vrl 0.32.0

Vector Remap Language
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{
  "anchor": "to_syslog_severity",
  "name": "to_syslog_severity",
  "category": "Convert",
  "description": "Converts the `value`, a Syslog [log level keyword](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syslog#Severity_level), into a Syslog integer severity level (`0` to `7`).",
  "arguments": [
    {
      "name": "value",
      "description": "The Syslog level keyword to convert.",
      "required": true,
      "type": [
        "string"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "return": {
    "types": [
      "integer"
    ],
    "rules": [
      "The now-deprecated keywords `panic`, `error`, and `warn` are converted to `0`, `3`, and `4` respectively."
    ]
  },
  "internal_failure_reasons": [
    "`value` is not a valid Syslog level keyword."
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "title": "Coerce to Syslog severity",
      "source": "to_syslog_severity!(\"alert\")",
      "return": 1
    },
    {
      "title": "invalid",
      "source": "to_syslog_severity!(s'foobar')",
      "raises": "function call error for \"to_syslog_severity\" at (0:30): syslog level foobar not valid"
    }
  ],
  "pure": true
}