serializers

type Config struct {
	// DataFormat can be one of the serializer types listed in NewSerializer.
	DataFormat string `toml:"data_format"`
	// DataFormatTemplate is a Golang template used by template dataformat
	// It is only used with template dataformat
	DataFormatTemplate string `toml:"data_format_template"`
}

type Serializer interface {
	// Serialize takes a single event and turns it into a byte buffer.
	// separate metrics should be separated by a newline, and there should be
	// a newline at the end of the buffer.
	Serialize(event events.Event) ([]byte, error)
	// ContentType returns content-type used by the serializer
	ContentType() string
}

type SerializerOutput interface {
	// SetSerializer sets the serializer function for the interface.
	SetSerializer(serializer Serializer)
}