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Posted to commits@ambari.apache.org by mg...@apache.org on 2017/07/06 09:09:01 UTC

[2/2] ambari git commit: AMBARI-21399 Create property descriptions for internal Log Feeder configs (mgergely)

AMBARI-21399 Create property descriptions for internal Log Feeder configs (mgergely)

Change-Id: I51bf4322184da06084c1b2af35fedd6ee19ab36e


Project: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/ambari/repo
Commit: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/ambari/commit/5c9bdbfe
Tree: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/ambari/tree/5c9bdbfe
Diff: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/ambari/diff/5c9bdbfe

Branch: refs/heads/trunk
Commit: 5c9bdbfeff7b5b78adf4d840fbd93c504f129830
Parents: 8d9fd45
Author: Miklos Gergely <mg...@hortonworks.com>
Authored: Thu Jul 6 11:08:48 2017 +0200
Committer: Miklos Gergely <mg...@hortonworks.com>
Committed: Thu Jul 6 11:08:48 2017 +0200

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 .../logsearch/config/api/LogSearchConfig.java   |  7 +-
 .../config/api/LogSearchConfigFactory.java      |  8 +-
 .../config/api/LogSearchConfigClass1.java       |  6 +-
 .../config/api/LogSearchConfigClass2.java       |  6 +-
 .../config/api/LogSearchConfigFactoryTest.java  |  6 +-
 .../config/zookeeper/LogSearchConfigZK.java     | 25 ++-----
 .../org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/LogFeeder.java  | 34 ++-------
 .../ambari/logfeeder/common/ConfigHandler.java  | 52 ++++++-------
 .../logfeeder/common/LogFeederException.java    | 31 ++++++++
 .../logfeeder/common/LogfeederException.java    | 31 --------
 .../apache/ambari/logfeeder/filter/Filter.java  |  6 +-
 .../ambari/logfeeder/filter/FilterGrok.java     | 10 +--
 .../ambari/logfeeder/filter/FilterJSON.java     |  6 +-
 .../ambari/logfeeder/filter/FilterKeyValue.java |  6 +-
 .../logfeeder/input/AbstractInputFile.java      |  3 +-
 .../apache/ambari/logfeeder/input/Input.java    | 72 +++++++++++++++---
 .../logfeeder/input/InputConfigUploader.java    | 18 ++++-
 .../ambari/logfeeder/input/InputManager.java    | 45 +++++++-----
 .../ambari/logfeeder/input/InputSimulate.java   | 74 +++++++++++++++++--
 .../loglevelfilter/LogLevelFilterHandler.java   | 28 ++++++-
 .../logfeeder/metrics/LogFeederAMSClient.java   | 43 ++++++++++-
 .../logfeeder/metrics/MetricsManager.java       | 25 +------
 .../ambari/logfeeder/output/OutputHDFSFile.java | 10 +--
 .../ambari/logfeeder/output/OutputS3File.java   |  2 +-
 .../ambari/logfeeder/output/OutputSolr.java     | 28 ++++++-
 .../apache/ambari/logfeeder/util/FileUtil.java  | 15 ----
 .../logfeeder/util/LogFeederHDFSUtil.java       | 77 ++++++++++++++++++++
 .../ambari/logfeeder/util/LogFeederUtil.java    | 41 +++++++++--
 .../logfeeder/util/LogfeederHDFSUtil.java       | 77 --------------------
 .../apache/ambari/logfeeder/util/SSLUtil.java   |  9 +++
 .../ambari/logfeeder/filter/FilterJSONTest.java |  8 +-
 .../logfeeder/input/InputManagerTest.java       | 26 -------
 .../logfeeder/metrics/MetricsManagerTest.java   |  2 -
 .../src/test/resources/logfeeder.properties     |  1 -
 .../configurer/LogSearchConfigConfigurer.java   |  2 +-
 35 files changed, 500 insertions(+), 340 deletions(-)
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http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/ambari/blob/5c9bdbfe/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-config-api/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logsearch/config/api/LogSearchConfig.java
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diff --git a/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-config-api/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logsearch/config/api/LogSearchConfig.java b/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-config-api/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logsearch/config/api/LogSearchConfig.java
index ad1f5d4..6c5cefd 100644
--- a/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-config-api/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logsearch/config/api/LogSearchConfig.java
+++ b/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-config-api/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logsearch/config/api/LogSearchConfig.java
@@ -43,9 +43,10 @@ public interface LogSearchConfig extends Closeable {
    * 
    * @param component The component which will use the configuration.
    * @param properties The properties of that component.
+   * @param clusterName The name of the cluster, only need to be specified in LOGFEEDER mode (null for SERVER mode).
    * @throws Exception
    */
-  void init(Component component, Map<String, String> properties) throws Exception;
+  void init(Component component, Map<String, String> properties, String clusterName) throws Exception;
 
   /**
    * Returns all the service names with input configurations of a cluster. Will be used only in SERVER mode.
@@ -134,7 +135,9 @@ public interface LogSearchConfig extends Closeable {
    * 
    * @param inputConfigMonitor The input config monitor to call in case of an input config change.
    * @param logLevelFilterMonitor The log level filter monitor to call in case of a log level filter change.
+   * @param clusterName The name of the cluster, only need to be specified in LOGFEEDER mode (null for SERVER mode).
    * @throws Exception
    */
-  void monitorInputConfigChanges(InputConfigMonitor inputConfigMonitor, LogLevelFilterMonitor logLevelFilterMonitor) throws Exception;
+  void monitorInputConfigChanges(InputConfigMonitor inputConfigMonitor, LogLevelFilterMonitor logLevelFilterMonitor,
+      String clusterName) throws Exception;
 }

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/ambari/blob/5c9bdbfe/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-config-api/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logsearch/config/api/LogSearchConfigFactory.java
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diff --git a/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-config-api/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logsearch/config/api/LogSearchConfigFactory.java b/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-config-api/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logsearch/config/api/LogSearchConfigFactory.java
index 947e7e7..77b48eb 100644
--- a/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-config-api/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logsearch/config/api/LogSearchConfigFactory.java
+++ b/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-config-api/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logsearch/config/api/LogSearchConfigFactory.java
@@ -37,12 +37,13 @@ public class LogSearchConfigFactory {
    * @param component The component of the Log Search Service to create the configuration for (SERVER/LOGFEEDER).
    * @param properties The properties of the component for which the configuration is created. If the properties contain the
    *                  "logsearch.config.class" entry than the class defined there would be used instead of the default class.
+   * @param clusterName The name of the cluster, only need to be specified in LOGFEEDER mode (null for SERVER mode).
    * @param defaultClass The default configuration class to use if not specified otherwise.
    * @return The Log Search Configuration instance.
    * @throws Exception Throws exception if the defined class does not implement LogSearchConfig, or doesn't have an empty
    *                   constructor, or throws an exception in it's init method.
    */
-  public static LogSearchConfig createLogSearchConfig(Component component, Map<String, String> properties,
+  public static LogSearchConfig createLogSearchConfig(Component component, Map<String, String> properties, String clusterName,
       Class<? extends LogSearchConfig> defaultClass) throws Exception {
     try {
       LogSearchConfig logSearchConfig = null;
@@ -52,13 +53,14 @@ public class LogSearchConfigFactory {
         if (LogSearchConfig.class.isAssignableFrom(clazz)) {
           logSearchConfig = (LogSearchConfig) clazz.newInstance();
         } else {
-          throw new IllegalArgumentException("Class " + configClassName + " does not implement the interface " + LogSearchConfig.class.getName());
+          throw new IllegalArgumentException("Class " + configClassName + " does not implement the interface " +
+              LogSearchConfig.class.getName());
         }
       } else {
         logSearchConfig = defaultClass.newInstance();
       }
       
-      logSearchConfig.init(component, properties);
+      logSearchConfig.init(component, properties, clusterName);
       return logSearchConfig;
     } catch (Exception e) {
       LOG.error("Could not initialize logsearch config.", e);

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/ambari/blob/5c9bdbfe/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-config-api/src/test/java/org/apache/ambari/logsearch/config/api/LogSearchConfigClass1.java
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diff --git a/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-config-api/src/test/java/org/apache/ambari/logsearch/config/api/LogSearchConfigClass1.java b/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-config-api/src/test/java/org/apache/ambari/logsearch/config/api/LogSearchConfigClass1.java
index 7309382..28844d5 100644
--- a/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-config-api/src/test/java/org/apache/ambari/logsearch/config/api/LogSearchConfigClass1.java
+++ b/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-config-api/src/test/java/org/apache/ambari/logsearch/config/api/LogSearchConfigClass1.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import org.apache.ambari.logsearch.config.api.model.inputconfig.InputConfig;
 
 public class LogSearchConfigClass1 implements LogSearchConfig {
   @Override
-  public void init(Component component, Map<String, String> properties) {}
+  public void init(Component component, Map<String, String> properties, String clusterName) {}
 
   @Override
   public boolean inputConfigExists(String clusterName, String serviceName) throws Exception {
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ public class LogSearchConfigClass1 implements LogSearchConfig {
   public void setInputConfig(String clusterName, String serviceName, String inputConfig) throws Exception {}
 
   @Override
-  public void monitorInputConfigChanges(InputConfigMonitor inputConfigMonitor, LogLevelFilterMonitor logLevelFilterMonitor)
-      throws Exception {}
+  public void monitorInputConfigChanges(InputConfigMonitor inputConfigMonitor, LogLevelFilterMonitor logLevelFilterMonitor,
+      String clusterName) throws Exception {}
 
   @Override
   public List<String> getServices(String clusterName) {

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/ambari/blob/5c9bdbfe/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-config-api/src/test/java/org/apache/ambari/logsearch/config/api/LogSearchConfigClass2.java
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diff --git a/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-config-api/src/test/java/org/apache/ambari/logsearch/config/api/LogSearchConfigClass2.java b/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-config-api/src/test/java/org/apache/ambari/logsearch/config/api/LogSearchConfigClass2.java
index f83eeef..5934fa6 100644
--- a/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-config-api/src/test/java/org/apache/ambari/logsearch/config/api/LogSearchConfigClass2.java
+++ b/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-config-api/src/test/java/org/apache/ambari/logsearch/config/api/LogSearchConfigClass2.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import org.apache.ambari.logsearch.config.api.model.inputconfig.InputConfig;
 
 public class LogSearchConfigClass2 implements LogSearchConfig {
   @Override
-  public void init(Component component, Map<String, String> properties) {}
+  public void init(Component component, Map<String, String> properties, String clusterName) {}
 
   @Override
   public boolean inputConfigExists(String clusterName, String serviceName) throws Exception {
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ public class LogSearchConfigClass2 implements LogSearchConfig {
   public void setInputConfig(String clusterName, String serviceName, String inputConfig) throws Exception {}
 
   @Override
-  public void monitorInputConfigChanges(InputConfigMonitor inputConfigMonitor, LogLevelFilterMonitor logLevelFilterMonitor)
-      throws Exception {}
+  public void monitorInputConfigChanges(InputConfigMonitor inputConfigMonitor, LogLevelFilterMonitor logLevelFilterMonitor,
+      String clusterName) throws Exception {}
 
   @Override
   public List<String> getServices(String clusterName) {

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/ambari/blob/5c9bdbfe/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-config-api/src/test/java/org/apache/ambari/logsearch/config/api/LogSearchConfigFactoryTest.java
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diff --git a/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-config-api/src/test/java/org/apache/ambari/logsearch/config/api/LogSearchConfigFactoryTest.java b/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-config-api/src/test/java/org/apache/ambari/logsearch/config/api/LogSearchConfigFactoryTest.java
index 425694f..f990c5c 100644
--- a/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-config-api/src/test/java/org/apache/ambari/logsearch/config/api/LogSearchConfigFactoryTest.java
+++ b/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-config-api/src/test/java/org/apache/ambari/logsearch/config/api/LogSearchConfigFactoryTest.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public class LogSearchConfigFactoryTest {
   @Test
   public void testDefaultConfig() throws Exception {
     LogSearchConfig config = LogSearchConfigFactory.createLogSearchConfig(Component.SERVER,
-        Collections.<String, String> emptyMap(), LogSearchConfigClass1.class);
+        Collections.<String, String> emptyMap(), null, LogSearchConfigClass1.class);
     
     Assert.assertSame(config.getClass(), LogSearchConfigClass1.class);
   }
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public class LogSearchConfigFactoryTest {
     Map<String, String> logsearchConfClassMap = new HashMap<>();
     logsearchConfClassMap.put("logsearch.config.class", "org.apache.ambari.logsearch.config.api.LogSearchConfigClass2");
     LogSearchConfig config = LogSearchConfigFactory.createLogSearchConfig(Component.SERVER,
-      logsearchConfClassMap, LogSearchConfigClass1.class);
+      logsearchConfClassMap, null, LogSearchConfigClass1.class);
     
     Assert.assertSame(config.getClass(), LogSearchConfigClass2.class);
   }
@@ -53,6 +53,6 @@ public class LogSearchConfigFactoryTest {
     Map<String, String> logsearchConfClassMap = new HashMap<>();
     logsearchConfClassMap.put("logsearch.config.class", "org.apache.ambari.logsearch.config.api.NonLogSearchConfigClass");
     LogSearchConfigFactory.createLogSearchConfig(Component.SERVER,
-      logsearchConfClassMap, LogSearchConfigClass1.class);
+      logsearchConfClassMap, null, LogSearchConfigClass1.class);
   }
 }

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/ambari/blob/5c9bdbfe/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-config-zookeeper/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logsearch/config/zookeeper/LogSearchConfigZK.java
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diff --git a/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-config-zookeeper/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logsearch/config/zookeeper/LogSearchConfigZK.java b/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-config-zookeeper/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logsearch/config/zookeeper/LogSearchConfigZK.java
index 827101c..6d36203 100644
--- a/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-config-zookeeper/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logsearch/config/zookeeper/LogSearchConfigZK.java
+++ b/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-config-zookeeper/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logsearch/config/zookeeper/LogSearchConfigZK.java
@@ -72,14 +72,6 @@ public class LogSearchConfigZK implements LogSearchConfig {
   private static final String DATE_FORMAT = "yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSS";
 
   @LogSearchPropertyDescription(
-    name = "cluster.name",
-    description = "Cluster name for Log Feeder. (added into zk path of the shipper configs)",
-    examples = {"cl1"},
-    sources = {"logfeeder.properties"}
-  )
-  private static final String CLUSTER_NAME_PROPERTY = "cluster.name";
-
-  @LogSearchPropertyDescription(
     name = "logsearch.config.zk_connect_string",
     description = "ZooKeeper connection string.",
     examples = {"localhost1:2181,localhost2:2181/znode"},
@@ -111,7 +103,7 @@ public class LogSearchConfigZK implements LogSearchConfig {
   private Gson gson;
 
   @Override
-  public void init(Component component, Map<String, String> properties) throws Exception {
+  public void init(Component component, Map<String, String> properties, String clusterName) throws Exception {
     this.properties = properties;
     
     LOG.info("Connecting to ZooKeeper at " + properties.get(ZK_CONNECT_STRING_PROPERTY));
@@ -136,8 +128,7 @@ public class LogSearchConfigZK implements LogSearchConfig {
         LOG.info("Root node is not present yet, going to sleep for " + WAIT_FOR_ROOT_SLEEP_SECONDS + " seconds");
         Thread.sleep(WAIT_FOR_ROOT_SLEEP_SECONDS * 1000);
       }
-
-      cache = new TreeCache(client, String.format("%s/%s", root, properties.get(CLUSTER_NAME_PROPERTY)));
+      cache = new TreeCache(client, String.format("%s/%s", root, clusterName));
     }
     
     gson = new GsonBuilder().setDateFormat(DATE_FORMAT).create();
@@ -169,7 +160,7 @@ public class LogSearchConfigZK implements LogSearchConfig {
 
   @Override
   public void monitorInputConfigChanges(final InputConfigMonitor inputConfigMonitor,
-      final LogLevelFilterMonitor logLevelFilterMonitor) throws Exception {
+      final LogLevelFilterMonitor logLevelFilterMonitor, final String clusterName) throws Exception {
     final JsonParser parser = new JsonParser();
     final JsonArray globalConfigNode = new JsonArray();
     for (String globalConfigJsonString : inputConfigMonitor.getGlobalConfigJsons()) {
@@ -177,6 +168,8 @@ public class LogSearchConfigZK implements LogSearchConfig {
       globalConfigNode.add(globalConfigJson.getAsJsonObject().get("global"));
     }
     
+    createGlobalConfigNode(globalConfigNode, clusterName);
+    
     TreeCacheListener listener = new TreeCacheListener() {
       private final Set<Type> nodeEvents = ImmutableSet.of(Type.NODE_ADDED, Type.NODE_UPDATED, Type.NODE_REMOVED);
       
@@ -189,7 +182,7 @@ public class LogSearchConfigZK implements LogSearchConfig {
         String nodeData = new String(event.getData().getData());
         Type eventType = event.getType();
         
-        String configPathStab = String.format("%s/%s/", root, properties.get(CLUSTER_NAME_PROPERTY));
+        String configPathStab = String.format("%s/%s/", root, clusterName);
         
         if (event.getData().getPath().startsWith(configPathStab + "input/")) {
           handleInputConfigChange(eventType, nodeName, nodeData);
@@ -271,12 +264,10 @@ public class LogSearchConfigZK implements LogSearchConfig {
     };
     cache.getListenable().addListener(listener);
     cache.start();
-
-    createGlobalConfigNode(globalConfigNode);
   }
 
-  private void createGlobalConfigNode(JsonArray globalConfigNode) {
-    String globalConfigNodePath = String.format("%s/%s/global", root, properties.get(CLUSTER_NAME_PROPERTY));
+  private void createGlobalConfigNode(JsonArray globalConfigNode, String clusterName) {
+    String globalConfigNodePath = String.format("%s/%s/global", root, clusterName);
     String data = InputConfigGson.gson.toJson(globalConfigNode);
     
     try {

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/ambari/blob/5c9bdbfe/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/LogFeeder.java
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diff --git a/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/LogFeeder.java b/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/LogFeeder.java
index e7b6edc..59c2a22 100644
--- a/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/LogFeeder.java
+++ b/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/LogFeeder.java
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ import org.apache.ambari.logsearch.config.api.LogSearchConfig.Component;
 import org.apache.ambari.logsearch.config.zookeeper.LogSearchConfigZK;
 import org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils;
 import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.input.InputConfigUploader;
-import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.input.InputManager;
 import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.loglevelfilter.LogLevelFilterHandler;
 import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.metrics.MetricData;
 import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.metrics.MetricsManager;
@@ -57,11 +56,9 @@ public class LogFeeder {
   private ConfigHandler configHandler = new ConfigHandler();
   private LogSearchConfig config;
   
-  private InputManager inputManager = new InputManager();
   private MetricsManager metricsManager = new MetricsManager();
 
   private long lastCheckPointCleanedMS = 0;
-  private boolean isLogfeederCompleted = false;
   private Thread statLoggerThread = null;
 
   private LogFeeder(LogFeederCommandLine cli) {
@@ -72,7 +69,6 @@ public class LogFeeder {
     try {
       init();
       monitor();
-      waitOnAllDaemonThreads();
     } catch (Throwable t) {
       LOG.fatal("Caught exception in main.", t);
       System.exit(1);
@@ -85,11 +81,11 @@ public class LogFeeder {
     configHandler.init();
     SSLUtil.ensureStorePasswords();
     
-    config = LogSearchConfigFactory.createLogSearchConfig(Component.LOGFEEDER,
-        Maps.fromProperties(LogFeederUtil.getProperties()), LogSearchConfigZK.class);
+    config = LogSearchConfigFactory.createLogSearchConfig(Component.LOGFEEDER, Maps.fromProperties(LogFeederUtil.getProperties()),
+        LogFeederUtil.getClusterName(), LogSearchConfigZK.class);
     LogLevelFilterHandler.init(config);
     InputConfigUploader.load(config);
-    config.monitorInputConfigChanges(configHandler, new LogLevelFilterHandler());
+    config.monitorInputConfigChanges(configHandler, new LogLevelFilterHandler(), LogFeederUtil.getClusterName());
     
     metricsManager.init();
     
@@ -117,8 +113,8 @@ public class LogFeeder {
   }
 
   private void monitor() throws Exception {
-    JVMShutdownHook logfeederJVMHook = new JVMShutdownHook();
-    ShutdownHookManager.get().addShutdownHook(logfeederJVMHook, LOGFEEDER_SHUTDOWN_HOOK_PRIORITY);
+    JVMShutdownHook logFeederJVMHook = new JVMShutdownHook();
+    ShutdownHookManager.get().addShutdownHook(logFeederJVMHook, LOGFEEDER_SHUTDOWN_HOOK_PRIORITY);
     
     statLoggerThread = new Thread("statLogger") {
 
@@ -140,10 +136,6 @@ public class LogFeeder {
             lastCheckPointCleanedMS = System.currentTimeMillis();
             configHandler.cleanCheckPointFiles();
           }
-
-          if (isLogfeederCompleted) {
-            break;
-          }
         }
       }
 
@@ -163,20 +155,6 @@ public class LogFeeder {
     }
   }
 
-  private void waitOnAllDaemonThreads() {
-    if ("true".equals(LogFeederUtil.getStringProperty("foreground"))) {
-      inputManager.waitOnAllInputs();
-      isLogfeederCompleted = true;
-      if (statLoggerThread != null) {
-        try {
-          statLoggerThread.join();
-        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
-          e.printStackTrace();
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
   public void test() {
     try {
       LogManager.shutdown();
@@ -203,7 +181,7 @@ public class LogFeeder {
     
     if (cli.isMonitor()) {
       try {
-        LogFeederUtil.loadProperties("logfeeder.properties");
+        LogFeederUtil.loadProperties();
       } catch (Throwable t) {
         LOG.warn("Could not load logfeeder properites");
         System.exit(1);

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/ambari/blob/5c9bdbfe/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/common/ConfigHandler.java
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diff --git a/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/common/ConfigHandler.java b/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/common/ConfigHandler.java
index 25669d9..5bf074c 100644
--- a/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/common/ConfigHandler.java
+++ b/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/common/ConfigHandler.java
@@ -41,15 +41,14 @@ import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.metrics.MetricData;
 import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.output.Output;
 import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.output.OutputManager;
 import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.util.AliasUtil;
-import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.util.FileUtil;
 import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.util.LogFeederUtil;
-import org.apache.commons.collections.CollectionUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.lang.BooleanUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.util.AliasUtil.AliasType;
 import org.apache.ambari.logsearch.config.api.InputConfigMonitor;
+import org.apache.ambari.logsearch.config.api.LogSearchPropertyDescription;
 import org.apache.ambari.logsearch.config.api.model.inputconfig.FilterDescriptor;
 import org.apache.ambari.logsearch.config.api.model.inputconfig.FilterGrokDescriptor;
 import org.apache.ambari.logsearch.config.api.model.inputconfig.InputConfig;
@@ -62,9 +61,30 @@ import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 
 import com.google.gson.reflect.TypeToken;
 
+import static org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.util.LogFeederUtil.LOGFEEDER_PROPERTIES_FILE;
+
 public class ConfigHandler implements InputConfigMonitor {
   private static final Logger LOG = Logger.getLogger(ConfigHandler.class);
 
+  @LogSearchPropertyDescription(
+    name = "logfeeder.config.files",
+    description = "Comma separated list of the config files containing global / output configurations.",
+    examples = {"global.json,output.json", "/etc/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/conf/global.json"},
+    defaultValue = "",
+    sources = {LOGFEEDER_PROPERTIES_FILE}
+  )
+  private static final String CONFIG_FILES_PROPERTY = "logfeeder.config.files";
+
+  private static final int DEFAULT_SIMULATE_INPUT_NUMBER = 0;
+  @LogSearchPropertyDescription(
+    name = "logfeeder.simulate.input_number",
+    description = "The number of the simulator instances to run with. O means no simulation.",
+    examples = {"10"},
+    defaultValue = DEFAULT_SIMULATE_INPUT_NUMBER + "",
+    sources = {LOGFEEDER_PROPERTIES_FILE}
+  )
+  private static final String SIMULATE_INPUT_NUMBER_PROPERTY = "logfeeder.simulate.input_number";
+
   private final OutputManager outputManager = new OutputManager();
   private final InputManager inputManager = new InputManager();
 
@@ -108,24 +128,10 @@ public class ConfigHandler implements InputConfigMonitor {
   private List<String> getConfigFiles() {
     List<String> configFiles = new ArrayList<>();
     
-    String logfeederConfigFilesProperty = LogFeederUtil.getStringProperty("logfeeder.config.files");
-    LOG.info("logfeeder.config.files=" + logfeederConfigFilesProperty);
-    if (logfeederConfigFilesProperty != null) {
-      configFiles.addAll(Arrays.asList(logfeederConfigFilesProperty.split(",")));
-    }
-
-    String inputConfigDir = LogFeederUtil.getStringProperty("input_config_dir");
-    if (StringUtils.isNotEmpty(inputConfigDir)) {
-      File configDirFile = new File(inputConfigDir);
-      List<File> inputConfigFiles = FileUtil.getAllFileFromDir(configDirFile, "json", false);
-      for (File inputConfigFile : inputConfigFiles) {
-        configFiles.add(inputConfigFile.getAbsolutePath());
-      }
-    }
-    
-    if (CollectionUtils.isEmpty(configFiles)) {
-      String configFileProperty = LogFeederUtil.getStringProperty("config.file", "config.json");
-      configFiles.addAll(Arrays.asList(configFileProperty.split(",")));
+    String logFeederConfigFilesProperty = LogFeederUtil.getStringProperty(CONFIG_FILES_PROPERTY);
+    LOG.info("logfeeder.config.files=" + logFeederConfigFilesProperty);
+    if (logFeederConfigFilesProperty != null) {
+      configFiles.addAll(Arrays.asList(logFeederConfigFilesProperty.split(",")));
     }
     
     return configFiles;
@@ -225,7 +231,7 @@ public class ConfigHandler implements InputConfigMonitor {
   }
   
   private void simulateIfNeeded() throws Exception {
-    int simulatedInputNumber = LogFeederUtil.getIntProperty("logfeeder.simulate.input_number", 0);
+    int simulatedInputNumber = LogFeederUtil.getIntProperty(SIMULATE_INPUT_NUMBER_PROPERTY, DEFAULT_SIMULATE_INPUT_NUMBER);
     if (simulatedInputNumber == 0)
       return;
     
@@ -434,10 +440,6 @@ public class ConfigHandler implements InputConfigMonitor {
     outputManager.addMetricsContainers(metricsList);
   }
 
-  public void waitOnAllInputs() {
-    inputManager.waitOnAllInputs();
-  }
-
   public void close() {
     inputManager.close();
     outputManager.close();

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diff --git a/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/common/LogFeederException.java b/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/common/LogFeederException.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3653475
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/common/LogFeederException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.common;
+
+public class LogFeederException extends Exception {
+
+  public LogFeederException(String message, Throwable throwable) {
+    super(message, throwable);
+  }
+
+  public LogFeederException(String message) {
+    super(message);
+  }
+}

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diff --git a/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/common/LogfeederException.java b/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/common/LogfeederException.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 8a07602..0000000
--- a/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/common/LogfeederException.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- * 
- * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- * 
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-
-package org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.common;
-
-public class LogfeederException extends Exception {
-
-  public LogfeederException(String message, Throwable throwable) {
-    super(message, throwable);
-  }
-
-  public LogfeederException(String message) {
-    super(message);
-  }
-}

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diff --git a/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/filter/Filter.java b/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/filter/Filter.java
index fd02497..8e8834b 100644
--- a/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/filter/Filter.java
+++ b/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/filter/Filter.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.common.ConfigItem;
-import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.common.LogfeederException;
+import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.common.LogFeederException;
 import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.input.Input;
 import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.input.InputMarker;
 import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.mapper.Mapper;
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ public abstract class Filter extends ConfigItem {
   /**
    * Deriving classes should implement this at the minimum
    */
-  public void apply(String inputStr, InputMarker inputMarker) throws LogfeederException  {
+  public void apply(String inputStr, InputMarker inputMarker) throws LogFeederException  {
     // TODO: There is no transformation for string types.
     if (nextFilter != null) {
       nextFilter.apply(inputStr, inputMarker);
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public abstract class Filter extends ConfigItem {
     }
   }
 
-  public void apply(Map<String, Object> jsonObj, InputMarker inputMarker) throws LogfeederException {
+  public void apply(Map<String, Object> jsonObj, InputMarker inputMarker) throws LogFeederException {
     for (String fieldName : postFieldValueMappers.keySet()) {
       Object value = jsonObj.get(fieldName);
       if (value != null) {

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diff --git a/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/filter/FilterGrok.java b/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/filter/FilterGrok.java
index 50247e2..fc7a565 100644
--- a/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/filter/FilterGrok.java
+++ b/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/filter/FilterGrok.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 import oi.thekraken.grok.api.Grok;
 import oi.thekraken.grok.api.exception.GrokException;
 
-import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.common.LogfeederException;
+import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.common.LogFeederException;
 import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.input.InputMarker;
 import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.metrics.MetricData;
 import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.util.LogFeederUtil;
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ public class FilterGrok extends Filter {
   }
 
   @Override
-  public void apply(String inputStr, InputMarker inputMarker) throws LogfeederException {
+  public void apply(String inputStr, InputMarker inputMarker) throws LogFeederException {
     if (grokMessage == null) {
       return;
     }
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ public class FilterGrok extends Filter {
   }
 
   @Override
-  public void apply(Map<String, Object> jsonObj, InputMarker inputMarker) throws LogfeederException {
+  public void apply(Map<String, Object> jsonObj, InputMarker inputMarker) throws LogFeederException {
     if (sourceField != null) {
       savedInputMarker = inputMarker;
       applyMessage((String) jsonObj.get(sourceField), jsonObj, null);
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ public class FilterGrok extends Filter {
     }
   }
 
-  private void applyMessage(String inputStr, Map<String, Object> jsonObj, String multilineJsonStr) throws LogfeederException {
+  private void applyMessage(String inputStr, Map<String, Object> jsonObj, String multilineJsonStr) throws LogFeederException {
     String jsonStr = grokMessage.capture(inputStr);
 
     boolean parseError = false;
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ public class FilterGrok extends Filter {
       Map<String, Object> jsonObj = Collections.synchronizedMap(new HashMap<String, Object>());
       try {
         applyMessage(strBuff.toString(), jsonObj, currMultilineJsonStr);
-      } catch (LogfeederException e) {
+      } catch (LogFeederException e) {
         LOG.error(e.getLocalizedMessage(), e.getCause());
       }
       strBuff = null;

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diff --git a/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/filter/FilterJSON.java b/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/filter/FilterJSON.java
index cfccdeb..1a2da0c 100644
--- a/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/filter/FilterJSON.java
+++ b/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/filter/FilterJSON.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ package org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.filter;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.common.LogFeederConstants;
-import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.common.LogfeederException;
+import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.common.LogFeederException;
 import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.input.InputMarker;
 import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.util.DateUtil;
 import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.util.LogFeederUtil;
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@ import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.util.LogFeederUtil;
 public class FilterJSON extends Filter {
   
   @Override
-  public void apply(String inputStr, InputMarker inputMarker) throws LogfeederException {
+  public void apply(String inputStr, InputMarker inputMarker) throws LogFeederException {
     Map<String, Object> jsonMap = null;
     try {
       jsonMap = LogFeederUtil.toJSONObject(inputStr);
     } catch (Exception e) {
       LOG.error(e.getLocalizedMessage());
-      throw new LogfeederException("Json parsing failed for inputstr = " + inputStr ,e.getCause());
+      throw new LogFeederException("Json parsing failed for inputstr = " + inputStr ,e.getCause());
     }
     Double lineNumberD = (Double) jsonMap.get("line_number");
     if (lineNumberD != null) {

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diff --git a/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/filter/FilterKeyValue.java b/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/filter/FilterKeyValue.java
index f2a4186..670b1c3 100644
--- a/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/filter/FilterKeyValue.java
+++ b/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/filter/FilterKeyValue.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
-import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.common.LogfeederException;
+import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.common.LogFeederException;
 import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.input.InputMarker;
 import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.metrics.MetricData;
 import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.util.LogFeederUtil;
@@ -58,12 +58,12 @@ public class FilterKeyValue extends Filter {
   }
 
   @Override
-  public void apply(String inputStr, InputMarker inputMarker) throws LogfeederException {
+  public void apply(String inputStr, InputMarker inputMarker) throws LogFeederException {
     apply(LogFeederUtil.toJSONObject(inputStr), inputMarker);
   }
 
   @Override
-  public void apply(Map<String, Object> jsonObj, InputMarker inputMarker) throws LogfeederException {
+  public void apply(Map<String, Object> jsonObj, InputMarker inputMarker) throws LogFeederException {
     if (sourceField == null) {
       return;
     }

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diff --git a/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/input/AbstractInputFile.java b/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/input/AbstractInputFile.java
index 2359256..9535260 100644
--- a/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/input/AbstractInputFile.java
+++ b/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/input/AbstractInputFile.java
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractInputFile extends Input {
   public void init() throws Exception {
     LOG.info("init() called");
     
-    checkPointExtension = LogFeederUtil.getStringProperty("logfeeder.checkpoint.extension", InputManager.DEFAULT_CHECKPOINT_EXTENSION);
+    checkPointExtension = LogFeederUtil.getStringProperty(InputManager.CHECKPOINT_EXTENSION_PROPERTY,
+        InputManager.DEFAULT_CHECKPOINT_EXTENSION);
 
     // Let's close the file and set it to true after we start monitoring it
     setClosed(true);

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diff --git a/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/input/Input.java b/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/input/Input.java
index 49151e7..8050263 100644
--- a/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/input/Input.java
+++ b/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/input/Input.java
@@ -26,12 +26,13 @@ import java.util.Map;
 
 import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.input.cache.LRUCache;
 import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.common.ConfigItem;
-import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.common.LogfeederException;
+import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.common.LogFeederException;
 import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.filter.Filter;
 import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.metrics.MetricData;
 import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.output.Output;
 import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.output.OutputManager;
 import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.util.LogFeederUtil;
+import org.apache.ambari.logsearch.config.api.LogSearchPropertyDescription;
 import org.apache.ambari.logsearch.config.api.model.inputconfig.Conditions;
 import org.apache.ambari.logsearch.config.api.model.inputconfig.Fields;
 import org.apache.ambari.logsearch.config.api.model.inputconfig.FilterDescriptor;
@@ -39,15 +40,62 @@ import org.apache.ambari.logsearch.config.api.model.inputconfig.InputDescriptor;
 import org.apache.commons.lang.BooleanUtils;
 import org.apache.log4j.Priority;
 
+import static org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.util.LogFeederUtil.LOGFEEDER_PROPERTIES_FILE;
+
 public abstract class Input extends ConfigItem implements Runnable {
-  private static final boolean DEFAULT_TAIL = true;
-  private static final boolean DEFAULT_USE_EVENT_MD5 = false;
-  private static final boolean DEFAULT_GEN_EVENT_MD5 = true;
   private static final boolean DEFAULT_CACHE_ENABLED = false;
-  private static final boolean DEFAULT_CACHE_DEDUP_LAST = false;
+  @LogSearchPropertyDescription(
+      name = "logfeeder.cache.enabled",
+      description = "Enables the usage of a cache to avoid duplications.",
+      examples = {"true"},
+      defaultValue = DEFAULT_CACHE_ENABLED + "",
+      sources = {LOGFEEDER_PROPERTIES_FILE}
+    )
+  private static final String CACHE_ENABLED_PROPERTY = "logfeeder.cache.enabled";
+
+  private static final String DEFAULT_CACHE_KEY_FIELD = "log_message";
+  @LogSearchPropertyDescription(
+    name = "logfeeder.cache.key.field",
+    description = "The field which's value should be cached and should be checked for repteitions.",
+    examples = {"some_field_prone_to_repeating_value"},
+    defaultValue = DEFAULT_CACHE_KEY_FIELD,
+    sources = {LOGFEEDER_PROPERTIES_FILE}
+  )
+  private static final String CACHE_KEY_FIELD_PROPERTY = "logfeeder.cache.key.field";
+
   private static final int DEFAULT_CACHE_SIZE = 100;
+  @LogSearchPropertyDescription(
+    name = "logfeeder.cache.size",
+    description = "The number of log entries to cache in order to avoid duplications.",
+    examples = {"50"},
+    defaultValue = DEFAULT_CACHE_SIZE + "",
+    sources = {LOGFEEDER_PROPERTIES_FILE}
+  )
+  private static final String CACHE_SIZE_PROPERTY = "logfeeder.cache.size";
+  
+  private static final boolean DEFAULT_CACHE_LAST_DEDUP_ENABLED = false;
+  @LogSearchPropertyDescription(
+    name = "logfeeder.cache.last.dedup.enabled",
+    description = "Enable filtering directly repeating log entries irrelevant of the time spent between them.",
+    examples = {"true"},
+    defaultValue = DEFAULT_CACHE_LAST_DEDUP_ENABLED + "",
+    sources = {LOGFEEDER_PROPERTIES_FILE}
+  )
+  private static final String CACHE_LAST_DEDUP_ENABLED_PROPERTY = "logfeeder.cache.last.dedup.enabled";
+
   private static final long DEFAULT_CACHE_DEDUP_INTERVAL = 1000;
-  private static final String DEFAULT_CACHE_KEY_FIELD = "log_message";
+  @LogSearchPropertyDescription(
+    name = "logfeeder.cache.dedup.interval",
+    description = "Maximum number of milliseconds between two identical messages to be filtered out.",
+    examples = {"500"},
+    defaultValue = DEFAULT_CACHE_DEDUP_INTERVAL + "",
+    sources = {LOGFEEDER_PROPERTIES_FILE}
+  )
+  private static final String CACHE_DEDUP_INTERVAL_PROPERTY = "logfeeder.cache.dedup.interval";
+  
+  private static final boolean DEFAULT_TAIL = true;
+  private static final boolean DEFAULT_USE_EVENT_MD5 = false;
+  private static final boolean DEFAULT_GEN_EVENT_MD5 = true;
 
   protected InputDescriptor inputDescriptor;
   
@@ -183,7 +231,7 @@ public abstract class Input extends ConfigItem implements Runnable {
     if (firstFilter != null) {
       try {
         firstFilter.apply(line, marker);
-      } catch (LogfeederException e) {
+      } catch (LogFeederException e) {
         LOG.error(e.getLocalizedMessage(), e);
       }
     } else {
@@ -246,25 +294,25 @@ public abstract class Input extends ConfigItem implements Runnable {
   private void initCache() {
     boolean cacheEnabled = inputDescriptor.isCacheEnabled() != null
       ? inputDescriptor.isCacheEnabled()
-      : LogFeederUtil.getBooleanProperty("logfeeder.cache.enabled", DEFAULT_CACHE_ENABLED);
+      : LogFeederUtil.getBooleanProperty(CACHE_ENABLED_PROPERTY, DEFAULT_CACHE_ENABLED);
     if (cacheEnabled) {
       String cacheKeyField = inputDescriptor.getCacheKeyField() != null
         ? inputDescriptor.getCacheKeyField()
-        : LogFeederUtil.getStringProperty("logfeeder.cache.key.field", DEFAULT_CACHE_KEY_FIELD);
+        : LogFeederUtil.getStringProperty(CACHE_KEY_FIELD_PROPERTY, DEFAULT_CACHE_KEY_FIELD);
 
       setCacheKeyField(cacheKeyField);
 
       boolean cacheLastDedupEnabled = inputDescriptor.getCacheLastDedupEnabled() != null
         ? inputDescriptor.getCacheLastDedupEnabled()
-        : LogFeederUtil.getBooleanProperty("logfeeder.cache.last.dedup.enabled", DEFAULT_CACHE_DEDUP_LAST);
+        : LogFeederUtil.getBooleanProperty(CACHE_LAST_DEDUP_ENABLED_PROPERTY, DEFAULT_CACHE_LAST_DEDUP_ENABLED);
 
       int cacheSize = inputDescriptor.getCacheSize() != null
         ? inputDescriptor.getCacheSize()
-        : LogFeederUtil.getIntProperty("logfeeder.cache.size", DEFAULT_CACHE_SIZE);
+        : LogFeederUtil.getIntProperty(CACHE_SIZE_PROPERTY, DEFAULT_CACHE_SIZE);
 
       long cacheDedupInterval = inputDescriptor.getCacheDedupInterval() != null
         ? inputDescriptor.getCacheDedupInterval()
-        : Long.parseLong(LogFeederUtil.getStringProperty("logfeeder.cache.dedup.interval", String.valueOf(DEFAULT_CACHE_DEDUP_INTERVAL)));
+        : Long.parseLong(LogFeederUtil.getStringProperty(CACHE_DEDUP_INTERVAL_PROPERTY, String.valueOf(DEFAULT_CACHE_DEDUP_INTERVAL)));
 
       setCache(new LRUCache(cacheSize, filePath, cacheDedupInterval, cacheLastDedupEnabled));
     }

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diff --git a/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/input/InputConfigUploader.java b/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/input/InputConfigUploader.java
index 8aec690..09fc3f5 100644
--- a/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/input/InputConfigUploader.java
+++ b/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/input/InputConfigUploader.java
@@ -28,14 +28,25 @@ import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
 import org.apache.ambari.logsearch.config.api.LogSearchConfig;
+import org.apache.ambari.logsearch.config.api.LogSearchPropertyDescription;
 import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.util.LogFeederUtil;
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 
 import com.google.common.io.Files;
 
+import static org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.util.LogFeederUtil.LOGFEEDER_PROPERTIES_FILE;
+
 public class InputConfigUploader extends Thread {
   protected static final Logger LOG = Logger.getLogger(InputConfigUploader.class);
 
+  @LogSearchPropertyDescription(
+    name = "logfeeder.config.dir",
+    description = "The directory where shipper configuration files are looked for.",
+    examples = {"/etc/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/conf"},
+    sources = {LOGFEEDER_PROPERTIES_FILE}
+  )
+  private static final String CONFIG_DIR_PROPERTY = "logfeeder.config.dir";
+
   private static final long SLEEP_BETWEEN_CHECK = 2000;
 
   private final File configDir;
@@ -48,7 +59,6 @@ public class InputConfigUploader extends Thread {
   private final Set<String> filesHandled = new HashSet<>();
   private final Pattern serviceNamePattern = Pattern.compile("input.config-(.+).json");
   private final LogSearchConfig config;
-  private final String clusterName = LogFeederUtil.getStringProperty("cluster.name");
   
   public static void load(LogSearchConfig config) {
     new InputConfigUploader(config).start();
@@ -58,7 +68,7 @@ public class InputConfigUploader extends Thread {
     super("Input Config Loader");
     setDaemon(true);
     
-    this.configDir = new File(LogFeederUtil.getStringProperty("logfeeder.config.dir"));
+    this.configDir = new File(LogFeederUtil.getStringProperty(CONFIG_DIR_PROPERTY));
     this.config = config;
   }
   
@@ -74,8 +84,8 @@ public class InputConfigUploader extends Thread {
             String serviceName = m.group(1);
             String inputConfig = Files.toString(inputConfigFile, Charset.defaultCharset());
             
-            if (!config.inputConfigExists(clusterName, serviceName)) {
-              config.createInputConfig(clusterName, serviceName, inputConfig);
+            if (!config.inputConfigExists(LogFeederUtil.getClusterName(), serviceName)) {
+              config.createInputConfig(LogFeederUtil.getClusterName(), serviceName, inputConfig);
             }
             filesHandled.add(inputConfigFile.getAbsolutePath());
           } catch (Exception e) {

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diff --git a/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/input/InputManager.java b/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/input/InputManager.java
index 01a11ec..091015a 100644
--- a/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/input/InputManager.java
+++ b/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/input/InputManager.java
@@ -36,16 +36,36 @@ import java.util.UUID;
 import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.metrics.MetricData;
 import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.util.FileUtil;
 import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.util.LogFeederUtil;
+import org.apache.ambari.logsearch.config.api.LogSearchPropertyDescription;
 import org.apache.commons.io.filefilter.WildcardFileFilter;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.apache.solr.common.util.Base64;
 
+import static org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.util.LogFeederUtil.LOGFEEDER_PROPERTIES_FILE;
+
 public class InputManager {
   private static final Logger LOG = Logger.getLogger(InputManager.class);
 
-  private static final String CHECKPOINT_SUBFOLDER_NAME = "logfeeder_checkpoints";
   public static final String DEFAULT_CHECKPOINT_EXTENSION = ".cp";
+  @LogSearchPropertyDescription(
+    name = "logfeeder.checkpoint.extension",
+    description = "The extension used for checkpoint files.",
+    examples = {"ckp"},
+    defaultValue = DEFAULT_CHECKPOINT_EXTENSION,
+    sources = {LOGFEEDER_PROPERTIES_FILE}
+  )
+  public static final String CHECKPOINT_EXTENSION_PROPERTY = "logfeeder.checkpoint.extension";
+  
+  @LogSearchPropertyDescription(
+    name = "logfeeder.checkpoint.folder",
+    description = "The folder wher checkpoint files are stored.",
+    examples = {"/etc/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/conf/checkpoints"},
+    sources = {LOGFEEDER_PROPERTIES_FILE}
+  )
+  private static final String CHECKPOINT_FOLDER_PROPERTY = "logfeeder.checkpoint.folder";
+
+  private static final String CHECKPOINT_SUBFOLDER_NAME = "logfeeder_checkpoints";
   
   private Map<String, List<Input>> inputs = new HashMap<>();
   private Set<Input> notReadyList = new HashSet<Input>();
@@ -118,32 +138,21 @@ public class InputManager {
   }
   
   private void initCheckPointSettings() {
-    checkPointExtension = LogFeederUtil.getStringProperty("logfeeder.checkpoint.extension", DEFAULT_CHECKPOINT_EXTENSION);
+    checkPointExtension = LogFeederUtil.getStringProperty(CHECKPOINT_EXTENSION_PROPERTY, DEFAULT_CHECKPOINT_EXTENSION);
     LOG.info("Determining valid checkpoint folder");
     boolean isCheckPointFolderValid = false;
     // We need to keep track of the files we are reading.
-    String checkPointFolder = LogFeederUtil.getStringProperty("logfeeder.checkpoint.folder");
+    String checkPointFolder = LogFeederUtil.getStringProperty(CHECKPOINT_FOLDER_PROPERTY);
     if (!StringUtils.isEmpty(checkPointFolder)) {
       checkPointFolderFile = new File(checkPointFolder);
       isCheckPointFolderValid = verifyCheckPointFolder(checkPointFolderFile);
     }
-    if (!isCheckPointFolderValid) {
-      // Let's try home folder
-      String userHome = LogFeederUtil.getStringProperty("user.home");
-      if (userHome != null) {
-        checkPointFolderFile = new File(userHome, CHECKPOINT_SUBFOLDER_NAME);
-        LOG.info("Checking if home folder can be used for checkpoints. Folder=" + checkPointFolderFile);
-        isCheckPointFolderValid = verifyCheckPointFolder(checkPointFolderFile);
-      }
-    }
+    
     if (!isCheckPointFolderValid) {
       // Let's use tmp folder
-      String tmpFolder = LogFeederUtil.getStringProperty("java.io.tmpdir");
-      if (tmpFolder == null) {
-        tmpFolder = "/tmp";
-      }
+      String tmpFolder = LogFeederUtil.getLogFeederTempDir();
       checkPointFolderFile = new File(tmpFolder, CHECKPOINT_SUBFOLDER_NAME);
-      LOG.info("Checking if tmps folder can be used for checkpoints. Folder=" + checkPointFolderFile);
+      LOG.info("Checking if tmp folder can be used for checkpoints. Folder=" + checkPointFolderFile);
       isCheckPointFolderValid = verifyCheckPointFolder(checkPointFolderFile);
       if (isCheckPointFolderValid) {
         LOG.warn("Using tmp folder " + checkPointFolderFile + " to store check points. This is not recommended." +
@@ -153,6 +162,8 @@ public class InputManager {
     
     if (isCheckPointFolderValid) {
       LOG.info("Using folder " + checkPointFolderFile + " for storing checkpoints");
+    } else {
+      throw new IllegalStateException("Could not determine the checkpoint folder.");
     }
   }
 

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diff --git a/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/input/InputSimulate.java b/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/input/InputSimulate.java
index 5e7bdb3..f1002ae 100644
--- a/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/input/InputSimulate.java
+++ b/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/input/InputSimulate.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.filter.Filter;
 import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.filter.FilterJSON;
 import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.output.Output;
 import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.util.LogFeederUtil;
+import org.apache.ambari.logsearch.config.api.LogSearchPropertyDescription;
 import org.apache.ambari.logsearch.config.api.model.inputconfig.InputDescriptor;
 import org.apache.ambari.logsearch.config.zookeeper.model.inputconfig.impl.FilterJsonDescriptorImpl;
 import org.apache.ambari.logsearch.config.zookeeper.model.inputconfig.impl.InputDescriptorImpl;
@@ -42,9 +43,70 @@ import org.apache.solr.common.util.Base64;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Joiner;
 
+import static org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.util.LogFeederUtil.LOGFEEDER_PROPERTIES_FILE;
+
 public class InputSimulate extends Input {
   private static final String LOG_TEXT_PATTERN = "{ logtime=\"%d\", level=\"%s\", log_message=\"%s\", host=\"%s\"}";
   
+  private static final String DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL = "WARN";
+  @LogSearchPropertyDescription(
+    name = "logfeeder.simulate.log_level",
+    description = "The log level to create the simulated log entries with.",
+    examples = {"INFO"},
+    defaultValue = DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL,
+    sources = {LOGFEEDER_PROPERTIES_FILE}
+  )
+  private static final String LOG_LEVEL_PROPERTY = "logfeeder.simulate.log_level";
+  
+  private static final int DEFAULT_NUMBER_OF_WORDS = 1000;
+  @LogSearchPropertyDescription(
+    name = "logfeeder.simulate.number_of_words",
+    description = "The size of the set of words that may be used to create the simulated log entries with.",
+    examples = {"100"},
+    defaultValue = DEFAULT_NUMBER_OF_WORDS + "",
+    sources = {LOGFEEDER_PROPERTIES_FILE}
+  )
+  private static final String NUMBER_OF_WORDS_PROPERTY = "logfeeder.simulate.number_of_words";
+  
+  private static final int DEFAULT_MIN_LOG_WORDS = 5;
+  @LogSearchPropertyDescription(
+    name = "logfeeder.simulate.min_log_words",
+    description = "The minimum number of words in a simulated log entry.",
+    examples = {"3"},
+    defaultValue = DEFAULT_MIN_LOG_WORDS + "",
+    sources = {LOGFEEDER_PROPERTIES_FILE}
+  )
+  private static final String MIN_LOG_WORDS_PROPERTY = "logfeeder.simulate.min_log_words";
+  
+  private static final int DEFAULT_MAX_LOG_WORDS = 5;
+  @LogSearchPropertyDescription(
+    name = "logfeeder.simulate.max_log_words",
+    description = "The maximum number of words in a simulated log entry.",
+    examples = {"8"},
+    defaultValue = DEFAULT_MAX_LOG_WORDS + "",
+    sources = {LOGFEEDER_PROPERTIES_FILE}
+  )
+  private static final String MAX_LOG_WORDS_PROPERTY = "logfeeder.simulate.max_log_words";
+  
+  private static final int DEFAULT_SLEEP_MILLISECONDS = 10000;
+  @LogSearchPropertyDescription(
+    name = "logfeeder.simulate.sleep_milliseconds",
+    description = "The milliseconds to sleep between creating two simulated log entries.",
+    examples = {"5000"},
+    defaultValue = DEFAULT_SLEEP_MILLISECONDS + "",
+    sources = {LOGFEEDER_PROPERTIES_FILE}
+  )
+  private static final String SLEEP_MILLISECONDS_PROPERTY = "logfeeder.simulate.sleep_milliseconds";
+  
+  @LogSearchPropertyDescription(
+    name = "logfeeder.simulate.log_ids",
+    description = "The comma separated list of log ids for which to create the simulated log entries.",
+    examples = {"ambari_server,zookeeper,infra_solr,logsearch_app"},
+    defaultValue = "The log ids of the installed services in the cluster",
+    sources = {LOGFEEDER_PROPERTIES_FILE}
+  )
+  private static final String LOG_IDS_PROPERTY = "logfeeder.simulate.log_ids";
+  
   private static final Map<String, String> typeToFilePath = new HashMap<>();
   private static final List<String> inputTypes = new ArrayList<>();
   public static void loadTypeToFilePath(List<InputDescriptor> inputList) {
@@ -75,11 +137,11 @@ public class InputSimulate extends Input {
   
   public InputSimulate() throws Exception {
     this.types = getSimulatedLogTypes();
-    this.level = LogFeederUtil.getStringProperty("logfeeder.simulate.log_level", "WARN");
-    this.numberOfWords = LogFeederUtil.getIntProperty("logfeeder.simulate.number_of_words", 1000, 50, 1000000);
-    this.minLogWords = LogFeederUtil.getIntProperty("logfeeder.simulate.min_log_words", 5, 1, 10);
-    this.maxLogWords = LogFeederUtil.getIntProperty("logfeeder.simulate.max_log_words", 10, 10, 20);
-    this.sleepMillis = LogFeederUtil.getIntProperty("logfeeder.simulate.sleep_milliseconds", 10000);
+    this.level = LogFeederUtil.getStringProperty(LOG_LEVEL_PROPERTY, DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL);
+    this.numberOfWords = LogFeederUtil.getIntProperty(NUMBER_OF_WORDS_PROPERTY, DEFAULT_NUMBER_OF_WORDS, 50, 1000000);
+    this.minLogWords = LogFeederUtil.getIntProperty(MIN_LOG_WORDS_PROPERTY, DEFAULT_MIN_LOG_WORDS, 1, 10);
+    this.maxLogWords = LogFeederUtil.getIntProperty(MAX_LOG_WORDS_PROPERTY, DEFAULT_MAX_LOG_WORDS, 10, 20);
+    this.sleepMillis = LogFeederUtil.getIntProperty(SLEEP_MILLISECONDS_PROPERTY, DEFAULT_SLEEP_MILLISECONDS);
     this.host = "#" + hostNumber.incrementAndGet() + "-" + LogFeederUtil.hostName;
     
     Filter filter = new FilterJSON();
@@ -89,7 +151,7 @@ public class InputSimulate extends Input {
   }
   
   private List<String> getSimulatedLogTypes() {
-    String logsToSimulate = LogFeederUtil.getStringProperty("logfeeder.simulate.log_ids");
+    String logsToSimulate = LogFeederUtil.getStringProperty(LOG_IDS_PROPERTY);
     return (logsToSimulate == null) ?
       inputTypes :
       Arrays.asList(logsToSimulate.split(","));

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diff --git a/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/loglevelfilter/LogLevelFilterHandler.java b/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/loglevelfilter/LogLevelFilterHandler.java
index 8a4d953..79bf5ea 100644
--- a/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/loglevelfilter/LogLevelFilterHandler.java
+++ b/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/loglevelfilter/LogLevelFilterHandler.java
@@ -32,14 +32,35 @@ import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.common.LogFeederConstants;
 import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.util.LogFeederUtil;
 import org.apache.ambari.logsearch.config.api.LogLevelFilterMonitor;
 import org.apache.ambari.logsearch.config.api.LogSearchConfig;
+import org.apache.ambari.logsearch.config.api.LogSearchPropertyDescription;
 import org.apache.ambari.logsearch.config.api.model.loglevelfilter.LogLevelFilter;
 import org.apache.commons.collections.CollectionUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 
+import static org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.util.LogFeederUtil.LOGFEEDER_PROPERTIES_FILE;
+
 public class LogLevelFilterHandler implements LogLevelFilterMonitor {
   private static final Logger LOG = Logger.getLogger(LogLevelFilterHandler.class);
   
+  private static final boolean DEFAULT_LOG_FILTER_ENABLE = false;
+  @LogSearchPropertyDescription(
+    name = "logfeeder.log.filter.enable",
+    description = "Enables the filtering of the log entries by log level filters.",
+    examples = {"true"},
+    defaultValue = DEFAULT_LOG_FILTER_ENABLE + "",
+    sources = {LOGFEEDER_PROPERTIES_FILE}
+  )
+  private static final String LOG_FILTER_ENABLE_PROPERTY = "logfeeder.log.filter.enable";
+
+  @LogSearchPropertyDescription(
+    name = "logfeeder.include.default.level",
+    description = "Comma separtaed list of the default log levels to be enabled by the filtering.",
+    examples = {"FATAL,ERROR,WARN"},
+    sources = {LOGFEEDER_PROPERTIES_FILE}
+  )
+  private static final String INCLUDE_DEFAULT_LEVEL_PROPERTY = "logfeeder.include.default.level";
+
   private static final String TIMEZONE = "GMT";
   private static final String DATE_FORMAT = "yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSS";
   
@@ -52,15 +73,14 @@ public class LogLevelFilterHandler implements LogLevelFilterMonitor {
   };
   
   private static LogSearchConfig config;
-  private static String clusterName = LogFeederUtil.getStringProperty("cluster.name");
   private static boolean filterEnabled;
   private static List<String> defaultLogLevels;
   private static Map<String, LogLevelFilter> filters = new HashMap<>();
 
   public static void init(LogSearchConfig config_) {
     config = config_;
-    filterEnabled = LogFeederUtil.getBooleanProperty("logfeeder.log.filter.enable", false);
-    defaultLogLevels = Arrays.asList(LogFeederUtil.getStringProperty("logfeeder.include.default.level").split(","));
+    filterEnabled = LogFeederUtil.getBooleanProperty(LOG_FILTER_ENABLE_PROPERTY, DEFAULT_LOG_FILTER_ENABLE);
+    defaultLogLevels = Arrays.asList(LogFeederUtil.getStringProperty(INCLUDE_DEFAULT_LEVEL_PROPERTY).split(","));
     TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone(TIMEZONE));
   }
 
@@ -100,7 +120,7 @@ public class LogLevelFilterHandler implements LogLevelFilterMonitor {
     defaultFilter.setDefaultLevels(defaultLogLevels);
 
     try {
-      config.createLogLevelFilter(clusterName, logId, defaultFilter);
+      config.createLogLevelFilter(LogFeederUtil.getClusterName(), logId, defaultFilter);
       filters.put(logId, defaultFilter);
     } catch (Exception e) {
       LOG.warn("Could not persist the default filter for log " + logId, e);

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--- a/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/metrics/LogFeederAMSClient.java
+++ b/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/metrics/LogFeederAMSClient.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ package org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.metrics;
 
 import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.util.LogFeederUtil;
 import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.util.SSLUtil;
+import org.apache.ambari.logsearch.config.api.LogSearchPropertyDescription;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.hadoop.metrics2.sink.timeline.AbstractTimelineMetricsSink;
 import org.apache.hadoop.metrics2.sink.timeline.TimelineMetrics;
@@ -28,6 +29,8 @@ import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Splitter;
 
+import static org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.util.LogFeederUtil.LOGFEEDER_PROPERTIES_FILE;
+
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -35,21 +38,53 @@ import java.util.List;
 public class LogFeederAMSClient extends AbstractTimelineMetricsSink {
   private static final Logger LOG = Logger.getLogger(LogFeederAMSClient.class);
 
+  @LogSearchPropertyDescription(
+    name = "logfeeder.metrics.collector.hosts",
+    description = "Comma separtaed list of metric collector hosts.",
+    examples = {"c6401.ambari.apache.org"},
+    sources = {LOGFEEDER_PROPERTIES_FILE}
+  )
+  private static final String METRICS_COLLECTOR_HOSTS_PROPERTY = "logfeeder.metrics.collector.hosts";
+
+  @LogSearchPropertyDescription(
+    name = "logfeeder.metrics.collector.protocol",
+    description = "The protocol used by metric collectors.",
+    examples = {"http", "https"},
+    sources = {LOGFEEDER_PROPERTIES_FILE}
+  )
+  private static final String METRICS_COLLECTOR_PROTOCOL_PROPERTY = "logfeeder.metrics.collector.protocol";
+
+  @LogSearchPropertyDescription(
+    name = "logfeeder.metrics.collector.port",
+    description = "The port used by metric collectors.",
+    examples = {"6188"},
+    sources = {LOGFEEDER_PROPERTIES_FILE}
+  )
+  private static final String METRICS_COLLECTOR_PORT_PROPERTY = "logfeeder.metrics.collector.port";
+
+  @LogSearchPropertyDescription(
+    name = "logfeeder.metrics.collector.path",
+    description = "The path used by metric collectors.",
+    examples = {"/ws/v1/timeline/metrics"},
+    sources = {LOGFEEDER_PROPERTIES_FILE}
+  )
+  private static final String METRICS_COLLECTOR_PATH_PROPERTY = "logfeeder.metrics.collector.path";
+
   private final List<String> collectorHosts;
   private final String collectorProtocol;
   private final String collectorPort;
   private final String collectorPath;
 
   public LogFeederAMSClient() {
-    String collectorHostsString = LogFeederUtil.getStringProperty("logfeeder.metrics.collector.hosts");
+    String collectorHostsString = LogFeederUtil.getStringProperty(METRICS_COLLECTOR_HOSTS_PROPERTY);
     if (!StringUtils.isBlank(collectorHostsString)) {
       collectorHostsString = collectorHostsString.trim();
       LOG.info("AMS collector Hosts=" + collectorHostsString);
       
       collectorHosts = Splitter.on(",").splitToList(collectorHostsString);
-      collectorProtocol = LogFeederUtil.getStringProperty("logfeeder.metrics.collector.protocol");
-      collectorPort = LogFeederUtil.getStringProperty("logfeeder.metrics.collector.port");
-      collectorPath = LogFeederUtil.getStringProperty("logfeeder.metrics.collector.path");
+      collectorProtocol = LogFeederUtil.getStringProperty(METRICS_COLLECTOR_PROTOCOL_PROPERTY);
+      collectorPort = LogFeederUtil.getStringProperty(METRICS_COLLECTOR_PORT_PROPERTY);
+      collectorPath = LogFeederUtil.getStringProperty(METRICS_COLLECTOR_PATH_PROPERTY);
     } else {
       collectorHosts = null;
       collectorProtocol = null;

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index 942c0b4..1094852 100644
--- a/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/metrics/MetricsManager.java
+++ b/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/metrics/MetricsManager.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 
 package org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.metrics;
 
-import java.net.InetAddress;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -34,7 +33,6 @@ public class MetricsManager {
   private static final Logger LOG = Logger.getLogger(MetricsManager.class);
 
   private boolean isMetricsEnabled = false;
-  private String nodeHostName = null;
   private String appId = "logfeeder";
 
   private long lastPublishTimeMS = 0; // Let's do the first publish immediately
@@ -50,8 +48,7 @@ public class MetricsManager {
     amsClient = new LogFeederAMSClient();
 
     if (amsClient.getCollectorUri(null) != null) {
-      findNodeHostName();
-      if (nodeHostName == null) {
+      if (LogFeederUtil.hostName == null) {
         isMetricsEnabled = false;
         LOG.error("Failed getting hostname for node. Disabling publishing LogFeeder metrics");
       } else {
@@ -63,24 +60,6 @@ public class MetricsManager {
     }
   }
 
-  private void findNodeHostName() {
-    nodeHostName = LogFeederUtil.getStringProperty("node.hostname");
-    if (nodeHostName == null) {
-      try {
-        nodeHostName = InetAddress.getLocalHost().getHostName();
-      } catch (Throwable e) {
-        LOG.warn("Error getting hostname using InetAddress.getLocalHost().getHostName()", e);
-      }
-    }
-    if (nodeHostName == null) {
-      try {
-        nodeHostName = InetAddress.getLocalHost().getCanonicalHostName();
-      } catch (Throwable e) {
-        LOG.warn("Error getting hostname using InetAddress.getLocalHost().getCanonicalHostName()", e);
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
   public boolean isMetricsEnabled() {
     return isMetricsEnabled;
   }
@@ -117,7 +96,7 @@ public class MetricsManager {
         LOG.debug("Creating new metric obbject for " + metric.metricsName);
         timelineMetric = new TimelineMetric();
         timelineMetric.setMetricName(metric.metricsName);
-        timelineMetric.setHostName(nodeHostName);
+        timelineMetric.setHostName(LogFeederUtil.hostName);
         timelineMetric.setAppId(appId);
         timelineMetric.setStartTime(currMS);
         timelineMetric.setType("Long");

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--- a/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/output/OutputHDFSFile.java
+++ b/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/output/OutputHDFSFile.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.output.spool.LogSpoolerContext;
 import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.output.spool.RolloverCondition;
 import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.output.spool.RolloverHandler;
 import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.util.LogFeederUtil;
-import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.util.LogfeederHDFSUtil;
+import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.util.LogFeederHDFSUtil;
 import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.util.PlaceholderUtil;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileSystem;
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public class OutputHDFSFile extends Output implements RolloverHandler, RolloverC
     HashMap<String, String> contextParam = buildContextParam();
     hdfsOutDir = PlaceholderUtil.replaceVariables(hdfsOutDir, contextParam);
     LOG.info("hdfs Output dir=" + hdfsOutDir);
-    String localFileDir = LogFeederUtil.getLogfeederTempDir() + "hdfs/service/";
+    String localFileDir = LogFeederUtil.getLogFeederTempDir() + "hdfs/service/";
     logSpooler = new LogSpooler(localFileDir, filenamePrefix, this, this);
     this.startHDFSCopyThread();
   }
@@ -124,13 +124,13 @@ public class OutputHDFSFile extends Output implements RolloverHandler, RolloverC
             Iterator<File> localFileIterator = localReadyFiles.iterator();
             while (localFileIterator.hasNext()) {
               File localFile = localFileIterator.next();
-              fileSystem = LogfeederHDFSUtil.buildFileSystem(hdfsHost, hdfsPort);
+              fileSystem = LogFeederHDFSUtil.buildFileSystem(hdfsHost, hdfsPort);
               if (fileSystem != null && localFile.exists()) {
                 String destFilePath = hdfsOutDir + "/" + localFile.getName();
                 String localPath = localFile.getAbsolutePath();
                 boolean overWrite = true;
                 boolean delSrc = true;
-                boolean isCopied = LogfeederHDFSUtil.copyFromLocal(localFile.getAbsolutePath(), destFilePath, fileSystem,
+                boolean isCopied = LogFeederHDFSUtil.copyFromLocal(localFile.getAbsolutePath(), destFilePath, fileSystem,
                     overWrite, delSrc);
                 if (isCopied) {
                   LOG.debug("File copy to hdfs hdfspath :" + destFilePath + " and deleted local file :" + localPath);
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ public class OutputHDFSFile extends Output implements RolloverHandler, RolloverC
         LOG.error(" Current thread : '" + Thread.currentThread().getName() +
             "' does not have permission to interrupt the Thread: '" + hdfsCopyThread.getName() + "'");
       }
-      LogfeederHDFSUtil.closeFileSystem(fileSystem);
+      LogFeederHDFSUtil.closeFileSystem(fileSystem);
     }
   }
 

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diff --git a/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/output/OutputS3File.java b/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/output/OutputS3File.java
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--- a/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/output/OutputS3File.java
+++ b/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/output/OutputS3File.java
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ public class OutputS3File extends Output implements RolloverCondition, RolloverH
 
   @VisibleForTesting
   protected LogSpooler createSpooler(String filePath) {
-    String spoolDirectory = LogFeederUtil.getLogfeederTempDir() + "/s3/service";
+    String spoolDirectory = LogFeederUtil.getLogFeederTempDir() + "/s3/service";
     LOG.info(String.format("Creating spooler with spoolDirectory=%s, filePath=%s", spoolDirectory, filePath));
     return new LogSpooler(spoolDirectory, new File(filePath).getName()+"-", this, this,
         s3OutputConfiguration.getRolloverTimeThresholdSecs());

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diff --git a/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/output/OutputSolr.java b/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/output/OutputSolr.java
index d37a3bb..162a7f8 100644
--- a/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/output/OutputSolr.java
+++ b/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/output/OutputSolr.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.input.InputMarker;
 import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.util.DateUtil;
 import org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.util.LogFeederUtil;
+import org.apache.ambari.logsearch.config.api.LogSearchPropertyDescription;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.log4j.Level;
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
@@ -51,9 +52,32 @@ import org.apache.solr.client.solrj.response.UpdateResponse;
 import org.apache.solr.common.SolrException;
 import org.apache.solr.common.SolrInputDocument;
 
+import static org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.util.LogFeederUtil.LOGFEEDER_PROPERTIES_FILE;
+
 public class OutputSolr extends Output {
+
+  private static final String DEFAULT_SOLR_JAAS_FILE = "/etc/security/keytabs/logsearch_solr.service.keytab";
+  @LogSearchPropertyDescription(
+    name = "logfeeder.solr.jaas.file",
+    description = "The jaas file used for solr.",
+    examples = {"/etc/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/conf/logfeeder_jaas.conf"},
+    defaultValue = DEFAULT_SOLR_JAAS_FILE,
+    sources = {LOGFEEDER_PROPERTIES_FILE}
+  )
+  private static final String SOLR_JAAS_FILE_PROPERTY = "logfeeder.solr.jaas.file";
+
   private static final Logger LOG = Logger.getLogger(OutputSolr.class);
 
+  private static final boolean DEFAULT_SOLR_KERBEROS_ENABLE = false;
+  @LogSearchPropertyDescription(
+    name = "logfeeder.solr.kerberos.enable",
+    description = "Enables using kerberos for accessing solr.",
+    examples = {"true"},
+    defaultValue = DEFAULT_SOLR_KERBEROS_ENABLE + "",
+    sources = {LOGFEEDER_PROPERTIES_FILE}
+  )
+  private static final String SOLR_KERBEROS_ENABLE_PROPERTY = "logfeeder.solr.kerberos.enable";
+
   private static final int DEFAULT_MAX_BUFFER_SIZE = 5000;
   private static final int DEFAULT_MAX_INTERVAL_MS = 3000;
   private static final int DEFAULT_NUMBER_OF_SHARDS = 1;
@@ -127,8 +151,8 @@ public class OutputSolr extends Output {
 
 
   private void setupSecurity() {
-    String jaasFile = LogFeederUtil.getStringProperty("logfeeder.solr.jaas.file", "/etc/security/keytabs/logsearch_solr.service.keytab");
-    boolean securityEnabled = LogFeederUtil.getBooleanProperty("logfeeder.solr.kerberos.enable", false);
+    String jaasFile = LogFeederUtil.getStringProperty(SOLR_JAAS_FILE_PROPERTY, DEFAULT_SOLR_JAAS_FILE);
+    boolean securityEnabled = LogFeederUtil.getBooleanProperty(SOLR_KERBEROS_ENABLE_PROPERTY, DEFAULT_SOLR_KERBEROS_ENABLE);
     if (securityEnabled) {
       System.setProperty("java.security.auth.login.config", jaasFile);
       HttpClientUtil.setConfigurer(new Krb5HttpClientConfigurer());

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diff --git a/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/util/FileUtil.java b/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/util/FileUtil.java
index 90d1df6..8ade992 100644
--- a/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/util/FileUtil.java
+++ b/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/util/FileUtil.java
@@ -27,11 +27,8 @@ import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.nio.file.Paths;
 import java.nio.file.StandardCopyOption;
 import java.nio.file.attribute.BasicFileAttributes;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.List;
 
-import org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils;
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.codehaus.jackson.map.ObjectMapper;
 import org.codehaus.jackson.type.TypeReference;
@@ -42,18 +39,6 @@ public class FileUtil {
   private FileUtil() {
     throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
   }
-  
-  public static List<File> getAllFileFromDir(File directory, String extension, boolean checkInSubDir) {
-    if (!directory.exists()) {
-      LOG.error(directory.getAbsolutePath() + " is not exists ");
-    } else if (!directory.isDirectory()) {
-      LOG.error(directory.getAbsolutePath() + " is not Directory ");
-    } else {
-      return (List<File>) FileUtils.listFiles(directory, new String[]{extension}, checkInSubDir);
-    }
-    return new ArrayList<File>();
-  }
-
 
   public static Object getFileKey(File file) {
     try {

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diff --git a/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/util/LogFeederHDFSUtil.java b/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/util/LogFeederHDFSUtil.java
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index 0000000..4248ae1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ambari-logsearch/ambari-logsearch-logfeeder/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/logfeeder/util/LogFeederHDFSUtil.java
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.ambari.logfeeder.util;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
+import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileSystem;
+import org.apache.hadoop.fs.Path;
+import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
+
+public class LogFeederHDFSUtil {
+  private static final Logger LOG = Logger.getLogger(LogFeederHDFSUtil.class);
+
+  private LogFeederHDFSUtil() {
+    throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+  }
+  
+  public static boolean copyFromLocal(String sourceFilepath, String destFilePath, FileSystem fileSystem, boolean overwrite,
+      boolean delSrc) {
+    Path src = new Path(sourceFilepath);
+    Path dst = new Path(destFilePath);
+    boolean isCopied = false;
+    try {
+      LOG.info("copying localfile := " + sourceFilepath + " to hdfsPath := " + destFilePath);
+      fileSystem.copyFromLocalFile(delSrc, overwrite, src, dst);
+      isCopied = true;
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+      LOG.error("Error copying local file :" + sourceFilepath + " to hdfs location : " + destFilePath, e);
+    }
+    return isCopied;
+  }
+
+  public static FileSystem buildFileSystem(String hdfsHost, String hdfsPort) {
+    try {
+      Configuration configuration = buildHdfsConfiguration(hdfsHost, hdfsPort);
+      FileSystem fs = FileSystem.get(configuration);
+      return fs;
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+      LOG.error("Exception is buildFileSystem :", e);
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  private static Configuration buildHdfsConfiguration(String hdfsHost, String hdfsPort) {
+    String url = "hdfs://" + hdfsHost + ":" + hdfsPort + "/";
+    Configuration configuration = new Configuration();
+    configuration.set("fs.default.name", url);
+    return configuration;
+  }
+
+  public static void closeFileSystem(FileSystem fileSystem) {
+    if (fileSystem != null) {
+      try {
+        fileSystem.close();
+      } catch (IOException e) {
+        LOG.error(e.getLocalizedMessage(), e.getCause());
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
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