Setting match variables with the set-matches() rewrite rule

Match macros ($1, $2, ... $255) are temporary variables. You can use them for general purposes when operating with list-like items. For example, the match() filter stores capture group results in match variables when the store-matches flag is set, or the JSON parser produces match variables if the parsed JSON data is an array.

It is possible to set match variables in a single operation with the set-matches() rewrite function. set-matches() uses AxoSyslog list expressions to set $1, $2, ... $255, so it can be considered as a conversion function between AxoSyslog lists and match variables.

Declaration

   rewrite <name_of_the_rule> {
        set-matches("<list-expression or list-based template function>");
    };

Example usage for the set-matches() rewrite function

In the following two examples, $1, $2, and $3 will be set to foo, bar, and baz, respectively.

Example using string:

   rewrite {
        set-matches("foo,bar,baz");
    };

Example using a list template function:

   rewrite {
        set-matches("$(explode ':' 'foo:bar:baz')");
    };