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+Copyright (c) 2018, Soostone Inc
+
+All rights reserved.
+
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+modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+
+    * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+      notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+
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+      disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided
+      with the distribution.
+
+    * Neither the name of Ozgun Ataman nor the names of other
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# Katip Datadog [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/Soostone/katip.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/Soostone/katip)
+
+katip-datadog is a scribe for the Katip logging framework that sends
+structured logs to the Datadog logging service. It supports both
+directly sending to the ingestion API and through a locally installed
+datadog agent.
diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
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+0.1.0.0
+==========
+* Initial release
diff --git a/katip-datadog.cabal b/katip-datadog.cabal
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+name:                katip-datadog
+version:             0.1.0.0
+synopsis:            Datadog scribe for the Katip logging framework
+description:         See README.md for more details.
+license:             BSD3
+license-file:        LICENSE
+author:              Michael Xavier
+maintainer:          michael.xavier@soostone.com
+copyright:           Soostone Inc, 2018
+category:            Data, Text, Logging
+homepage:            https://github.com/Soostone/katip
+bug-reports:         https://github.com/Soostone/katip/issues
+build-type:          Simple
+cabal-version:       >=1.10
+extra-source-files:
+  README.md
+  changelog.md
+
+--TODO: fill this in
+tested-with: GHC == 8.4.3
+
+source-repository head
+  type:     git
+  location: https://github.com/Soostone/katip.git
+
+flag lib-Werror
+  default: False
+  manual: True
+
+
+library
+  exposed-modules:
+    Katip.Scribes.Datadog.TCP
+  build-depends:
+      base >=4.4.0.0 && <5
+    , aeson >= 1.0.0.0
+    , bytestring
+    , katip >= 0.8.0.0
+    , text
+    , connection
+    , resource-pool
+    , time
+    , binary
+    , network
+    , safe-exceptions
+    , retry >= 0.7
+  hs-source-dirs:      src
+  default-language:    Haskell2010
+  hs-source-dirs:      src
+  ghc-options: -Wall
+  if flag(lib-Werror)
+    ghc-options: -Werror
+
+
+test-suite test
+  type: exitcode-stdio-1.0
+  main-is: Main.hs
+  hs-source-dirs: test
+  default-language:    Haskell2010
+  other-modules:
+    Katip.Tests.Scribes.Datadog.TCP
+  build-depends: base
+               , katip
+               , katip-datadog
+               , conduit
+               , conduit-extra
+               , tasty
+               , tasty-hunit
+               , aeson
+               , unordered-containers
+               , containers
+               , safe-exceptions
+               , async
+               , attoparsec
+               , text
+  ghc-options: -Wall
+  if flag(lib-Werror)
+    ghc-options: -Werror
diff --git a/src/Katip/Scribes/Datadog/TCP.hs b/src/Katip/Scribes/Datadog/TCP.hs
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+{-# LANGUAGE BangPatterns      #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE RankNTypes        #-}
+-- | Creates a scribe as a Custom Forwarder for Datadog that sends log
+-- messages over TCP via their TLS endpoint.
+module Katip.Scribes.Datadog.TCP
+    ( -- * Types
+      APIKey(..)
+    , DatadogScribeSettings(..)
+    , DatadogAuth(..)
+    , directAPIConnectionParams
+    , localAgentConnectionParams
+    -- * Scribe construction
+    , mkDatadogScribeSettings
+    , mkDatadogScribe
+    ) where
+
+
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+import qualified Control.Concurrent     as Conc
+import qualified Control.Exception.Safe as EX
+import           Control.Monad          (void)
+import qualified Control.Retry          as Retry
+import qualified Data.Aeson             as A
+import qualified Data.Binary.Builder    as BB
+import qualified Data.ByteString.Lazy   as BSL
+import           Data.Monoid            as Monoid
+import qualified Data.Pool              as Pool
+import           Data.Text              (Text)
+import qualified Data.Text.Encoding     as T
+import qualified Data.Text.Lazy.Builder as B
+import           Data.Time              (NominalDiffTime)
+import           Katip
+import           Katip.Core             (LocJs (..))
+import qualified Network                as Net
+import qualified Network.Connection     as C
+import qualified System.Posix.Types     as POSIX
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+-- | When writing directly to the main intake API, you must specify an
+-- API key
+newtype APIKey = APIKey
+  { apiKey :: Text
+  } deriving (Show, Eq)
+
+
+data DatadogAuth =
+    NoAuthLocal
+  -- ^ Writing to the local agent, no auth required
+  | DirectAuth APIKey
+  -- ^ Writing directly to the main intake API over TLS . API Key is
+  -- required. Using a local agent is recommended.
+
+
+data DatadogScribeSettings = DatadogScribeSettings
+  { datadogScribeSettings_connectionParams    :: C.ConnectionParams
+  -- ^ Specify where the logs should go. If writing directly to the
+  -- main intake API, you can use 'directAPIConnectionParams'. If
+  -- writing to a local agent, we recommend
+  -- 'localAgentConnectionParams'
+  , datadogScribeSettings_auth                :: DatadogAuth
+  , datadogScribeSettings_poolStripes         :: Int
+  -- ^ How many stripes should be used in the connection pool. 1 is a reasonable default
+  , datadogScribeSettings_connsPerStripe      :: Int
+  -- ^ How many TCP connections per stripe should be maintained in the pool.
+  , datadogScribeSettings_connectionKeepalive :: NominalDiffTime
+  -- ^ How long should a TCP connection be kept open. 30 (seconds) is a reasonable default. Anything around 60 will tend to time out a lot.
+  , datadogScribeSettings_retry               :: Retry.RetryPolicyM IO
+  -- ^ How should exceptions during write be retried?
+  }
+
+
+-- | Configured for secure TLS communication to the main intake API at
+-- intake.logs.datadoghq.com:10516. Must be combined with DirectAuth
+-- authentication.
+directAPIConnectionParams :: C.ConnectionParams
+directAPIConnectionParams = C.ConnectionParams
+  { C.connectionHostname = "intake.logs.datadoghq.com"
+  , C.connectionPort = 10516
+  , C.connectionUseSecure = Just $ C.TLSSettingsSimple
+      { C.settingDisableCertificateValidation = False
+      , C.settingDisableSession               = False
+      , C.settingUseServerName                = False
+      }
+  , C.connectionUseSocks = Nothing
+  }
+
+
+-- | Configure to talk to a local Datadog agent at 127.0.0.1. TLS is not
+-- utilized. This is the preferred type of connection because
+-- authentication, buffering, and other more advanced features are
+-- handled by the agent configuration.
+localAgentConnectionParams :: Net.PortNumber -> C.ConnectionParams
+localAgentConnectionParams port = C.ConnectionParams
+  { C.connectionHostname = "127.0.0.1"
+  , C.connectionPort = port
+  , C.connectionUseSecure = Nothing
+  , C.connectionUseSocks = Nothing
+  }
+
+
+-- | Reasonable defaults. Sets a 30s connection timeout, 1 stripe of
+-- connections with a number of connections per stripe equal to
+-- 'getNumCapabilities'. Retry policy will do an exponential backoff
+-- with a 25ms base delay for up to 5 retries for a total cumulative delay of 775ms
+mkDatadogScribeSettings :: C.ConnectionParams -> DatadogAuth -> IO DatadogScribeSettings
+mkDatadogScribeSettings connectionParams auth = do
+  capabilities <- Conc.getNumCapabilities
+  pure $ DatadogScribeSettings
+    { datadogScribeSettings_connectionParams = connectionParams
+    , datadogScribeSettings_auth = auth
+    , datadogScribeSettings_poolStripes = 1
+    , datadogScribeSettings_connsPerStripe = capabilities
+    , datadogScribeSettings_connectionKeepalive = 30
+    , datadogScribeSettings_retry = Retry.exponentialBackoff 25000 <> Retry.limitRetries 5
+    }
+
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+mkDatadogScribe
+  :: DatadogScribeSettings
+  -> PermitFunc
+  -- ^ Function on whether to permit items, e.g. @permitItem InfoS@
+  -> Verbosity
+  -- ^ Verbosity level to observe
+  -> IO Scribe
+mkDatadogScribe settings permit verb = do
+  connectionContext <- C.initConnectionContext
+  pool <- Pool.createPool
+    (C.connectTo connectionContext (datadogScribeSettings_connectionParams settings))
+    C.connectionClose
+    (datadogScribeSettings_poolStripes settings)
+    (datadogScribeSettings_connectionKeepalive settings)
+    (datadogScribeSettings_connsPerStripe settings)
+  pure $ Scribe
+    { liPush = pushPool (datadogScribeSettings_retry settings) pool keyBuilder verb
+    , scribeFinalizer = Pool.destroyAllResources pool
+    , scribePermitItem = permit
+    }
+  where
+    !keyBuilder = case datadogScribeSettings_auth settings of
+      NoAuthLocal           -> Nothing
+      DirectAuth (APIKey k) -> Just (BB.fromByteString (T.encodeUtf8 k))
+
+
+pushPool
+  :: LogItem a
+  => Retry.RetryPolicyM IO
+  -> Pool.Pool C.Connection
+  -> Maybe BB.Builder
+  -- ^ Rendered API key
+  -> Verbosity
+  -> Item a
+  -> IO ()
+pushPool retryPolicy pool token verb item =
+  void $ Retry.retrying retryPolicy (\_status shouldRetry -> pure shouldRetry) $ \_status -> do
+    res <- EX.tryAny $ Pool.withResource pool $ \conn -> do
+      C.connectionPut conn rendered
+    pure $ case res of
+      Left _  -> True
+      Right _ -> False
+  where
+    payloadBuilder = A.fromEncoding (encodeDatadog verb item) Monoid.<> "\n"
+    messageBuilder = case token of
+      --TODO: lots of conversion going on here. could use a bench
+      Nothing        -> payloadBuilder
+      Just directKey -> directKey <> " " <> payloadBuilder
+    rendered = BSL.toStrict (BB.toLazyByteString messageBuilder)
+
+
+encodeDatadog :: LogItem a => Verbosity -> Item a -> A.Encoding
+encodeDatadog verb i = A.pairs $
+  -- datadog seems to use "service" to denote appname
+  "service" A..= _itemApp i <>
+  -- datadog uses severity (or some other alternatives for sev)
+  "severity" A..= _itemSeverity i <>
+  "env" A..= _itemEnv i <>
+  "thread" A..= getThreadIdText (_itemThread i) <>
+  "host" A..= _itemHost i <>
+  "pid" A..= pidInt <>
+  "data" A..= payloadObject verb (_itemPayload i) <>
+  -- datadog uses "message" instead of msg
+  "message" A..= (B.toLazyText (unLogStr (_itemMessage i))) <>
+  -- datadog uses "date" instead of "at"
+  "date" A..= _itemTime i <>
+  "ns" A..= _itemNamespace i <>
+  "loc" A..= fmap LocJs (_itemLoc i)
+  where
+    POSIX.CPid pidInt = _itemProcess i
diff --git a/test/Katip/Tests/Scribes/Datadog/TCP.hs b/test/Katip/Tests/Scribes/Datadog/TCP.hs
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+{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
+module Katip.Tests.Scribes.Datadog.TCP
+    ( tests
+    ) where
+
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+import           Control.Concurrent.Async
+import qualified Control.Exception.Safe    as EX
+import qualified Data.Aeson                as A
+import qualified Data.Char                 as Char
+import qualified Data.Conduit              as C
+import qualified Data.Conduit.Binary       as CB
+import qualified Data.Conduit.List         as CL
+import qualified Data.Conduit.Network      as CN
+import           Data.Foldable             (toList)
+import qualified Data.HashMap.Strict       as HM
+import           Data.IORef
+import           Data.Sequence             ((|>))
+import           Data.Text                 (Text)
+import qualified Data.Text                 as T
+import           Test.Tasty
+import           Test.Tasty.HUnit
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+import           Katip
+import           Katip.Scribes.Datadog.TCP
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+
+tests :: TestTree
+tests = testGroup "Katip.Scribes.Datadog.TCP"
+  [ testCase "logs well-formed messages in order" $ do
+       logs <- collectLogs $ do
+         logItem (sl "foo" ("bar" :: Text)) "mynamespace" noLoc InfoS "a message"
+       length logs @?= 1
+       let (CapturedLog ns dta sev msg thread) = head logs
+       ns @?= Namespace ["katip-datadog-tests", "mynamespace"]
+       dta @?= A.Object (HM.singleton "foo" (A.String "bar"))
+       sev @?= InfoS
+       msg @?= "a message"
+       if T.all Char.isNumber thread && T.length thread > 0
+         then pure ()
+         else assertFailure ("Expected thread id to just be a number but it was " <> T.unpack thread)
+  ]
+  where
+    noLoc = Nothing
+
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- | A log type parsed out of the fake datadog agent's buffer
+data CapturedLog = CapturedLog
+  { capturedLog_namespace :: Namespace
+  , capturedLog_data      :: A.Value
+  , capturedLog_sev       :: Severity
+  , capturedLog_message   :: Text
+  , capturedLog_thread    :: Text
+  } deriving (Show, Eq)
+
+
+instance A.FromJSON CapturedLog where
+  parseJSON = A.withObject "CapturedLog" $ \o -> do
+    message <- o A..: "message"
+    sev <- o A..: "severity"
+    dta <- o A..: "data"
+    namespace <- o A..: "ns"
+    thread <- o A..: "thread"
+    pure $ CapturedLog
+      { capturedLog_namespace = namespace
+      , capturedLog_data  = dta
+      , capturedLog_sev = sev
+      , capturedLog_message = message
+      , capturedLog_thread = thread
+      }
+
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+collectLogs :: KatipT IO () -> IO [CapturedLog]
+collectLogs f = do
+  capturedRef <- newIORef mempty
+  withAsync (startServer capturedRef) $ \_worker -> do
+    EX.bracket mkLE closeLE $ \le -> do
+      runKatipT le f
+  toList <$> readIORef capturedRef
+  where
+    closeLE = closeScribes
+    port = 1337
+    mkLE = do
+      datadogScribeSettings <- mkDatadogScribeSettings (localAgentConnectionParams (fromInteger port)) NoAuthLocal
+      scribe <- mkDatadogScribe datadogScribeSettings (permitItem DebugS) V3
+      registerScribe "datadog" scribe defaultScribeSettings =<< initLogEnv "katip-datadog-tests" "test"
+    startServer capturedRef = CN.runTCPServer (CN.serverSettings (fromInteger port) "*") $ \appData -> C.runConduit $
+       CN.appSource appData C..|
+         CB.lines C..|
+         CL.map A.eitherDecodeStrict C..|
+         CL.mapM_ (\parseResult -> case parseResult of
+           Left e -> EX.throwM (ParseError e)
+           (Right capturedLog) -> modifyIORef' capturedRef (\captured -> captured |> capturedLog))
+
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+newtype ParseError = ParseError String
+  deriving (Show)
+
+instance EX.Exception ParseError
diff --git a/test/Main.hs b/test/Main.hs
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+module Main
+    ( main
+    ) where
+
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+import           Test.Tasty
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+import qualified Katip.Tests.Scribes.Datadog.TCP
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+
+main :: IO ()
+main = defaultMain tests
+
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+tests :: TestTree
+tests = testGroup "katip-datadog"
+  [ Katip.Tests.Scribes.Datadog.TCP.tests
+  ]
