2019-10-21-require-encoding-option-for-console-and-file-sinks.md

date	2020-07-13
title	Require `encoding` option for console and file sinks
description	The `encoding` option is now required for these sinks
authors	binarylogic
pr_numbers	1033
release	0.6.0
hide_on_release_notes	false
badges	type domains sinks breaking change sinks console file

The dynamic encoding concept in Vector was confusing users, so we've made it required and explicit. Simply add encoding.codec = "json" to your console and file sinks.

Upgrade Guide

Make the following changes in your vector.toml file:

 [sinks.console]
   type = "console"
+  encoding.codec = "json"

 [sinks.file]
   type = "file"
+  encoding.codec = "json"

That's it!