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How do I analyze log data using AWS CloudWatch Logs Insight and export relevant metrics to AWS CloudWatch Dashboards?

In this example, we will demonstrate how to use AWS CloudWatch Logs Insight to analyze log data and export relevant metrics to AWS CloudWatch Dashboards using Pulumi. We will create a CloudWatch Log Group, set up a Logs Insight query, and then create a CloudWatch Dashboard to visualize the metrics.

import * as pulumi from "@pulumi/pulumi";
import * as aws from "@pulumi/aws";

// Create a CloudWatch Log Group
const logGroup = new aws.cloudwatch.LogGroup("exampleLogGroup", {
    retentionInDays: 7, // Retain logs for 7 days
});

// Define a CloudWatch Logs Insight Query
const queryDefinition = new aws.cloudwatch.QueryDefinition("exampleQueryDefinition", {
    name: "ExampleQuery",
    queryString: `
        fields @timestamp, @message
        | sort @timestamp desc
        | limit 20
    `,
    logGroupNames: [logGroup.name],
});

// Create a CloudWatch Dashboard
const dashboard = new aws.cloudwatch.Dashboard("exampleDashboard", {
    dashboardName: "ExampleDashboard",
    dashboardBody: pulumi.output(queryDefinition.queryString).apply(queryString => JSON.stringify({
        widgets: [
            {
                type: "log",
                x: 0,
                y: 0,
                width: 24,
                height: 6,
                properties: {
                    query: queryString,
                    region: aws.config.region,
                    title: "Log Insights",
                },
            },
        ],
    })),
});

// Export the dashboard URL
export const dashboardUrl = pulumi.interpolate`https://${aws.config.region}.console.aws.amazon.com/cloudwatch/home?region=${aws.config.region}#dashboards:name=${dashboard.dashboardName}`;

Key Points

  • Log Group: A CloudWatch Log Group is created to store log data.
  • Logs Insight Query: A query definition is set up to analyze log data using CloudWatch Logs Insight.
  • Dashboard: A CloudWatch Dashboard is created to visualize the log data and metrics.

Conclusion

In this example, we created a CloudWatch Log Group, defined a Logs Insight query, and set up a CloudWatch Dashboard to visualize the metrics. This setup allows you to analyze log data and monitor relevant metrics efficiently using AWS CloudWatch.

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