# Logstash Input Plugin Java Implementation
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-input-plugin-java-implementation/55032
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [July 8, 2016, 9:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-input-plugin-java-implementation/55032 "2016-07-08T09:15:40Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@Ross\_Duncan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ross_Duncan)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2016, 9:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-input-plugin-java-implementation/55032/1 "2016-07-08T09:15:41Z")
Hello,
I would like to write a custom Logstash Input plugin in java. I realise ruby/jruby is native in this instance, but Id rather not introduce new languages to my project. What is the simplest way to do this?
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### Author:  [@theuntergeek](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/theuntergeek)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2016, 12:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-input-plugin-java-implementation/55032/2 "2016-07-08T12:49:00Z")
It can be done, but you'll have to do a bit of JRuby as wrappers around your Java code.
A very small example of Java code inside of JRuby code is the [date filter plugin](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-filter-date/blob/master/lib/logstash/filters/date.rb).
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2017, 4:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-input-plugin-java-implementation/55032/3 "2017-07-06T04:48:53Z")