# Rspec Testing for grok pattern filers in Logstash configuration

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/rspec-testing-for-grok-pattern-filers-in-logstash-configuration/56784>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [July 29, 2016, 11:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/rspec-testing-for-grok-pattern-filers-in-logstash-configuration/56784 "2016-07-29T23:18:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![vijaycaws](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@vijaycaws](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vijaycaws)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2016, 11:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/rspec-testing-for-grok-pattern-filers-in-logstash-configuration/56784/1 "2016-07-29T23:18:25Z")

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I am new to ELK, Is there any one who has experience with testing of Logstash config with rspec...please let me know, it would be a great help...Thank you

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**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2016, 12:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/rspec-testing-for-grok-pattern-filers-in-logstash-configuration/56784/2 "2016-07-30T12:21:22Z")

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If you want to test your Logstash configuration files I think you'll find [Logstash Filter Verifier](https://github.com/magnusbaeck/logstash-filter-verifier) more useful that writing rspec-based tests (being the author of said tool I'm obviously biased).

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 4:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/rspec-testing-for-grok-pattern-filers-in-logstash-configuration/56784/3 "2017-07-06T04:45:44Z")

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