/tests | Unit tests |
Changelog
The CHANGELOG.md file in the root of the repository contains a description of changes for each version of the SDK. You can also find the Splunk SDK for JavaScript Changelog online.
Branches
The master branch always represents a stable and released version of the SDK. You can read more about the JavaScript SDK Branching Model on our wiki.
Documentation and resources
If you need to know more:
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For all things developer with Splunk, your main resource is the Splunk Developer Portal.
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For conceptual and how-to documentation, see the Overview of the Splunk SDK for JavaScript.
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For API reference documentation, see the Splunk SDK for JavaScript Reference.
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For more about the Splunk REST API, see the REST API Reference.
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For more about about Splunk in general, see Splunk>Docs.
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For more about this SDK's repository, see our GitHub Wiki.
Community
Stay connected with other developers building on Splunk.
devinfo@splunk.com | |
Issues | https://github.com/splunk/splunk-sdk-javascript/issues/ |
Answers | http://splunk-base.splunk.com/tags/javascript/ |
Blog | http://blogs.splunk.com/dev/ |
@splunkdev |
How to contribute
If you would like to contribute to the SDK, go here for more information:
Support
Beginning September 2018, the Splunk SDKs for C#, Java, JavaScript, and Python will no longer be supported through Splunk Support.
You can still request assistance using the following options:
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Post questions to Splunk Answers. Be sure to use tags to identify the SDK or tool you are having an issue with.
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File an issue on GitHub.
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Send feedback to devinfo@splunk.com.
Contact us
You can reach the Developer Platform team at devinfo@splunk.com.
License
The Splunk JavaScript Software Development Kit is licensed under the Apache License 2.0. Details can be found in the LICENSE file.
Third-party libraries
The embedded third-party libraries may have different licenses. Here is a list of embedded libraries and their licenses:
- dox RESTful degradable JavaScript routing: MIT
- davis.js Documentation Generator: MIT
- jquery.class.js Create custom class with jquery: MIT
- nodeunit Unit testing in node.js and the browser: MIT
- showdown.js Markdown to HTML converter: BSD
- staticresource Static resource handling: MIT
- webapp2 A framework for Google App Engine: Apache
- commander Node.js command-line interfaces: MIT
- script.js Asyncronous JavaScript loader and dependency manager: Apache
- base64.js Fast base64 encoding/decoding: MIT