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+# openldap-log-parser
+
+Parse openldap log, and output json format  
+At the moment, openldap-log-parser focus on these log levels:  
+- 256 (stats log connections/operations/results)  
+
+## Install
+
+Copy `openldap-log-parser` into your PATH and set executable flag.  
+
+## Usage
+
+Input openldap logs as os stdin.
+
+``` console
+# cat /var/log/slapd.log | ./openldap-log-parser | jq
+```
+
+Use -f flag to flatten json structure:
+
+``` console
+# cat /var/log/slapd.log | ./openldap-log-parser -f | jq
+```
+
+Use "-o filename.json" to write output to file.
+
+## Piping rsyslog to openldap-log-parser
+
+You can feed syslog to openldap-log-parser by using "omprog" rsyslog module, with template "RSYSLOG_FileFormat" :
+``` console
+module(load="omprog")
+[...]
+if $programname == "slapd" then
+action(
+    type="omprog"
+    binary="/usr/local/bin/openldap-log-parser -f -o /var/log/slapd.log.json"
+    template="RSYSLOG_FileFormat")
+```