# What is the role of libbeat/beat.go/type BeatConfig struct？

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-role-of-libbeat-beat-go-type-beatconfig-struct/98816>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [August 30, 2017, 8:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-role-of-libbeat-beat-go-type-beatconfig-struct/98816 "2017-08-30T08:29:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![caibaoying](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@caibaoying](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/caibaoying)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2017, 8:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-role-of-libbeat-beat-go-type-beatconfig-struct/98816/1 "2017-08-30T08:29:04Z")

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type BeatConfig struct {  
Shipper publisher.ShipperConfig `config:",inline"`  
Output map[string]\*common.Config `config:"output"`  
Logging logp.Logging `config:"logging"`  
Processors processors.PluginConfig `config:"processors"`  
Path paths.Path `config:"path"`  
Dashboards \*common.Config `config:"dashboards"`  
}

There is already a yml file, why the drug defines the structure？

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**Author:** ![steffens](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/steffens/32/79630_2.png) [@steffens](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/steffens)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2017, 2:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-role-of-libbeat-beat-go-type-beatconfig-struct/98816/2 "2017-08-30T14:25:13Z")

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It's used to hold the parsed configuration file in an accessible structure.

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**Author:** ![caibaoying](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@caibaoying](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/caibaoying)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2017, 1:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-role-of-libbeat-beat-go-type-beatconfig-struct/98816/3 "2017-08-31T01:26:12Z")

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Your answer solved my question, thank you.

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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 28, 2017, 1:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-role-of-libbeat-beat-go-type-beatconfig-struct/98816/4 "2017-09-28T01:26:27Z")

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