template_json.conf

# JSON template
template(name="json"
  type="list") {
    constant(value="{")
      constant(value="\"timestamp\":\"")     property(name="timereported" dateFormat="rfc3339")
      constant(value="\",\"host\":\"")        property(name="hostname")
      constant(value="\",\"severity\":\"")    property(name="syslogseverity-text")
      constant(value="\",\"facility\":\"")    property(name="syslogfacility-text")
      constant(value="\",\"tag\":\"")   property(name="syslogtag" format="json")
      constant(value="\",\"message\":\"")    property(name="msg" format="json")
    constant(value="\"}")
}

# Another JSON template
template(name="json_lines" type="list" option.json="on") {
  constant(value="{")
  constant(value="\"timestamp\":\"")
  property(name="timereported" dateFormat="rfc3339")
  constant(value="\",\"message\":\"")
  property(name="msg")
  constant(value="\",\"host\":\"")
  property(name="hostname")
  constant(value="\",\"severity\":\"")
  property(name="syslogseverity-text")
  constant(value="\",\"facility\":\"")
  property(name="syslogfacility-text")
  constant(value="\",\"syslog-tag\":\"")
  property(name="syslogtag")
  constant(value="\"}")
}