# Split Module Multiple If Else Statements

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/split-module-multiple-if-else-statements/195275>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [August 14, 2019, 10:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/split-module-multiple-if-else-statements/195275 "2019-08-14T22:27:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![daniel\_a](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/daniel_a/32/48390_2.png) [@daniel\_a](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/daniel_a)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2019, 10:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/split-module-multiple-if-else-statements/195275/1 "2019-08-14T22:27:20Z")

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I've been trying to ingest audit cloud logs, and they contain multiple arrays of objects. It's a mess. I've been trying to use the split module in Logstash, but I'm not sure if this is the best way of doing it.

I search for the field existence first, and if the filed exist, I'll split. Is there a better way of doing it?

```
filter {
    if [protoPayload][request][disks] {
       split { field => "[protoPayload][request][disks]" }
       split { field => "[protoPayload][request][labels]" }
       split { field => "[protoPayload][request][networkInterfaces]" }
       split { field => "[protoPayload][request][serviceAccounts]" }
       split { field => "[protoPayload][authorizationInfo]" }}
    else if [protoPayload][response][error][errors] {
       split { field => "[protoPayload][response][error][errors]" }
       split { field => "[protoPayload][authorizationInfo]" }}
    else if [protoPayload][request][instances] {
       split { field => "[protoPayload][request][instances]" }
       split { field => "[protoPayload][authorizationInfo]" }}
    else if [protoPayload][request][change][additions] {
       split { field => "[protoPayload][request][change][additions]" }
       split { field => "[protoPayload][response][change][additions]" }
       split { field => "[protoPayload][authorizationInfo]" }}
    else if [protoPayload][request][pathMatchers] {
       split { field => "[protoPayload][request][pathMatchers]" }
       split { field => "[protoPayload][request][hostRules]" }
       split { field => "[protoPayload][authorizationInfo]" }}
    else if [protoPayload][resourceOriginalState][alloweds] {
       split { field => "[protoPayload][resourceOriginalState][alloweds]" }
       split { field => "[protoPayload][request][alloweds]" }
       split { field => "[protoPayload][authorizationInfo]" }}
    else if [protoPayload][request][backends] {
       split { field => "[protoPayload][request][backends]" }
       split { field => "[protoPayload][authorizationInfo]" }}
    else if [protoPayload][authorizationInfo] {
        split { field => "[protoPayload][authorizationInfo]" }}

```

}

This seems like never ending job. Any suggestions?

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**Author:** ![Badger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/badger/32/25190_2.png) [@Badger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Badger)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2019, 11:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/split-module-multiple-if-else-statements/195275/2 "2019-08-14T23:22:30Z")

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It might be possible to split every array in protoPayload using a ruby filter. I cannot look at it tonight, but I might take a look tomorrow.

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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:** [September 11, 2019, 11:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/split-module-multiple-if-else-statements/195275/3 "2019-09-11T23:22:35Z")

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