rsyslog/tools/MODULE_METADATA.json
Rainer Gerhards b8d8faa68c docs: add agent guides and module metadata scaffolding
Improve AI-facing documentation to speed up contributor onboarding after
the gpt5-codex agent update. The guides clarify bootstrap, testing, and
where to find module ownership so agents can work predictably and avoid
expensive CI-only paths.

Impact: documentation-only; no runtime changes. Clarifies when to use
direct test scripts vs. the autotools harness.

This introduces repository-wide AGENTS guides (root, plugins/, contrib/,
tools/, doc/) plus module-focused guides for omelasticsearch, imkafka,
omkafka, and omruleset. It adds metadata templates for core and contrib
modules, initial MODULE_METADATA.yaml files for the Kafka and ES modules,
and a tools/MODULE_METADATA.json for built-ins. The top-level guide now
includes quick links, “priming a fresh AI session,” and explicit
autotools bootstrap instructions (run ./autogen.sh when autotools inputs
change). Testing guidance asks agents to prefer invoking ./tests/*.sh
directly, reserving `make check` for CI reproductions. The doc subtree
gains its own AGENTS.md and an AI doc-builder base prompt to keep edits
consistent. doc/ai/module_map.yaml was annotated to reference per-module
metadata.

Before: scattered or missing agent guidance; unclear when to bootstrap
autotools or run the full harness. After: structured, discoverable docs,
templates, and metadata that align contributor workflow across modules.
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[
{
"module": "omdiscard",
"support_status": "core-supported",
"maturity_level": "mature",
"primary_contact": "GitHub Discussions & Issues <https://github.com/rsyslog/rsyslog/discussions>",
"last_reviewed": "2025-09-26",
"documentation": [],
"notes": [
"No standalone tests; verify behavior via configuration-based discard scenarios."
]
},
{
"module": "omfile",
"support_status": "core-supported",
"maturity_level": "fully-mature",
"primary_contact": "GitHub Discussions & Issues <https://github.com/rsyslog/rsyslog/discussions>",
"last_reviewed": "2025-09-26",
"documentation": [
"doc/source/configuration/modules/omfile.rst"
],
"notes": [
"High-traffic path; update doc/ai/module_map.yaml when locking changes."
]
},
{
"module": "omfwd",
"support_status": "core-supported",
"maturity_level": "fully-mature",
"primary_contact": "GitHub Discussions & Issues <https://github.com/rsyslog/rsyslog/discussions>",
"last_reviewed": "2025-09-26",
"documentation": [
"doc/source/configuration/modules/omfwd.rst"
],
"notes": [
"Shares code with network stack; coordinate with imtcp/omtcp owners when changing defaults."
]
},
{
"module": "ompipe",
"support_status": "core-supported",
"maturity_level": "mature",
"primary_contact": "GitHub Discussions & Issues <https://github.com/rsyslog/rsyslog/discussions>",
"last_reviewed": "2025-09-26",
"documentation": [
"doc/source/configuration/modules/ompipe.rst"
],
"notes": [
"Ensure platform-specific pipe handling stays in sync with runtime/.*pipe helpers."
]
},
{
"module": "omshell",
"support_status": "core-supported",
"maturity_level": "mature",
"primary_contact": "GitHub Discussions & Issues <https://github.com/rsyslog/rsyslog/discussions>",
"last_reviewed": "2025-09-26",
"documentation": [],
"notes": [
"Primarily used for legacy shell pipelines; document security implications when changing behavior."
]
},
{
"module": "omusrmsg",
"support_status": "core-supported",
"maturity_level": "mature",
"primary_contact": "GitHub Discussions & Issues <https://github.com/rsyslog/rsyslog/discussions>",
"last_reviewed": "2025-09-26",
"documentation": [
"doc/source/configuration/modules/omusrmsg.rst"
],
"notes": [
"Interacts with user accounting facilities; exercise sudo/write permissions when testing."
]
}
]